Heard one heck of a ruckus outside yesterday evening, neighbours fighting (which had happened a few nights before as well).  It seemed to be a bit more vitriolic than the previous event, so I got off the phone and grabbed the dSLR, just in case.  Turns out it was a good move, the man was getting fairly violent with the woman – pounding on the car, breaking the glass of the car (I think windscreen from the fragments).

Called 999 as well (as did one of the other neighbours) – police showed up a bit later, too late to catch anything happening unfortunately.  They’ve been around again tonight though, asking a few more questions, and the PC seemed quite pleased that there were photos that put the man at the scene.

I suppose this raises the question of whether I should have intervened at all – but I now know more facts about the incident than I knew at the time when I made the judgment call not to.  I could play the Internet Tough Guy and say I would have stepped in, but reviewing the photos also tells me that it was wise that I didn’t – humans don’t fare well against hard, blunt objects wielded by angry people.

The PC just called, he’s coming back for the photos, they’d like a copy.