# What would you do if you witnessed someone physically abusing his girlfriend?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 2, 2011, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-if-you-witnessed-someone-physically-abusing-his-girlfriend/587655 "2011-07-02T19:59:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2011, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-if-you-witnessed-someone-physically-abusing-his-girlfriend/587655/81 "2011-07-08T01:52:23Z")

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Call the police. I’d only intervene if I thought she was going to be injured.

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