I've posted before I think about as a child my home was targeted by a gang of blokes seeking revenge for a betrayed friend who was in prison. There aim was to reak terror on the family and home of the accused, accept they targeted the wrong home, right street just wrong home, this went on for a yr, police said they were powerless because the death threats we recieved weren't in our name, the bricks coming through the windows happened late at night..so today I am coming out of a shop and see a woman chasing some black kid who has I think grabbed her grocery shopping. I wasn't sure at first what was happening as I made my way back to my car. The black kid run in front of me then stared right in to my face, and I wondered why? as I didnt realise at this point what exactl was going on, then I heard the woman shout someone stop him and I looked behind me and see her trying to run...and I realised that the black kid in front must be the culprit...I got to my car and drove slowly and came face to face with the kid and he stared at me again, I guess he was expecting me to chase or stop him...and the woman was trailing behind shouting, why dont you just drop it??...in a split second I thought what do I do? do I get involved? then do I live with the fear that will set in in a couple of days time of my name and address being used if police are involved? and what about xmas and my kids? if I'm a nutcase with paranoia over this what happens to them?

I drove home and did nothing. I'm not sure if I should feel really bad about doing nothing, but insidde my head lots of stuff was going on, I was reasuring myself that when something important personally in my life happens I step up to the plate. I sat with my dog when she died becasue I didn't want her to die alone, I've always supported my kids, and will never walk away from helping them, but this? I couldn't take it on board, if the lady was being physically attacked I would have driven my car at him, would have honked my hooter to gain attention, would have done something, but over a shopping bag??? I'm sorry I couldnt risk my mental health, I hope the lady got it sorted, but I can't prevent lifes unpleasentrys, I am not god. I feel kinda of numb at this time, I feel I did what I had to do for me, and for my family, in my family I will be their hero, but I cant be the worlds hero, suffering isn't nice, but alas its part of this life we seem to live.