Making the Decision to Intervene in a Crime

Have you ever been confronted with a decision as to whether or not you would place yourself in the middle of a dangerous situation in order to stop a criminal?  Are you one to try and break up a fight, tackle a fleeing shoplifter, or confront a person who was acting suspiciously?  There usually is not time in such moments to evaluate your own safety and weigh all of the possible consequences.  You just act on instinct.  For one man in New Orleans, this desire to do good cost him his life.

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