What would you have done?

Many of my friends were desk clerks at the dorms, and the one thing I always heard was that if you're the only person at the desk, you can't leave. What would have happened if you had left, and something more serious, like a fire, happened?

The girls were in no immediate danger, the guy just had their stuff. I'd say you made the right call.

 

The fact that you posted this thread and are analyzing your actions shows that you are a very responsible young man.


BTW, I agree you did the right thing.

 

Surprisingly (or maybe not), it's exactly the same odds as a fire breaking out at any other time.

 

Sounds like you did the right thing. No worries at all. And you can only be a factor in your own behaviour, not someone else's. Otherwise, how else would you want it turned out? Non-violently? The guy would have been caught by you for stealing. What if he had a knife? Heck, for a $1K or $2K notebook, yea... he's going to run.

 

Very impressive actions taken. I thought in an age like this most would just turn there heads & choose not to get involved.

Good Job!

 

OK. We've established that you're a hero.....did you nail 'em?

DL

 

I'd probably go with C.

 

Brandon.

Right thing, your 1st responsibility is to the entire dorm.

Made the call, girls took chase, nabbed the bad guys all is well.

Oh, and how about an answer to Darth's question? Your actions should have at least been good for a couple of phone numbers.

DM

 

...and if you did, where did you post the pics?

 

brandon, it depends
a. what did the girls look like
b. did they have big jugs
c. was there booze and wippets in your room at the time
if you can answer yes to the above 3 questions, i would have invited them in , partied like theres no tomorrow and then posted the pics of the dorm orgy........

 

Wow, what a coincedence this came up. Here's my story, and what I did.

I work as a manager at a supermarket, in charge when the big boss isn't around. Last Tuesday I had just sat down, when one of our employes came to me and said he saw some junkie steal some frozen chickens. I have always been told not to chase these people, and just let them go about their ways. Well I chose not to, I don't know why, but I didn't. So I engaged in a pursuit, and caught the junkie. I escorted him to our office and sat him down, I asked a collague to call security, and so he did, while I was guarding the junkie. Suddenly he reaches out and takes a vodka that was on the table next to him, and starts drinking it. I get a little agitated and tells him that I've had it, and that is stealing, AGAIN and reaches to take the bottle from him, we get in a struggle and the vodka spills all over the place. I finally manage to wrestle it from him and turn my back to place it at another table. The junkie that attacks me from the back, and we struggle and fight quite a bit for some time, security still not present. I yell at my co worker, but then get's him under control in a choke hold. My co worker appears and we get the junkie down on the ground and literally sits on him. We call the police and they arrive shortly. The junkie is arrested, and we think it's all over. But one of the police officers points at my hand, and tells me my hand looks pretty bad. It then turn out that the ****ing moron has bid my hand hard, and has penetrated severely in 3 different places. They tell me to go to the hospital asap, and get a doctor to examine it. Well, I can tell you, that because I chose to chase this ****er down, I know have hepatitis, and is undergoing treatment. Luckily no HIV and Aids was transferred, but that could just as easily have been.

My point is, that I think you made the right choice, and these situations are extremely hard to deal with. When you are in the situation, it's so hard to make a choice. It's so easy to say what you are gonna do when you haven't been in the situation. When something then happen, you may act differently. I know I did, and today at work, someone stole again and I took pursuit. Nothing happened this time, and he was charged for shoplifiting, but he could have had a knife or something, and so could the guy from your dorm. These situations are difficult, and you seem to have kept your head clear and as someone else said in a post earlier, what if something worse happened while you were playing policeman. Good job

 

Don't quit your post unless properly relieved. Aka, don't leave the desk.

Call the Corporal of the guard in any case not covered by instructions. Aka, call higher or the cops if there is a problem.

You did the right thing, delegate, delegate, delegate. Who knows if he would of had a weapon on him. Your not there it enforce the law, your there to notify if anything is to happen.

 

Depending on how close he was, I would have sprinted towards him and if he ran I would have grabbed him. Then if legal, I would have searched his bag. If I didn't find anything I would threaten him within an inch of his life, never to steal, lie or tell anyone about this night. If I found the cpu, I would have bashed him good with it! Yeah, so you go to jail, yeah you wrecked the very item that you were searching for, yeah someone's hurt... be a man and live well knowing you whooped someone good!



P.S. If I ever need a night clerk/ security guard, I'll give you a call.
P.P.S. I probably won't even bash you once.
P.P.P.S Ok... maybe once.

 

First thing that came to my mind when you mentioned being bitten ... holy ****, that would be way too close of a call for me!

 

Well, it didn't even cross my mind until the policeofficer called my attention to the bitemarks on my fingers. In the heat of the battle I never even noticed it.. But just to make things clear, it wasn't a robbery, it was just a shoplifter. He just happened to be a junkie..