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Post by dhes2113 on Feb 8, 2016 19:59:23 GMT
To the two ladies and one gentleman who assisted when my daughter was taken ill whilst walking home from the match on Saturday on the path that runs behind the Power League down onto Blurton Road, can I express my sincere thanks. After attendance by an Emergency Ambulance crew she was discharged and is now recovering at home.
To the many more of you that continued on your way home, to walk past us before that assistance arrived, despite my repeated requests for help, I would just like to say that I hope that you and your loved ones never find yourselves in this position, vulnerable, frightened and seemingly alone.
Yes we'd all had a bad day. Yes it was cold, dark and wet, but surely more of the Stoke City 'Family' that I've always been proud to be part of could have found a little compassion and time for an obviously distressed and frightened girl and her very worried mother. I know I could never walk on or turn a blind eye to someone in obvious need of assistance, I am very sad that so many people choose to do so on Saturday
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Post by crapslinger on Feb 8, 2016 20:27:58 GMT
To the two ladies and one gentleman who assisted when my daughter was taken ill whilst walking home from the match on Saturday on the path that runs behind the Power League down onto Blurton Road, can I express my sincere thanks. After attendance by an Emergency Ambulance crew she was discharged and is now recovering at home. To the many more of you that continued on your way home, to walk past us before that assistance arrived, despite my repeated requests for help, I would just like to say that I hope that you and your loved ones never find yourselves in this position, vulnerable, frightened and seemingly alone. Yes we'd all had a bad day. Yes it was cold, dark and wet, but surely more of the Stoke City 'Family' that I've always been proud to be part of could have found a little compassion and time for an obviously distressed and frightened girl and her very worried mother. I know I could never walk on or turn a blind eye to someone in obvious need of assistance, I am very sad that so many people choose to do so on Saturday Indicative of society today unfortunately, well done to the good Samaritans glad to hear your daughter is on the mend, to those who ignored your plea's they should hang their head's in shame.
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Post by samba :) on Feb 8, 2016 22:01:53 GMT
To the two ladies and one gentleman who assisted when my daughter was taken ill whilst walking home from the match on Saturday on the path that runs behind the Power League down onto Blurton Road, can I express my sincere thanks. After attendance by an Emergency Ambulance crew she was discharged and is now recovering at home. To the many more of you that continued on your way home, to walk past us before that assistance arrived, despite my repeated requests for help, I would just like to say that I hope that you and your loved ones never find yourselves in this position, vulnerable, frightened and seemingly alone. Yes we'd all had a bad day. Yes it was cold, dark and wet, but surely more of the Stoke City 'Family' that I've always been proud to be part of could have found a little compassion and time for an obviously distressed and frightened girl and her very worried mother. I know I could never walk on or turn a blind eye to someone in obvious need of assistance, I am very sad that so many people choose to do so on Saturday how long after the match was this And where about if you don't mind me asking (hope she gets well soon)
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Post by dhes2113 on Feb 8, 2016 22:12:18 GMT
Around 5.00pm (it didn't take long to get out of the ground as a lot left early). We were halfway down the path that runs from opposite the Audi garage down to the bottom of Blurton Bank.
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Post by metalhead on Feb 8, 2016 22:14:57 GMT
Real saddening to read that. some people need to look in the mirror. Hope your daughter is on the mend.
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Post by samba :) on Feb 8, 2016 22:38:56 GMT
Around 5.00pm (it didn't take long to get out of the ground as a lot left early). We were halfway down the path that runs from opposite the Audi garage down to the bottom of Blurton Bank. Hope your daughter is ok, we were probably gone a while before you as we were straight out and away at the end. Feel ever so sorry for your daughter I'm hoping we were gone before because I would feel awful if we hadn't noticed you and just walked past
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Post by crapslinger on Feb 8, 2016 22:42:13 GMT
Real saddening to read that. some people need to look in the mirror. Hope your daughter is on the mend. Some right selfish twats in our society, probably spent most of their time looking in the mirror.
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Post by dhes2113 on Feb 8, 2016 23:05:46 GMT
Will, please be reassured that if you were anywhere near you would have known, we were in the middle of the path so people were having to walk around us, and as she was so distressed I was having to raise my voice to make myself heard (and I'm not generally a quiet person anyway) so if you didn't see us you will have heard us.
Thank you for your good wishes.
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Post by Okie Stokie. on Feb 8, 2016 23:11:25 GMT
I'm sorry to hear of this but glad to hear she is making a good recovery.
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Post by samba :) on Feb 8, 2016 23:47:38 GMT
Will, please be reassured that if you were anywhere near you would have known, we were in the middle of the path so people were having to walk around us, and as she was so distressed I was having to raise my voice to make myself heard (and I'm not generally a quiet person anyway) so if you didn't see us you will have heard us. Thank you for your good wishes. This news is very relieving I'm glad to hear that threre were a couple that stopped, shame we don't stick together. There are far too many fans on here and at the ground I just don't want to watch a football match with
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Post by madnellie on Feb 9, 2016 0:08:25 GMT
Some people make me so sad. I always think if you see someone who might need help it's better to offer help and get told to mind your own business than to risk leaving someone in need. Glad you hear your daughter is on the mend.
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Post by cooper67 on Feb 9, 2016 0:35:33 GMT
It happened to me a few weeks ago.Driving back home down Park Hall levels-everybody indicating to go past a car stopped in the middle of the road-driver out furiously waving asking people to stop.Pissing down with rain but I thought 'If you are that desperate to stop people,I'd better stop'.
Got to the bloke and he had his pregnant wife in with him and the car had stopped and he couldn't get it going again.Just then his mate turned up in his taxi-and once I explained how to bump a car with a flat battery-stick it in 2nd and let us run with it-got it going.Followed them to the hospital to make sure they got there.
It doesn't matter who it is,whether it is pissing down with rain/snow/hail.
Sometimes you just have to do the right thing.
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Post by trincostokie on Feb 9, 2016 1:59:00 GMT
It happened to me a few weeks ago.Driving back home down Park Hall levels-everybody indicating to go past a car stopped in the middle of the road-driver out furiously waving asking people to stop.Pissing down with rain but I thought 'If you are that desperate to stop people,I'd better stop'. Got to the bloke and he had his pregnant wife in with him and the car had stopped and he couldn't get it going again.Just then his mate turned up in his taxi-and once I explained how to bump a car with a flat battery-stick it in 2nd and let us run with it-got it going.Followed them to the hospital to make sure they got there. It doesn't matter who it is,whether it is pissing down with rain/snow/hail. Sometimes you just have to do the right thing. Top man Mr. Cooper....well done sir!
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Post by ihaveadream on Feb 9, 2016 13:59:48 GMT
It happened to me a few weeks ago.Driving back home down Park Hall levels-everybody indicating to go past a car stopped in the middle of the road-driver out furiously waving asking people to stop.Pissing down with rain but I thought 'If you are that desperate to stop people,I'd better stop'. Got to the bloke and he had his pregnant wife in with him and the car had stopped and he couldn't get it going again.Just then his mate turned up in his taxi-and once I explained how to bump a car with a flat battery-stick it in 2nd and let us run with it-got it going.Followed them to the hospital to make sure they got there. It doesn't matter who it is,whether it is pissing down with rain/snow/hail. Sometimes you just have to do the right thing. Well done for making the right decision
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Post by elystokie on Feb 9, 2016 14:45:29 GMT
It happened to me a few weeks ago.Driving back home down Park Hall levels-everybody indicating to go past a car stopped in the middle of the road-driver out furiously waving asking people to stop.Pissing down with rain but I thought 'If you are that desperate to stop people,I'd better stop'. Got to the bloke and he had his pregnant wife in with him and the car had stopped and he couldn't get it going again.Just then his mate turned up in his taxi-and once I explained how to bump a car with a flat battery-stick it in 2nd and let us run with it-got it going.Followed them to the hospital to make sure they got there. It doesn't matter who it is,whether it is pissing down with rain/snow/hail. Sometimes you just have to do the right thing. Few years ago I was driving behind a Transit van around here that had a collision with a car coming the other way, the van ended up in a field on it's side and the car stayed upright but had smoke billowing through the car where the woman that was driving was sat and her daughter was in the back in a child seat. There was quite a few cars about, all of them just stopped and the drivers sat in their cars as if the situation would just magically sort itself out, the woman in the car behind me didn't even call the emergency services until I told her to, it was quite unbelievable, eventually a bloke came to give me a hand sorting stuff out but everyone else stayed in their cars. Maybe the 'litigation' culture we appear to have found ourselves in is partly to blame?
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Post by Northy on Feb 9, 2016 15:11:31 GMT
It happened to me a few weeks ago.Driving back home down Park Hall levels-everybody indicating to go past a car stopped in the middle of the road-driver out furiously waving asking people to stop.Pissing down with rain but I thought 'If you are that desperate to stop people,I'd better stop'. Got to the bloke and he had his pregnant wife in with him and the car had stopped and he couldn't get it going again.Just then his mate turned up in his taxi-and once I explained how to bump a car with a flat battery-stick it in 2nd and let us run with it-got it going.Followed them to the hospital to make sure they got there. It doesn't matter who it is,whether it is pissing down with rain/snow/hail. Sometimes you just have to do the right thing.
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Post by southstanddan on Feb 9, 2016 15:58:03 GMT
It happened to me a few weeks ago.Driving back home down Park Hall levels-everybody indicating to go past a car stopped in the middle of the road-driver out furiously waving asking people to stop.Pissing down with rain but I thought 'If you are that desperate to stop people,I'd better stop'. Got to the bloke and he had his pregnant wife in with him and the car had stopped and he couldn't get it going again.Just then his mate turned up in his taxi-and once I explained how to bump a car with a flat battery-stick it in 2nd and let us run with it-got it going.Followed them to the hospital to make sure they got there. It doesn't matter who it is,whether it is pissing down with rain/snow/hail. Sometimes you just have to do the right thing. Few years ago I was driving behind a Transit van around here that had a collision with a car coming the other way, the van ended up in a field on it's side and the car stayed upright but had smoke billowing through the car where the woman that was driving was sat and her daughter was in the back in a child seat. There was quite a few cars about, all of them just stopped and the drivers sat in their cars as if the situation would just magically sort itself out, the woman in the car behind me didn't even call the emergency services until I told her to, it was quite unbelievable, eventually a bloke came to give me a hand sorting stuff out but everyone else stayed in their cars. Maybe the 'litigation' culture we appear to have found ourselves in is partly to blame? It became quite a big thing a few years back in Germany where victims of accidents sued passers-by that tried to give them first aid. Bad times!
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Post by imho on Feb 9, 2016 16:44:40 GMT
To use a phrase 'we must choose between what is right and what is easy'.
Really disappointed to hear what the op had to say but I think most people tend to freeze when something out of the norm happens and that stops them from helping.
I sure (at least I hope I am) that most people would help if given enough time to think.
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Post by dhes2113 on Feb 9, 2016 17:46:47 GMT
I have always thought that most people would stop to help, but unfortunately Saturday proved me wrong. People didn't need to overthink the situation, a simple 'do you need help?' was all it needed. Having said that I was in two minds whether or not to post about what happened, but I'm really glad that I did as the response that I have received, and the posts about the selfless acts of others had restored some of my faith. Thank you fellow Stokies.
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Post by swampySCFC on Feb 9, 2016 22:59:55 GMT
To the two ladies and one gentleman who assisted when my daughter was taken ill whilst walking home from the match on Saturday on the path that runs behind the Power League down onto Blurton Road, can I express my sincere thanks. After attendance by an Emergency Ambulance crew she was discharged and is now recovering at home. To the many more of you that continued on your way home, to walk past us before that assistance arrived, despite my repeated requests for help, I would just like to say that I hope that you and your loved ones never find yourselves in this position, vulnerable, frightened and seemingly alone. Yes we'd all had a bad day. Yes it was cold, dark and wet, but surely more of the Stoke City 'Family' that I've always been proud to be part of could have found a little compassion and time for an obviously distressed and frightened girl and her very worried mother. I know I could never walk on or turn a blind eye to someone in obvious need of assistance, I am very sad that so many people choose to do so on Saturday Indicative of society today unfortunately, well done to the good Samaritans glad to hear your daughter is on the mend, to those who ignored your plea's they should hang their head's in shame. Bang on mate. Modern day society is its cold Im wet and I need to get home. Shame but thats how it is today. Hope the lady is OK
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Post by OldStokie on Feb 10, 2016 1:58:05 GMT
To blame the non-reaction of passers-by on fears of litigation is a feeble excuse. dhes2113 said he/she asked for help. Shame on those who walked away from doing just that. Well done to those who did help, and I hope your daughter is okay.
OS.
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Post by samba :) on Feb 10, 2016 9:06:23 GMT
If somebody was crying for help how could you not help them?
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Post by dhes2113 on Feb 10, 2016 13:36:48 GMT
Thank you all again for your kind words and good wishes. My daughter is now well (measured by the fact that she is back to her usual argumentative and stubborn teenage self), and looking forward to the next game. Hope that the team perform better than they have in recent games or else the ambulance service may find themselves called out to a few more Stokies in distress.
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Post by jarhead on Feb 10, 2016 15:19:24 GMT
Bunch of cretins who bottled the situation to help a young girl is a disgrace, was it because we lost ffs?
Bloody Pathetic, I thought us stokies were better than that and good on those who helped.
If I was walking that way I would of helped in anyway.
Glad she's ok.
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