I mean what is termed “domestic” violence, where the two know each other.
That hit my mind as a possibility after i retorted....there are many situations where i am hands-off but some cases would bother me greatly if I did absolutely nothing...even if only to make a scene to try to get the thug off the woman/other victim w/o physical intervention...would be more likely to draw my weapon and ask the person to stop because if it looked like serious harm or death might occur, I would have to act.
I understand where you were coming from now that you clarified and while what you say is a truth, even those cases cannot be left unopposed if some serious harm is occurring.