It was still about 95 Degrees F (35 c) at 1:00 am this morning and though my apartment was 76 F or so, I woke up with cabin fever and stepped outside to get away from the noise of the chiller. As I sat there, I could hear a woman on the street screaming hysterically. She sounded close enough that I decided to see if calling the Police was in order. She was actually about 2 blocks away, so walking as fast as I could it took less than 5 minutes to get to her. She had moved by then but I still managed to track her down and when I rounded a corner I came upon a scene where two guys seemed to be trying to calm down a very intoxicated, and scantily dressed woman. She was wearing a 'clubbing' bikini with a hip wrap, and was very pretty. The left side of her face looked like she had been hit, so after very little negotiation with the group, I called the Plod. I should have told them that two men were trying to rape her, but instead I had said she looked very drunk and was combative.

As soon as they were aware that I called the police, one guy got in his pickup and the girl got in with him and they left. The other guy went into an apartment building. I walked home feeling stupid.

It's 12 hours later, and I am feeling very stupid for getting involved. I'm not sorry I tried to help. Having been Police in the military, I know that domestic disturbances are the most frustrating...

God, what an idiot !!!