Friday night about 9pm i was picking up my brother, his girlfriend, & her best friend from his old apartment building. So we walked out the car & then this guy pulled up. my brother was talking to him so he told us to wait a min.. So we got out the car & i was talking to my brothers girl friend. Well this guy who had just walked up to me (asking me for a hug like all guys do & i said no) was talking to my brother as well.
Next thing i know i hear this girl screaming so im thinking that the guy that was just talking to me was hitting her or something so i walked to the area where i heard the screaming and i saw like 4 guys beating up this one dude. My brother walked toward me & was like get in the car. i was walking towards the car and i heard a gun shot so i ran in the car then a couple seconds another gun shot & then i was down the street. We went back, I took his pulse & i looked in his face, he breathed about 2 times then stopped. He died. Im taking it really really hard.
2006-09-18 05:05:11 · 9 answers · asked by sexylilles 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
This is on the West side of Detroit... Not really the "Hood" but mainly most of Detroit is Hood... no i have never seen anything like this before... My major is Criminal Justice in college and at this moment im thinking about changing it... It wasnt gang related either. Actually no one knows why the guys were fighting.. Everyone was laughing and joking one min and then the next the girl was screaming... I think im going to see someone and talk about it because i cant sleep now...
2006-09-18 05:29:30 · update #1
crystlizm... I did talk to the police and told them what i saw... which wasnt very much because i didnt see the shooter... i think i was the only one who talked to the police.. everyone is i think is a little scared...
2006-09-18 05:31:12 · update #2
I've stopped at accidents to assist anyway I can with injuries. Last time I stopped the guy was dead. I remember the same things you talk about above. I also took it kinda hard, but maybe its supposed to be that way.
If it hits you hard you know how much life is worth and how much some people don't even care. It really makes you realize all the greed and suffering in the world is so unnecessary.
Never forget it and when you have a hard time in life remember that experience and how it could always be worse.
2006-09-18 05:12:50 · answer #1 · answered by uranium9v 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You are not over-reacting. It will not be something that goes away soon--and that can be a good thing. The police will need clear information on who the killer or killers were, so try to redirect your memories to the other people present.
When I was in school, I used to try to trick my memory. Sometimes I could picture the page where the answer was, even tell you about illustrations on the page and where on the page the answer was located. But right where I would look, it was blurred and fuzzy, like I was thinking it was cheating so I couldn't have it. Then, and it sometimes worked, I would redirect my mental image to somewhere else on the page so the fuzzy part would move. It sometimes revealed the answer. Try, when the pictures come, to mentally play them over and concentrate on what was on the fringe, move your mind's eye to see those who fought the person and stay there, try to focus there.
2006-09-18 12:14:30 · answer #2 · answered by Rabbit 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This happened very recent for you and it WAS TRAUMATIC. How often (really) do we witness gun shots, screaming and death? It's not something you're going to get out of your head right away but talking to a counselor might help you "deal" with the images. I don't know --- I would be taking it hard myself -- and I'm 48 years old. I've seen a LOT in my life too. Hang in there -- try to stay away from the people involved in that mess (whatever it was about) -- they sound dangerous ---- gang related maybe??? That is never good.
2006-09-18 12:10:01 · answer #3 · answered by butterfliesRfree 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There was nothing you could have done to prevent it...any actions that you may have taken would have got you shot, and those with you....The images will never fade to black, you will always have them with you in some form. Use this memory to protect yourself and loved ones from the same fate...extra care everywhere you go. It is a very nasty world today, I have been kidnapped and shot twice in the head...for a long time, the horror of it was very close, but as time went on, the memory faded to a softer spot and no longer fills me with horror...but I will NEVER forget it, and neither should you.
2006-09-18 13:12:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would not be telling this story out-loud to anybody because some do gooder is going to report you and seriously you never know what can happen.
I could say it is your moral responsibility to......blah, blah, blah. But I will not.
I mean look, I have seen someone shot, I have seen so many people beat down, damn near dead, so..
Life goes on, really. I 'm saying, I am not cold like that but you see these images in movies and on TV. Its in our music and on the news that after a while you just grow numb.
You will never forget.
All you can do is try to make a better way for you own child. Learn from others mistakes and worry. Never stop worrying about the life ahead for your own kid.
2006-09-18 12:28:08 · answer #5 · answered by crystlizm 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
as long as your feelings about this incident are so strong it would benefit you and your future career to talk with someone about what you saw. past experience has taught me if you don't talk about it; it's going to come out in some way physically or mentally. good luck, i hope you don't give up on your future plans because of this.
2006-09-18 15:44:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm sorry that you witnessed such a sight but isn't this becoming a regular thing in the 'Hood'! It's something that other 'communities' find difficult to understand.
2006-09-18 12:15:13 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
iam sorry for the dramatic experience you went though. it may take some time to forget about this situation unless u consider to go to a psychologist
2006-09-18 12:08:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
was this in the ghetto?
2006-09-18 12:15:57 · answer #9 · answered by leavemethefreakalone 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋