Especially since you weren't confrontational. I think it was pretty brave of you.

And I hope you can soon get out of there.

But you really did something brave tonight, for that woman who was being abused.

You might not have felt brave, but you were.

Thank you.

Rest easy with a clear conscience.

But who are they gonna vote for?

Domestic violence is no joke and having a neighbor check in does little good because it always recurs and it always escalates, no matter which partner is doing the hitting--or if both of them are.

Next time, just let the cops handle it. While the biker jacket got you a little respect this time, it won't always be the case.

Worst one for me was a rooming house in Boston, argument from down the hall spilt out in the hall. I had no phone, cell phones were owned only by the wealthy few, and there was nothing I could do. I left for work at eleven, it had been quiet for a little while, and heard a woman sobbing. The glass in the front door was broken and there was blood all over the walls. I called the cops from work, reported her room number and gave the description of the pimpy looking guy leaning against his car out front, the blood on his clothing signaling he had something to do with the whole thing.

If I ever have to live in a cheap rooming house again, you can bet I'll have a cell phone.

In my 20's... Well, I weighed 120 and wasn't all that threatening.

That was pretty ugly.


And I told the cops everything I could.

I do understand completely. Sometimes you need to realize a dead bystander won't do anyone any good.

I hope you can be in a safer and more peaceful place soon.

Thank you for what you did.

I am glad you are ok, however be careful - you never know what these kinds of people are capable of.

Smart and fast thinking, don't know if I would have thought something up that fast. Good on ya.

and pissed off at the motel security, bummed a smoke and waited for help/