oh and i think what the reporter called shocking was not that no one was trying to help the man or to catch the killer, but that everybody was calm and kept minding their own bussiness. of course i'd do the same if i was living there
thank god i'm not living somewhere in Scampia or San Luca
Nov-02-2009 18:18
MeLLyMeL
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Registered: Dec 2003
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Originally posted by bananas
i wasn't trying to bite you
oops. anyways, have u seen it? i made a thread here about indie flicks and posted the trailor for gomorra. i just forgot about it and never went back to the theater to see it
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Nov-02-2009 18:20
bananas
baby i got your money
Registered: Oct 2004
Location: Mordor
quote:
Originally posted by MeLLyMeL
oops. anyways, have u seen it? i made a thread here about indie flicks and posted the trailor for gomorra. i just forgot about it and never went back to the theater to see it
i have it on my pc for like half a year, but haven't watched it yet, maybe this is the occasion
Nov-02-2009 18:25
MeLLyMeL
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Registered: Dec 2003
Location: In A Bathroom.
i have to agree with you. I wish I could read the book but my anatomy and physio bible is with me everywhere I go. I don't have the time.
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Nov-02-2009 18:27
bananas
baby i got your money
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i've got a shit pile of work to do myself, but keep postponing it
Nov-02-2009 18:29
Scottaculous
habitual line crosser
Registered: Mar 2001
Location: On a plane
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Originally posted by Theresa
Every time I hear this rhetoric it boggles my mind. What are you going to do?! The guy just shot and killed a man in cold blood, in the middle of the day with a lot of witnesses. The Mafia is known to be heartless killers that wont think twice about popping a cap in your ass.
So with that in mind, what should someone do (after the guy is already dead mind you)? Run after the armed man with no weapons of your own and get yourself killed? Or, let's say you actually get the man... you don't think his accomplice is writing your name down on the list of next people to kill?
I would have probably done the same thing... walked the fuck away like I saw nothing, ran home, shit a brick and maybe call the police. Chances are though, I would probably be too afraid of being put on the hit list to call the police and would have kept my damn mouth shut like nothing ever happened. I'd probably be paranoid that I was followed or something and they were keeping tabs on me to ensure that I did in fact keep my mouth shut.
Reality is, even though they are obviously a menace to society and they need to be taken care of, they are also lethally dangerous and it's very scary to put yourself out there in the face of organized crime like that.
Aren't you glad not everyone in this world is as cowardly and useless as you?
You sound like the type who would expect someone to help you out even though you won't do the same.
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Nov-02-2009 23:01
DimaShibby
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Registered: Sep 2009
Location: United States
quote:
Originally posted by Scottaculous
Aren't you glad not everyone in this world is as cowardly and useless as you?
You sound like the type who would expect someone to help you out even though you won't do the same.
would you have unleashed your kung fu on the mafia members??
Nov-02-2009 23:13
Scottaculous
habitual line crosser
Registered: Mar 2001
Location: On a plane
quote:
Originally posted by DimaShibby
would you have unleashed your kung fu on the mafia members??
We both know there is nothing that could be done for the guy with a hole in his head. If I have a tip on who the killer is, I would definitely get on the bat phone. Theresa is talking about hiding under her blanket until the bad men go away. My previous posts are not so much about this video but the larger issue of bystanders not doing anything when they have an opportunity to help others.
Nov-02-2009 23:24
Slylee
love lockdown
Registered: May 2001
Location: Hollywood, FL
quote:
Originally posted by TranceOwnsLol
wow at the people who just stood there..
what exactly were they supposed to do? lol the guy had a gun ffs.
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man i can't believe i tried to come off as responsible in that other thread, i am so full of shit just don't tell anyone
Nov-02-2009 23:45
Lira
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Registered: Nov 2001
Location: Brasilia, Brazil
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Originally posted by Scottaculous
We both know there is nothing that could be done for the guy with a hole in his head. If I have a tip on who the killer is, I would definitely get on the bat phone. Theresa is talking about hiding under her blanket until the bad men go away. My previous posts are not so much about this video but the larger issue of bystanders not doing anything when they have an opportunity to help others.
Unfortunately, that's a human tendency (and Theresa probably knows that, being a psychology student). I reckon the explanation for this kind of reaction should be taught to more and more people, so we could fight this tendency when the situation came.
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Nov-02-2009 23:47
Sushipunk
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Registered: Sep 2006
Location: Chateau Verdafloor
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Originally posted by Lira
Unfortunately, that's a human tendency (and Theresa probably knows that, being a psychology student). I reckon the explanation for this kind of reaction should be taught to more and more people, so we could fight this tendency when the situation came.
'Diffusion of responsibility', I think it's called. People won't act to help, thinking that others will do it instead.