I slipped my change into my wallet and pulled my car up to the stop sign up ahead when I heard the yelling. A young couple were walking along the side of the road about 100 yards from where I was and they were screaming at each other.
I had seen the couple on my way to the drive-thru sandwich place. At that time they were on a hill and I could tell they were angry. The young man was walking away from the young lady who was yelling at him. I figured they had been at the nearby pool and were now having an argument.
But here I was a mile or so further and they were still screaming. Making my way towards the access road, I wondered if the girl needed help or was trying to get away. Over and over the man was screaming, "You f--ing B*tch!" A car on the main road pulled over and began to talk our their window to the couple. I wondered if I should call the community police to come check out the manner and help to de escalate the situation.
When I saw the young man try to get in the back seat of the car, I thought perhaps these were friends of theirs. Now everything would be okay, so I went on my way to complete a few errands before heading home.
I was taken by surprise when about 15 minutes later and a mile down the road I see the young couple still walking on the road, still having words. The car that had stopped to help was nowhere in sight.
What should I do, if anything? They seemed to be less intense--or maybe they were just tired from walking and screaming. I saw the young lady sit down with her back towards the man.
A tiny flicker of wondering if they weren't doing this for attention flitted through my mind.
I went on home with these questions:
Do we have a moral obligation to help people who appear to be in distress?
Will a middle-age woman alone be acting wise if she stops to intervene on two raving 20 somethings?
Should police be called for a domestic verbal fight takes place on the public roadway when shootings, burglary, and assaults may be occurring?
Why do people display their inappropriate behavior?
What would you have done ?
I had seen the couple on my way to the drive-thru sandwich place. At that time they were on a hill and I could tell they were angry. The young man was walking away from the young lady who was yelling at him. I figured they had been at the nearby pool and were now having an argument.
But here I was a mile or so further and they were still screaming. Making my way towards the access road, I wondered if the girl needed help or was trying to get away. Over and over the man was screaming, "You f--ing B*tch!" A car on the main road pulled over and began to talk our their window to the couple. I wondered if I should call the community police to come check out the manner and help to de escalate the situation.
When I saw the young man try to get in the back seat of the car, I thought perhaps these were friends of theirs. Now everything would be okay, so I went on my way to complete a few errands before heading home.
I was taken by surprise when about 15 minutes later and a mile down the road I see the young couple still walking on the road, still having words. The car that had stopped to help was nowhere in sight.
What should I do, if anything? They seemed to be less intense--or maybe they were just tired from walking and screaming. I saw the young lady sit down with her back towards the man.
A tiny flicker of wondering if they weren't doing this for attention flitted through my mind.
I went on home with these questions:
Do we have a moral obligation to help people who appear to be in distress?
Will a middle-age woman alone be acting wise if she stops to intervene on two raving 20 somethings?
Should police be called for a domestic verbal fight takes place on the public roadway when shootings, burglary, and assaults may be occurring?
Why do people display their inappropriate behavior?
What would you have done ?
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