My Opinion vs. Yours

I think I see a lot of people getting the wrong side of the story here. The man, in my eyes, was really courageous and smart for what he’s done. He has observed what has just happened, and took a moment to think it over, all the options. He first thought about solving it with a call to the robber’s stolen phone to freak him out. Then decided not to get involved by calling the authorities. Finally, seeing that the bus has stopped he finally confronts the man realizing that he’s just afraid and trying to find his way through society and ultimately the world. The flashback he had of the woman getting her bag stolen has impacted him, because he has helped her with something earlier before. It was little, but he has made a slight connection to her. Probably his wife, a friend, or just some new person he didn’t know about before.

Sunny Singh | 5 months ago
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Makes me angry

This thief makes me angry. Why? Because he thinks he’s better than everyone else. Other people have to work to make money – he expects to just TAKE it from them. He thinks he doesn’t have to work; it’s beneath him – that’s for lower people than himself. He is better – he can just take. What a loser.

What should the witness have done? Notify the bus driver then call 911. Tell the thief he should be ashamed and to get a job like everyone else. Then testify to police to send the little narcissist to jail where he can have a very large roommate.

Diane McCormick | 5 months ago
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Knowledge = power

I agree with the previous commenter who said that he should have alerted the bus driver, who would have silently alerted police.

We can only do the right thing if we have the power to do so. This is also a good example of how we can give ourselves power through knowledge. I’m shocked (and more that a little dismayed) that no one has mentioned the solution that’s so obvious to me, I thought of it before the movie even ended. All modern cell phones have a GPS locator in them. If you call 911, the operator can get your location via GPS even if you don’t say a word. I understand the man was afraid to talk to 911 since the theif could overhear him, but if he called 911 and didn’t say a word, police would still show up.

I suspect most people don’t know that about cell phones. Hopefully someone reads this and becomes more empowered.

Karl | 3 months ago
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