[maximilianroos]

I'm all for building apps to solve problems, but I would really encourage folks to ask people politely to do what you want them to do, rather than having an app do it for you.

You can just ask people for things! And you will become a better person for it.

[dartharva]

Asking people publicly tends to challenge their ego and bring up defensiveness. It would fail a lot more than subtle manipulation like this, and instead bring additional confrontation.

[tintor]

What is impressive in the video is two guys stepping in to help.

[anigbrowl]

He was not beaten to death, liar. He shouldn't have been punched, but there is no need to just make stuff up.