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PaperclipPerfector  4mo ago (text post)   2323 thread views

Small-Scale Question Sunday for August 24, 2025

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On Halloween I was coming home from the pub at maybe 10 or 11 pm when I happened on a girl who'd passed out on the street after having too much to drink. I immediately realised she needed to get to a hospital to have her stomach pumped, so I called an ambulance and put her on her side in case she was sick. Her two friends called me a pervert and accused me of groping her, then left, abandoning her to her fate. Because of the occasion, I had to wait somewhere in the region of three hours for an ambulance to arrive. At least some other passers-by stopped to help, including two nurses in training. A day or two later the girl texted me to thank me and said she was cutting ties with the two friends who'd abandoned her.

In July I went into my local cornershop, in which a customer was accusing the staff of short-changing him (I assume he was mistaken). He attempted to climb over the counter to assault them, whereupon I stepped in to put him in a half-nelson and drag him out of the shop. He feebly attempted to attack me before being dissuaded by his (I assume extremely embarrassed) girlfriend and slouching off in defeat. The staff were very grateful and made a point to thank me when I came into the shop over the following few days. Another patron came up to me immediately afterwards and quipped that I was in the wrong line of work and ought to become a bouncer.

A few weeks ago, my parents were flying back from Australia, and I offered to drive them home from the airport as I knew they'd be jet-lagged. When we got to the car, my mother, God love her, offered to drive. I very gently pointed out that the sole reason I was there was to save her the trouble of having to drive.

When we got to the car, my mother, God love her, offered to drive. I very gently pointed out that the sole reason I was there was to save her the trouble of having to drive.

To be fair, I assume the main reason they took you up on the offer was to see you.

Her two friends called me a pervert and accused me of groping her, then left, abandoning her to her fate.

Wow. This is one of those stories you don't believe if you read it on facebook, but I trust you. Terrible behavior.

They are so much worse in combination.

  • Leaving your passed out friend behind is terrible.
  • Making baseless accusations that someone's a groping pervert is terrible.
  • Leaving your passed-out friend behind with a pervert who was groping her???? No shit she cut ties.

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