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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gadsden" data-source="post: 3719546" data-attributes="member: 49555">I served many years protecting people I didn't necessarily like and who, quite literally, hated me. It didn't stop me from preventing a crime then, why should it now?That said let me begin by saying I would never enter into a situation that may put my family in danger. So, assuming they are not in any way at risk, the degree to which I would become involved depends greatly on the situation. For example, if no one is immediate danger of being harmed OR if my involvement could put someone at risk of being harmed, I would observe everything I can, call 911 and be the best witness possible. On the other hand, if someones life is in immediate danger or they are at risk of great bodily harm and I have the opportunity to intervene I will do whatever necessary to prevent that from happening. What I will not do is ignore the situation and go on about my business as if nothing happened. That is no different than standing back and recording it while not lifting a finger to help.Remember, “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”Even though there is speculation as to who actually said those words they still ring very true. If we just continue to turn our back on crime because, like Ricco, we are afraid of the possible consequences so we do nothing while our "mouth stays closed" unless "it is a "direct attack" the bad guys win. We simply cannot, or should not, just ignore the situation and be glad it wasn't us, to do so is the cowards way out.I'll close with this. As I said earlier what if it was someone you loved, would you be okay with the fact that another person just walked away when they could have helped?</blockquote>

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