James Van Ivere is a man that got involved. Maybe a little too involved. He was arrested and charged, while the real doofus in this story walked away with a stupid grin on his face.  Hey dude, turn your porn down, will ya?

On the other side of the coin is the case of Angel Arce Torres of Hartford, CT. This video has been shown on multiple news sources today, and it sickens me that people could so callously stand by and watch someone suffer.

This story from last year encourages what they call "Active Bystanders". In a college dorm, students were asked what they would do if they saw somebody scrawling "FAGS DIE" on a gay student's dorm room. Their answers changed significantly when the scenario involved a good friend.

Where do you stand? Would you take a risk, a few minutes out of your busy day, and get involved to help a total stranger? I hope so.