Couldn't agree more, especially in a society run wild where everybody's so afraid of getting sued that they don't dare to help. The other side of this coin of course is people who are scared of "getting involved" - like where somebody's getting a good kicking and people just stand and watch because otherwise They Might Be Next. It was weird to read this today - last Saturday afternoon I was driving home and passed a lady on the side of the road, in a lot of pain screaming/crying etc. I stopped, obviously, and went to see what was going on. She was an alcoholic and drunk (she told me herself), had fallen into the cycle path whilst out walking (as you do when drunk, bear in mind this was 3pm on a Saturday afternoon), and had got herself run over by a 'cyclist'. Judging by the state of her leg, she'd been hit by more than a bicycle, I'd say a scooter or something. Anyway the brave soul that had hit her had done a runner. She lived 400m away, so I put her in the back of the car and drove her home. Met the husband at the front door, told him his wife was in the car and in a bad way. He pushed past me, went to the car and started laying into her calling her a disgrace and she should be ashamed of herself etc. All this while she's lying there crying. I had the distinct feeling that if I wasn't there it would have turned physical (and probably had on many occasions previously). After I asked him to lay off the verbal he swallowed hard, explained (as I already knew) that she was an alcoholic and was frequently brought back home by passers-by and that there was nothing really wrong with her. I pointed out that she'd banged up her leg pretty badly, and that if he didn't take her to the hospital then I would. Grudgingly he helped me help her into his car and they drove off. I was left with a horrible feeling that she'd get a lot more from him than kind words when she'd sobered up. Anyway, food for thought. Keep up the good work, your blog's an inspiration. Regards Daniel (Netherlands)