Photo by PoPville flickr user MARSHALL on H
“Dear PoP,
I was walking my dog around 6:30 this morning at S and 10 when I heard a woman start screaming, “Help me, help me”. Within seconds, 5 or 6 people converged on the woman: a contractor working around the corner, a man out for a morning stroll, a few neighbors popping out of their houses (including one who was in his boxers). Apparently a dog had gotten loose and attacked her and her dog. The neighbors got the dog subdued and the woman was safe. I don’t want to downplay the attack (it didn’t look too serious), but I wanted to give props to the neighborhood. Shaw doesn’t have the most stellar reputation but it’s filled to the brim with good people. Combined with the incident on S and 8 a couple weeks ago when a neighbor scared off that man’s attackers, it’s nice to see we don’t suffer from the bystander efffect.“