yes plenty could have been done...was there drinking? was he sober? if officers on scene found people to be at risk then the situation changes. in some states once law enforcement is called the antagonist spends time overnight at least. period. end of story.....if nothing else they read the riot axct to those involved and can remove him to some place else.

kitty Genovese reaction story may not have been totally true (it was considered such for years and is still used as a response reaction) but the situation and actions ring true. it did here...there was a situation and nothing was done. people freeze and don't act because they don't want to get involved..and then they worry about the situation. see something. do something. period. pd can't fix something they don't know anything about.

no harm in calling. better to call. would rather have responded and have it be a small situation easily remedied then respond to a death call later.

don't wait fort a victim to tell you to call..that may not happen...you be the call.