Mob violence sucks

I generally feel very safe in Mumbai.  You have to watch where you walk so you don't fall in a hole.  You have to cross the street frogger style trying to avoid a collision.  and it is best not to look when being driven in a taxi or rickshaw.  but women can walk around safely even at night and people don't carry handguns so you don't have to worry about being shot like in the US.

But one thing that is scary is is mob violence.  A friend of mine saw that a guy accidently hit a passenger with his car and he immediately got his phone and was calling someone while dozens of people came from everywhere to beat the guy.  We believe he was calling the police and hoping they got there before he was too injured.

Today I walked out of a store and saw about 100 people on the street watching while a dozen men chased another man down the street with a bamboo rod.  He fell on the ground and they beat him.  He got up and they chased him while hitting him.  i have no idea what he did.  I walked half a block and saw a man with blood on his head.  Several men had belts folded up in their hands.  maybe they hit the guy with the belts first?  The shocking part.  The police were with the bleeding man.  and allowed the mob to chase and beat the perpetrator.  you feel guilty for seeing violence and not doing anything about it.  but what was I going to do.  call the police????  they were already there and not doing anything!!!
I really hate this about Mumbai.