I've done this and similar things many times. Being 6'2", 240 lbs is a big advantage. Often it just means standing between the aggressor and victim or just saying, "Hey, long time no see!" with a big smile. I can still picture the thankful smiles I received as my reward.

more people need to be this man

*thunderous applause*

I think it's a damn shame that women, in the 21st century, are still facing situations that our prehistoric ancestors must have faced.

That last one from danshun83 is a great idea. On the TV mini-series of "The Purge", there was a group of women called the "Matron Saints" who got together on Purge Night specifically to protect other women, stating that the majority of acts of violence that occurred that night happened to women. I'd join that group in a heartbeat.

I’ve had similar things happen to me and there’s a strategy for dealing with this if no one notices...walk up to a group of people and flat out tell them that you’re going to stand/walk with them until the creep gives up. This does work, and most people will go along. ...///... I also ran into something interesting when we lived in Texas. A young black woman was in the same shoe store as me, and had been there longer. The sales clerk headed straight for me. I walked up to the younger woman and said, brightly, “Have you found the ones you want yet? Let’s get that size.” ...///... The clerk got a sour look on her face and helped the younger woman. Later I ran into her and she thanked me. I told her to forget it, I was just angry that I felt I needed to do it.

I find it hard to believe that many men are this observant. It’s women who are primed to notice subtle threatening behaviour by men to women. You mention the fact that women feel anxious in certain situations and many men have literally no idea it’s even a thing, let alone being sensitive enough to spot it when it happens.

I've pretended to be my wifes friends boyfriend at least a couple times. Some dudes are like sharks, and a girl alone (single, dating, or married) is like bleeding baby seal. Lol I always apologize after becasue I know they can handle themselves, but playing boyfriend ends things real quick.

So we are meant to believe a woman would allow a stranger off the tube to walk alone with her, at night, to her friends house? The dude who wrote this story doesn’t know hyper-vigilance and stalking as well as he thinks.

I was at a bar one night with a group of people from work. When the bar closed, we were out in the parking lot talking when one of the girls saw a woman that had clearly had too much to drink. Two guys were trying to get her into a car and it was obvious by what she was saying that she didn't know either one of them. Me and another co-worker approached them and told them to leave her alone. They started to square off with us ready too beat our asses. That's when we heard a loud "BOOM!" The two guys dove into their car and sped out of there while my other co-worker and I helped the woman to call a friend to come pick her up. Turned out another co-worker, retired marine from Texas, reached in her truck, pulled out a shotgun and squeezed a round off to scare the sh*t out of the guys. When cops arrived, we explained the situation. They made her empty the shotgun and keep it in her truck. The cops offered to stay with the drunk woman until her ride arrived.

ALWAYS check the entire situation. A young man in Melbourne did this and ended up dying for his trouble.

I was waiting on the train platform in Long Island, NY with my now ex boyfriend. There was a female there in a white dress and some guy was clearly harassing her. I wanted to step in but she was cursing him out. In hindsight I still could've had her back. My dumbass ex boyfriend was basically s**t shaming her due to her dress. Never date down.

This should be SOP for humans - take care of fellow humans. We all feed off each others’ strengths, actions, attitudes. When one human stands up for another human, it encourages still other humans to do likewise in the future. We Earthlings should stick together! (Now, isn’t that better than refering to Men or Women, Blacks or Whites, New Yorkers or outsiders?)

I've done this once in London with an older couple being threatened by a thug. Im not especially big but up for a rumble when required. Like all bully's he folded when it was clear there was a beating involved

I'm glad to know there are still people like him out there that pay true attention to other people. I hope he gets to read these posts and realizes daily live heroes are a priceless protection for those who need them. Thank you for letting us know about it.

Awww what a great guy. I hope he does see this one day. I wish more men were honorable like this. A modern knight by his actions <3

There are some awesome people out there. We need lots more, too :) We're all in this together ;)

Wow it is so great to see that there are good samaritans in this world.

I applaud this woman for sharing, and the also the guy who spotted her distress and intervened. However, I take offence to the poster "Giedré" for her notion about public transportation: that "many are willing to take the risk (of P.T.) for the sake of saving money". Well actually, for a lot of people it's not a question of "being willing to", but simply a question of not having any other options. I don't have a car, like many people I can't afford it. Public transport is not a choice, it's the ONLY option I've got. Like many others. Yes that puts us in danger sometimes, but that's just one more downside to being working class. God bless the good fellow human beings who look out for one another.

This guy deserves a round of applause and so much more!

big kudos. but you know what. i still wouldn't be comfortable with a stranger walking me home. even if he just proved himself to be a "guardian angel". i might be a little off the wall but... still i would wonder. no need to say it's glad to be wrong :)

That’s very kind of him. Am I the only one who’d be expecting the second guy to try some s**t though? “I’m the nice guy, give me a shot,” type of thing. That’s so awful to say when this guy just wanted to help but women know how this is. Everyone constantly hitting on you and bothering you even when you think someone is just being friendly. It’s a s****y reality.

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This is the third BP article about some guy "saving" a woman. We need to stop with this agenda. It only perpetuates the idea that women are somehow weak and need a man's protection. Everyone has the responsibility to remain vigilant about their own safety, not rely on some stranger to be a 'superhero.'