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| DavetheButcher |
On Saturday evening 23/05 I saw a domestic on the main road near where I live, it calmed down slightly then took a serious turn when the bully of a partner the woman was trying to leave (she had a heavy holdall with her) pushed and dragged the woman into the heavily overgrown footpath of an abandoned graveyard.
I shouted over, I was about 200 yards down the opposite side of the road, for him to leave her the fuck alone, this startled the shitbag enough for the girl to break free and run for the taxi that was waiting for her. After leaning in the car for a good 15/20 seconds he climbed out, after which the cab pulled away. Whilst walking back to his own very expensive car he saw I was still there, over the road he comes ranting and raving, then seems to calm down and bang, copped a belter to the right side of my face, splitting my eye, busting my lips and badly bruising my thankfully un-broken cheekbone.
Police were called as I made my way home with blood seeping down my face and all over my clothes. A lady further up the road had seen him force her into the graveyard so came out of the house to no doubt shout at him to stop, she then stayed there witnessing the unprovoked attack on me.
Yet what has amazed me is the number of people who can't believe I actually got involved, I can't understand who wouldn't.
Strange times we live in that's for sure.
DtB
| 25 May 09, 4:43 PM Sleeping_Booty UK, 6 yrs  |
Self preservation seems to take hold with many. You're a good man, Dave I hope you heal quickly. Jacinta x if(BEING_BAD == GOING_TO_HELL && GOING_TO_HELL == PAIN_AND_SUFFERING)Jacinta = BEING_BAD; | |
| 25 May 09, 4:46 PM serafina_pekkala 4 yrs |
I know of one or two people who would have done as you did. Most folk these days though would rather walk on by for fear of serious assault. And sadly folk have died for their interventions. But like you, they have in them a sense of common decency and respect and act out of their own natural instincts to 'do the right thing' I suppose living with the person I do for whom going out of their way to help other people, even if it's at their own expense ( and it very often is, for example, last night pushing a transit van out of the mud that was blocking a road, to the detriment of their own health) it is nothing new to me. But well done, have they given you your own seat in the waiting room in A&E yet? xxx
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| 25 May 09, 4:54 PM popi  UK(M), 7 yrs |
Hope you get well soon Mr Butcher  Funnily enough i was just thinking about this whole subject having watched http://www.channel4.com/programmes/would-you-sav... on repeat late last night when i couldn't sleep. I was absolutely flabbergasted by the number of people who stood by and did absolutely nothing, including a bus full of adults who sat and witnessed a 12 year old girl be set upon and almost killed by a gang of 12 far older teens. I was horrified,although that said there were also a fair number of people who had indeed stepped in and saved others, one very sad and extreme story was a man who did so at the expense of his own life. I don't know if it struck such a chord with me because i work in an environment where i expect and in some way's rely on other people to act in my defence and i would like to think i would always do the same. Anyway all that said, well done you! | |
| 25 May 09, 5:08 PM StanBWonderful UK(L), 6 yrs |
I always like to think if I'd step in if I saw something like that. Maybe I'll find out one day.
Wayda go, Butcher! You get to walk a little bit taller than most people now Stan | |
| 25 May 09, 5:13 PM RedRobyn UK(G), 3 yrs |
After watching that programme I can see why so many would be surprised. You did a good thing well done you :D | |
| 25 May 09, 5:16 PM andrewsean UK(CO), 5 yrs |
if more people were willing to stand up and be counted like you and i then the scumbags would be brought to account for what they see as acceptable. unfortunately most law abiding citizens are afraid to get involved due to the fact that the aforesaid scumbags don't care about the law and threaten and bully to the point where people turn a blind eye to almost everything in fear of their own safety. come on people, stand up and get counted as well
remember folks......it's only kinky the first time | |
| 25 May 09, 7:04 PM Lady_Toza_Scarlet UK, 5 yrs £ |
Well done you for stepping in! I was on the receiving end of this kind of bullying on a few occasions in a relationship many years ago. It's appalling how few people will do anything to help in a situation like that. When it happened to me, I used to do my best to give as good as I got but that's because I wasn't scared of him and he was a short-arsed little runt, anyway. But not all blokes come into this category and not all women will fight back. I found it was absolutely normal for people not to help, including (on one occasion) a house full of blokes who ignored my shouts for help while I was against the wall, hands round my throat. (A good kick in the nuts sorted the little twat on that occasion). I also once stepped into to stop a girl being hit by her boyfriend, again, in a house full of people. Incredibly, nobody did anything even though it was obvious what was going on. All it took was a loud telling off to shame him. I remember being incredulous at how people can be confronted with bullying and will turn their backs rather than helping, even if that help is simply calling the Police. I lost a lot of faith in and respect for humanity on these occasions. So once again, good for you and hope your injuries get better soon. | |
| 25 May 09, 8:11 PM perra_diablo UK, 3 yrs |
Good for you DTB. | |
| 25 May 09, 9:25 PM Baby_Girl UK, 5 yrs £ |
Awww no! Dave, You are a Darlin. Shame there are not many people out there who consider others before themselves in the way You did. Quick recovery blessing xx babygirl xx 'BOUDOIR 69' | |
| 26 May 09, 4:20 AM specialk_subbie UK(OL), 4 yrs   |
Well done Dave. Hope that you are feeling better. I adore my Master, he is my rock. |
