Bystander Behavior

     I am usually not the person to be a bystander, in fact I always feel as though I need to put my "two sense" in. Although that is not always the best idea, I can't help it!
     One night I was driving home from a Student Council meeting and I saw a girl about 15 years old walking home and it was reaching about 8:30 so it was beginning to get dark. As I was driving closer to her I thought about just pulling over and picking her up because I wasn't sure what might happen if she kept walking later in the dark. However, that quick instant slipped on by and I for some odd reason kept on driving. I thought about it the rest of the night in hopes that she got home safe. I felt bad so the next week I offered a ride home to a younger stuco member.
     Last summer I was walking out of Walmart and I heard an older man "call out" to me but I didn't respond. He continuously kept on talking and following me. I hopped into my car and locked the door. He ran into his car and backed out as fast as he could to get up behind mine. He followed me all the way down the main street as he made faces I could see in my rear view mirror. The weird thing is was that there were multiple families walking around and saw all of this happen and no one said or did anything. I called my dad and he told me to pull into a random neighborhood and luckily I lost him and was able to get back home.
      I think people at this age are still in their "cool mode" where they feel as though if they step in they will look stupid. Everyone wants to leave drama back at highschool so if they intervene then they are immature or are told to mind their own business. People need to get over this image because if not many bad things will continue to happen, with just one person stepping in they could save a life!