RATTER, My wife is a very strong and independant professional woman ( who incidentally would be likely to deal with the situation herself without the need for me to get involved) and she certainly doesn't need me to "take care of her" when I do "my next stretch" (which isn't going to happen).
"If you think you are going to be beating up drunks to protect women from assaults you are very misguided. I tend to leave that to the Police"
Well, having been beaten up by the Police, I can tell you they do a very good job, however I have noticed a distinct lack of Police being interested in actually solving crimes, or even beating up drunks lately, so I think I'll continue as I have been thanks all the same, and leave you to your own selfish, flimsy devices.
As a point of interest reading the reply's you got you had:-
7 X hardcore "belt him" responses
(myself,Raysparx,Naz, spurslady,zorro,scarlet, hammerman)
6 X "leave it alone at all costs"
(you, Carakeel,missyR,Ethel, Admarlow,Hellion)
6 X "depends on the situation" (Morbidstorm,Lonnie,CaptSwab,Joby,Elvis, Unruliejulie),
which to me is fairly representative of the spread you'd get on any given street on any give day. It certainly however is NOT a mjority saying "walk away" now is it RATTER?
In fact over 2/3 of people who have answered you have indicated that it would be acceptable to use force in some sort of situation where that abuse was taking place, so I think you are misguided in thinking that violence is NEVER warranted inj most people's books. It often is and it's not ALWAYS a bad thing, just sometimes sadly necessary.