Remember a few months ago when I wrote about the woman who was nearly beaten to death for telling a homeless couple to “go get a job” when they asked her for money? Let this be another lesson:

A group of north suburban friends thought it was funny when a man fell on the ice, but the situation quickly turned ugly when the fallen man drew and gun and shot one of them. [via]

We all like to channel our own Nelson Muntz from time to time, but when dealing with strangers it’s probably better to just keep walking if you’re not going to help.