Saving the Day on my Bike

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I left work a little early today because it was beyond slow and I was tired. Pedaling home I saw a car pulled over on the opposite side of the road and two girls on my side staring. As I got closer I heard yelling and then I saw what was going on. The driver of the vehicle had pulled his young female passenger out and was yelling at her, hitting her, and choking her.....
So I stopped with all the stopping power aging Shimano 600 brakes could offer and whipped my cell phone out of my messenger bag. Suddenly I knew north from south and could tell them their direction of travel. I knew car makes and models and every cross street in town.....
What amazed me most is that while I stood there on the phone, the altercation continued. What scared me most is that the woman I assume was this man's wife calmly took over driving while he got in the back presumably to continue beating on his daughter. Wow, what a home life that must be if she allows it. Wonder how often he wails on her? The driver who pulled up behind them crossed the street as they left and repeated what he saw to the 911 operator.

Good that you called it in.
I would hope that anybody who saw a man yelling at, hitting, and choking a girl (regardless of whether or not he was a family member) would pull out their cell phone and call 911 and give them the car's license plate number!

[Grog]

Good that you called it in.
I would hope that anybody who saw a man yelling at, hitting, and choking a girl (regardless of whether or not he was a family member) would pull out their cell phone and call 911 and give them the car's license plate number!

Replace "a girl" with "me" in this sentence and it drives the meaning home even more forcefully...

I can't stop thinking about this Smurf. I am really glad you did something about it.

[wildhawk]

Bless you Smurf. There was clearly a reason that you were there when needed for this poor girl and that you have the compassion and understanding of what she is going through. And is is a shame that most people do not want to get involved in domestic situations and would just drive on by. That is why I always have my cell phone charged up and on my bike within clear reach - you never know what you will encounter in your rides. Hugs to you.