出路

stupid people makes me angry

i was telling my colleague about the case i read in the forum where a man had an asthma attack while at a shopping mall with his wife. the inhaler he had was out and they were in a panic as he was turning pale and had difficulty breathing. they quickly ran into a pharmacy to purchase an inhaler but there was no pharmist on duty. the sales people at the store refused to sell the inhaler to him because he did not have a doctor's prescription with him and they cannot be responsible for selling him a drug that needs prescription. that man's breathing was turning laborious and every minute spent negotiating with the staff was wasted breath. in the end, they had to rush home for the inhaler he has at home, all the while risking his death.
the thing is that the couple were willing to sign a form or to write an indemity letter on the spot so as to relieve the store on any liability but the idea was still being declined.

my colleague argued that the staff are not wrong not selling the inhaler. she says what happens if after using it, the man dies.

i said, they were not taking any risk, i understand, but if the man is dying in front of you,
are you gonna just watch him die?

ok, let's say this man is your friend, your brother, your father, your neighbour,
will it be any different?
i bet you will risk your job to smash the glass and retrieve the inhaler if you have to.
of course i am being dramatic here but it is a possible scenerio.

singaporeans are know for their kiasuism and now i begin to understand the kaiseeism.

this reminds me of another case where a police officer refused to give aid to an injured motorist a few feet away from his police post because HE WAS ALONE and the standing order is that if you are left with one man, that one man cannot leave the post.
the passer-bys were pleading with him to assist but he could not step out.
i wonder if there was a fire at the post, will he have fled?
obviously you can tell me that is different as it is obvious danger,
but rendering timely first aid is also crucial!
it is not like asking you to leave your post to buy coffee.

走出去就有路

we are just so rigid to take a step.