Originally Posted by Ulic Qel-Droma (Post 7112808)

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everyman should want to help your fellow brother, especially if he's dying.

Originally Posted by StylinRed (Post 7112825)

hmm i must have been unclear in my first post... i was actually outside and standing by him before i couldnt take it anymore and went back in

i didnt just check it out from my window and went back to the couch figuring "someones doing something"

the first thing i did was peak out my window, didn't see anything then i hear my cousin yell "someone was shot" that's when i went outside; saw one neighbour on the phone who said it was with the police, my cousin bent over and a lady speaking to the suspect and a few others standing by

thats when i went back in; i don't know any first aid what medical jargan i know isn't going to help i saw all the blood and writhing and i was like "that's enough"


i wish i could do more but i couldn't and im very happy that the person is still alive by the time i went back in the paramedics were already down the street (they arrived amazingly fast)

edit: and subsequently gave statements to the officers in charge giving any relevant info i could think of

Originally Posted by Anjew (Post 7113472)

put pressure on those bullet holes

Originally Posted by Mr.C (Post 7112215)

I can see you haven't lived in a place that actually has frequent shootings as a part of day-to-day life, so listen up instead of ragging on the OP.

So, what you do in this situation is call the cops. Nothing else. Maybe take some pictures, without flash, and pray nobody sees you. You don't know if there's just one guy. You don't know what the shooter will think if he sees another witness, or, God forbid, someone that saw his/her face. Keep in mind he just assassinated someone, what's to keep him from doing someone else.

The OP was just trying to vent. It's quite traumatic to see someone dying on the street. I've been in the situation, it's not fun.

Edit: Just re-read your post. I'm sorry about your friend, but, to be honest, there's very little a person can do about gunshot wounds. Best someone can do is call the cops and stay away from it.

I remember a recent happening in my hometown, a few clocks away from where I used to live, in which a robber killed a guy on the street, and then shot and killed a guy that was on his balcony that witnessed everything. Wrong place, wrong time. Most people don't want to be the guy on the balcony.

Originally Posted by Hurricane (Post 7112092)

Yeah, because there are no shades of gray in this world.

It's either sit and spin on your middle finger or magically heal wounds. Right.

A close friend of mine died because there are too many people like the OP in this world.

What if it was your brother, father, or best friend dying on the ground. Would you sit there peeking out the blinds? Or would you try to help out. It's someones brother, father or best friend after all.

It's easy to argue against me. He's a criminal. I don't want to bring potential harm upon myself for something I had no involvement in to begin with. etc. etc. etc.

But at the end of the day, it comes down to moral obligation to help out your fellow man. Fuk what he did before. It's not important. These moments are what separate people into clear categories.

I am not a religious man by any stretch of the imagination, but if there happened to be a god who evaluated peoples lives at the pearly whites, this may be the kind of situation he could use to sort us out.

If your biggest contribution to this planet is a first hand account of a(n) [ attempted] murder to an online forum after an all night Starcraft marathon. I sincerely hope you have bigger plans for the future.

Anyhow, do I honestly think the OP could have saved the man's life? Snowball in hell. But, it's the process that disappoints. I guess everyone can't and shouldn't care, but I hope there are enough who do.

Originally Posted by Tammi77 (Post 7114000)

but I certainly saw the shooter, and yes, wrong place wrong time, he saw me. Was I worried about my safety? Absolutely!!