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ian · 05-19-2004, 06:18 AM

P.S. the situation you describe happened to me. In a crowded pub two men were kicking a third who was on the floor (which is potentially life threatening). I could not reach them and nobody was stopping them so I shouted very loudly "Oooiyyy" across the pub. To my suprise they stopped to look at me. I couldn't get near them, and didn't know what else to do so I shouted "f*ck off" (1st thing that I could think of). They were about to start back into him, but I had bought enough time for the bar staff (who may have been alterted by my shout) to grab the agressors.

Don't underestimate the power of the voice!

05-19-2004, 06:18 AM	#17
ian Dojo: University of Ulster, Coleriane Location: Northern Ireland Join Date: Oct 2000 Posts: 1,654 Offline	Re: protecting a third party person P.S. the situation you describe happened to me. In a crowded pub two men were kicking a third who was on the floor (which is potentially life threatening). I could not reach them and nobody was stopping them so I shouted very loudly "Oooiyyy" across the pub. To my suprise they stopped to look at me. I couldn't get near them, and didn't know what else to do so I shouted "f*ck off" (1st thing that I could think of). They were about to start back into him, but I had bought enough time for the bar staff (who may have been alterted by my shout) to grab the agressors. Don't underestimate the power of the voice!