[Bastille]

He was waiting for the bus to go to his soccer practice. A guy was standing next to him, acting strangely. I was watching from my window after hearing some noise—at first I thought it was just two troublemakers or something like that. The kid had his hood up, so I hadn’t realized he was so young.

Then the kid started backing away while on the phone, saying, "I'm calling the police, I'm calling the police!" I rushed downstairs and stepped between him and the guy. I was lucky—the guy was skinny, not very tall. My only fear was that he might have a knife. That’s kind of the trend in France right now. It’s coming from Africa / Arab countries—we hear about people getting stabbed almost every day. And yeah, the guy was Arab.

I spoke with the kid afterward—apparently the guy was asking him to "touch his arm" and had tried to grab him by the hoodie. I don’t know what was going through his mind, but it was clearly not normal behavior.

He kept getting agitated, so I restrained him, I wanted to avoid he attacks the kid, but he kept breaking free and I’d grab him again, and so on. People around us were calling the police again. The whole scene lasted maybe 20 minutes or more—no exaggeration. We were all wondering where the police were.

At one point, I lost my temper. He was threatening me and constantly struggling, so I threw him to the ground and gave him a (pretty good) slap in the head to calm him down. And guess who shows up exactly at that moment? Yep, the police.

So they handcuffed me. But thanks to the people around who spoke up for me, they took the cuffs off pretty quickly, and I didn’t get into any trouble.

Today was "easy"—I got lucky because he didn’t have a knife. But next time might be different. In France, we hear about knife attacks almost every day now. Sadly, even kids die—sometimes just because they refuse to hand over their phone.

A few months ago in Paris, a 14-year-old boy named Elias gave his phone to two teens, 16 and 17, who threatened him anyway. He still got hit with a machete and died. Violence is so bad now that even if you comply, you can still get killed.

The kid was nice. He was worried about me all the time, thinking I might get into trouble with the police. I told him it didn’t matter—as long as he was okay. The police said, "Thank you, sir. We need more people like you."

I'm not making this thread to show off either—I don’t really care about that. I just wanted to share, because it doesn’t only happen to others, and when it does happen, you need to be ready.

Maybe I was right in this thread : https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=6296038

Stay safe guys.

[StinkButt420]

A few months ago in Paris, a 14-year-old boy named Elias gave his phone to two teens, 16 and 17, who threatened him anyway. He still got hit with a machete and died. Violence is so bad now that even if you comply, you can still get killed.

This is why in my country, you're taught to just fight back regardless. In our CCP classes (to conceal carry firearms, which just means we can actually hide them under our clothes, no you can't just do that in my state. You need extended licensing for it, which isn't hard to get, and you need to take classes for.) they teach us WHEN to draw and not IF. At least, that's what ours taught. There's plenty of videos of gas station robberies where the guy gives it all up, and just gets executed anyway. So that's why if someone is threatening me, and I see an opening, I'm drawing, and I'm not stopping until I'm out of ammo, or the guy robbing me has changed shape.

That's what anti-gun people don't understand here. This isn't just your phone, or your shoes, or your cash they're threatening. This is your LIFE too. And the moment you rob me, you're forfeiting your right to live.

You only die once, make sure it is worth it. And if I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die dumping on the lazy coward trying to take what isn't rightfully his.

[DramaKing]

I hear too many stories today about people today who are unwilling to do more than pull out their phones when they see an attack happening. I'm sure that kid could have been in real trouble without you there.

[Bastille]

That's what anti-gun people don't understand here. This isn't just your phone, or your shoes, or your cash they're threatening. This is your LIFE too. And the moment you rob me, you're forfeiting your right to live.

You only die once, make sure it is worth it. And if I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die dumping on the lazy coward trying to take what isn't rightfully his.

You said everything man, I agree. In France when someone kills someone, he goes to jail, and often for a "short" period of time. Most of the time they're out after 10 years or less because they "behaved well" in prison. And the family of the victims always say this : "He took 10 years, but our family member took perpetuity".

I hear too many stories today about people today who are unwilling to do more than pull out their phones when they see an attack happening. I'm sure that kid could have been in real trouble without you there.

To be honest, I can understand sometimes, nowadays you can get killed for no reason. And sometimes when you protect someone and at some point you have to hit the attacker, then you could get in trouble for that. So people hesitate to intervene nowadays.

Thanks mate, I'm glad he's safe. The guy was already known by the police, but they didn't tell us for what.

[Cap]

Good job stepping in there. Today’s world is a scary place and it’s hard to trust anyone. That’s why I always carry on me, you just never know what to expect. Great job taking the initiative though.

[Syndicate]

Bastille the kid was lucky that you were there to witness it and protect him. I don't think anyone else would have stepped in to help him. Good on you, brother.

[asura77]

He was waiting for the bus to go to his soccer practice. A guy was standing next to him, acting strangely. I was watching from my window after hearing some noise—at first I thought it was just two troublemakers or something like that. The kid had his hood up, so I hadn’t realized he was so young.

Then the kid started backing away while on the phone, saying, "I'm calling the police, I'm calling the police!" I rushed downstairs and stepped between him and the guy. I was lucky—the guy was skinny, not very tall. My only fear was that he might have a knife. That’s kind of the trend in France right now. It’s coming from Africa / Arab countries—we hear about people getting stabbed almost every day. And yeah, the guy was Arab.

I spoke with the kid afterward—apparently the guy was asking him to "touch his arm" and had tried to grab him by the hoodie. I don’t know what was going through his mind, but it was clearly not normal behavior.

He kept getting agitated, so I restrained him, I wanted to avoid he attacks the kid, but he kept breaking free and I’d grab him again, and so on. People around us were calling the police again. The whole scene lasted maybe 20 minutes or more—no exaggeration. We were all wondering where the police were.

At one point, I lost my temper. He was threatening me and constantly struggling, so I threw him to the ground and gave him a (pretty good) slap in the head to calm him down. And guess who shows up exactly at that moment? Yep, the police.

So they handcuffed me. But thanks to the people around who spoke up for me, they took the cuffs off pretty quickly, and I didn’t get into any trouble.

Today was "easy"—I got lucky because he didn’t have a knife. But next time might be different. In France, we hear about knife attacks almost every day now. Sadly, even kids die—sometimes just because they refuse to hand over their phone.

A few months ago in Paris, a 14-year-old boy named Elias gave his phone to two teens, 16 and 17, who threatened him anyway. He still got hit with a machete and died. Violence is so bad now that even if you comply, you can still get killed.

The kid was nice. He was worried about me all the time, thinking I might get into trouble with the police. I told him it didn’t matter—as long as he was okay. The police said, "Thank you, sir. We need more people like you."

I'm not making this thread to show off either—I don’t really care about that. I just wanted to share, because it doesn’t only happen to others, and when it does happen, you need to be ready.

Maybe I was right in this thread 38

Stay safe guys.

good job stepping in im guessing its morocco?

[Bastille]

Good job stepping in there. Today’s world is a scary place and it’s hard to trust anyone. That’s why I always carry on me, you just never know what to expect. Great job taking the initiative though.

Thanks Cap, I'm also thinking about wearing some things on me, such as stabproof vest or shirts. Sometimes I have a knuckle on me, but it's not allowed to have this on you in France. Unfortunatelly, against knife it's the the bare minimum to increase your chances to stay alive.

Bastille the kid was lucky that you were there to witness it and protect him. I don't think anyone else would have stepped in to help him. Good on you, brother.

Yeah, unfortunately people are afraid to intervene nowadays. Today's society tends to deconstruct men and what makes them men, and unfortunately, fewer and fewer of them dare to step in during situations like this. But I think there's a growing awareness because of all the attacks we face on a daily basis — at least for me, that’s what made me change.

good job stepping in im guessing its morocco?

Almost, Algerian haha. They're the worst over here, and the problem is that due to some historical agreements (after the Algerian war with France in 1968), they have an easier time coming to France. They're not all like that — some are great people and well integrated — but when there are problems, it’s often the same ones...

[Jamika]

You said everything man, I agree. In France when someone kills someone, he goes to jail, and often for a "short" period of time. Most of the time they're out after 10 years or less because they "behaved well" in prison. And the family of the victims always say this : "He took 10 years, but our family member took perpetuity".


To be honest, I can understand sometimes, nowadays you can get killed for no reason. And sometimes when you protect someone and at some point you have to hit the attacker, then you could get in trouble for that. So people hesitate to intervene nowadays.

Thanks mate, I'm glad he's safe. The guy was already known by the police, but they didn't tell us for what.

You have to rearrange your laws man , killing must be treated harder than just jail

Btw how did you know he was arab ? Which country he was from ?

[Syndicate]

Yeah, unfortunately people are afraid to intervene nowadays. Today's society tends to deconstruct men and what makes them men, and unfortunately, fewer and fewer of them dare to step in during situations like this. But I think there's a growing awareness because of all the attacks we face on a daily basis — at least for me, that’s what made me change.

It's also the same issue that you had as well. People these days aren't afraid of stabbing or shooting someone. It happens all the time here and most people don't want to risk it, so they just let it happen.

[Dystortion]

A true hero on and off the site. I'm not sure many would do what you did in that situation give the rising violence across the world in general. There's been days of non-stop rioting here with many many many houses being burned down and fireworks being fired into crowds of people. Nonetheless, well done sir. That kid will forever thank you and remember you for what you did. No matter what could have ensued if you hadn't had intervened, as Ye said "I guess we'll never know"

[Astonished]

It's always nice to know there are still humans that will go out of their way to help others, in danger or not. Sadly a majority of things I see in public typically end between those initially involved and those around them spectating with their phones out. Obviously sometimes it is better to just stay safe, but I always have an urge to jump in if it means a better outcome. The town I work in is like a 50/50 split, half the people you see are minding their own business and the other half is people causing trouble and junkies, so I've seen most things you can imagine.

That boy will remember you for a long time, these things have an effect on others that can't always be understood, whether positive or negative. But overall, I'm glad you were not seriously harmed. You did a good thing and should be very proud of yourself.

[Bastille]

You have to rearrange your laws man , killing must be treated harder than just jail

Btw how did you know he was arab ? Which country he was from ?

Those laws are crazy man .. But the judges are in on it — they’re often left-leaning — and on top of that, there’s prison overcrowding (62,000 places for 83,000 inmates, and tens or even hundreds of thousands more should be in prison, but they’re left out because there’s no space). In French prisons, they smoke weed, they have Xboxes or PlayStations, and even phones. Criminals and delinquents aren’t afraid of prison anymore.

He said he was Algerian multiple times, it was like "You know who am I ? I'm algerian", bla bla ba

A true hero on and off the site. I'm not sure many would do what you did in that situation give the rising violence across the world in general. There's been days of non-stop rioting here with many many many houses being burned down and fireworks being fired into crowds of people. Nonetheless, well done sir. That kid will forever thank you and remember you for what you did. No matter what could have ensued if you hadn't had intervened, as Ye said "I guess we'll never know"

Thanks, Dystortion. I always tell myself that my skills should be used to help people online, and that if I’m a man, I should also help people in real life whenever I can. That’s how the world works — we have certain advantages as men that we can’t deny, but those come with responsibilities too, like in situations like this.

Crazy how the world is going, hope our societies will be healing.

It's always nice to know there are still humans that will go out of their way to help others, in danger or not. Sadly a majority of things I see in public typically end between those initially involved and those around them spectating with their phones out. Obviously sometimes it is better to just stay safe, but I always have an urge to jump in if it means a better outcome. The town I work in is like a 50/50 split, half the people you see are minding their own business and the other half is people causing trouble and junkies, so I've seen most things you can imagine.

That boy will remember you for a long time, these things have an effect on others that can't always be understood, whether positive or negative. But overall, I'm glad you were not seriously harmed. You did a good thing and should be very proud of yourself.

I completely agree — it pisses me off when I see videos online where no one helps, they just film with their phones to post on social medias. Damn man, that city sounds really rough. I'm sorry you're going through that. Wishing you all the best and hoping you stay safe.

Yeah, I’m also glad I didn’t get hurt. I was lucky — if the guy had a knife, it would’ve been a whole different story. I might see that kid again, he lives on a street just about a minute’s walk from mine, he was waiting at the bus shelter to go to his soccer training.

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Nice job mate. I had a similar situation years ago but with a an african guy trying to drag teenage girl to the beach.
I got stabbed in the arm but not so bad, the problem was already solved.

Nice one, Im happy to see people stand for others at risk to themselves.

[Bastille]

Nice job mate. I had a similar situation years ago but with a an african guy trying to drag teenage girl to the beach.
I got stabbed in the arm but not so bad, the problem was already solved.

Nice one, Im happy to see people stand for others at risk to themselves.

Man your story is crazy, I'm glad you were not seriously harmed, good job on this too, a real hero.

We need to bring back what men used to be back in the days, not what the "progressist" society wants us to become.

Good on you for making a difference Basti.

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Thanks mate, trying to "make the real life a better place" too.