Is Liberty Mutual doing the right thing?

If Liberty Mutual hopes to improve the moral climate of the US today I think they are wasting time and money. Give it to the needy.

paul easton | 1 year, 9 months ago
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Additional comment on this issue

I have been notified that several people responded to an earlier comment I made but never saw any directly related responses. My position is, simply stated:

If you intend to get involved in critical, possibly life threatening situations, get training, know what you are doing, or, quite possibly, you may add to the problem.

There is always something that can be done to assist injured or assaulted people but thinking clearly under those circumstances is probably the most valuable contribution anyone can make. If a life is being threatened or serious injury is at the doorstep, if only immediate and direct action can stop that threat, then the issue comes down to immediate action,regardless of the consequence. Those situations do happen but that is not what is depicted in this film.

A contra example would be the man who recently stood on the platform of the NY subway with his children and saw a person a few feet away stagger and the fall on to the tracks in the path of an in coming train. Without hesitation, that man dove on to the tracks and covered the unconscious stranger with his own body, protecting him as the train passed over both of them. They both survived.

The man in this film was dealing with an action that had already taken place at a time where there was no visible threat to anyone. All he had to do was contact the police with a description and a location and, most probably, the purse snatcher would have been on his way to jail. If he were a trained police officer himself or had similar experience then, given that he had the ability to ensure the safety of the driver and/or other passengers, he could have made the arrest himself.

In Bushido, it is said that, if you want to win 100% of the time know yourself and your adversary. Our subject apparently did not meet that criteria.

Pasquale Bottiglieri | 1 year, 9 months ago
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It is easy to judge when it's not you

Excellent and thought provoking. With violence continually being reported in the news, I can understand the man’s reluctance to possibly create a violent scenario. It showed bravery for him to even walk up to the thief. Stealing is wrong. It would be wrong if someone jumped on that bus and stole the stolen backpack from the thief. As a society, we choose to have a few guidelines and stealing is on the NO list. I would not get on the bus. I would have called the police immediately. Bravo to Liberty Mutual for encouraging these types of discussions!

Foster Mother | 1 year, 7 months ago
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I just watched it again

It’s funny but when I watched it the first time, there were things that did not stay with me after it was over. Like the donut guy helping that particular woman before he got on the bus. I forgot that completely. I still think that there were other things he could have done but we really never know how we are going to react in every situation. I Believe that we should always try to help others, but this past week I made a commitment to myself to let go of “FEAR AND DOUBT” for 1 week and I found that when you let go of something, you should understand more about it, you should know what to expect…or at least have reasonable expectations of the outcome. I thought giving up FEAR was a good thing and I believe it is, but you have to know what will be on the other side when you do. I now understand “donut man’s” hesitation. Letting go of FEAR or DOUBT can means being vulnerable and having to trust everyone.

Is that really possible? I don’t think it is realistic to believe that by moving through fear will make things okay. It just might not. And, when you put yourself in a vulnerable position you should know what to expect or know yourself well enough to know how you might react in any given situation. Again, is that possible?

I hope Liberty Mutual is working on the sequel but the one thing they did was to heighten our own awareness of the real world and how we might, at anytime be expected to protect yourself or others – definitely “food for thought”. I love the eclectic mix here. Experiencing different viewpoints is interesting and it helps us to “perceive” things through the eyes or hearts of others.

AnnMarie Cunniff | 1 year, 7 months ago
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Both ignorant and stupid

The so called hero is ignorant because he should have immediately notified the driver a mugger just got on her bus. She is in charge of the bus and would have called dispatch without alerting the mugger and a transit cop or city cop would have boarded the bus at a stop and safely dealt with the situation. He’s stupid because he did not call 911 but decided to confront the guy who would probably have kicked him in the head and out the back door. The dude would have fell and probably sued the bus company.

Yes, we should be fearful that criminals can hurt us, so we shouldn’t confront them unless they are hurting someone and we know we can take them out. Otherwise, call 911 and notify any authority or security around. The dude was a moron – plain and simple. It seemed like he was working with the mugger and he distracted the woman so the mugger could steal her purse. He distracted the bus driver so the mugger could get on the bus. In the end, he goes to the mugger and gets half the money from the purse.

Transit Rider | 1 year, 5 months ago
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This film doesn't show ...

This film doesn’t show the “responsible way” to handle it. It shows a scared guy who passively avoids dealing with the situation. How lame. I’d knock the guy out and call the cops. But hey, that’s probably not “right”, but it’d work.

Anonymous | 1 year, 2 months ago
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Transit

He could have left the bus and called 911. The police could have intercepted the bus. This would have been less dangerous than approaching the driver which would have alerted the thief who then might have fled.

Marshall | 11 months, 3 weeks ago
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The Responsibility Project

We should all look out for each other. This was excellent. Would be a very good commercial on TV to get some awareness in this area.

Linda Dillon | 11 months, 2 weeks ago
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Transit

(My previous comment was for Table Guardians – sorry I did not specify this – or was not asked in the “comment list table”)

I fully agree with Robyn Truxall Small’s comments – absolutely lovely piece…thought provoking…staying in memory …invoking introspective self study and a probable plan of action and priorities and decision models for future execution in those who follow their mental processes to logical conclusions…

Where people are more numerous – and laws concerning reporting and apprehending and restoring possession are not so tenuous – such as in developing countries – you would find the witness and the victim shouting loudly persistently and the bus immediately stopped and the perpetrator surrounded by people demanding return of the goods – the goods restored and the perpetrator perhaps warned or slapped around or handed to the police depending on which is more tenuous and culturally accepted – meaning in a Hindu/Buddhist peace loving society he would probably get a strong talking to made to apologize to the victim and to promise never to do something foolish like this again – with someone looking into what the causes for such desperation were and tracking down the perpetrators family/friends to help rehabilitate him – perhaps in an populous Islamic place/culture such an act would not take place because the perpetrator may be very severely punished by shariat law – many interesting possibilities depending on where all this happens…

Sreeram Iyer | 11 months, 2 weeks ago
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Transit

I understand how people are mad he took so long to respond but did he really? Everyone in this situation should take time to process read body language and then confront with caution. Anything could happen but at the end you will feel as a good person. He went up to the guy and is about to talk about the incident get the stuff back get her info and return everything. Of course the thief will want a few bucks if he is a drug addict or he will just be embarrassed and run. The point is the confrontation.

Cecil Voorhees | 9 months, 2 weeks ago
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