Nearly naked rape victim left outside as frightened homeowners call 911

[Ronin13]

This whole scenario and discussion kind of reminds me of the Kitty Genovese ordeal... The article never said anything about the attacker being present at the home- just said the girl got away and went to a house for help... In that scenario, I would arm myself, call 911, and probably try to help the girl- but would remain cautious in case it's a set up. Then again, I have my brother to back me up and he can be armed to the teeth in a moment's notice. I understand the what-ifs, and that's fun, but in real life you have to judge the situation, you can't just say "I'd do this"- too many variables, I'm simply stating that I would much rather help, in case it's the real deal and not some ploy. Burke put it best "Evil triumphs when good men do nothing." However, I would consider protection of your family and a call to 911 doing something... not pussy, just erring on the side of caution. I don't have kids though so I can't really blame someone for putting their children before being a good Samaritan. But for me, what I'd do, most likely would involve help rather than suspicion, but that's because I live in Evergreen, and this kind of thing hardly ever happens, and it's even less likely to be some gangland feint attempt at a strong arm home invasion.

ETA: I have two mitigating factors though in my case- I live across the street from a firefighter, have a guy down the street who has guns, and I'm less than a mile from both a fire station, ambulance barn, and JCSO mountain precinct, the response time would be next to nothing here.