Aaron1124 wrote:
eye95 wrote:
Carnivore wrote:
I think the OP was fishing for a place to try out his/her new Taser, Interjecting yourself into a domestic dispute, Physical of not when there was plenty of time to Call the public servants was in my opinion the actions of a opportunist hero, Your lucky the gal wasn't packing and punched you in center mass, under the anticipation that she may be next with the Taser.. You didn't save a life, you were successfully Nosey, but their is still time for the victim to counter you and file charges so hold onto that big blue ribbon you recieved, It may be the only belonging you have if the victim hires a high dollar shyster.. I don'tread that anyone was in fear for their life at the point of the Tasing! keep those eyes in the back of your head peeled, BillyBob may very well be tracking your schedule.
I hadn't considered that. One more reason to not escalate unless life or limb was in danger.
I can hear her talking to the cops now: "Me and my boyfriend was just havin' a fight, and this guy draws on my boyfriend. I didn't know it was just a taser or whether he had a gun. I was scared for my boyfriend and me, so I defended us. I really didn't want to kill him. I was just scared."
Well it didn't end that way. Some people choose to sit on the back burner. I, for one, am very glad to read the OP's story. If I'm faced with a civil lawsuit for standing up for what I believe in, then so be it. I am confident enough that I will make a decision for the better. You can ponder a "What if" situation all day long. You can look at it the other way as well. "What if" the OP just decided to stand there, and the attacker proceeded to knock her to the ground, or cause serious injuries?
Again with the mischaracterization. No one is saying do nothing--or sit on the back burner, as you phrased it. Those who disagree with the OP's overreaction are consistently saying to call 911. Do not intervene with force unless there is threat to life or limb.
It is disingenuous to imply that we say to do nothing.
Intervening in a bit of pushing and grabbing is just asking to have
both of them turn on you. It was incredibly stupid of him to step in. It was his stepping in that
caused the escalation. He is lucky that one of the following didn't result: an assault charge, a lawsuit, injury, or death. The situation was not so harsh that he could not have called 911 and waited, ready to respond should the situation escalate. He isn't a LEO and shouldn't act as though he were.
I know I'm not going to change the minds of those praising the intervention. I only hope that someone reads this and thinks clearly before he goes all LEO on a couple, counting on the woman to act rationally. She probably won't.