Erm...What You Get Is What You Deserve?

[Cpt. Overkill]

This reminds me of a kid who died in middle school. The kid had tortured my younger brother for two years straight, and everyone got mad and my brother and I for not caring about the situation.

[Cpt. Overkill]

But, dude, someone died. I mean, you can't get horribly sad when someone dies in the world, or you wouldn't be able to live your life. But to say you don't care at all, that's a bit extreme.

No, people were jumping on me because I wasn't sad about it. I wasn't wishing death upon them or something, I wouldn't want him to die, I just wasn't sad.

I worded my original post wrong.

[moose39]

There is a few people I wouldn't try to help.

I feel the same way. There are people that I wouldn't try to help.

I'm a nice guy, but I'm not nice enough to help someone that hates me and vice versa.

And I'm hated by a lot of people.

[DarkEternal37]

As far as common courtesy goes, I don't think people should openly wish ill will on someone. However, the returning kindness theory is really weak at best unfortunately. I will share a very current story of mine to provide an example.

I recently got a new job. It's a considerable bump in pay and that's one of the two main reasons I took it (the other being horrible management and that actually comes into play here.) It's not like I've been prancing around rubbing it in people's faces.

Naturally, I quit my other job. Gave my two weeks notice and what not. At the previous job, there were two people up for promotion. I will name them, since none of you know them and that way you can differentiate between them as the story goes forward. Joe and Bruce. I met both of them through the job, but I'm only really friends with Joe. I wouldn't say I dislike Bruce, but he's not the type of person I'd usually associate with outside of work. At work, he's largely fine though.

Up til about 4 weeks ago, both of them were vying for a promotion that only one could earn. I whole-heartedly believe that Joe deserved it, not because we're friends but because he's just a better overall employee (not occasionally rude to customers, presents himself in a neater manner, etc.) Three weeks ago, Joe was informed he was getting the promotion.

Shortly, everyone in the store knew except for Bruce which I didn't feel was right. Bruce was still working his ass off trying to impress the management for this job. Now I'm not saying he should stop working hard cause he can't get the promotion, but still he was being a bit strung out. Three weeks went by and he didn't know until a third co-worker told him. He didn't feel it was right that he was the only one not to know. This was a failure of management cause the management should be the ones to notify him. Unfortunately, our manager is a spineless fool who would be completely lost without his two assistant managers. I digress.

Bruce had been understandably upset and somewhat somber. He decided he'd just keep working hard and that was a good attitude. We all showed support for him, myself included, cause all though he didn't deserve the promotion, he didn't deserve to get hung out to dry like he did.

So this kindness that I'm showing to him should be paid back in kind right? Not so much. Apparently, yesterday he was telling people that he hoped I failed at my new job and had to come crawling back. Sure, we aren't really friends but is that something to say about someone? Especially someone who has wronged you in no way?

Just my tl:dr version of saying that not everyone is deserving of common courtesy. And it is definitely unfortunate.

[AKALink]

That is why I try to be friends to everyone.

[Baanu_Rass]

Last year, kids made these things called "hornets" which were really oddly folded pieces of paper in a V shape and shot them out of rubber bands. One kid got mobbed: Shot in the nuts, both eyes, and neck. All 3 kids who shot him were suspended a semester. Poor kid, those things hurt on the arm.

We did that in grade 8. I developed some truly nasty ones that used paper clips. However, there was a strict code against using them out of class. All the fun was getting away with it during class.


If I saw someone having a seizure after work today I probably wouldn't have helped them. I was just too angry at all our stupid customers to care about anything else.

However, I would regret it later.

[xXjAmEZXx]

i used to be bullied alot by this kid who didnt even know me and he stopped after he got attacked by a dog and needed surgery. he got what he deserved and i dont feel bad for him.

[Zeleii]

Yeah, that's really terrible. Maybe I just have a lot of empathy for people, but if I saw anyone at all in a situation like that, I'd do anything I could to help.

It's known as you respect people.

Despite disliking someone, it's only polite to show at least a slight shred of respect for them especially when they fall ill or get hurt

[Fausttt]

this reminds me of:

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/cri...t.and.run.wtnh

and really makes me sad for future generations. I don't care how bad someone tormented you, if you stand by and watch them have a seizure and not help, you are just as much of a d**k as them. If someone was already attending them and you weren't needed, that is one thing, but if they have not gotten help yet and you CAN help. . .then you should.

[leftover_crack]

Last year, kids made these things called "hornets" which were really oddly folded pieces of paper in a V shape and shot them out of rubber bands. One kid got mobbed: Shot in the nuts, both eyes, and neck. All 3 kids who shot him were suspended a semester. Poor kid, those things hurt on the arm.

here people call them v darts and the new thing to make are pen guns with axe, 2 thumb tacks, a pen, a 9 volt battery, 2 copper wires and it can shoot airsoft pellets, i made a bigger one out of a candy cane xmass decoration