In staging physical fights between a man and a woman,Shotland and Straw found that bystanders intervened only 19 percent of the time when the woman shouted,
A)"Get away from me,I don't know you!"
B)"Get away from me,I don't know why I ever married you!"
C)"Get away from me,I have a gun!"
D)"Get away from me,you're drunk!"

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The correct answer is B) "Get away from me, I don't know why I ever married you!" because this statement implies a personal relationship between the individuals, which may lead bystanders to interpret the situation as a private matter rather than a clear-cut case of aggression or assault, thus making them less likely to intervene.

In Staging Physical Fights Between a Man and a Woman,Shotland