Have a go ? No, thanks...

Ive never understood the mentality of " have a go hero's " This weeks local paper has a piece written about a woman who " tackled " a man robbing a shop who was armed with an axe. Why would anyone put their own safety at risk to stop a man they don't know stealing a few pounds from a shop they don't have anything to do with ? Who cares if he's robbed the place ? Just let the Police do their job. Why put your life in danger ? Of course its often claimed that the reaction to tackle a threat is a reflex one, and the person doing it doesnt have time to consider the risk involved, and if that isn't an example of recklessness then I don't know what is. Saying that ive yet to hear of anyone getting killed or seriously hurt doing this. Maybe the both the robber and hero are both in a state of automatic reflexes and they cancel each other out in an equilibrium ? Whoops, wrong blog !