What would you do if you saw this

If you were getting vibes that something was wrong then follow your instincts.

Life is not like it was. He could easily have pulled a knife on you. You did the right thing. Don't lose sleep.

You did the right thing I’ve done exactly the same thing In the past...much to husbands chagrin.... I take no notice at all of mens approbation , and just get on with doing what’s right!

I once saw two men chasing a third as I was walking home from work through a local park. They caught up with him and started hitting him. I didn't think twice. In my best 'Dinner lady' voice I ordered them to stop it! They were so shocked they did! Then one of them said 'You don't know what he has done' to which I replied 'I don't care! Two on to one is not ok" Sort it out like grown ups! And went on my way. Afterwards I got a bit shakey when I realised it could have turned out worse!

Many people would have walked past and pretended they hadn't noticed. It's good that you were concerned about the lady involved. However, it is always better not to interfere as you may be putting yourself at risk. You called the police, which was the right thing to do.

If only we had bobbies on the beat again!

You did the right thing

I think you did the correct thing well done to you. I wouldn’t have left it either, I would have reported it

EllanVannin How do you know that the man and young woman were a warring couple? Could have been a pimp and a girl forced into prostitution, a stalker, an ex-partner harassing her.
I think you are wrong about the Police who no longer think in terms of 'its just a domestic'. Most forces have dedicated units to deal with these crimes. The officers in these units have had specialised training and fully understand the forces that drive woman back into abusive relationships - e.g. no money of their own, no where else to go, threats to kill if they leave, threats against children, pets etc. not to mention the lack of self confidence which is an inevitable direct result of living in a controlling or abusive relationship.

ellanvannin the abused go back to the abuser because they are so degraded and have learnt that everything is there fault. It takes a HUGE amount of strength to walk away.

I once saw a man shouting at a woman in the street. She tried to leave in a car but he leaned on the bonnet preventing her from driving off. The shouting and gestures continued as I walked past. I was worried about whether I should do something or even what I could do. Eventually I plucked up courage to go back. I ignored the man but asked the woman if she was OK. The fact of a passer by feeling they had to ask seemed to have given the man pause for thought and he stopped, stood back and she drove off.
This happened in a busy street in a good area in broad daylight. Not sure if I'd get involved at night or in a dodgier area.
I just couldn't have done nothing somehow. The poor girl looked awful.

Mbra you showed compassion and amazing presence of mind. I’d like to think I’d behave like that in a similar situation - mindful of your own safety but unable to ignore a potential threat to a woman. Once years ago a group,of us saw a situation in the street from the safety of an upstairs window - a young woman crying and screaming bring forced into a van.We immediately called the police and in those days they were there in 2 minutes. They investigated and then came to see us. They explained the background to what was happening but thanked us very much for what we’d done and said they wished more people cared.

A while ago I was walking down the street when a man on the other side was shouting and swearing at a woman, using very bad language. She had a shopping bag with her, he pulled it off her and threw it on the ground.
I shouted at him that that sort of language was offensive, and he realised I was there. He started to leave, and I told him to pick up the shopping which was lying on the road.
Amazingly he did, and pushed it back at the woman, and then left.
I did not go to the woman, because she appeared to be drunk or drugged, and that was what I didn't want to get involved with. I did all this before I thought, afterwards I realised what could have happened.

You rang the police which was the right thing to do. It was clearly serious enough for someone else to also ring them.

You wisely did not put yourself at risk - that would have achieved nothing - but took steps to protect the woman. You could do nothing more.

You will be worried about what is happening behind closed doors but there really is nothing else at all that you can do.

How many times have the abused gone back to the abuser ?

I wouldn't advise anyone to get involved apart from perhaps ringing the police though even the police don't make these calls their priority because they know that the warring couple will continue with their volatile lives.

You did the right thing. If he can behave like that towards her in a public place, it could be he is even worse at home in private.

I’d have done the same as you. Reported it, whilst being careful for my own safety. You did well. Whether the young woman will be better off in the long run....we can only pray.

Well done youMbral2 I would have done the same and in fact have done the same re a neighbour. I thought the sooner this violent man came to the attention of the police the better- they said I had done the right thing to call them.

I think you did the right thing.
I was in exactly the same position a few months ago but it also included a child. I was unable to give a location to the police because they were driven off in a car.

Rest easy, you did all you could, short of bopping the bully on the nose which clearly you could not do

I think it's very admirable that you cared and followed your instincts. Even if they were just in a particularly loud argument, probably better to be safe than sorry. If you didn't call and then heard about an assault or more in the morning news you'd be feeling much worse! Also, since the gent looked so angry that TWO people called in, at the very least an appearance by the police might give him pause.