Because it's been playing on my mind since it happened yesterday.
I went into a garden centre yesterday lunchtime and was wandering around outside looking at the plants. In the distance I heard a man very loudly shout 'hurry up you f'cking stupid cow'. I looked over and saw the man shouting angrily at a woman who was rushing over to him, saying nothing. When she got to him he got in her face (not touching her) and started shouting a tirade of abuse - how she was 'f'ing useless, f'ing making him come to this f'ing shop again, better f'ng hurry up or she'd 'get it' when they get home....'
There were lots of people around - including a man working there and a few other men in couples, and me on my own. None of us did anything, and all simultaneously seemed to be deaf and blind. Most people walked away - some had children with them & I would have probably done the same if I had too.
Anyway, I was still there and she got quite close to me, not making eye contact. He came over, grabbed her roughly by the arm and said 'right, you're taking the f'ing piss - move - NOW!'. She just kept her head down and started walking away with him. Still nobody, including me, did anything.
I went back to work and felt like shit all afternoon. I wish wish wish I had said something to her, although I don't know if I could have said anything to help at all. And the truth is, I felt very intimidated and scared of this horrible man myself. But now I feel really guilty and keep wondering what the hell he must be like when they haven't got an audience and what kind of punishment she probably ended up getting. I feel really crap about this now 