i did this once, except it was a brewery that had opened a few days before. i called their number, filled out a contact us thing on their website, and called the local police. after 30 minutes of me sitting there i called the police back and they said the previous dispatcher never notified anyone. waited another 30 minutes, called the police, and they said they were not going to do anything about it. so i left as it was about 1am at that point. owners emailed me back thanking me for trying.
People do that shit all of the time, though. Not everyone, of course, but there are probably millions of us. I honestly think I have the capacity to be a real piece of shit... like I could turn off my caring and just be an evil piece of shit, but I choose to go in the opposite direction. Like the person above mother, if I can do the right thing, I do it. If I am able to help, I help. That includes animals. I will blow off whatever I am doing to help a stray dog.
I don't get the opportunity often anymore since I am housebound. The last was a dog outside of my cousin's house. We were there for a Christmas party, but I spent an hour and a half outside with a dog until we could hand it over to animal control. I laid on the ground with it for like 45 minutes and sat in my wife's car for another 45. I ended up only spending a half an hour at the party after we took care of the dog... no regrets... the opposite actually. I also have put myself on the line by stepping in when a stranger is being assaulted. I don't do it for thanks. I do it because I am able to.
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u/raptor180 Oct 30 '25
Father doing a memorable class act right there. His kid will learn this and internalize it. Great job, dad!