You don't know what you are capable of until "a moment for action" happens:

[TrustYourSoul]

This world is so unpredictable.

Yesterday I stopped a young guy, pants below his A##, from going after an elderly woman. He whipped his car in front of her, she had to slam on her brakes, I heard the squeal and she honked her horn just once immediately. The light had turned red. He jumped out of his car, cursing at her, waving his arms, almost fell down because of his stupid pants, and my "fight" instinct took over. The woman could have been my mom!!! She looked just So terrified. The light changed, but he stopped 2 lanes of traffic to have his tyrade at her window. He was clearly Unarmed. I got out of my car and stood next to it. I started yelling at him to leave her alone. I was about 25 feet away and invited him over in response to him yelling at me to get my white a** over there, among other things. He didn't expect me to fight back. I think he thought I was carrying, with one hand hidden behind my back intentionally. So his tyrade ended, I yelled at him to buy or steal a damn belt, he said FU white bitch, got in his black Nissan with NO license plate, and squealed away. The poor elderly woman just kept thanking me, I waved at her and smiled, and she went on her way slowly. I hope she got home, or wherever she was going ok. How dare he scare her!!

He wasn't armed. His pants were completely under his butt. He couldn't have found a gun in a pocket down near his knees without falling down. Idiot.

I will Never forget what the frightened woman looked like, her wide eyes, her hands up to her closed driver's side window to protect herself, her mouth open, and her looking at me when I intervened. There were many other people in cars, but nobody stepped up. I could totally pick him out of a lineup. Somehow, in emergencies, I have always taken "Polaroid" photos in my head of many details in probably less than 10 seconds. If he had had a license plate, I would have remembered it. There was No Way I could have just stood by if he got to her physically. I was out of my car with one hand behind me, "as if"..... I guess he wasn't in the mood to be shot. I wasn't "carrying"--just kept one hand behind my back and the other arm hanging down by my side.

A former counselor tested me years ago. Given the (instinctive) choices of Fight, Flight, Freeze, or Faint, I Fight. I just do. I don't really consciously choose it. Probably why I survived cancer twice, a spinal cord injury, and other otherwise devastating things.

What the he## is wrong with people??

...and.....wearing pants that hang below the butt is no longer in style. 🤣

[Azul3]

Your personality matches your username. A poor woman in distress needed rescue and you did not back down from stepping up to help. Oh how horrible things could have turned out if the guy would have been armed! But I guess his pants were so low there was no way to conceal a gun or knife if he would have even had one.

Please tell me the guy was at least wearing underpants 🤯 I know all about people who think pants is something that goes below the butt cheek. There used to be a bad problem of people wearing (or not really wearing) pants below where they should go in city around where I live. I remember once seeing three guys go into an AutoZone in the summer. One was wearing red underpants (briefs), another white, and another blue with all three wearing pants around their mid thighs. At least they were being patriotic. So how did the city finally end the sight of unmentionables? Fines. Result, no more intentional sights of underpants.

[Dolphin14]

You were in the right place at the right time. That woman was so lucky you were there.

I was a passenger in a car a few years ago. I glanced at the red light two lanes over and I saw a driver slump their head on the steering wheel. I questioned myself.... did I really just see that. Then I hopped out of the car and ran the two lanes of traffic. The woman was passed out at the steering wheel. No one else stopped. I couldn't believe it. In fact some were beeping at me for standing there.

Anyway, long story I was able to arouse her, ask her questions, The driver in the car I was in had called the ambulance. So off she went to the ER. I think back and I say I am so glad I didn't hesitate to jump into action. I couldn't have lived with myself if I just continued on my way.

The pants..... haha.... that's all I can say about that.

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[TrustYourSoul]

I wanted SO much for him to trip and fall because his stupid gangster pants tangled up his knees! I would have fallen down laughing! And yes, he had boxer shorts on, thank goodness.🤣🤣🤣

[TrustYourSoul]

Dolphin14, you are a Hero! Thank God for Heroes!💜