After a long day at work I went to the grocery store. Nothing out of the ordinary. As I pulled in I overheard a domestic dispute. The lady in the car was yelling at the man in the car to "get out of my car", "stop it", etc. I couldn't tell what was going on but I could see the woman hitting the man.
Thinking this was only an argument initially I thought nothing of it. As I walked to the store entrance I got to thinking "What if?". What if he was doing something to her? What if this was the start of a date rape, etc? What if? I didn't know. Because of the situation I didn't want to be the guy that could've stopped it but didn't do anything. A simple phone call could stop a potentially dangerous situation.
I decided to call the police when I was out of their sight (I parked next to them and my car is pretty easy to point out. I also wanted to remain anonymous). I gave them all the information I could and the police informed me they would check into it.
I finished shopping and less than 10 minutes later went back to my car. Four police cruisers had responded. The lady was arguing with one of the officers stating she was just having an argument with her boyfriend and they argue all the time. The officer was handling it like a champ.
Though this may have been an over-reaction to the situation after the facts were known, what if?
I'll take a moment here to thank all the officers who respond to calls like this, potentially putting their lives on the line. They never know what they are walking into but they do it every time they respond to a call. They are underappreciated in our time and we don't have nearly enough of them to help.
Thank you, officers, for everything you do.
Saturday, February 17, 2018
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