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Originally Posted by Innerzone
I'd never count on anyone saving me, regardless of where I was. Nonetheless, I really hate to think that we can bring all of humanity's behavior down to one person's experience. No matter how well documented (and obviously terrible). Just to restore, however small, your faith in humanity... just last week, my BF, changing back into clothes at 3 am, went to check on the safety of a neighbor we don't even know in the midst of a domestic disturbance where we'd just heard a lot of yelling and then what sounded like someone being thrown against a wall. Scary? Yes. Dangerous? Definitely. But nonetheless, yes, a total stranger went to help, in the middle of the night, in the city. Without hesitation.
It happens.
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Yes, this.
I wouldn't count on anyone saving me. But the odds are better if there are people around than if not. Even just having a witness in the case of something happening could be helpful. In the past people have told me that they thought
I was scary! (at the time I wore all black, biker jacket, steel-toed boots, etc.) I consciously project body language that says "I'm not a victim, don't ***** with me" when I'm out on foot at night in a strange city.
As it has happened, when my car has broken down in the past, strangers stopped and helped me out. In rural towns, the police don't patrol the outlying areas very often, so you could wait for hours for help. Although I was nervous about strange guys at night, when I wasn't willing to go with them to get help, they went and got help for me.