What would you do if while walking througha park you saw a man beating his wife?

I would be dialing 911 as fast as my finger could dial! I saw that same segment on television and was also appalled that most people just looked but kept on walking like it was none of their business getting involved. Sadly this an attitude we see more and more each day where people don't want to get involved and I think that's one reason we have so many problems in the world today. If I didn't have a phone I would scream for help at the top of my lungs to try to get him to stop. I hope I never have to encounter a situation like this!

I know what you mean about granting assistance only to see the person go right back into the same situation.

I dont know that Id be as brave as the woman mentioneed in the post was but I'd surely call the police.

Thanks for sharing Tavisbabe. (lol)

That part really got to me as well. To think that I am being pomelled by a man and hear people telling him to take it home instead of trying to assist me would just scare the day lights out of me just as the beating would.

Thanks for sharing Ayumi. (lol)

I saw one with child abduction but it was one to see if your child would do the right thing. I could not believe how many children just up and went with a stranger. I could not stand by and watch a child be abducted. I would call the police and try to stall the abductor or follow him.

Now that is scary. How much are we really going to ourselves into this "its non of my business" attitude?

You know no matter what we think we are each others keepers. When someone goes missing the search is widened to include the entire community to find out who might have some useful information.

Thats how many cases are solved. What if we really got to the stage where we stopped caring for each other that much? That would be pretty sad.

Thanks for sharing Ravenlady. (lol)

The good thing is that she did not het involved physically but rather stood her ground and told the man to stop hitting the woman and she was not leaving until the cops got there.

I dont know if I would have been that brave either but I certainly would not just walk on by. Its surprising that for five hours only one person thought of even calling the police.

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You sound like the take charge sort of person Countrymom. That would certainly have been a welcomed gesture even on the part of an actress.

Can you imagine being beaten like that for so long and only have people staring at you as if you were a part of some weird entertainment package?

I really hope many persons saw that episode of Opra and decide to change that attitude if thas how they are.

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I agree with you on this as well that the guy who said to take it home probably beats his wife. Not only could the guy doing the beating have a weapon who is to say the woman wouldn't turn on you for trying to help. I have saw and heard stories in real life and on cops where the woman was being physically abused and when another person got involved trying to help her she attacked the person trying to help her including the one on cops it was the cop she attacked. That is why I said stay out of it but call the cops there are some real crazy people out there.

I agree with you both here. that woman was rather brave but I guess too that she saw it as a take charge situation or else leave the woman to be pomeeeled a while longer. Lukily for her it was a act and her intervention did save the woman getting a few more licks.

I do thin I saw some such documentary where the woman turned on those who tried to assist her. I guess we just have to judge that any woman we see being abused is not like that and at least call the cops.

It is awful though for someone to have the nerve to suggest to an abuser to take the beating of his wife/girlfriend home.

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And thats all i think it would really take on the part of a passerby to assist someone in need. A simple phone call. Not necessarily a personal intervention. Just a phone call.

But for five long hours no one even gave that a thought it would seem.

Thanks for sharingPaid2write. (lol)

Hi dragonfly. I too can understand the reluctance to get directly involved like the lady did but a simple phoe call...?...So many people for so long...and no one thought of calling the authorities!

I agreee with you.
Its the leave of absence of that simple caring human act and the utterances of take it hame that made the entire scene so repulsive.

Thanks as always for sharing your views. (lol)

Here again is another take charge sort of person. I maybe would approach the couple but I certainly would call the cops and at least stay there until help came.

I maybe, just maybe after assessing the situation somewhat would see if I could say something to get him to stop beating the woman.

Thanks for sharing Wooitsmolly. (lol)

Well surely even the simple sane act of calling the police should havecome to those passersby.

Like you I would have been hesitant to get involved but could just not turn away and go about my business.

Thanks for sharing. (lol)