First off I'm a male. I just witnessed a "couple" fighting in public and it wasn't a "typical" screaming match over who forgot to buy the milk. I was probably about 70 feet away from the couple and I could not hear what they were saying, but I could tell by their body language it was a fight. The man man had his back to the street and the woman was against a building. He wasn't a large man but she was much smaller than he was. What bothered me was she would occasionally try to move away from the building and he put his hand on her body and prevent her leaving or he would grab her hand and she would walk back to the building. It wasn't particularly violent or even forceful but at the same time it seemed as if the woman didn't want to continue the argument. It just so happened that woman was passing by them and heading towards me. When she reached me I asked her if the woman was alright. She told me that she was clearly crying and upset, she then stayed there and watched the couple with me. I asked her if she thought I should go down and say something, she too was unsure of the appropriate action. I assured her that I would keep an eye on them and she thanked me and left. Shortly after the couple started walking up the block towards me. They both passed me with out saying a word to each other and was hard to even tell they had just been in a fight.

I feel conflicted because part of me does believe in minding your own business but also if it had escalated any further I would of probably walked down the block and ask if everything was okay or even yelled at the guy if his actions were really aggressive. I also wish the woman gave me a clear cut answer when I asked her if I think I should intervene. It also sadden me a little bit when she said thank you, it was the way she said it. I think she was a bit surprised by my concern for a random woman's safety.

Sorry this is kind of long winded. I guess my question is at what point do you step in? What do you think I should of done? Part of me thinks I should of said something because regardless of the intensity of his physical actions the whole thing just didn't sit right with me.