I know, right?! I have embarrassed myself enough times that I was NOT (*not*) embarrassed, by shouting "HEY, SHE SAID STOP IT! HEY, ARE YOU OKAY?!" here in my neighborhood -- because college kids are stuuuupid! And, as I told my husband when he thought I was being over-reactive -- I am a teacher at a school in this neighborhood, and a resident of this neighborhood; if somebody is being that vocally and blatantly abusive on the streets of this neighborhood, it is kind of my business. Even if they were "just joking," I WANT them to be embarrassed; I want them to see that that is not ok behavior.
However, I have also called the cops on arguing couples without going near them or confronting them, when it looked bad enough. That was downtown. I too pray that post Kitty Genovese, we all would do something.
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Date: 2011-03-13 08:00 am (UTC)However, I have also called the cops on arguing couples without going near them or confronting them, when it looked bad enough. That was downtown. I too pray that post Kitty Genovese, we all would do something.