I have beat myself up about this since it happened. Looking back, I can see a million different ways to handle this differently.
But, I had been woken out of a dead sleep and my thought faculties were not all there to start with. I didn't assume violence when I first heard cries for help. Once I saw what was happening, I went into shock and panic because I've never seen a human being do something like that to another human being. It's like my brain shut down conscious thought completely and adrenaline was the only thing controlling me.
I should have told the victim to forget about his dog and strong arm him down the stairs to the safety of my apartment. In hindsight that seems so obvious. But I couldn't think. I could only react. There was a whirr in my brain where my rational thought should have been. I was in a panic and in shock.
I've never had any sort of training to deal with these situations. Maybe if I had, I could have handled it better, but it is what it is.
They are there to help the public not ignore them and act like nothing happend! I agree on trying to contact O'Reilly! also try Glenn Beck, I know he's a bit out there for some people( not me!
) but he sometimes ( at least when he was on cnn) did talk about storys like your's! And don't beet yourself up about helping somebody, I would have done the same thing! Although I would have gone with some ''Protection" The REAL nice thing about liveing in Texas is when you defend yourself or helping somebody, your not the one getting screwd!
This guy was no bear, in the literal sense or in the context of the gay community. He was tall, but a fucking twerp wuss. Even with the element of surprise, he couldn't get me, a female sedentary office drone, on the ground!
