Summary
It may be the season of goodwill and new resolutions but sometimes even the kindest of acts can backfire. Tryst Williams recounts some cautionary tales of real-life Good Samaritans - and their really bad outcomes PEACE and goodwill may well be the buzzwords for this time of year - but the reality couldn't be more different. Frantic shoppers are lucky to make it out of town centres without being trampled, elbowed, or bashed in the rush for the final turkey.
And family get-togethers can be even less of a bastion of seasonal cheer as board games quickly degenerate into boozy expletive-filled feuds.See the full content of this document
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What Price a Good Samaritan?
But the spirit of the Good Samaritan lives on.
How else can you explain people's continued willingness to give blood in return for some squash and biscuits?For the majority of such kindly souls, carrying out an act of altruism becomes its own reward.But, for a minority of people, there can be a hefty price to pay for helping a stranger.At the lower end of the spectrum, we all know of a 'friend of a friend' who's been haran...See the full content of this document
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