Braylon Edwards Says People Should Always Help Break Up Altercations On 'Don't @ Me with Dan Dakich'
Braylon Edwards And Dan Discuss The Issue Of People Always Wanting To Record Incidents Instead Of Intervene
Former NFL wide receiver Braylon Edwards spoke about the importance of intervening in physical altercations on "Don’t @ Me with Dan Dakich."
Less than two weeks ago, Edwards went to the YMCA in Farmington Hills, MI, when something out of the ordinary took place in the men's locker room.
"I walk into the locker room after work, and basically, I hear about four rows behind me arguing about music and how it was being played too loud," he said. "So I’m not paying attention, and I was just minding my business."
But shortly after hearing the argument, he could no longer afford to mind his own business, because a 25-year-old man eventually started assaulting an elderly man.
"The noise escalates, and then you can hear some pushing and shoving, so you know what fighting sounds like. But once I hear a thud, that’s when I got up and turned around."
Edwards eventually intervened, which doctors said helped save the man’s life.
Edwards Said That Bystanders Should Find Ways To Break Up Fights
As Edwards was recounting the situation with Dakich, he mentioned that not many people today do the same thing he did. He said that people often spend more time capturing any physical altercation on their phones, which he said frustrates him.
"We live in this era now where everyone is recording, everyone is watching the situation take place. It really gets on my nerves," Edwards said. "So to be in a situation where I had a chance to act, and I could (do) exactly what I wanted other people to do, I think that also played into it."
Edwards (seen here with the Jets in 2012) said that people should always look to intervene during altercations instead of recording the incident. Mandatory credit: Don McPeak-USA TODAY Sports
Dakich agreed with Edwards and said that simply watching something unfold makes no sense. Edwards expounded on this point and said that spectators who don’t intervene often make the situation worse than the people involved.
"The people that watch are a lot of times worse than the people that are doing whatever it actually is, because you have a chance to help a situation, maybe not even be as bad of a situation as it turns into. That’s why (when) I got an opportunity, I wasn’t going to watch."