On Saturday I was at home getting ready for my fencing competition.
I heard a baby wailing somewhere in my block from my bathroom window.
There's a difference between a baby crying, and a baby screaming.
One is the sound you hear when a baby wants food.
The other is the sound of a baby in pain.
The wail I was hearing was the screaming kind, and it persisted for quite a while.
I was quite distressed.
Here's the thing:
It could well be nothing serious. Maybe it's just a normally noisy baby.
And my intrusion would be awkward. Un-welcomed.
But...
What if one day I read in the papers that someone in my block had abused their child?
How can I live with the knowledge that I heard the screams not just once or twice, but never did anything?
Let's say I decide to act. What should I do? Knock on their door? Call the police?
What would you do?
I heard a baby wailing somewhere in my block from my bathroom window.
There's a difference between a baby crying, and a baby screaming.
One is the sound you hear when a baby wants food.
The other is the sound of a baby in pain.
The wail I was hearing was the screaming kind, and it persisted for quite a while.
I was quite distressed.
Here's the thing:
It could well be nothing serious. Maybe it's just a normally noisy baby.
And my intrusion would be awkward. Un-welcomed.
But...
What if one day I read in the papers that someone in my block had abused their child?
How can I live with the knowledge that I heard the screams not just once or twice, but never did anything?
Let's say I decide to act. What should I do? Knock on their door? Call the police?
What would you do?
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