r/PublicFreakout • u/AwayOutsideAgain • 5d ago

Girl sprints towards woman screaming like a maniac blocking a dude's car.

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I don't know the funniest part is just seeing that girl bolting from around the corner.

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u/Doobz87 5d ago

Nah that girl's a real one, hearing someone scream bloody murder and racing towards it.

That old bag, though....she needs the book thrown at her. Absolutely unnecessary to act like she's being attacked.

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u/chamberofcoal 5d ago

imagine that dude was actually dangerous and that girl got hurt or killed because the old lady wanted to escalate the situation. dont scream "help," "rape," or "fire" unnecessarily.

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u/Bazrum 5d ago

someone recently told me that their self defense teacher told them to scream "fire" instead of "rape" because "people come to help with a fire, they dont give a shit about rape"

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u/cumfarts 4d ago

"Hello fire department? This girl who's getting raped said there's a fire."

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u/jfff292827 4d ago

In my experience that’s not true. In my apartment someone was having a psychotic breakdown and shouting “rape” in the hallway. Everyone in the building showed up. It felt like a horror movie.

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u/chamberofcoal 3d ago

That's what you call an anecdote, and you'll probably never experience someone screaming RAPE in public again, so your sample size of 1 means less than nothing.

The justice system doesn't even care about rape victims.

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u/CatchMeWritinQWERTY 2d ago

And where is the evidence to the contrary? They are responding to a second hand account of someone claiming something to be true, but there isn’t even an anecdote to support it let alone a body of evidence. I think the anecdote you replied to is more substantial at least in the context of this thread. Do you have something to back up the claim that shouting “Fire” is better?

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u/jfff292827 3d ago

That’s a fair point in regard to anecdotes, although I’d argue the fact that many people made an individual choice, at least a few dozen, to see what was happening. Still a small sample size, but it’s a larger sample size than an old saying.

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u/redditissahasbaraop 4d ago

That's some real appeal to authority BS. A "self-defence guru" said people will come to a fire? Who willingly wants to get burnt? On the other hand people would want to stop an attack against a person.

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u/CatchMeWritinQWERTY 2d ago

Yeah IDK, maybe just me, but if someone is screaming they are getting raped I’m at least going to see what’s going on from a safe distance and definitely calling 911. Pretty much the same I would do for a fire.

I wonder if there is any actual data/psychology to back up the claim, or if someone just thought it sounded good and also profound so it caught on.

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u/RedDeadEddie 4d ago

It might be bs, but it is literally what us girls are taught when we're young. I first heard it in 5th grade.

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u/Any_Constant_6550 5d ago

If you need to attract immediate attention in a dangerous situation where you need help, instead of yelling "help," you should yell "fire" as people are more likely to react quickly and come to assist when they hear that word. 

Explanation: The idea is that people have an instinct to react to a potential fire threat and will rush to see what's happening, whereas yelling "help" might not trigger the same immediate response due to hesitation or fear of getting involved. 

Key points to remember:

"Fire" is considered a more attention-grabbing cry for help: in emergency situations. 

This advice is often used in self-defense scenarios where immediate action is crucial. 

Always try to be truthful and only yell "fire" when there is a real emergency: to avoid causing unnecessary panic. 

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u/Bazrum 5d ago

what in the chatgpt fuck did i just read

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u/Any_Constant_6550 4d ago

i copied and pasted. sorry you struggle with reading comprehension.

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u/Bazrum 4d ago

oh, believe me, we all know you copy pasted from an AI...and that that entire comment is useless and stupid

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u/SwitchHitter17 5d ago

She was ready to be a hero

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u/sittinwithkitten 4d ago

That’s what I thought, brave of her to run and see if she could help.

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u/Doobz87 5d ago

And? So am I, but if I do shit like this I'd fully expect to be held accountable.

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u/RedDeadEddie 4d ago

Right, OP thinks the girl's a maniac because she heard someone in distress and came running? She's gonna be a fucking hero someday. Or, a would-be hero at least.

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u/Doobz87 4d ago

I mean tbf, the way she rounded the corner like the damn T-1000 from Terminator was kinda comical, but I'd rather have someone running to help me like that than nobody helping.

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u/Kieviel 4d ago

That is most likely an elderly woman who needs memory care, it's annoying as shit but she may not be in control. Cut her a bit of slack.

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u/Adorable-Novel8295 5d ago

Like an unabridged dictionary book😆 Who knows, maybe a concussion and some new vocabulary will fix her.