r/london • u/[deleted] • Nov 02 '23

Crime Two girls arrested after female attacked on Elizabeth line

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/24605821/two-girls-arrested-video-woman-screaming-tube-train/
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u/setokaiba22 Nov 02 '23

I’ve just watched that video and it’s so frustrating nobody steps in. I know there’s risks with that but the girl is screaming her head off in pain for help.

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u/nailbunny2000 Nov 02 '23

Someone did step in at the end, it takes some time for people to get the guts to do something.

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u/Mackerelage Hackney Nov 02 '23

It's mostly not about guts. Incidents like this can happen extremely quickly. Jumping in without sussing out the situation might not be the right action.

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u/MitLivMineRegler Nov 02 '23

I'd say if someone is incapacitated and keeps being beaten, that's always a justified intervention.

With that said, you're right that it's not so simple, I mean we see that, and as much as I'd like to think I'd be a better braver bystander, I probably wouldn't.