Speak out about abuse and enable others to do so too
Walking home at nearly 2 am, I saw a man holding a woman, pinning her arms to her sides and shaking her. I stopped, shocked, and forced myself to make eye contact with him. I thought he might stop the violence when he could see I was watching, but he didn’t.
He stopped shaking her, but continued being aggressive.
I slowed down, but continued walking, crossed over to the other side of the road and continued watching; trying to figure out what to do. I was pretty scared.
Another passer-by ahead of me also stopped, watching and waiting.
The man backed off, they were shouting at each other, and she walked towards him aggressively.
I caught up with the other passer-by and asked about his thoughts on what we should / could do.
Eventually the man and woman sat down next to each other. They seemed to still be exchanging words, but they’d stopped the physical aggression.
I continued home.
What would you do?
Jun 6, 2010 @ 2:10 am
