Good Samaritan beaten bloody while attempting to assist stranded motorist

quoted (after brutal attack): "If there was a blonde, half-naked chick running away from a guy with a chainsaw, I wouldn't stop,"

Good Samaritan won't help again after violent weekend attack
Canwest News Service
Published: Monday, January 14, 2008

CALGARY -- A Good Samaritan who stopped to help a man apparently in distress - only to be badly beaten before escaping in his car - said he's swearing off doing good deeds for stranded drivers.

Jason Brunelle was on the highway outside Brooks, about 188 kilometres southeast of Calgary, early Saturday morning when he saw a man frantically waving his arms beside a car with its emergency flashers on.

He pulled over ahead of the car. A man suddenly reached inside through the driver's side window and pulled Brunelle out of the car.

Within seconds, three or four people were beating Brunelle in the head and back with what doctors later suggested were bottles and lengths of metal rebar.

Brunelle, 24, eventually freed his left hand to punch one man in the face and kick away the others, then dove back into his car and sped to safety.

He suffered a broken nose and bruises to his back, and needed 30 stitches to the back of his head. He also lost nearly two litres of blood -- which would have been enough to kill him had he not reached the hospital in Strathmore, 50 kilometres east of Calgary, around an hour later.

Brunelle, still tender from the assault, said Monday he won't be helping people again in the future because he can't trust anybody now.

"If there was a blonde, half-naked chick running away from a guy with a chainsaw, I wouldn't stop," he said Monday.

"As callous and cold-hearted as it is to say, I just can't put myself at risk anymore."



source (http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=ba1c97b2-a93e-4770-a394-10e750353041&k=16436)

How do you let these assholes drag you out of the car. I would drive off and then run over them. Definitly wouldn't be the first asshole I ran over. The second if I only got one of them. When the others start running, start shooting.

Fag!

its easy to say "i woulda done this differently" but when it comes down to it, i'd bet you would b as scared shitless as he was.. No one could know what they would do unless they were put in that position.. talk the talk THEN walk the walk an see what you would do, THEN come talk to me......

What sucks is that muthafuckers like these ruin it for everybody else. People who are stranded on the highway/road and REALLY need help are the ones who are going to suffer. When I was at University of AZ one of my professors (fucking nicest guy on the planet, no joke) stopped to help a pregnant lady who was stranded on the highway. The old guy stops and gets out, and some other people come out of nowhere. They shoot him, pick his pockets, steal his car and leave him for dead on the side of the road like some fucking animal! Why couldn't they just steal his car? They didn't have to kill the dude. Anyways I'll admit it, if I'm by myself I don't stop for ANYBODY. I'll make a note of the highway marker/street and call the Highway patrol or police to report that someone requires assistance.

What sucks is that muthafuckers like these ruin it for everybody else. People who are stranded on the highway/road and REALLY need help are the ones who are going to suffer. When I was at University of AZ one of my professors (fucking nicest guy on the planet, no joke) stopped to help a pregnant lady who was stranded on the highway. The old guy stops and gets out, and some other people come out of nowhere. They shoot him, pick his pockets, steal his car and leave him for dead on the side of the road like some fucking animal! Why couldn't they just steal his car? They didn't have to kill the dude. Anyways I'll admit it, if I'm by myself I don't stop for ANYBODY. I'll make a note of the highway marker/street and call the Highway patrol or police to report that someone requires assistance.

Man that story is awful. That beats the thread article hands down for convincing me not to pull over and help out the seemingly helpless. Thanks for sharing, seriously. If my girlfriend ever asks me to help out some desparate,stranded person on the highway I'll tell her just why that's a bad idea.

I generally wouldn't stop either to assist a stranger, especially in bad neighborhoods.

meh, I think there is more to this story than we know, how did he get away from such a large number of attackers? I think this was a deal gone wrong...

I know the poor fucker that got jumped in this story. He's just a good ol' farm boy that figures doing a little bit of good in the world will eventually come back to help him out in the end.

And this is why, despite having a full load of tools in the back of my car and a half-assed idea of car repairs, I will NEVER stop to help anyone that isn't a blood relative or a co-worker in Calgary or the areas around it, shit like this is commonplace. Although usually it's guys jumping you to jack your car and take it off to the chop shop.

its easy to say "i woulda done this differently" but when it comes down to it, i'd bet you would b as scared shitless as he was.. No one could know what they would do unless they were put in that position.. talk the talk THEN walk the walk an see what you would do, THEN come talk to me......

Like I alluded to in my post, I have been there. I was at a party on night when a guy started talking shit while I was in the car. I went to drive off (to avoid shooting him) and he broke a beer bottle on the drivers side window and cut me. I then proceeded to run over his ass. Not once but twice. Fractured ankle in 3 places. I have been there and I told you what happened...

I always question when you see videos of people walking by while someone is in need of help, but this goes to show you that minding your own business may be healthier choice.