It depends on the situation,if you are in a public place you can afford to put them in their place but if you are in a lonely place where there are no people around, it is better to scream as loudly as possible and run for your life....
Does not apply to me, you can call me a hard headed Punjabi but I am not brought up that way. I would certainly fight for the helpless one. In fact I have done that couple of times, no matter what was the outcome. I succeeded most times in my mission, eve teasers or guys harassing helpless people know what are they up against if you mean business!
I was talking for myself, and even otherwise women and men would definitely react differently to such a situation because of the biological differences, we do have some imitations and that's how men tend to take e advantage..
And that biological difference can be utilised either way, to help or to harass, I use it to help.
If everyone thinks along those lines this country would be a better place to live in, but sadly the reality is vastly different ! Most men even the non eve teasers, middle class educated lot seem to think of women as second class citizens and thats where all the problem comes in...
I beg to differ with you on a few points, I know the situation is grim in our country but not as bad. There are tons of people who fight against eve teasers but only after someone rise to protest. Most girls sit without reacting until the situation worsens to irreparable. But if girl/s retaliate in the first place the people around certainly rise to help them. At least I could never stop myself even if girl was not protesting and I found someone bullying around.
Your efforts to help a woman should be amply supported by the people around. In such situations, majority will back step to take initiative. But there are a few who will intervene, seeing someone taking the initiative. In the absence of such support your noble intentions will not work. A few long black scars on my back are the reminders of this naked truth.