The incident is very shocking undoubtedly. Having said that, I think, couple of tips would help us avoid such situations.
1. If the place is well known to us, where we go often / regularly, we should avoid accepting help from others and rely on our gadgets like White cane 2. If we are visiting new places, I think, an appropriate plan is essential, importantly, we do a thorough research on the place we would be going and it's environment. 3. As Austin mentioned, we should accept help from only one person, if that too is essential; we don't need help from more than one person. Thanks, -Srinivasu On Sun, Nov 20, 2011 at 9:01 PM, austin pinto <[email protected] > wrote: > what i do is i dont take help from a group of people if 1 person helps > me i take help but if 2 or more people help then i dont take cause if > 1 person trys to take something from the bag then v can cunfrunt them > easly but a group will b deficult to handel > > On 11/20/11, Amjad Ahmed Fitwala <[email protected]> wrote: > > Friends, > > > > > > > > This may be an off topic in the list, but I think this incident was > happened > > with one of my friend in Mumbai and after that there was a question in > the > > mind that helping hands are really beneficial or it may be painful at > some > > points? I could not reach at the right conclusion so I thought this topic > > may be discussed on the list. > > > > > > > > After finishing a journey, one of my friends left her train at Scion > railway > > station in Mumbai and walking on the railway platform. She found two > ladies > > offering her some help to come out from the railway station. Both the > ladies > > caught her from both the directions for providing a helping hand. My > friend > > was silent and started walking with them towards the exit door. She found > > that the ladies were trying to take her at the wrong destinations at the > > corner of the platform where there was no public at all. She was > desperately > > trying to take someone's help, but she could not found anyone. Both the > > ladies were still forcing her to walk with them at the corner of the > > platform. > > > > > > > > Finally, one of lady has managed to open her hand-bag and took two mobile > > phones and a huge amount out from her pocket and then she allowed her to > > manage with her own. Till now, my friend was not aware about her losts. > When > > she reached at home, she was very shocked and was just crying to be a > > helpless girl. > > > > > > > > She have lodged several complaints to the area police station, but still > > helpless to get any kind of support from the police. > > > > > > > > Friends, this incident was took place before a month, but the question > which > > generate in the mind that how can we trust on any unknown person before > > accepting his/her kind support or assistance? It may supportive, > > co-operative, but it can be dangerous and painful also at some points. > > > > > > > > Please throw some lights on this topic as it is very important and > helpful > > for those visually challenged persons especially the girls who are > > frequently travel alone in the big cities and towns. > > > > > > > > Amjad Ahmed Fitwala > > > > Cell: +91 9833762173 > > > > E-mail: [email protected] > > > > [email protected] > > > > Search for old postings at: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > > > To unsubscribe send a message to > > [email protected] > > with the subject unsubscribe. > > > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please > > visit the list home page at > > > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > > > > > -- > austin pinto > email [email protected] > alternat email [email protected] > facebook www.facebook.com/austinpinto.xaviers > orkut www.orkut.com/austinpinto.xaviers > twitter www.twitter.com/austinmpinto > > join me on google + > surch for +austin > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > [email protected] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > -- Regards, Srinivasu Chakravarthula - Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/VasuTweets Website: http://www.srinivasu.org | http://www.learnaccessibility.org Let's create an inclusive web! Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
