I’m hopeful this worked out well for the target of abuse in the situation you saw. But being cautious about calling police in domestic abuse scenarios is almost never ideological, it’s self preservation. Cops are disproportionately domestic abusers themselves and they carry the justifications they use at home on the job. Well before I knew that, the people who were their victims knew, and lots of other people share info even if they’re afraid to go public.

I’m far less likely than many people to be a victim of police violence, but I categorically won’t call cops for anything that would put them in the same space as my pup, because I know they’re much more prone and able to kill dogs on the spot. That’s not ideologically motivated, it’s just risk assessment and precaution.