what did you do if someone ask you for help?

Sounds like you made the right choice. I have helped others that have asked, thing is though I would not do it alone. If I was alone I would have to tell them I couldn't help, for myself I would find a store and place where others are to walk to, to make sure I am safe. If your carrying a cell phone, make a call. One has to be careful these days with the economy the way it is. So many just trying to survive are trying to do bad things to feed their families, along with the regular thief's makes it hard to know who to help and who not to.

We are human beings and all of us are tied with this emotion. Though we at many instances don't want to help others we have to do. There are some bad men who try to be fool us on the name of help. But we can't deny that there are few good men who really want our help sometimes. I want to mention such a kind of experience with me. Once I was returning to my home after watching a late night movie suddenly to my great surprise saw a person standing on the road. It was dark and raining little. Believe me I was so afraid that I stopped there and thought that I will return and put myself at my fiend's house. But He called me , I hold my nerves and thought let me face it. When I approached the men he asked me the address of a person from our society. He further told me that he was his guest and came from a different town. So, I helped him with the address and returned home. So, sometimes some people really want our help.

That old man is a thief said the 4 people behind him and before reaching him he asked you for help. And if this happen to me and he need help, I will help if i can but only if i know that he was not a bad man. Helping those thieves to hide because they don't want to get jailed is wrong even he aged man. Yes we respect those old people but if they are committed crimes or sins against the law it is punishable and if ever it is not tolerated. WE will help to those people that really need help.

If someone asked me for help, I try to look closely at the person and see if he/she seems to be a safe person. If he seems to be honest I ask what kind of help he/she needs. If it is in my power to help him/her, I give it. But if not, I tell him/her directly. I too had experience that a person approached me and asked for money for her transpo. I gave her all the coins that I had. When I saw the same person asking another person, in another day, I knew then that I was robbed. But I did not felt sorry for myself or regretted what I did. At least I did what I think was right. But of course I learned from that experience. When a person would tell me that they are lost and would ask for money, I will just refer them to the police station for the assistance that they need.

If I am in the same situation as yours, I will not entertain him also. Yes, it's a MUST to help other people, but it should be in a GOOD WAY. If you helped him considering that he is a thief, you're wrong. You should help people who really need help for them to survive in life. But not helping those people who do such crimes.

i will ask him what kind of help he wants from me.. if its good i will help him, but if its bad maybe i will not help him..

Remember the good samaritan? all the best urban

well,If he does not explain what kinds of help he wants,I wouldn't HELP. he is a stranger,he is not my friend ;-)

It is very possible that the man wanted "help" to keep from getting caught by the police. One time my pastor heard a commotion outside and an escaped prisoner was running into a nearby wooded area. He was being pursued by the police and he was yelling at my pastor,"Help me!" My pastor yelled back, "No son, you need to get caught!"

Well,like in your situation i will also asks what kind of help he/she wants from me. It's so hard to guess what kind of help are we going to give to someone we don't know. As a human,the instinct is always there that we are willing to help someone even with strangers. But we must be careful too. Since we never them,they might be bad people asking for our help and in the end will put us into trouble.

hmmmm...it depends on the help pal. if i know that i can be the best of help and also the person is worth the help i would, otherwise i wont.

As a young woman, I would probably not get involved. Maybe if I had someone else or a man with me. In the end, you did the right thing since he ended up being a theif. You could have put yourself in danger. It is important to help others and be selfless, but it is more important to look out for yourself.

I would ask what he needed help with to begin with. It's not a good idea to accept a request for help without knowing what it is. It's possible that I can't help this person. I would turn him in if he was being chased for stealing, but if the four people wanted to harm him, it would be morally right to help the old man. Of course that would be hard to figure out in this situation but it's still worth a try.