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I've called the cops before, when it went beyond the point of spanking (which is legal) and into abuse.
More than a few times. People don't do it like they used to, but some people just don't care. Last time, I saw a woman hit her kid in the head with an open hand slap. But it was loud enough that people came around corners wondering what it was, and the kid had been knocked down by it.
The very first time I ever called the cops about something like that, a dude was literally stomping on his kid's hand. I was too young to realize I could have stepped in, but I sure as hell went to the pay phone outside the pizza place and called.
Stepping in if you're in the US means a good chance of being shot.
If anything sketchy is going on anywhere I immediately leave (and call the cops if something is bad enough), and I don't hang around to get shot by the cops.
The real world is not an internet chat room. The vast majority of Americans aren't carrying guns.
I have 2 friends that got robbed at gunpoint.
A significant portion of the population in red states is concealed carrying too.