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Bullies never like people standing up to them well done Robert hopefully made them think twice before bullying someone else.

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Years ago I lived in a flat, my wasband was working away, my two kids asleep, I heard a woman screaming about someone killing her baby. I went down two floors after phoning the law, banged on the door & asked what was going on, the guy had fled & the woman & some others living there were hysterical. I checked on the little, blonde, curly haired girl of about 2, she was dead. I took the mother up to my flat & calmed her down until the police arrived. I'd never seen a dead person before and never want to again, but I would do the same now without hesitation.

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God - thats awful Twiz ... never to be repeated I hope ... good gal x

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It makes me go cold just thinking about it. The story was the guy was being kept awake by the child, he was drunk & violent anyway. He was never charged, his wife etc. would not give evidence, but local people gave him a hiding, he should have gone to jail.

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Good thread maggis.

Although I have trained for first aid as soon as my daughter was born (and with the kids accidents I did react very quickly), with a person who I saw get knocked off their bike, I froze and stood there like a total idiot and I've never forgiven myself for that. I think it was all the blood - I'd never seen anything like it. Not sure how I'd react now and I don't know if I'd have thought to get the car number but I will now!

I really couldn't handle seeing a dog hit by a car.

If someone was blocking my path then I'd probably turn and walk the other way to avoid confrontation but if it became necessary then I'd deal quite happily with whoever it was and just hope I didn't get battered too much!

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Dont think about it now Twiz .... I feel the same - so lets think about kitties and puppies ....

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I have my good and trusted friend here at my feet! The cats are both on my bed asleep! All's right with the world!

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Yep - they take away the stresses and strains, bless 'em ....

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I brought up the topic because an acquaintance saw a dog bounce off the car driving in front of him and was so concerned he stopped and went after the dog which had staggered away, he found it just as another bloke had come looking for the animal , don't know the outcome as owner picked up the dog and left without a word but my friend said that he couldn't even remember the colour of the drive-off car never mind a number plate and wondered if his reaction would be the same if it had been a person who was hit which of course led us to the conversation about what to do in a crisis situation, I must say that I think now I'd try and be a bit more aware of things around me