Would you sacrifice yourself for the nation?

[Cryogenic]

Saw a heavily built man and woman in a car today screaming for her to get out at the top of his lungs and revving the engine, the car was also shaking but could not see anything physical. He then jumped out and shouted some more, stared at me and walked towards me then stopped at about 5 metres. He then jumped in the car and drove off before I had time to memorise the plate fully. Reported to the police in any case.

Should I have done more to challenge him in a quiet street, and potentially risk being shanked/beaten to a pulp risking potential death by a random stranger, or in this day and age is it ok to turn down a challenge for the sake of your family and children to live another day.

What would you do in similar circumstances? Fight or flight?

 

[LeMson]

What would you do in similar circumstances? Fight or flight?

Neither, just do what you did and Bert stare at them

 

[Mr Joshua]

In answer to the thread title, no. We are a nation of people who barely do the things we have to do nevermind the things we should do which would make the country a nicer place. **** us all.

 

[Hotwired]

No thoughts about whipping out the camera phone?

If you're not going to do anything then try to be a better witness

 

[Efour]

Firstly how do you know he identified as a man?
Check your hetroprivilege.

 

[Randomface74]

Nah crackheads gonna crackhead. Not my problem.

 

[Malevolence]

Saw a heavily built man and woman in a car today screaming for her to get out at the top of his lungs and revving the engine, the car was also shaking but could not see anything physical. He then jumped out and shouted some more, stared at me and walked towards me then stopped at about 5 metres. He then jumped in the car and drove off before I had time to memorise the plate fully. Reported to the police in any case.

Should I have done more to challenge him in a quiet street, and potentially risk being shanked/beaten to a pulp risking potential death by a random stranger, or in this day and age is it ok to turn down a challenge for the sake of your family and children to live another day.

What would you do in similar circumstances? Fight or flight?

Why the **** would you even contemplate getting involved in a random couple's domestic? And anyway, besides shouting at his other half, just what had this guy done that warranted you phoning the police and potentially getting him questioned.

 

[JBuk]

Why are you assuming he was in the wrong?

 

[adidan]

It sounds like he was actively shouting for her to get out of the car and he wanted to get away from her.

Why did you call the police?

 

[DarrenM343]

That sort of thing I'd rather let be. It's other peoples business (a domestic between two peoples). No physical violence was involved. You don't know the story. Walking towards you sounds dodgy though.
Fine to phone the police I think. If something more happened later between them, you'd have some information to give.

Why are you assuming he was in the wrong?

Shouting. Revving of engine. Probably walking towards him after she got out of the car was threatening and combined with other behaviour more likely a sign of guilt over behaviour/aggression. Of course there's a chance he might of said why he was asking her to get out of the car though "blimmin woman, she tried to rob me" . Unlikely.

 

[azazl187]

Pointless thread that probably didn't even happen

 

[Terminal_Boy]

Never, ever get involved in someone else’s domestic madness.

Dial 999 if you see something illegal occur or believe it will occur shortly, but don’t get involved.

 

[Delvis]

Neither, just do what you did and Bert stare at them

 

[builder22]

I wouldn't start a fight with a heavily built man

 

[wolfie138]

Chicago sunroof.

 

[chaparral]

What would you do in similar circumstances?

Always the First thing how hot and old was the girl ?

 

[BowdonUK]

The topic question I'd answer that it depends.

On the domestic question, no. Nothing physical was happening.

If someone was being repeatedly beat and defenseless then I'd be tempted to use a cheap-shot.

 

[CREATIVE!11]

I'm not gonna interfere in domestic violence disputes.

Seen too many videos of some dude trying to be upstanding citizen then the woman and the dude turn around and beat the guy up.

No thanks.

Edit: And if I recall there was one video I think from Brazil (of course) where a guy outside nightclub intervened in a guy pushing his girl around. He shot the guy and walked off and the woman followed the boyfriend and didn't even check on the dude bleeding out....

Yeah. No thanks.

 

[gort]

Police could do a welfare check at least if people located and if nothing alleged by either party, job done.

Nothing wrong with calling police whilst keeping a safe distance.

 

[Rannoch]

Heavily built. Insult him, run away and watch him fail....