A Statement On Society Today

Cosmo

Paul David wrote:

let's be honest here: how many of you have heard a scream in the middle of the night and not done anything? I have. Most of the time it's stupid kids or someone fooling around. If I hear more than one, I'll check it out, but 99.9% of the time it's nothing.

People are scared to get involved these days. Yes, calling 911 seems like nothing, but fear itself is illogical in most cases.

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I guess... it depends.
I mean, I'm pretty sure if you heard cries for 'Help', you'd at least, look out your window or go outside to investigate. I guess it depends on the types of screams you hear... kids, screwing around or a blood curdling scream of terror. I've never heard the latter... but, I pretty sure we'd be able to tell the difference.

stardust1976

This is a really sad story. My Grandma has dementia, and I'd be devastated if that happened to her. I also can't imagine my Gramps waiting an hour if he got up and realised she was gone. Having said that though - he would call family - his sons live very close by, and he would call one of them before the police - it would most likely be one of my uncles that called the police. The thought from my Gramp's side being no doubt, that he didn't want to be a bother. A lot of older people think like that. What if that guy had no one else to call, and waited because he DID think he just didn't want to be a bother, because she'd most likely be back? That's really sad, but you can't blame him. Dementia is a sad sad illness - my Grandma was walking around the house the other day looking for the kids - the youngest of her kids is now close to 50. But she was adament she'd sent them out the back to play and then couldn't find them. She also couldn't find her clothes, the very same day. It's very very sad to see someone you love reduced to this, and makes this story so much sadder to read. :(

Hugh Freaking Dillon

yes, if it was "help", I obviously wouldn't wait for a second cry, but just screaming with no words, I live in a very "party-oriented neighbourhood", so screams aren't abnormal.

Cosmo wrote:

Paul David wrote:

let's be honest here: how many of you have heard a scream in the middle of the night and not done anything? I have. Most of the time it's stupid kids or someone fooling around. If I hear more than one, I'll check it out, but 99.9% of the time it's nothing.

People are scared to get involved these days. Yes, calling 911 seems like nothing, but fear itself is illogical in most cases.

...
I guess... it depends.
I mean, I'm pretty sure if you heard cries for 'Help', you'd at least, look out your window or go outside to investigate. I guess it depends on the types of screams you hear... kids, screwing around or a blood curdling scream of terror. I've never heard the latter... but, I pretty sure we'd be able to tell the difference.

know1

So it's a statement on Canadian society since it happened in Toronto, right?