Way to go Ohio Couple! There's no maturity in beating a woman! Glad they had guns (and were able to protect the woman) and it's interesting to hear that the guy ran...sounds like a wuss to me...strong enough to beat on a woman, but not strong enough to stand up the responsibility (repercussions) that went with it! Glad to hear then got him!
We had a DV situation in Fort Wayne, a few years ago, where a teacher tried to intervene (it occurred late at night on the north side of town). The teacher was unarmed and got in the middle of it and ended up getting shot and killed by the male (I believe the woman got shot as well!) Never underrate a DV situation. I know several LEO's who will not get in the middle of one until their back up has arrived. It's just too dangerous!
Under normal circumstances I would agree with this 110%, however, growing up surrounded by nothing but disrespect and abuse to women and being too small to do anything about it has forced me to be an advocate for abused women.
I don't patrol the streets foaming at the mouth like "Let me see someone do something to a woman", but if ANY man touches a woman in a manner that is visibly uncomfortable, I WILL intervene. I personally don't care who's at fault, IIIIIIIII am a man, and would never lay a single finger on a woman, no matter the circumstance.
When you beat a woman at your house, you ask for the police and it's a personal situation. It's otherwise "nobody's" business but your own. When you beat a woman in public, particularly in front of me, you make it my business. This is a disorder that medicine can't fix..something just POPS in my head and I replay my past in my head in a flash.
Very very soft spot. Something in me wants to get credit back for all the times I was helpless when this nonsense was happening..not really explainable but so be it.