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I was really sorry to read about the racial abuse you suffered, Melody. As others have said, I would definitely report the incident to the police. I would also make a formal complaint to the bank about the lack of assistance from the staff, and if you don't get any apology or response, I would change banks, and make it clear why you are doing so. A hassle I know, but I, personally, would do it.

As for stopping at the accident, good on ya! I remember many years ago my then two year old son fell while we were in town and hit his forehard right on the corner of a building. Blood everywhere, screaming child, and all these people just walking past staring. A guy on the opposite side of the road ran over, grabbed my shopping and said 'My car is just round the corner, I'll drive you to the hospital' He did, my son bleeding copiously all over his upholstery, and I never even had a chance to thank him properly. People like him, and you, are the good guys Melody, and Thank God for you.:D

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#1, Your a star, I hope your not too far behind me if I have an off.
#2, As all the rest have said, Don't let the small minded racist moron get away with it, it's people like him that makes this country crap.

:grouphug:Have some Huggs to make you feel better.

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Hey guys,

Thanks for the hugs

I wrote to the bank about a week after the incident occured, giving them date and time.That was three weeks ago and I've still not heard from them. As for going to the police, I'm worried about the repercussions. The moron probably lives in my town, so what if he tracks me down and finds out where I live? The mere thought of ever seeing this man again makes me sick to my stomach.

So I'll probably let it rest. I'll chalk it down as one of life's not so pleasant experiences. If I don't hear from the bank, I'll look into changing banks.

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well done for stopping in #1 , i cant understand how anyone can turn there back on another person, medical training or not, id help, its just the right thing to do
#2, i dont think there was much you could have done different, the bank staff definately should have though, if it had been a staff member being abused it wouldnt have been accepted, so it should be the same for customers, but i can kind of see why the other customers didnt react, most folks dont like confrontation especially if its unexpected, not much you could have done though, if someones mental enough to throw a tirade like that , whos to say that they wont resort to violence.

i think id be keen to get a response from the bank though as to wether they were going to take further action, they dont need you to be involved , if theyve got the balls they could just say they were reviewing an incident reported by staff and that XXXXXX is the result.

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I think your forgetting that people have their own circumstances that we're not aware off which can reflect in their actions..........



......These guys were obviously all *****s ;)


Bummer- but chin-up! :) one good deed stays with you far longer than a hundred bad ones :)

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Hi Melody

really sorry to hear abot your plight.

In situation 2 I'd have discreetly asked the bank teller to call the police as a crime was being committed on their premises. And as a customer, I'd have expected the bank to intervene to protect me.

In situation 1, I'd have done the same as you. If that was me on the deck, I'd be grateful. As a driver/rider/pedestriuan I've always done whatever I can to help in these situations - even if it's just using my phone to make the 999 call. As for those selfish idioys, remind them of the good samaritan, and to wonder whether anyone would stop for them if they needed help.....

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Thats pretty poor of the bank. TBH, now that it is a while later, it might be best ignoring it if you are not too badly scarred. Things like this happen to everyone at some point, you just have to ignore it and remember that you have three pages of thoughts and hugs from us and the man in question is a

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As a Police officer myself I would urge you to report it.

Even though I'm from a different area, most forces have a dedicated hate crime officer to oversee complaints like this, make sure you get the right support etc.

It would be very easy to track down this person, but there are procedures in place to make sure that victims personal details are kept secure and not disclosed to the defendant. IF and that is an IF in HUGE capital letters, he did track you down, again there are offences like witness intimidation that come into play.

EXAMPLE - I once helped a probationer colleague deal with a minor assault/public order situation and the resultant court case file. The suspect would probably have got a fine, and bound over to keep the peace for 12 months. This NUMPTY went and intimidated the witness to try and get case dropped, he wasn't laughing when he got 2 months for the intimidation, and lost his job because his employer wouldn't keep the job open.

DO NOT let these type of people win, I personally feel that if you do nothing you will be sending him the message that it is okay for him to do this and get away with it, at least to you anyway.

Enough of my ranting, but these racist TW*TS need putting down, for which I can recommend a good vet !!!!!!!!:smt066 :smt066 :smt066

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Melody I only hope that if I have an accident that someone has your compassion and stops to offer help; and that when that racist idiot has his that no one wastes time and energy helping him. The world needs people like you who are prepared to put other people first and it doesn't need bigots like him.

If you end up changing banks let them know why they are loosing your account; it might make them take more notice in the future.

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DONE

After much deliberation, I've reported this to the police. Hopefully now, I can relax and need not look over my shoulder as much.:)