Would you have done the same thing?

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Last night I went to Walmart to pick up some groceries and my husband kept the kids so I wouldnt have to rush. So as I waswalking into the store and went and got a basket I noticed this lady and this little boy. The little boy was crying and the woman was getting very upset. I honstely dont know what set the woman off but she grabbed the little boy by his shoulder and slapped him across the face open handed. When that didnt work she started shaking this little boy and screaming at him to shutup. I was in shock because the little boy may have been around 4 years old and he seemed to be in a different world. What was even more shocking was that no one was doing anything about it, people were walking by with a look of disgust on their face. So I went over to the woman and asked the little boy if he needed my assistance and he just looked at me and started crying.His face was bright red and there were bruises on his arm. So I told the little boy to come with me and that I would find a manager to help us. Well when I told the little boy that the lady took off and tried to flee Walmart. Well she was caught by some employees and was held there until the police came. I found a manager and stayed with the child until the police came. So I was shopping after talking with the police and telling them what happend when the little boys mother came over and was crying and hugging me and telling me thank you. She is a single mom who works night and had hired the lady from a nanny agency to watch her son at night while she is at work. She had no idea what was going on and she said after talking to her son the babysitter has been physically abusing him for awhile. So she wanted to thank me for stepping in and making sure her son was safe. I couldnt believe you wouldnt know if someone was abusing yourown child but you could tell being a single mom was very stressful for her. So I gave her my name and number and told her to please call me if she needed a friend or possibly someone to watch her son. Everyone was making a big deal about it but I couldnt stand by and watch that little boy get abused like that because he wasnt moving fast enough for the babysitter. Would you have stepped in or turned the other cheek so to speak?