If you were standing in line in a public place, witnessing a man verbally brutalize an employee there, would you intervene?

The public place could be a bank, a supermarket or anywhere you might find yourself in this setting.
It is apparent there are no managers to be accessed, and if there are other workers in your scenario, they appear only to be even more frightened by the belligerent man. The young employee he is verbally hashing at is only crying - but he is relentless.
Would you step in at all?

Total Votes	% of Voters	Female Votes	Male Votes	Unspecified Votes	% of Female Votes	% of Male Votes	% of Unspecified Votes	Average Age	Answer
9	19.6%	4	5	..	19.0%	35.7%	..	40.0	Yes, and I would do whatever it took to have the man either calmed or to leave
..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	Yes, but I would back down if the man became equally belligerent with me
6	13.0%	4	2	..	19.0%	14.3%	..	39.6	Yes, but only with conditions (have help, ask another, call police, etc)
1	2.2%	1	..	..	4.8%	..	..	..	Yes, but only if someone else did first
1	2.2%	1	..	..	4.8%	..	..	..	Yes, but only because he might be slowing up the line
2	4.3%	2	..	..	9.5%	..	..	..	No, but I might try to divert the man's attention
8	17.4%	3	5	..	14.3%	35.7%	..	37.8	No, I would not intervene
6	13.0%	5	1	..	23.8%	7.1%	..	35.7	I can't imagine what I would do (or, I don't know)
..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	I don't think I would ever be subject to this situation (for whatever reason)
2	4.3%	1	1	..	4.8%	7.1%	..	..	Something else

Rating Total Female Male Unspecified Average Age
Good 8 4 4 0 37.4
Bad 0 0 0 0 N/A
No Opinion 31 17 14 0 38.5

Rating	Total	Female	Male	Average Age
Good	8	4	4	37.4
Bad	0	0	0	N/A
No Opinion	31	17	14	38.5

Type Number
Abstainers 11
Male 14
Female 21
Unspecified 0

Type	Number
Abstainers	11
Male	14
Female	21
Unspecified	0

Qualifiers:
User Vote Comment
Strider reasonable
posted 24-Jul-2003 12:30am

darkshadowsseeker reasonable
posted 23-Jul-2003 9:35pm

harekrishnadasa reasonable
posted 23-Jul-2003 5:03pm

LindaH reasonable
posted 23-Jul-2003 3:17pm

Lahdee reasonable
posted 23-Jul-2003 11:07am

Iseult reasonable
posted 23-Jul-2003 10:21am

lily333 reasonable
posted 23-Jul-2003 10:15am

kaleb777 reasonable
posted 23-Jul-2003 8:49am

Amanda reasonable
posted 23-Jul-2003 2:33am

OfTheSoul N/A
posted 23-Jul-2003 2:19am
Hate to have to start over with this boring survey, but I'm heeding the constructive criticism that too many answers are a turn-off. So I cut down on the dialogue a bit. (I happen to agree, since I saw my own surveys that had so much to think about. Yuck!)
Strider old
posted 23-Jul-2003 12:41am

darkshadowsseeker old
posted 22-Jul-2003 11:02pm

LindaH old
posted 22-Jul-2003 10:12pm

Amanda old
posted 22-Jul-2003 10:06pm

OfTheSoul old
posted 22-Jul-2003 8:38pm
Well, Zang, I felt if I was too specific, people would say, "What if I never visited a bank?" or "What if my bank only has nice customers?" etc. I left it broad for this reason, if that's understandable.
OfTheSoul old
posted 22-Jul-2003 8:34pm
You're all right. I had that word in mind and somehow typed "interfere", haha!
LindaH old
posted 22-Jul-2003 7:35pm

harekrishnadasa old
posted 22-Jul-2003 5:18pm
wees
lily333 old
posted 22-Jul-2003 4:42pm

Iseult old
posted 22-Jul-2003 8:32am
Yeah, intervene sounds better.
Zang old
posted 22-Jul-2003 1:29am
Close enough, although Kaleb has a good suggestion and I think this would work better if you described a very specific event in detail rather than the somewhat vague description you have...
darkshadowsseeker old
posted 22-Jul-2003 12:51am
I think kaleb is correct. "intervene" would be the more appropriate word.
kaleb777 old
posted 22-Jul-2003 12:46am
Intervene?
Amanda old
posted 22-Jul-2003 12:23am

darkshadowsseeker old
posted 22-Jul-2003 12:19am

Strider old
posted 22-Jul-2003 12:08am

Last	Type	Created	Category	Creator	Sort	Votes	Hides	Rating
Last	single	23-Jul-2003	hypothetical question	OfTheSoul	unsorted	46	10	60.3%

User	Vote	Comment
Strider	reasonable	posted 24-Jul-2003 12:30am
darkshadowsseeker	reasonable	posted 23-Jul-2003 9:35pm
harekrishnadasa	reasonable	posted 23-Jul-2003 5:03pm
LindaH	reasonable	posted 23-Jul-2003 3:17pm
Lahdee	reasonable	posted 23-Jul-2003 11:07am
Iseult	reasonable	posted 23-Jul-2003 10:21am
lily333	reasonable	posted 23-Jul-2003 10:15am
kaleb777	reasonable	posted 23-Jul-2003 8:49am
Amanda	reasonable	posted 23-Jul-2003 2:33am
OfTheSoul	N/A	posted 23-Jul-2003 2:19am Hate to have to start over with this boring survey, but I'm heeding the constructive criticism that too many answers are a turn-off. So I cut down on the dialogue a bit. (I happen to agree, since I saw my own surveys that had so much to think about. Yuck!)
Strider	old	posted 23-Jul-2003 12:41am
darkshadowsseeker	old	posted 22-Jul-2003 11:02pm
LindaH	old	posted 22-Jul-2003 10:12pm
Amanda	old	posted 22-Jul-2003 10:06pm
OfTheSoul	old	posted 22-Jul-2003 8:38pm Well, Zang, I felt if I was too specific, people would say, "What if I never visited a bank?" or "What if my bank only has nice customers?" etc. I left it broad for this reason, if that's understandable.
OfTheSoul	old	posted 22-Jul-2003 8:34pm You're all right. I had that word in mind and somehow typed "interfere", haha!
LindaH	old	posted 22-Jul-2003 7:35pm
harekrishnadasa	old	posted 22-Jul-2003 5:18pm wees
lily333	old	posted 22-Jul-2003 4:42pm
Iseult	old	posted 22-Jul-2003 8:32am Yeah, intervene sounds better.
Zang	old	posted 22-Jul-2003 1:29am Close enough, although Kaleb has a good suggestion and I think this would work better if you described a very specific event in detail rather than the somewhat vague description you have...
darkshadowsseeker	old	posted 22-Jul-2003 12:51am I think kaleb is correct. "intervene" would be the more appropriate word.
kaleb777	old	posted 22-Jul-2003 12:46am Intervene?
Amanda	old	posted 22-Jul-2003 12:23am
darkshadowsseeker	old	posted 22-Jul-2003 12:19am
Strider	old	posted 22-Jul-2003 12:08am