Would You??

No, my political views are the only smart ones. Okay actually I would, but it would depend what the views were and how far she tended to stray from common sense.

Keep it going.

There are some key issues that I would prefer the person I am with be on the same page as me but outside of that I wouldn't be deterred if we had opposing opinions.

If you were driving across a bridge and saw someone who looked like they were going to jump would you stop your car and try to prevent them?

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Yes, I'd ask how they were doing and talk a little anyway. A Japanese lady did that for me on an enormous suspension footbridge over a gorge in Japan (I wasn't going to jump, I was just staring into the void) and I appreciated it. Her English was limited ("Excuse me, are you a mother in America? Does she wishing to see you soon? Are you happy here?"--that kind of thing. I gave her a big smile and told her I was fine. I'd do the same for someone else (although I would probably call 911 first).

Same question (and how exactly would you handle it)?

A friend once talked me out of suicide and I would gladly try to talk anyone else out of it. Most people want to be talked out of it. Of the people that survived jumping from The San Francisco Bay Bridge or Brooklyn Bridge, most say they regretted jumping the instant it was too late to go back.

Would you step in front of a friend who was being threatened with death?

I'd step in front of a bullet for my wife. Otherwise I'd be inclined to call 911 and see if I could help deescalate the situation. But if someone were actually attacking a friend, of course I'd help defend him.

If you lived in state with a stand-your-ground law, and you were carrying a concealed pistol, and somebody jumped you with brass knuckles, would you shoot him?

Definitely, not even a question. I have no idea if this assault will leave me dead, crippled or disfigured and his life isn't worth much if he's jumping random people with potentially deadly weapons.

Same question.

Yeah, you can kill a guy with brass knuckles, so I wouldn't debate it too long.

Would you spend the night with a really sexy woman who raised alligators in Florida, even though there were alligators all over the property, and she wanted to make love in the swamp?

Just how sexy are we tal... Wait, no, definitely no.

Would you try to stop a guy next to you on the bus from decapitating someone across the aisle or would you run out of the bus in a panic when you saw the attack?

Now that would be interesting to see. That is a tough one, I am usually not too keen on endangering myself for random strangers. But if I felt confidant I could stop it then I might, I don't think I would run off the bus.

If you saw a couple fighting and it seemed to be escalating to the point that it might become physically violent would you attempt to intervene?

Wise choice, Clopin. She was a goddess, but making love in a swamp is just gross.

I'd try to get the big guys to help me charge and pin him until the cops showed up. Some fairly frail looking Taipei folks did something similar once (with umbrellas, yet), so how hard could it be?

You are walking through the most dangerous neighborhood in town when you hear a woman's screams coming from what appears to be a rowdy strip club. Do you go in and see what's shakin'?

Oh sorry, DM. Yeah, just like the other, I'd call 911, then try to deescalate things. But I would seek to avoid a confrontation.

My question now. :)

If I had a gun, sure, otherwise I am physically not much use and getting myself killed or hurt for nothing is pretty pointless. I would call 911 though.

Would you take my word for it if I said David Foster Wallace isn't worth reading?

911 and no walking into dangerous joints with a gun.

Actually yes, but I'd find someway to confirm it if I were ever tempted to read him.

Would you get serious about a woman who asked her cat questions more than 10 times per hour?

I do talk to my cat and other pets and I do ask them questions but I am not that obsessive about it. More than 10 times an hour would probably drive me insane.

Would you get involved with a woman who had one bedroom dedicated to her doll collection?