finer points of mechanics

[ChuckElias]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

address it immediately....either get to them to seperate them before it gets to a T'able situation or, if it is too late for that, blow it right away!

I agree completely. Our former interpreter/clinician used to say, "Let 'em see stripes!" Meaning, get between them or get close enough to the situation so that nobody tries something stupid. If they know you're there, it's less likely (although still possible) to escalate.

If it's already escalated, blow right away. That draws attention to the incident. If you wait then nobody saw what you saw and the call is a surprise. Blow right away, let them know something happened, and hopefully stop any retaliation.