Would you back someone up in a time of danger?

London buses - en.wikipedia.org

​ A news story from London today, gave me goose bumps. A stranger stepped in to help a woman who was being assaulted on a bus.

Now, she wants to thank him.

In a Facebook post which has been shared more than 16,000 times, the UK woman did not describe the details of the assault but wrote: "Thank you for saying something when that man attacked me. Thank you for insisting that it was not acceptable [...] You said, 'She could be your sister. She is someone's sister,' and in doing so you made me a person. You made us a community.

"I thank you not just because you stood up for me, or because you made me feel safe, but because on your transit home - in this big, potentially anonymous city - you humanised assault. You didn't turn away. You took a stand.

"Because you are right. I am someone's sister. We all are. And us kids should all stand up for each other."

In Britain, ninety per cent of women have experienced a form of street harassment before the age of 17, according to a recent international survey carried out by Cornell University and anti-harassment campaign group Hollaback! This was higher than the international average of 84 per cent. Source: Independent.

I'd like to think we would all do the same thing—step in and make a difference when we see something that isn't right. Even little old ladies like me, waving my stick. If one person takes a stand, others would join in. We should yell and shout, call for the police, do anything to stop attacks on defenceless young women.

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The wonderful blues song, "Let's Stick Together" or "Let's Work Together" as it was subsequently titled, was released in 1962. In 1969–1970, the song became a hit for the songwriter Harrison and has been recorded by a variety of artists, including Bryan Ferry and Canned Heat, who had chart successes with the song.
An excerpt from Let's Work Together:

Together we'll stand
Divided we'll fall
Come on now, people
Let's get on the ball
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And work together
Come on, come on
Let's work together
Now, now people
Because together we will stand
Every boy, every girl and man

​I know—If we intervene in an attack, we might get hurt. But, let's stick together.

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