@Freefaller, Thanks for elaborating, sounds like you did the right thing.
I haven't really had anything like that to contend with. Some time ago I was out in Dublin fairly late walking back from the shops with my mum (a Dubliner herself) when a woman who was arguing with a man approached me but only got so far as saying "Excuse me" before walking away again. She may have changed her mind about asking for help but I couldn't leave it at that so I followed where they had gone off the main streets and found them arguing, but the woman clearly knew the man and was engaged in the argument rather than trying to get rid of him, and though arguing she didn't seem to be in any great distress nor the man particularly threatening so I left them to it.
The funny thing is that in a situation like that it may seem obvious to have asked her if she was ok, but to me it seemed she was sticking with the guy and that an approach from me might have just made things worse.
So I hope that if someone is in need I would intervene, but really, I couldn't say where my limit was.
You weren't a witness for the prosecution in the OJ Simpson trial were you?
On a serious note though, that's a really nasty thing to have to witness, I think that would shake anyone quite considerably. Hard to believe an eyewitness wasn't compelling enough testimony.
I haven't really had anything like that to contend with. Some time ago I was out in Dublin fairly late walking back from the shops with my mum (a Dubliner herself) when a woman who was arguing with a man approached me but only got so far as saying "Excuse me" before walking away again. She may have changed her mind about asking for help but I couldn't leave it at that so I followed where they had gone off the main streets and found them arguing, but the woman clearly knew the man and was engaged in the argument rather than trying to get rid of him, and though arguing she didn't seem to be in any great distress nor the man particularly threatening so I left them to it.
The funny thing is that in a situation like that it may seem obvious to have asked her if she was ok, but to me it seemed she was sticking with the guy and that an approach from me might have just made things worse.
So I hope that if someone is in need I would intervene, but really, I couldn't say where my limit was.
That was a fun holiday. Spent all night giving a statement and went back a year later to give evidence in court. Believe the guy got not guilty too
You weren't a witness for the prosecution in the OJ Simpson trial were you?
On a serious note though, that's a really nasty thing to have to witness, I think that would shake anyone quite considerably. Hard to believe an eyewitness wasn't compelling enough testimony.
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