(July 10, 2015 at 4:24 pm)rexbeccarox Wrote: ...
Not only was I totally ineffective in helping my customer, but I also got hurt. Sort of goes against the point.
I have no ill feelings toward the people who didn't help. It was probably better they didn't, in fact.
Actually, you make a good point. Trying to help and actually helping are two different things. Your earlier call to the police was a really good idea, and I am sure you are glad you did that.
It is hard to say what would have happened if the people on the train tried to wrestle the knife from the guy. It might have only accomplished getting more people hurt or killed. And if that had happened, I am sure there would be someone writing an article about how bad and stupid they were to not just call the police.
"A wise man ... proportions his belief to the evidence."
— David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Section X, Part I.