The kindness of strangers...
Sep. 1st, 2008 03:16 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
martinlivingsWe went and saw The Dark Knight again [1] on Saturday night with Izz's parents. And once again, coming out, Izz complained about the people on the ferries not blowing each other up, and how it wasn't realistic. Which led to a discuss of whether people, in a crisis, do the right thing.
I think it's fair to say that, most of the time, they don't. Most of the time, people are stupid, selfish and cruel. They'll walk or drive right past someone being beaten up [2]. Men will dress up as women in order to escape a sinking ship. But occasionally, just occasionally, people will do the right thing. In the chaos of 9/11, the people of New York rallied against the terror that had flown into their city and destroyed two buildings. On that same day, a plane full of passengers sacrificed themselves to prevent another attack happening. At an airport in Glasgow some years later, a ordinary man walked up to a terrorist on fire and punched him out [3].
Sometimes, people do the right thing.
I'm so fucking proud of everyone!
[1] Don't ask... I wanted to see Hellboy 2, but it was on too late for the rest of the family... sigh...
[2] For example, on William Street in Northbridge, where I was mugged and beaten in broad daylight, with traffic whizzing past and people walking less than three meters from where I was being pounded... hmph!
[3] Of course, that could just be because it was Glasgow!
I think it's fair to say that, most of the time, they don't. Most of the time, people are stupid, selfish and cruel. They'll walk or drive right past someone being beaten up [2]. Men will dress up as women in order to escape a sinking ship. But occasionally, just occasionally, people will do the right thing. In the chaos of 9/11, the people of New York rallied against the terror that had flown into their city and destroyed two buildings. On that same day, a plane full of passengers sacrificed themselves to prevent another attack happening. At an airport in Glasgow some years later, a ordinary man walked up to a terrorist on fire and punched him out [3].
Sometimes, people do the right thing.
I'm so fucking proud of everyone!
[1] Don't ask... I wanted to see Hellboy 2, but it was on too late for the rest of the family... sigh...
[2] For example, on William Street in Northbridge, where I was mugged and beaten in broad daylight, with traffic whizzing past and people walking less than three meters from where I was being pounded... hmph!
[3] Of course, that could just be because it was Glasgow!
