and you know that how?
I do not agree. She would not have flinched.
Being used to the abuse and trying not to make a scene, cause you have to go home with him, she would have probably not have moved one bit..
growing up in the east rand, and seeing stuf like this happen all the time.
I had one neighbour who was so anti spousal abuse, little triggers like that was his way to notice it.
over time, he started pointing them out to me.
when he saw something like this, he would always send his wife to go find out more, see if the man is hitting her.
if that was the case, he would take the man aide, and start makign really misogynist jokes, terrible ones. bait the man a little.
after a few minutes of this he would ask the man straight up. if the man says yes (because they have been made comfortable by the jokes) Andre would deck him
when the man gest up and tries to go for andre, he tells him that if he ever hears about anyone hitting their wife he will put them in hospital.
few people hung around after they were beaten by Andre.
but his wife always checked up on the women.
they were a great tag team pair. and they would invite the couples over for a braai the next weekend.
I saw him do that about 4 times. never to the same person a second time. only 1 couple stayed around after the man got beaten up.