Please answer this question honestly. Don't fucking lie.

[otherlander]

Suppose you were walking through a train/subway station, a large one that sold food and such, and in one hallway there was a person slumped against the wall. They were lying on the ground and had their jacket pulled over their head, so you couldn't see their face. But they weren't moving at all, and you couldn't be sure if they were sleeping or sick or unconscious or what. Hey, they could have even O.D.'d on something and be dead for all you know. Would you stop?

[Book Lover]

1. Other:

A "no" with no other justification. Not because I have to catch a train, and not that I would walk by but torture myself with "what-if's". Just "No."

[sammythecat]

12. Could you expand your answer just a little?

On first reading, it sounds harsh and cold. But maybe it's fear, which is understandable. I'm not asking for justification, just a reason. Thanks.

[Book Lover]

31. Sure

I don't feel a responsibility toward the quiescent prone person; absent a signal for help, I don't see why I should invade his/her space.

[NightWatcher]

2. Other: I'd find an "authority figure" and get them to go check on the person

If there were no on earound, I would probably go check on the person, but that's only because I have a superhero syndrome. That and I was a volunteer fireman and we had to take some first aid and training.

[stuntcat]

28. yah, me too!

I'd find someone so I won't be alone, poking at a stranger.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. I wouldn't stop..........no qualifiers.

[wildhorses]

4. find a staff person and make them aware of the situation

did you see this today?

[VenusRising]

5. If I were really worried about the person

I would find a security guard or police officer to have them check.
It's letting the proper people know if something were really wrong
with the person without getting too personally involved.

[Chan790]

6. No

because I've been that guy and all I was doing was taking a catnap while waiting 4 hours for my train to leave Union Station in DC on a layover. If anybody had come over and bothered me I'd have sack-punched them. It was that kind of day.

[S n o w b a l l]

19. lol..

:thumbsup: This would be my response too.

If I see someone that's obviously in trouble, I'll stop and try to help by calling the appropriate authorities. But, I've lived in West LA where homeless people were sleeping in my backyard. I once bought someone, who looked just like Nick Nolte, a Jack In The Box breakfast and when I tried to give it to him, he lept up and almost bit my face off.

I leave this stuff to the authorities.

[texas1928]

7. I'd run by and smack them on the shins with my cane.

MUWHAAAHAHHHAHAHAHHAHHAAAAAAAA

[dajoki]

8. I'd check or find someone to help n/t

[SmokingJacket]

9. I'd be glad he was in a sheltered place where he wouldn't freeze.

I've seen people like this a lot, and I assume they're sleeping. However, if they were outdoors and the weather was cold, I'd call 911. I HAVE called.

[ohiosmith]

10. No. It's an undercover cop.

[Kali]

26. ...

:spray:




:spank:

[likesmountains 52]

11. I used to run in a park in the mornings, and would often see men passed out

asleep on the benches and on the grass...I never really looked twice a them but one morning I opened the paper and the police had found one of them dead...I did feel bad at the time, but I still don't go poke people that look like they are asleep/passed out in the park..

[Merrick]

13. I'd hang a menu for a local Thai restaurant from their shoe

my new side job

[Breeze54]

18. "Eat Thai, then curl up and die!"

Great advertising idea!! :rofl:

[jpgray]

14. Depending on the posture, I would probably assume they were asleep

[Nikia]

15. I'm with the notify a security guard or police officer crowd

If anything were actually wrong, I think that they'd be more ab;e to help than me. As a small young woman, I have to think about my own safety too.

[Breeze54]

16. Other.

I'd look for a uniform to come help me or get them to go help.

[Redstone]

17. Go get a security guard and bring him/her over there to check it out. I'm as

compassionate as the next guy (and maybe ever more so), but I'm NOT going to get into physical contact with someone who might freak out and bite me for all I know.

Redstone

[bigwillq]

20. No

If I saw a cop or security person, I might tell them about it.

But in a large place like that, there are probably other people who would be in that condition and they pay other people to do the job of helping those people are getting them help.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

21. I'd alert security.

It's their job to make sure that people are taken care of. And there's always a chance that the person is faking and I could get hurt. It just makes more sense.
Duckie

[Maine-ah]

22. I'd like to say I'd notify someone

however, I can't guarantee that's what I would do. That's what I'd most likely do. I certainly wouldn't try to shake them or something either. I'm very small (under five feet tall) and I don't take chances like that.

[mentalsolstice]

23. Other

I would not want to disturb a man's good sleep, as I know how valuable good sleep is. However, I would alert authorities, even if it meant missing my train.

[InternalDialogue]

24. It happens all the time in my neighborhood.

In the summer, it's completely common for someone to be laid out on my sidewalk, on a lawn, at a bus stop. It's pretty easy to take a look at see if they're breathing. If they're not moving at all, I will give them a poke to see if they respond. Doesn't hurt to ask if they're doing all right, try to get a response.

In the winter, I'll nudge them all, whoever's taking up space on the sidewalk. There's been more than a few I haven't gotten a response from. The local fire department/EMT respond pretty quickly, and those people can get medical help or a warm place to recover for the night.

It still seems foreign to me, someone unconscious or sleeping on the street. But since it happens literally on my front porch, I can't pretend it's not real.

[Critters2]

25. I used to see such people almost daily, riding the T in Boston

in Downtown Crossing, Government Center, or Haymarket Stations. I assumed they were sleeping. Sometimes the cops would come along and wake 'em up, sometimes just making moving 'em along, other times talking with them longer--I hope checking to see if they needed help.

If I did make eye contact, or saw that someone in that situation was awake, I would often ask if they needed anything. One summer, I bought coffee for one woman on a regular basis, along with my daily breakfast of a Dunkin' Donuts raspberry-filled and orange juice (at the DD kiosk in Downtown Crossing station).

[Karenca]

27. No - because here in NYC

that guy makes up for about 10% of the subway-riding population.

[philosophie_en_rose]

29. I'd alert security or another person and we'd check the person together.

Safety in numbers. Plus, I have no knowledge about medicine or emergency care.

I would stay with security and ensure that the person was helped.

[Kat45]

30. Once in the subway station, a guy started telling me he was going to commit suicide that day

He first asked me if I could make a phone call for him. He wanted me to call his daughter for him because he was going to commit suicide. I'm thinking to myself, why did this guy have to pick me to talk to? He kept on pestering me. Of course I didn't know if he was serious or not, but I was thinking that jumping on the train tracks is certainly a method of suicide. It was the MGH station in Boston, which is an elevated outdoor platform, and I didn't see any subway workers there. So when my train came, I got on and when I got off at my station, I immediately went up to someone working there and reported the situation, figuring they could call the station so someone could check it out. I will say that guy freaked me out a bit.

[Nicole]

32. Other: Call a security guard to check on them. n/t

[bridgit]

33. that seems a good job for some TSA-esque entity...

http://www.tsa.gov

[SarahB]

34. If other people were around, I'd check.

I'd feel very nervous if I were by myself as a woman. Otherwise, no problem. I've changed trach canulas on two year olds. Nothing is harder than that!!!

[Lilith Velkor]

35. No. I don't bother anyone that's not bothering me.

It's rude, not to mention potentially very dangerous.