While sitting at a red light the other day, I watched a man with a walking boot on hobble down the sidewalk carrying a bag of grocery items. It was pretty warm and he looked to be pretty warn out. I felt sorry for him.
The 'nice person' side of me wanted to ask him if I could give him a ride somewhere. The 'stay safe' side of me said to keep my windows closed and let him keep walking. The later side won.
It is sad that we live in a world where people have reason to be afraid to lend a helping hand. Odds are, the man I saw was perfectly nice and would have truly appreciated a ride to his destination. But what if he was not a nice man? I couldn't help but think of all the stories about bad people scheming ways to tug at the heartstrings of a Good Samaritan to take advantage of him/her. Unfortunately, I'd rather play it safe and not find myself robbed, kidnapped or worse.
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