Feeling ashamed for not being a "man of action" after a homeless woman throw a bottle at a friend´s face
Last week I went with a friend to the cinema and after that two friends of her invited us to a nearby plaza, I liked one of them from before so my friend, knowing this, accepted I was the only male there.
While we were there, a homeless woman came to ask for money (something usual in my country) and we said no, politely but firmly, since she didn´t want to leave. After eventually leaving, she throws a plastic bottle and hits the girl I like in the face. We all stood and kept alarm but nothing else happened.
I was unsure how to act at the moment, but now in retrospective I think I should have done something more, maybe shouting would have done some difference in how I feel today.
Now, I´ve come here since I´m looking for a honest discussion, I´m anti-violence and never resonated with the hyper-masculine tropes, but it feels shameful not to have done anything at that point. I know it includes "looking good/bad" to the girl I like, but I dunno, I want to hear someone else´s opinion