Never to old!!

To me its bravery n stupidity, this aint someone being attacked, its someone robbing a store which will be insured no doubt, if was my mum i'd play hell wi her.
 
I think the older generation Cashy just get on with it though dont they?

I agree if it was my Mum I would do the same but they seem to be fearless when they see something like this :D
 
I admire her pluck.

However, if it had been my mum I'd have gone mad at her, even though I'd been secretly proud of her actions.

Jewellery is insured, and can be replaced. Lives can't.

I once chased a man all through Knightsbridge, who'd stole a pair of cashmere socks. I did get them back, despite him brandishing a knife, when I'd caught up with him.

Once the initial adrenaline had left, I felt pretty stupid, and vowed not to put myself in danger again, if faced with the same situation.

It hasn't happened since, but I suspect I'd do the same thing again.

I hope this woman gets some sort of an award.
 
oh i probably would? have never been in that position, but a couple of times i have assisted people being attacked by a gang n so i reckon i would probably be stupid enough to do the same.:rolleyes:
 
The part of that report which I found thought provoking was the bit where one of the robbers was ready to attack her, but backed off when he saw her fearless expression.
She had the element of surprise on her side.
 
Yeah I thought that Margaret, she was lucky that he wernt mental or smacked off his head on drugs and that he actually thought about his actions.................pity it didnt come sooner though and then he wouldnt have been there in the first place!

I think I would step up though if I saw anything like this, but like you Garinda I would feel a bit mad at myself for putting myself in danger. It all depends on how bad it is.
Luckily I havent witnessed anything.
 
To me this lady had guts but it could have been her epitaph, the eulogy she was made of stern stuff and new right from wrong would have been no good at her funeral, as others have said things are insured and can be replaced lives can't
 
I would have joined in but I'd just dropped my handbag off at the dry cleaners to get the blood it was covered in from the last robbery I had foiled removed.

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I would have joined in but I'd just dropped my handbag off at the dry cleaners to get the blood it was covered in from the last robbery I had foiled removed.

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Ya mean you've only one handbag Less:rolleyes:
 
If I hit someone with my handbag they would be severely injured.......I carry so much stuff around with me.

Yes, she was foolhardy, but I might have done the same thing.....sometimes the adrenalin takes over....and really this being afraid to step in has helped lead to a society where everyone is happy to 'pass by on the other side'.

Good on the old girl......she had guts!
 
What an extraordinarily brave old dear, my total respect to her for getting stuck in when more able bodied stood around & watched. She was fortunate not to suffer injury, but it reinforces a more dismaying aspect of the modern society, that of well it's not my concern so why get involved.

I personally have been involved in situations were I have stepped up to intervene in something I find to be wrong. A sense of propriety & ingrained attitudes of right & wrong has overridden my sense of self preservation as many others of a certain generation, mindset & upbringing are also wont to do.

It is only afterwards when the adrenaline surge & the burst of what is fair & righteous has ebbed that we tend to think of possible consequences to our actions. The risks & dangers our civil courage at that moment may have exposed us to are laid bare & cold reality hits home, the possibility of hurt & hospitalization are very real. Still I personally would intervene again as I believe it is just part of my nature.

Foolish maybe, but a part of myself that I can't & won't be separated from as it is ultimately something that defines me.
 
DaveinGermany said:
What an extraordinarily brave old dear, my total respect to her for getting stuck in when more able bodied stood around & watched. She was fortunate not to suffer injury, but it reinforces a more dismaying aspect of the modern society, that of well it's not my concern so why get involved.

I personally have been involved in situations were I have stepped up to intervene in something I find to be wrong. A sense of propriety & ingrained attitudes of right & wrong has overridden my sense of self preservation as many others of a certain generation, mindset & upbringing are also wont to do.

It is only afterwards when the adrenaline surge & the burst of what is fair & righteous has ebbed that we tend to think of possible consequences to our actions. The risks & dangers our civil courage at that moment may have exposed us to are laid bare & cold reality hits home, the possibility of hurt & hospitalization are very real. Still I personally would intervene again as I believe it is just part of my nature.

Foolish maybe, but a part of myself that I can't & won't be separated from as it is ultimately something that defines me.
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You must've got it from me son! :D:D:D
 
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