Not more than fifteen minutes ago, I had to call the police because there was something going on in my neighbor's house. It sounded like she and her boyfriend were arguing, then I heard someone get hit and she was screaming. Then I heard stuff getting knocked over, like a lamp or something.

I guess I don't need advice so much as I need comforting. What scares me is that I've been raised in a city where you aren't supposed to talk to the police no matter what, even if there's a murder. If you do, you're a snitch and if you're a snitch, people will go after you.

I mean, what's to stop the guy from coming after me now that the cops have come and gone? He knows I live next door because I had to come out and point out the house since I didn't know the address. I hate the idea of being a nosy neighbor or a snitch, but after the fight there was silence and I heard the boyfriend exit the house, so I was afraid she was really hurt.

I'm still shaking a little because I was afraid the police would come too late. I'm the kind of guy who believes that if someone is in trouble, it's worth putting yourself in danger, so I was afraid I might actually have to go out and help. My father was in the military and after that a police officer, so I guess you can tell that I've been raised in an at least semi-sheltered household and was raised to believe a lot of naive stuff.

Anyway, that's what happened. Did I do the right thing or should I have kept my mouth shut so I don't get my family into any trouble?