Interesting thread! My mother was a feisty woman considering she was 5ft and 7 stone soaking wet. She'd always intervene if she saw something that was going on in the street that she knew was wrong and generally did a great job of it. She was in Tescos in Albany Road one day when she was about 85 and witnessed a rough woman badly beating up her very small child. With no hesitation she grabbed the woman's hand and gave her a right dressing down and threatened to call social services and get the kids taken away frpm her. It worked, and after the woman left several people came up to her to congratulate her on her actions. She told them how they should all be ashamed of themselves for standing and just watching before letting an 85 year old sort it out, too bloody right mam