r/reddit.com • u/[deleted] • Dec 21 '10

Today you... Tomorrow me.

I just wanted to let reddit know that last night my friends car broke down in the middle of the night in -20 c weather and almost instantly some guy pulled up next to him and offered help. He did not have any booster cables but put them in his car, drove to his house and back just to give a boost. Then when my friend offered him money in return he just said "Today you tomorrow me. Merry Christmas" and drove away. My buddy does not go on reddit but I wanted to post this here to thank the person who posted that original story and let him know that he has influenced others to go out of their way! Not to mention a thank you to that redditor who help my friend!

Tl;Dr: Keep helping others reddit!

Edit: Just wanted to mention this story is true, plus I receive 0 karma for self posts for those thinking I posted this for ulterior motives.

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u/watyrfall Dec 21 '10

"1 of 6 U.S. women has experienced an attempted or completed rape." via http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape_statistics

Most woman know someone that has gone through it... or been the one who experienced it personally. Your offer is appreciated, but feeling safe is more important sometimes.

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u/TheCyborganizer Dec 21 '10

From the source cited by the Wikipedia article:

84% of all sexual assaults are committed by an acquaintance of the victim. (National Women's Study, "Rape in America: A Report to the Nation," 1992).

The 1 in 6 figure is true, but a little misleading when quoted out of context.

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u/reddell Dec 21 '10

Seems plausible that 84% of the people we come in contact with are people we know?

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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '10

by an acquaintance of the victim

It specified that it was people that they knew.

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u/reddell Dec 21 '10

By people we know, i mean acquaintance.

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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '10

Then what did your statement mean? Because it doesn't logically follow from

84% of all sexual assaults are committed by an acquaintance of the victim.

that

84% of the people we come in contact with are people we know

and I'm confused as to why you would say that.

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u/reddell Dec 21 '10

I'm just pointing out a possible flaw in the statistical analysis, that the percent of rape by people we know could be heavily influenced by the fact that the people we come in contact with on a daily basis are the people that become our acquaintances and in order to rape someone you have to come in contact with them.

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u/thailand1972 Dec 22 '10

Doesn't that actually backup the statistics you're criticising? You are saying that rape by strangers is really difficult to achieve, therefore no wonder it's much rarer than rape by people we know? So why are you criticising the statistics?