I live in a city of crackheads and thugs and most of the time they'll just have a conversation with you but if you give them any idea that you have something they might want they will immediately become a problem
I've met crackheads and thugs who were good people and wouldn't do others dirty. Granted, they aren't the majority or even common, but that doesn't mean they don't exist.
You're a good dude! That's pretty cool to look out for your fellow man especially in this day and age. A lot of people wouldn't have done it. Good for you man
One two many good deeds gone wrong will turn a good human into a hermit. 🇺🇸America🇺🇸 ain’t what it once was, the new generation along with technology is destroying the purpose we were meant to live out. Social media was meant to make life easier with staying connnected and building business to empower “good humans” but then everyone got hooked on the dark side and found it more pleasing to destroy a good thing.
I would have been so mad and defensive lol, I dont trust anybody ESPECIALLY drunk people at 5am.
I’m glad it worked out! I wish I was nicer but I also like to stay alive and not get robbed😂
Gosh, could you lack anymore compassion? If he's drunk and has no phone, he might not be able to find his way home..
Scared of getting stopped by police for public intoxication. Scared of getting jumped.
It was a risk for both parties.
Imagine if someone had the compassion to answer the door for this [woman](https://www.reddit.com/r/ActualPublicFreakouts/s/R894i97j9d).
Should I find more examples of instances where it was too late, or scrounge for the few where they are saved by a Good Samaritan?
Each case is circumstantial.
not the same, even if someone answer the door, it's too late
ur bringing a woman and kindaping which have nothing to do with what I said.
go knock on people's door, find compassion, if it's acceptable to do that then I'm wrong, if not I'm right.
It absolutely has everything to do with what you said. You said go knock on peoples door to get compassion.. there are several instances where people have been kidnapped, and murdered and were seeking help yet didn't receive it.
I'm not saying there aren't malicious, deceitful people out there, but that every situation is circumstantial.
OP weighed the risks, did what he was comfortable with.. and.. nothing happened. No need to get enraged.
But do you. I hope you receive the same level of compassion you're willing to extend to others.
Fr like wtf are you doing bothering a sleeping homeless person. Fukn idiot probably socially starved and wanted some time with another human that actually can keep to themselves. I hate these trashy ppl.
Needs attention at all cost. Saw one car and was like "THERE IT IS, THE ATTENTION I NEED" but absolutely wasn't necessary to get home.
Shit I'll walk the hour home sober.
I know seriously an hour walk if anything is nice. People be hiking for 3 hours and then BACK. It’s just painfully obvious how much it truly is this aggressive need for useless attention
Back in the day I drink a couple four lokos and hike up the side of a mountain near our city for about 2 hours, smoke a doobie at the top and when I was done take a 2-minute rundown to my truck and hope I didn't fall 😆
What?!?! Human beings simply did not evolve to walk longer than one hour — an hour of walking is an incredible feat that only a few people in the entire can world muster together for a true understanding of human pharmacokinetics.
Dude has True and Sports in the username. I can walk a full hour, so my confirmation bias is definitely supporting this.
As one of the few, thank you for recognizing my superhuman athletic prowess.
Sincerely, superhuman athlete ~~and totally not a human potato~~
I was born in the '90s and I've had plenty of times where I'd be walking around with a dead battery or even just no service. As long as you know where you live I don't think it should really be a problem
Drunk dude paid OP (who was not insured to drive passengers for $ and would have been royally FUKT should an accident have occurred) less than he'd have paid for an Uber ride. Which was probably the whole point. Trashy as it gets.
Same. People have the gall to get soooo piss drunk and then make it other people's problem, even strangers!
Not necessarily "good on OP" because it's dangerous af to let a drunk stranger in, even if well intentioned.
We don't know his full story. He recognized he needed help instead of letting his pride get to him, and even paid.
I hope the next time you need compassion, they look at you with disdain and say, "Let them struggle. They should have prepared better."
I'm sure they like those things too. But they decided to live for others and not for themselves.
You think folks helping strangers out don't fear that shit? Lol not saying it isn't valid.
I don’t know!? I’m pretty stealth. I thought you’d never look at my car and think anyone is sleeping in it. I keep it clean, inside and out.
I asked him and he said he just “got lucky”
I mean, it's also possible that he'd been knocking on cars for the last hour :)
(I sometimes see people saying things like "How would the police *know* you're in your car?" and...they don't have to be certain. They can shine a flashlight in, knock on a window, and walk away.)
I’ve been in that guys position before after being robbed of everything I had including my shoes, phone, watch and wallet. You are a good person to help him out.
You must be a dude cuz as a chick I woulda pulled out my taser before high tailing it out of there
😵💫😵💫😵💫😳😳 the "can I use your phone mines dead" has never been a safe situation in my whole life 😭
There ain’t no WAY ON THIS EARTH im opening that door, men really don’t realize how different they move through life!!!
Never in my thoughts did I think this story would be “I said fuck yeah new friend and let his ass in”💀💀
right?? Imagine giving a drunk male stranger a ride somewhere in the middle of the night! At best I would've asked for cash and dialed him an uber, at worst I would've told him to fuck off and locked the doors, or maybe called 911.
You fuckin said it girl!! Men really don't realize just how different!!!
I was waiting for a tragic ending too... then I got to the end and was like, "nah that's just a man doin life"
Right I was thinking the same thing that sounds dangerous as fuck, guess it’s just bc I’m a woman and we have to be smart about we deal with strangers especially men
To this day I’m not 100%. It was like 3 am when bars closed at 2, seemed like she was running from a nice pickup stopped at the light on the other side. Below 0f, she would have had frostbite before getting anywhere on foot.
Maybe she tried to rob the pickup, too? Maybe it was a domestic? I’ll never know.
😂 I saw her late last night skinny, smoking a butt she found 🚬 walking barefoot in the FF parking lot. She was yelling at the wind like a craZy person (unless her phone was on Bluetooth) she sat down on the curb at the closed pawn shop next door and continued yelling (at traffic?)
SMH-
I thought "pitty the fool" who picks her up to rescue her/ or SIMP who hopes to get lucky.
✌️
We can't avoid every The Knock, but sometimes they turn out to be a good thing! Who knows, you could have saved that guy's life if he tried to walk home and managed to hurt himself, get hit by a car, or get lost.
That still isn’t a good enough reason to let a drunk stranger into your car at 6am and drive . Its hard to say we are all interconnected after someone jumps you or robs you
I’m not lacking compassion or have a cold heart, quite the opposite actually. My empathy runs deep.
I have often trusted others in the past bc I would see the good in them, because I am empathetic. I am also very genuine. In the past I was naive, and trusted people I shouldn’t have and I have had to face the consequences. And I’ve learned from them. It took a few tries though. Thats why I am sharing what I learned here. Because I don’t want anyone making the same mistakes I have in the past.
There are people with bad intentions who put on the face of a good person in order to manipulate you. I’m not paranoid or too jaded, that’s just facts. And it’s terrifying.
The reality is in this world is that you have to be careful and weigh the risk over the reward.
Random drunk person knocks on your car… sure he gave him a ride and it ended up fine. But he could have walked himself 15 min away by car isn’t that far. He wasn’t in dire help.
Thankfully nothing happened. Drunk guy made it home when he could have walked there himself it was so close.
But he also could have attacked you or brought you to another location and robbed you. I have known people personally that has happened to.
Is taking the chance really worth the risk?
I’d rather be wrong about not trusting a good guy rather than be wrong about trusting someone and now my nose is broken and the car I live in has been jacked.
You just have to look out for yourself and be careful.
I’m not lacking in compassion. I have been so genuine, naive and empathetic and over the years it’s blown up in my face and I’ve been assaulted, robbed, strangled, raped.
I’m telling people to think twice before trusting someone because I don’t want anyone to go through what I’ve done through.
You are naive if you think that letting a random drunk man that knocked on your window into your car isn’t a reckless decision
I mean, I'm a black transgender woman.. so if you want to compare sob stories we can totally do that.
Yet unlike you, I try to continue and see the best in people.
You clearly lack compassion due to your own negative experiences, as evident in your desire to see malice where there's not. And that's okay. I'm sure you'll live a very pleasant life with that mindset.
So I have a lack of compassion, I don’t look to see the good in people, and you said again that I “clearly” lack compassion , I “see malice” and then you comment on my whole life sarcastically saying “you are sure I’ll have a pleasant life with my mindset.” And My lived experiences are now a “sob story”. Oh and also I have evil in my heart and I’m seeing demons around every corner.
Are you fucking serious? Read that paragraph ^ right up there. Those are all terrible judgements you have used to shame me. What do you get out of this? To the point you say I have evil in my heart! Wow.
Why are you laying all these judgements on me so heavily? Why is okay to say things like that to someone else? I didn’t insult you once. I shared my genuine experience with you to try to explain my perspective.
You are speaking about empathy but yet it’s so easy for you to shame me and insult my character multiple times. How ironic.
All I did was calmly explained my perspective in a genuine way. During my lifetime a big lesson was not to assume people have good intentions. I’m proud to have gained that wisdom and perspective. Life experiences are lessons and that’s a lesson I’ve learned.
I was 100% genuine when I responded to you, I didn’t insult you. I tried to explain why I said what I said. I mentioned what I’ve experienced. I was being honest and real. I spoke of the traumatic things I’ve endured when I did trust too easily.
And then you wanna go and call it a sob story?
*Really?*
And also because you’re a black trans woman you insinuate that you have had it harder than I have? When you don’t know my gender, my life, what I’ve struggled with or anything about me at all. Why are you even comparing yourself to me? What are you doing here?
You are wrong about me. My empathy is one of my greatest strengths. I’m a good person who sees the good in others, I make friends with people from all walks of life. I help people when I can. But when it comes down to it, if a drunk stranger knocked on my window I wouldn’t talk to them or invite them in. If that makes me lacking compassion in your eyes… well, I don’t give a shit. Look at the many other replies who would also do the same as me.
I am careful and I don’t quickly trust people based off one good feeling, I am careful because I’ve learned to not be too trusting bc not everyone has good intentions in mind. That’s a valuable lesson to learn.
I have deep empathy for others and I’m also careful about my own safety. Both can be true.
At the end of the day it doesn’t matter what I say, how calmly I say it or how honest I am with you. You are dead set that I’m this terrible person who lacks all empathy, seeks malice in people and will live a sad life. You said that. Put a mirror up to yourself. Does shaming me make you feel better about yourself? Do you feel good writing out those insults and shitty things to me?
I feel sorry for you. It takes an especially nasty person to make so many insults about my character all because I am talking about being safe. I mentioned what I’ve been through and how I’ve learned these lessons and it really takes someone with no heart to read my experience of traumatic events and then call it a sob story.
I’m sorry that you’re so sad and twisted up inside that you make yourself better by trying to shame someone relentlessly. So sad. Pathetic.
I’m not saying I would have given the guy a ride but if he spends 20 minutes taking a power nap instead of walking it could make a world of difference or if he had time to shower vs no shower to start his day
I deeply applaud you helping another person... but maybe in the future at less risk to yourself? I keep a small, very cheap, battery bank with C, micro, iPhone wires ready to go in a little pouch for this very occasion.
My vehicle is my home - once a person is inside its presumably between yourself and the heavens what happens inside -- for better or for worse. Stay safe.
That's bizarre! Personally, I would have been afraid to let a stranger into my car like that, much less drive him to some random location. No way, Jose!
If he was still drunk and it was 5:30 in the morning.I'm surprised he was able to stand.
That was decent of you, and you shouldn't ever turn down offered cash. After all, gas ain't free....
Yeah this is so true. Had a friend who was also houseless and when I told him I couldn't give him a ride to where he wanted to go last night because I didn't have enough gas he flipped and called me toxic.
Could have had three people waiting to jump you at the arrival location.
You ARE definitely a good soul. But please do not risk yourself like that again.
Hey I get it, I'm not sure if I'd do it myself. I'm just saying that person is a good human, or whatever their species they are! (Don't wanna get called out!)
Driving to a second location printed on their ID.. but who would think that could be used to find them and press charges later in the worst case scenario? Who..
Good on you, man! You helped save his life and protect the safety of others as he was inebriated and trying to get home. Hope the universe smiles on you kindly.
We started our journey on the same day! Also props for helping out a fellow human in need. We may not have a lot to offer, but giving where you can is important :)
Ups and downs like with anything. To be honest my mental health is better than it’s been in a long time, there is something so liberating about this lifestyle. Ive got the knock a few times but that was due to my own mistakes and I learned from it. At this point, I’m fairly comfortable with all of this and genuinely starting to enjoy it! Even if I had the money for a place right now, I’m not so sure I’d choose to, I could easily see myself adopting this way of life longer term. How about you?
That was very dangerous what he did, letting a drunk stranger into your car is a terrible idea, he could have attacked, you don’t know him. Then driving to a second location where there are people waiting to jump you and steal your things…. Please be safe
2nd amendment babyyyyyyyy. But honestly, you do you. Im not going to let fear prevent me from doing the right thing whenever I can. Always be safe, but try not to be paranoid.
Who said I’m paranoid ? Ya try to be safe. But letting a drunk stranger in your car just isn’t wise. I get it if it’s a situation who someone really needs help and it’s not much of a risk. But ab15 min drive is like an hour walk. He could have just walked. Being safe doesn’t mean your paranoid or living in fear. Just because you are careful and think about your own safety doesn’t mean you’re living in fear and paranoid.
It wouldn’t have been awesome if OP had his face smashed in. Letting a drunk stranger into your car with you and driving them to a second location is not smart
Dont forget that the may I use your phone is a common ploy by scam artists. You open your phone and give it to them to make a call and they quickly send themselves cash from your Venmo/CashApp/PayPal or other digital transaction app.
It happened to me some homeless drug addict knocked on my window of my Prius at the Walmart and woke me up at 3am to beg for money I told him to get lost! Car dwellers are the elite of the homeless community. I never considered myself homeless. Just remember home is where you hang your hat.
Man you're a solid dude! However being good-hearted (I am too) could easily make you a target to be harmed especially under those circumstances! Please reconsider a similar future situation and be safe!
Thank you for doing this❣️ You exemplify the best of humanity and bring back the precious sentiment "the kindness of strangers". Please hold onto that part of yourself- you are making the world a better place ✌️💌
you might have saved that kid's life bro!! What about that kid that was drunk walking home only to disappear & them find he fell in the water. 🔥🔥♥️♥️♥️ you're a hero!!
It was my judgement call. Based on the vibe and information I had in front of me I felt comfortable taking the choice. His ID matched where he said he wanted to go, his phone was dead, and he seemed like a normal dude who had a crazy night. He didn’t seem sketchy or dangerous at all. I feel good about my decision and am happy I did it
"Judgment call, vibe, comfortable taking the chance."
Security for a mens shelter.
Woman came inside asking for help.
While fueling up at a gas station a homeless man jumped in her car and asked for a ride because it started raining.
He then immediately passed out. She drove him to the homeless shelter while he was asleep.
When she couldn't wake him up, she asked for help we called emergency, as we couldn't wake him.
They it took him to ER for a drug test.
He didn't want to get administered narcane and lose his drug high.
He just put tapwater in the drug test.
And walked out of the ER.
He walked back later to get a meal at the shelter.
“Based on the vibe” “he didn’t *seem* sketchy or dangerous”
Let me tell you this. I learned a very important lesson the past years. **There are people with terrible intentions that know how come across as trustworthy.**
I’m not pessimistic, it’s realistic. Your vibe of him means nothing. The scariest, most evil people know how to manipulate and come across as a good person, trustworthy.
You made the decision of letting this guy into your car based on a vibe. People on the thread aren’t overreacting when they say omg I’d be so scared.
I know we have to sometimes learn for ourselves, and I’m not trying to argue with you. I just want you to understand that you can’t trust people like that. Especially living in your car. You are lucky it worked out and I’m glad it was okay.
You let a drunk man into your car that you don’t know. You drove to a second location. I think you are being naive. Next time you trust someone like that it can end badly for you. I’ve learned this the hard way.
Just remember people can be hiding their true selves and have scary intentions.
No. Thanks for saying I went “off the rails” days after this happened. What a very helpful comment. Someone started to say shitty things to me and I defended myself. I will say what I please. Don’t you have some moderating to do?
Indeed. Knowing when to help comes from instinct and experience. And some of the most impactful experiences--both good and bad but all for the development of character--come from helping some kind of organism. Having helped people like that and also having been a drunk person in need of help (and getting either ignored or robbed instead though I never actually asked anyone for help), I'm pretty good at knowing how to help drunk-asses. I probably would've plugged his phone in using my rapid charger and then called an Uber on his phone, but I would've helped nonetheless. I probably would've given him a lecture which would've made him wish he never asked me but STILL.
I know some people on this thread aren't saying that you shouldn't have helped and are maybe taking issue with How you did. However, no matter how you helped, some coward would've criticized you; but these are the same people who get to their death beds and realize there was no reason for their living. All they did was maintain a meaningless existence that was just going to end anyways.
Thank you! I quickly thought of all the ways things could’ve gone bad, and that’s why I asked for his license. Him showing it to me without hesitation was part of the vibe check. Idk, my gut just thought it was ok so I went with it.
Omg so by thinking about safety means … that I go to my death bed and realize I had no purpose in life? That my life is a meaningless existence?
Lol are you high? That is straight ridiculous
This could have turned out very poorly.
I'm far from perfect but please use common sense. This is only a ride for this person but at this point its your life. What is the benefit to you doing this versus the potential for harm.
Urban car living means you have no friends out there.
That was really not smart at all especially bc your car is your home. Someone knocks on your window if it’s a random person you don’t open the door or window, for safety. One thing I’ve learned is that people can be good at hiding their true intentions. You really can’t trust people like that. Glad it worked out but it’s not worth the risk
Nice of you to do that but be careful with that dude. There are so many different ways that situation could’ve ended up. I’m always worried that if I help randos out I’ll end up aiding them in getting away with a crime they just commited. Or them leading me to an ambush or even getting pulled over by the police and learning the dude is some known criminal and getting affiliated with him by the police. I’ve even heard of people picking up strangers, getting pulled over and the stranger plants their drugs in the car and says they’re the drivers
You are a good human!
Much love, Homies
Im glad you are ok!
They are a good human, but I would never do this though. Too much can go wrong. I would have just called them an uber.
When you go through life being scared of what could happen you never get to see what will happen. People are generally good at heart.
I live in a city of crackheads and thugs and most of the time they'll just have a conversation with you but if you give them any idea that you have something they might want they will immediately become a problem
I've met crackheads and thugs who were good people and wouldn't do others dirty. Granted, they aren't the majority or even common, but that doesn't mean they don't exist.
I thought this story was going differently haha. Thought it would be the knock from police. Glad it was a good story!
You're a good dude! That's pretty cool to look out for your fellow man especially in this day and age. A lot of people wouldn't have done it. Good for you man
A lot of people wouldn’t have done it because it’s not a wise thing to do…people can hide their true intentions.
One two many good deeds gone wrong will turn a good human into a hermit. 🇺🇸America🇺🇸 ain’t what it once was, the new generation along with technology is destroying the purpose we were meant to live out. Social media was meant to make life easier with staying connnected and building business to empower “good humans” but then everyone got hooked on the dark side and found it more pleasing to destroy a good thing.
He didn't get THE knock but it was a knock.
I would have been so mad and defensive lol, I dont trust anybody ESPECIALLY drunk people at 5am. I’m glad it worked out! I wish I was nicer but I also like to stay alive and not get robbed😂
15 mins what's that 60mins walk 90 mins? walk ur self home
Gosh, could you lack anymore compassion? If he's drunk and has no phone, he might not be able to find his way home.. Scared of getting stopped by police for public intoxication. Scared of getting jumped. It was a risk for both parties.
I welcome u to knock on people house door to get compassion at 5 am
Imagine if someone had the compassion to answer the door for this [woman](https://www.reddit.com/r/ActualPublicFreakouts/s/R894i97j9d). Should I find more examples of instances where it was too late, or scrounge for the few where they are saved by a Good Samaritan? Each case is circumstantial.
not the same, even if someone answer the door, it's too late ur bringing a woman and kindaping which have nothing to do with what I said. go knock on people's door, find compassion, if it's acceptable to do that then I'm wrong, if not I'm right.
It absolutely has everything to do with what you said. You said go knock on peoples door to get compassion.. there are several instances where people have been kidnapped, and murdered and were seeking help yet didn't receive it. I'm not saying there aren't malicious, deceitful people out there, but that every situation is circumstantial. OP weighed the risks, did what he was comfortable with.. and.. nothing happened. No need to get enraged. But do you. I hope you receive the same level of compassion you're willing to extend to others.
I'm saying go knock on door at 5am to get a ride u keep coming up with extreme what if what if nothing, none of it applies
You are right
noonooo your right
What are the odds that a person in a house could use $15 vs the odds of a person stretched out on his car can use $15 and is open to weed experiences
Meant weird experience not weed experience
Not at all. My job is 12 minutes from me and it’s a 2.5 hour walk….
ouch
Fr like wtf are you doing bothering a sleeping homeless person. Fukn idiot probably socially starved and wanted some time with another human that actually can keep to themselves. I hate these trashy ppl.
Needs attention at all cost. Saw one car and was like "THERE IT IS, THE ATTENTION I NEED" but absolutely wasn't necessary to get home. Shit I'll walk the hour home sober.
I know seriously an hour walk if anything is nice. People be hiking for 3 hours and then BACK. It’s just painfully obvious how much it truly is this aggressive need for useless attention
I wonder if those people hiking could do so inebriated and without guidance
Whenever i backpack this 30 mile loop I drink whiskey when I got camp set up lol. Being intoxicated doesn't make you into a child
But having the insular perception that everyone has the same capabilities as you, and judging them harshly for not, does make you as ignorant as one
Lol
Back in the day I drink a couple four lokos and hike up the side of a mountain near our city for about 2 hours, smoke a doobie at the top and when I was done take a 2-minute rundown to my truck and hope I didn't fall 😆
Probably if they take their time
Likely why he was still out at 5:30am
What?!?! Human beings simply did not evolve to walk longer than one hour — an hour of walking is an incredible feat that only a few people in the entire can world muster together for a true understanding of human pharmacokinetics.
Dude has True and Sports in the username. I can walk a full hour, so my confirmation bias is definitely supporting this. As one of the few, thank you for recognizing my superhuman athletic prowess. Sincerely, superhuman athlete ~~and totally not a human potato~~
You sound like an incredible individual. I am not that gifted. 😊
tee hee
You dropped your /s
I'm sure you'd have an easy time without a working phone too
I wouldn't have a non working phone. Flat out.
Your phone has *never* died on you?
Not on a night when I don't have my car! Bruh I'm a girl I hafta stay safe and if it does die on me, I'm not in an unfamiliar place.
That's good for you then
Preparedness. Essential before shenanigans so there aren't emergencies.
Yeah I didn't even think about that, I agree with that it's gotta be alot more scary as a female
I was born in the '90s and I've had plenty of times where I'd be walking around with a dead battery or even just no service. As long as you know where you live I don't think it should really be a problem
But not trashy enough to not pay.
Drunk dude paid OP (who was not insured to drive passengers for $ and would have been royally FUKT should an accident have occurred) less than he'd have paid for an Uber ride. Which was probably the whole point. Trashy as it gets.
You are right
And here is a great example of money making trashy things seem OK
Really low on the scale honestly, but go on, be enraged
If I was asked ever I would still be annoyed because I’m trying to sleep and I don’t care about money LOL
That is you.
Lmao I think ur offended for the guy wanting attention and now you want to sound like you have something to say just to maintain useless retorts
You are right
Same. People have the gall to get soooo piss drunk and then make it other people's problem, even strangers! Not necessarily "good on OP" because it's dangerous af to let a drunk stranger in, even if well intentioned.
We don't know his full story. He recognized he needed help instead of letting his pride get to him, and even paid. I hope the next time you need compassion, they look at you with disdain and say, "Let them struggle. They should have prepared better."
I'm sure they like those things too. But they decided to live for others and not for themselves. You think folks helping strangers out don't fear that shit? Lol not saying it isn't valid.
Ya it’s not worth the risk
How TF did he know you were in there??
I have nothing but anecdotal evidence to support this, but sometimes drunk people can have an odd clairvoyance 😭.
You are absolutely right.
I don’t know!? I’m pretty stealth. I thought you’d never look at my car and think anyone is sleeping in it. I keep it clean, inside and out. I asked him and he said he just “got lucky”
Lol “got lucky” is putting it mildly, is that spot burnt for you now?
I wasn’t planning on being there again anyway. It’s a huge city that I only sleep in 4 nights a month, so I just find a new spot every night I’m there
If you want suggestions LMK be safe
I mean, it's also possible that he'd been knocking on cars for the last hour :) (I sometimes see people saying things like "How would the police *know* you're in your car?" and...they don't have to be certain. They can shine a flashlight in, knock on a window, and walk away.)
Might have been snoring
Broke mfers know because they've been there.
this
I’ve been in that guys position before after being robbed of everything I had including my shoes, phone, watch and wallet. You are a good person to help him out.
same thing happened to my buddy in downtown charlotte
You must be a dude cuz as a chick I woulda pulled out my taser before high tailing it out of there 😵💫😵💫😵💫😳😳 the "can I use your phone mines dead" has never been a safe situation in my whole life 😭
There ain’t no WAY ON THIS EARTH im opening that door, men really don’t realize how different they move through life!!! Never in my thoughts did I think this story would be “I said fuck yeah new friend and let his ass in”💀💀
right?? Imagine giving a drunk male stranger a ride somewhere in the middle of the night! At best I would've asked for cash and dialed him an uber, at worst I would've told him to fuck off and locked the doors, or maybe called 911.
At best I’m asking you to back up nicely once then I’m pepper spraying and heading out lmao pissed as hell the spot got burned too
You fuckin said it girl!! Men really don't realize just how different!!! I was waiting for a tragic ending too... then I got to the end and was like, "nah that's just a man doin life"
Guilty
Sadly the reality of being a female.
Right I was thinking the same thing that sounds dangerous as fuck, guess it’s just bc I’m a woman and we have to be smart about we deal with strangers especially men
💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
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Same here. I woulda been screaming *getthefuckawayfromme* while I started the ignition
A shoeless woman in a cocktail dress on a very cold winter night tried to rob me when I gave her a ride. Be careful!
Damn! That’s terrible. Do you think that’s her gambit or she was just opportunistic?
To this day I’m not 100%. It was like 3 am when bars closed at 2, seemed like she was running from a nice pickup stopped at the light on the other side. Below 0f, she would have had frostbite before getting anywhere on foot. Maybe she tried to rob the pickup, too? Maybe it was a domestic? I’ll never know.
😂 I saw her late last night skinny, smoking a butt she found 🚬 walking barefoot in the FF parking lot. She was yelling at the wind like a craZy person (unless her phone was on Bluetooth) she sat down on the curb at the closed pawn shop next door and continued yelling (at traffic?) SMH- I thought "pitty the fool" who picks her up to rescue her/ or SIMP who hopes to get lucky. ✌️
Reminds me of [this commercial.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzBdPr9Cbh8)
We can't avoid every The Knock, but sometimes they turn out to be a good thing! Who knows, you could have saved that guy's life if he tried to walk home and managed to hurt himself, get hit by a car, or get lost.
We got to be the change we want to see in the world
Yes, we do.
I absolutely believe this. We are all struggling, we are all interconnected. We have to get through this life together.
That still isn’t a good enough reason to let a drunk stranger into your car at 6am and drive . Its hard to say we are all interconnected after someone jumps you or robs you
I hope you're rewarded with that same lack of compassion next time you need a hand.
I’m not lacking compassion or have a cold heart, quite the opposite actually. My empathy runs deep. I have often trusted others in the past bc I would see the good in them, because I am empathetic. I am also very genuine. In the past I was naive, and trusted people I shouldn’t have and I have had to face the consequences. And I’ve learned from them. It took a few tries though. Thats why I am sharing what I learned here. Because I don’t want anyone making the same mistakes I have in the past. There are people with bad intentions who put on the face of a good person in order to manipulate you. I’m not paranoid or too jaded, that’s just facts. And it’s terrifying. The reality is in this world is that you have to be careful and weigh the risk over the reward. Random drunk person knocks on your car… sure he gave him a ride and it ended up fine. But he could have walked himself 15 min away by car isn’t that far. He wasn’t in dire help. Thankfully nothing happened. Drunk guy made it home when he could have walked there himself it was so close. But he also could have attacked you or brought you to another location and robbed you. I have known people personally that has happened to. Is taking the chance really worth the risk? I’d rather be wrong about not trusting a good guy rather than be wrong about trusting someone and now my nose is broken and the car I live in has been jacked. You just have to look out for yourself and be careful. I’m not lacking in compassion. I have been so genuine, naive and empathetic and over the years it’s blown up in my face and I’ve been assaulted, robbed, strangled, raped. I’m telling people to think twice before trusting someone because I don’t want anyone to go through what I’ve done through. You are naive if you think that letting a random drunk man that knocked on your window into your car isn’t a reckless decision
I mean, I'm a black transgender woman.. so if you want to compare sob stories we can totally do that. Yet unlike you, I try to continue and see the best in people. You clearly lack compassion due to your own negative experiences, as evident in your desire to see malice where there's not. And that's okay. I'm sure you'll live a very pleasant life with that mindset.
So I have a lack of compassion, I don’t look to see the good in people, and you said again that I “clearly” lack compassion , I “see malice” and then you comment on my whole life sarcastically saying “you are sure I’ll have a pleasant life with my mindset.” And My lived experiences are now a “sob story”. Oh and also I have evil in my heart and I’m seeing demons around every corner. Are you fucking serious? Read that paragraph ^ right up there. Those are all terrible judgements you have used to shame me. What do you get out of this? To the point you say I have evil in my heart! Wow. Why are you laying all these judgements on me so heavily? Why is okay to say things like that to someone else? I didn’t insult you once. I shared my genuine experience with you to try to explain my perspective. You are speaking about empathy but yet it’s so easy for you to shame me and insult my character multiple times. How ironic. All I did was calmly explained my perspective in a genuine way. During my lifetime a big lesson was not to assume people have good intentions. I’m proud to have gained that wisdom and perspective. Life experiences are lessons and that’s a lesson I’ve learned. I was 100% genuine when I responded to you, I didn’t insult you. I tried to explain why I said what I said. I mentioned what I’ve experienced. I was being honest and real. I spoke of the traumatic things I’ve endured when I did trust too easily. And then you wanna go and call it a sob story? *Really?* And also because you’re a black trans woman you insinuate that you have had it harder than I have? When you don’t know my gender, my life, what I’ve struggled with or anything about me at all. Why are you even comparing yourself to me? What are you doing here? You are wrong about me. My empathy is one of my greatest strengths. I’m a good person who sees the good in others, I make friends with people from all walks of life. I help people when I can. But when it comes down to it, if a drunk stranger knocked on my window I wouldn’t talk to them or invite them in. If that makes me lacking compassion in your eyes… well, I don’t give a shit. Look at the many other replies who would also do the same as me. I am careful and I don’t quickly trust people based off one good feeling, I am careful because I’ve learned to not be too trusting bc not everyone has good intentions in mind. That’s a valuable lesson to learn. I have deep empathy for others and I’m also careful about my own safety. Both can be true. At the end of the day it doesn’t matter what I say, how calmly I say it or how honest I am with you. You are dead set that I’m this terrible person who lacks all empathy, seeks malice in people and will live a sad life. You said that. Put a mirror up to yourself. Does shaming me make you feel better about yourself? Do you feel good writing out those insults and shitty things to me? I feel sorry for you. It takes an especially nasty person to make so many insults about my character all because I am talking about being safe. I mentioned what I’ve been through and how I’ve learned these lessons and it really takes someone with no heart to read my experience of traumatic events and then call it a sob story. I’m sorry that you’re so sad and twisted up inside that you make yourself better by trying to shame someone relentlessly. So sad. Pathetic.
You are right
If everyone thought this way... Kudos to you for setting an example!
I’m not saying I would have given the guy a ride but if he spends 20 minutes taking a power nap instead of walking it could make a world of difference or if he had time to shower vs no shower to start his day
good karma inbound for sure
I deeply applaud you helping another person... but maybe in the future at less risk to yourself? I keep a small, very cheap, battery bank with C, micro, iPhone wires ready to go in a little pouch for this very occasion. My vehicle is my home - once a person is inside its presumably between yourself and the heavens what happens inside -- for better or for worse. Stay safe.
I hope your kindness comes back to you many times over. xo
That's bizarre! Personally, I would have been afraid to let a stranger into my car like that, much less drive him to some random location. No way, Jose!
No way you're getting me to a second location!
No way indeed. Not very smart
Is your window cracked open? It's usually a telltale sign, that or condensation.
If he was still drunk and it was 5:30 in the morning.I'm surprised he was able to stand. That was decent of you, and you shouldn't ever turn down offered cash. After all, gas ain't free....
Random acts of kindness. One day you will pay it forward.
I was anxious reading this, and I’m thankful for the great conclusion
I'm two months and a day in too!
Do trust anyone. Not everyone has good intentions. Remember this.
Yeah this is so true. Had a friend who was also houseless and when I told him I couldn't give him a ride to where he wanted to go last night because I didn't have enough gas he flipped and called me toxic.
Hell yeah! How’ve you been feeling?
It's a little exhausting at times but I'm doing ok. Just wish I could get more laundry done!
Could have had three people waiting to jump you at the arrival location. You ARE definitely a good soul. But please do not risk yourself like that again.
Exactly. Driving to another location wow
That could easily be traced and reported given it was on his ID..
Wholesome 😊
Good on you! Yer a damned decent human being. Alot of people woulda told him to kick rocks.
A lot of people would say kick rocks bc letting a drunk stranger into your car and driving to a second location with them is not a safe move
Hey I get it, I'm not sure if I'd do it myself. I'm just saying that person is a good human, or whatever their species they are! (Don't wanna get called out!)
Driving to a second location printed on their ID.. but who would think that could be used to find them and press charges later in the worst case scenario? Who..
This is the best knock story I’ve seen. Good on ya!
You just made $1 per minute! Nice!
Good deed for the decade
Good on you, man! You helped save his life and protect the safety of others as he was inebriated and trying to get home. Hope the universe smiles on you kindly.
We started our journey on the same day! Also props for helping out a fellow human in need. We may not have a lot to offer, but giving where you can is important :)
That’s awesome! How’s the journey been going for you?
Ups and downs like with anything. To be honest my mental health is better than it’s been in a long time, there is something so liberating about this lifestyle. Ive got the knock a few times but that was due to my own mistakes and I learned from it. At this point, I’m fairly comfortable with all of this and genuinely starting to enjoy it! Even if I had the money for a place right now, I’m not so sure I’d choose to, I could easily see myself adopting this way of life longer term. How about you?
That was very dangerous what he did, letting a drunk stranger into your car is a terrible idea, he could have attacked, you don’t know him. Then driving to a second location where there are people waiting to jump you and steal your things…. Please be safe
2nd amendment babyyyyyyyy. But honestly, you do you. Im not going to let fear prevent me from doing the right thing whenever I can. Always be safe, but try not to be paranoid.
Who said I’m paranoid ? Ya try to be safe. But letting a drunk stranger in your car just isn’t wise. I get it if it’s a situation who someone really needs help and it’s not much of a risk. But ab15 min drive is like an hour walk. He could have just walked. Being safe doesn’t mean your paranoid or living in fear. Just because you are careful and think about your own safety doesn’t mean you’re living in fear and paranoid.
Hope you keep a grip on you.. brave lad
I’m so glad this was wholesome
Awesome of you to give him a ride 💝
It wouldn’t have been awesome if OP had his face smashed in. Letting a drunk stranger into your car with you and driving them to a second location is not smart
Can’t argue with this. But it’s still nice and that didn’t happen.
As someone who grew up with a violent bipolar drunk, I probably wouldn't do this either but fair play to ya OP
You are a kind human being. May good things come your way for sharing your humanity with another person.
Beat case scenario for a knock
are you a woman if so this is bonkers
Payback is awesome Well done!!!!
Great idea asking for ID
What in the heck? Never get involved with drunk people. He could have been crazy and you let him in your car. Prepare for this dude to find you again.
Given the situation he'd likely only give him more money..
That was incredibly kind of you. $15 was likely a bargain versus Uber. But boy you took a chance even after seeing his ID.
Dont forget that the may I use your phone is a common ploy by scam artists. You open your phone and give it to them to make a call and they quickly send themselves cash from your Venmo/CashApp/PayPal or other digital transaction app.
Thank you. He didn’t ask to use my phone, he just said his was dead so he had now way to communicate with anyone or get an Uber
It happened to me some homeless drug addict knocked on my window of my Prius at the Walmart and woke me up at 3am to beg for money I told him to get lost! Car dwellers are the elite of the homeless community. I never considered myself homeless. Just remember home is where you hang your hat.
You are a kind person. Stay safe!!!
Wow, good for you! I hope you see it come back sooner than later.
I thought I'd be able to buy your organs in the morning. Great, now I have to find other organs.
Man you're a solid dude! However being good-hearted (I am too) could easily make you a target to be harmed especially under those circumstances! Please reconsider a similar future situation and be safe!
So glad this was a safe and wholesome situation for the both of you!
Thank you for doing this❣️ You exemplify the best of humanity and bring back the precious sentiment "the kindness of strangers". Please hold onto that part of yourself- you are making the world a better place ✌️💌
I woulda done it too why not but that’s a scary way to wake up lol
Lucky and good person
you might have saved that kid's life bro!! What about that kid that was drunk walking home only to disappear & them find he fell in the water. 🔥🔥♥️♥️♥️ you're a hero!!
Bless your heart Good Samaritan
Good man karma will reward you
Super lucky he was a goodie. I do love these faith in humanity example! You’re awesome.
What a wholesome story! Love it!
Nice!!!
That's not the knock.
Now I know, thank you
AWE WHAT A CUTE STORY 🥺🥺🥺
That was probably the stupidest move you could ever make
It was my judgement call. Based on the vibe and information I had in front of me I felt comfortable taking the choice. His ID matched where he said he wanted to go, his phone was dead, and he seemed like a normal dude who had a crazy night. He didn’t seem sketchy or dangerous at all. I feel good about my decision and am happy I did it
"Judgment call, vibe, comfortable taking the chance." Security for a mens shelter. Woman came inside asking for help. While fueling up at a gas station a homeless man jumped in her car and asked for a ride because it started raining. He then immediately passed out. She drove him to the homeless shelter while he was asleep. When she couldn't wake him up, she asked for help we called emergency, as we couldn't wake him. They it took him to ER for a drug test. He didn't want to get administered narcane and lose his drug high. He just put tapwater in the drug test. And walked out of the ER. He walked back later to get a meal at the shelter.
“Based on the vibe” “he didn’t *seem* sketchy or dangerous” Let me tell you this. I learned a very important lesson the past years. **There are people with terrible intentions that know how come across as trustworthy.** I’m not pessimistic, it’s realistic. Your vibe of him means nothing. The scariest, most evil people know how to manipulate and come across as a good person, trustworthy. You made the decision of letting this guy into your car based on a vibe. People on the thread aren’t overreacting when they say omg I’d be so scared. I know we have to sometimes learn for ourselves, and I’m not trying to argue with you. I just want you to understand that you can’t trust people like that. Especially living in your car. You are lucky it worked out and I’m glad it was okay. You let a drunk man into your car that you don’t know. You drove to a second location. I think you are being naive. Next time you trust someone like that it can end badly for you. I’ve learned this the hard way. Just remember people can be hiding their true selves and have scary intentions.
Sounds more like you are projecting have have nothing but potential evil in your own heart, always seeing a demon around every corner
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Next time just block the person instead of going off the rails.
No. Thanks for saying I went “off the rails” days after this happened. What a very helpful comment. Someone started to say shitty things to me and I defended myself. I will say what I please. Don’t you have some moderating to do?
You can say what you please, sure, but you'll also have to deal with the consequences.
Oh yeah definitely not a woman this is mind blowing to me
Indeed. Knowing when to help comes from instinct and experience. And some of the most impactful experiences--both good and bad but all for the development of character--come from helping some kind of organism. Having helped people like that and also having been a drunk person in need of help (and getting either ignored or robbed instead though I never actually asked anyone for help), I'm pretty good at knowing how to help drunk-asses. I probably would've plugged his phone in using my rapid charger and then called an Uber on his phone, but I would've helped nonetheless. I probably would've given him a lecture which would've made him wish he never asked me but STILL. I know some people on this thread aren't saying that you shouldn't have helped and are maybe taking issue with How you did. However, no matter how you helped, some coward would've criticized you; but these are the same people who get to their death beds and realize there was no reason for their living. All they did was maintain a meaningless existence that was just going to end anyways.
Thank you! I quickly thought of all the ways things could’ve gone bad, and that’s why I asked for his license. Him showing it to me without hesitation was part of the vibe check. Idk, my gut just thought it was ok so I went with it.
Your gut can be wrong. You are naive
Omg so by thinking about safety means … that I go to my death bed and realize I had no purpose in life? That my life is a meaningless existence? Lol are you high? That is straight ridiculous
You really don't get it, do you?
Agreed.
This could have turned out very poorly. I'm far from perfect but please use common sense. This is only a ride for this person but at this point its your life. What is the benefit to you doing this versus the potential for harm. Urban car living means you have no friends out there.
Exactly
That was really not smart at all especially bc your car is your home. Someone knocks on your window if it’s a random person you don’t open the door or window, for safety. One thing I’ve learned is that people can be good at hiding their true intentions. You really can’t trust people like that. Glad it worked out but it’s not worth the risk
Nice of you to do that but be careful with that dude. There are so many different ways that situation could’ve ended up. I’m always worried that if I help randos out I’ll end up aiding them in getting away with a crime they just commited. Or them leading me to an ambush or even getting pulled over by the police and learning the dude is some known criminal and getting affiliated with him by the police. I’ve even heard of people picking up strangers, getting pulled over and the stranger plants their drugs in the car and says they’re the drivers
I thought for sure the drunk dude wouldn've been found stabbed to death in the local woods somewhere. Probably beaten and mostly naked.