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Yeah. And what bugs me is that it took us as long to react as it did. We kind of stood there for a second before it clicked that this was not a good situation before my phone came out and we started crossing the street. I mean, I guess it came out OK, but it still irks me that it took me as long to respond as it did. Not long, but that couple seconds of a dumb stare before the brain kicked in kinda bugs me.
Yeah, and the Kitty Genovese thing... We studied that a lot in Psych class... The conclusion was exactly what someone already said--take charge. If you just say "someone call the cops," no one is likely to do it. Pick one person out, tell them specifically to call the cops, ambulance, whatever.
And Loki, I see your point--that is why I dont like to intrude in other people's arguments--unless it is a situation like this. It clearly went beyond an argument. He was very clearly trying to sexually force himself on her, not just trying to talk to her. I would like to think that I would react in the same way if I someone hitting his girlfriend/wife (hopefully I wont have to find out).
The whole experience left me pretty pissed for the rest of the night, and much of the next day too.
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