I would at least get out of the way. Whether I attempted to rescue the child myself would depend on circumstances, including whether I knew the parent/child, how imminent the danger was, and how helpful I thought I could be.
For instance, let's say I'm in a coffeeshop, and someone's kid makes a break for the door. If I don't know the folks at all, and I'm across the room, I probably won't do anything. If I'm by the door, and it looks like the responsible adult will not overtake the child before the child reaches the door, I'd probably block the door, but if the adult will clearly overtake, I probably won't do anything.
If, on the other hand, I know the parent and child, I will join in pursuit and/or scoop up the runaway myself.
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Date: 2005-09-20 09:16 pm (UTC)For instance, let's say I'm in a coffeeshop, and someone's kid makes a break for the door. If I don't know the folks at all, and I'm across the room, I probably won't do anything. If I'm by the door, and it looks like the responsible adult will not overtake the child before the child reaches the door, I'd probably block the door, but if the adult will clearly overtake, I probably won't do anything.
If, on the other hand, I know the parent and child, I will join in pursuit and/or scoop up the runaway myself.