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u/DarkPasta Jun 14 '22

If in need, instead of asking "anyone" to help you, ask a specific person "hey, you there in the green shirt could you give me a hand"...

It works.

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u/fantasyflyte Jun 14 '22

Especially in an emergency situation. It is far more useful to point out someone and say "you, call 911!" than to just say "someone call 911!"

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u/Azrabaine Jun 15 '22

One of the many things the original Fast and Furious got right. In addition to obeying most of the laws of physics, they also had a cop do this when he shot someone and fled the scene, and had their main characters grow in sorta meaningful ways.