Stolen survey with moral questions

I Stole this from a favorite… just for something to post.

Answer honestly what you would do in certain situations. Don’t try to be the ultimate girl/boy scout.

1. You’re in the grocery store and notice a mother yelling at her 3 yr old son for being whiny. But she won’t stop and keeps calling the boy names. The boy starts to cry and now the mother starts to spank him and yelling at him to stop. What would you do?

There is a big, big difference between discipline and public humiliation. I have spanked Ethan… but I save that only for the most horrible infractions like pushing his little brother or almost setting the house on fire. The worst of the worst basically. And I feel that children deserve to be disciplined at home in private, not publically, so if I saw something like that… I would and did do something.

One day I was at Walmart, and I witnessed a woman verbally tell off her kid and then slap the 3 year old girl so hard on the arm, it left quite a bruise just for whinning too much. I walked over to the mother and calmly asked her to stop immediately and control herself. She looked at me with disgust and then asked me, who the hell do you think you are? I paused for a moment and then calmly replied, “I work for social services.”

Those five words send the mother of all chills up her spine and her face turned very, very pale. I could tell she was scared to death, and we stood there for almost a full minute saying nothing. I had my cell phone in my hand (cause I was calling leah to confirm what she wanted from Walmart) but gave her my best ‘don’t do that again’ look and then walked away. I think the lady learned that day to be very careful, you never who might be watching when you’re out in public…

2. You’re in the park enjoying a nice sunny day when you notice a couple having an argument. Your normal curiosity takes a hold of you and you start to really pay attention to what they are arguing about. Out of the blue he smacks her in the face while holding her wrist extremely tight. What do you do?

I’d use my cell and call the cops. This could be domestic violence if they’re married, or the start of a date rape if they’re not… so I’d let the boys in the blue deal with which ever it happens to be.

3. You are walking down a busy sidewalk and the person in front of you drops a $100 bill. What do you do?

I would give it back to the owner. If I found it and didn’t know who it belonged to, then I would keep it but if I knew who the owner is… then I would return it. That’s my pesonal policy.

4. You are having lunch at a nice restaurant and notice one of your friend’s spouse having an intimate lunch without their better half. It seems innocent at first as they having a great time, laughing and talking. But then you notice that they hold hands from time to time and then a few kisses ensue. What do you do?

A friend of mine came across this exact situation, and dealt with it rather admirably. When his friend’s spouse left to go to the bathroom, he bolted as well and intercepted her at the door and confronted her. He gave her the mother of all ultimadums: You tell him tonight, or I tell him tomorrow. One way or another he’s finding out. I hope that if I ever come across that situation, I would have to courage to be that brave for my friend.

5. You head to Walmart to pick up a few things. As you attempt to park your front bumper smacks into the driver side door of the car in the next stall. What do you do?

I would get out and inspect the damage. If there was any dents or anything, I would leave insuarance info on the windshield. If there was nothing, I wouldn’t leave anything… it’s that simple.

6. You get your monthly bank statement and notice that the last deposit you thought was only $50 the bank mistakenly put $500 in your account. What do you do?

I would call the bank to confirm if it is an error. For all I know someone else could have made a $450 deposit and not tell me about it. If it is an error then I would let the bank know so that they can fix it.

7. You’re sitting on the bus or train and notice an elderly man walking real slow and limping and there are no empty seats. What do you do?

I’ve come across this many times, and I give up my seat every time. I’m young and the bus drivers punch the brakes too much in this city to the point where I’m afraid they could break some elderly person’s hips. So I do it for them and the extra good karma…

8. You are late for a very important date (business or pleasure) and you just witnessed a car accident take place in front of you. You’ve seen exactly what happened but there is plenty of room to continue driving. What do you do?

If I was that close to witness an accident I would stop to make sure everyone was all right and dail 911 to make sure help was coming.

Also… in this country, you have to stay. Leaving the scene of an accident is a federal offence… even for witnesses. If someone saw me leave and took down my lisence plate number and reported me, I could be subject to criminal charges.

Even so, I would stay not only to make sure everyone is ok but because I witnessed the accident just to make sure the story was reported and the police had the right details about what happened. If the person who I am supposed to meet can’t understand my reason for being late under those circumstances, than that is a person I don’t want to associate with.

Peter