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Random question (not expecting expert quality answers here, but curious)
If you have only minimal first aid training and no particular combat training, you are in a mostly deserted area, and you hear a gunshot somewhere nearby but out of sight, what do you think the rational altruistic response?
Edit: In this scenario, you either don't have a phone, there are no police in the area, or otherwise "easy way out" are not available. You can choose to whether and how to help by yourself, and that's it.
Call 911 (or local equivalent) and ask what to do?
Additionally: Prioritize minimizing risk to yourself (and anyone else once you learn of their presence, if any) while grabbing any minimal-risk opportunity to obtain more information on the situation (e.g. seeing the face or hearing the voice of the person who shot and the person who was shot, if any).
Sounds about right. In the process of writing what's sort of supposed to be a rationalist parable, but the takeaway lesson is sort of vague and I'm not sure what to encourage.
Meant to specify that you didn't have a phone, or that you are in a place without easy access to cops.