Thread: Are there no men?

Mate, I'm hearing you. My pet hate is the abuse of women, in any way but particularly of a young girl on a train FFS. It's disgusting. Alas we don't know the exact circumstances, could be that there were a bunch of blokes looking to gang up on anyone who intervened? Please elaborate if you can. Glad your daughter is relatively OK.

I am not proud to say it but after a few events in my past I try not to get involved any longer, as one person giving verbal abuse can soon turn into one person and 20 of his mates with big sticks coming after you.

alas I do feel society is to blame.

Sorry to hear of this, I feel for you Pete.

Some blokes just dont deserve to breath. As SB and JSP said, you have to be very careful how you handle these things. I have been in the situation where suddenly several other guys appeared, and wore the brunt of it all.

One can only hope that with all the technoligy today, someone can video it, and pass it on to the authorities. Other than that, one can only hope more than just one bloke will come to the rescue.

When I was at college in the UK I went to study and use a computer at the towns library. I was given a time slot for a computer at a certain desk..

There was a scruffy looking man at the computer and did not look like he was going to budge...I waited for 15minutes before walking up to him and politely advise him that I was waiting to go on the computer...

He let rip at me with a tirade of abuse!!! he called me allsorts.. with in moments a guy jumped up from his computer and basically old the bloke to quit having a go at me and to get off the computer...it the scruffy man then turned to the guy and started on him...

security quickly came and escorted them both out..I tried to tell them that one of the guys was simply standing up to this stranger that took it upon himself to attack me for wanting to go on to the computer. but they wouldnt listen.

I never ever got to thank that bloke......

but perhaps thats why people no longer want to interfere because like the guy that stood up for me he got in to trouble and thrown out of the library and he was doing a good dead well for me anyway.

Interestingly when I got on to the computer after the scruffy man was thrown out..it was online gambling that was on the screen

Originally Posted by dullbird

basically old the bloke to quit having a go at me and to get off the computer...it the scruffy man then turned to the guy and started on him...

security quickly came and escorted them both out..I tried to tell them that one of the guys was simply standing up to this stranger that took it upon himself to attack me for wanting to go on to the computer. but they wouldnt listen.

I never ever got to thank that bloke......

but perhaps thats why people no longer want to interfere because like the guy that stood up for me he got in to trouble and thrown out of the library and he was doing a good dead well for me anyway.

Id take that hit....

In the Age of Individualism, as encouraged by our political leaders, selfishness is in favour and collective feelings are discouraged. Fortunately, many people still stick up for others or society would have sunk into total anarchy.

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I didn't get my good looks by sitting down & saying nothing. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. If you say nothing, we all lose. It only hurts for a day or two, no big deal. Bob

Are there no men? *waves* yohoo, over here!
I consider myself the above.
Have regularly stood up and chatted with big and small.
As bob says, If we don't say anything then that is the behaviour we accept for the ones WE love.
I have been in some nasty situations as well, I do not judge those who sit because of trauma they have suffered. But not everyone has that reason though.