Originally Posted by
speedog
I am always amazed at how most people will not get involved in situations that do not directly affect them. Yesterday while enroute to a new job site in Bowness, I was driving SB on 14th a Street NW and happened to notice a person who appeared to be passed out on a transit bench just a block south of 20th Avenue. As I drive by I realized that if this person were to were roll/fall off of the bench then there was the very real possibility that they would end up getting run over by a vehicle. I worked my way back to a safe location off of 14th Street on 19th Avenue and called CPS to get some officers out to attend to this person. After a short time, two separate CPS officers showed up and indeed it turned out to be a very under the influence person who just happens to pick that bunch to pass out - one of the CPS officers thanked me as they said the 20-30's something lad was not capable of standing up and walking away safely on their own.
Some guess I would call that my good deed of the day for that particular day. What amazed me was easily 100+ vehicles that passed by while I as there and not a one stopped to check on the man nor did any of them call the situation into CPS per the CPS officers. No one in the directly adjacent office building called CPS as did none of the pedestrians who walked by. Myself, I would've felt like the ultimate schmuck if I had heard on the news of a man getting run over and hurt or killed whereas I passed by that person and I did nothing about it.
Yah, it took probably 30-45 minutes out of my day but the young man was now safe and now at least not a possible statistic because of what could've possibly occurred.
So what was your good deed for the day - I'd like to hear of deeds whereas you've stepped out of your personal family-based bubble and have aided someone/something that you could've just as easily passed by and ignored.