Have you ever had to shout to someone, "Quick, get behind me, get behind me!" in order to protect him/her? ~

Something similar. I was running a cell house and a group of inmates were cornering a pregnant woman who was my subordinate. I stepped in front of her with a mop handle, cussed at the inmates, and threatened them. Fortinately they all backed off and I had them taken to segregation. I was given three days off without pay/suspended for cussing at and threatening the inmates. That sorry pos warden at the time said it was unprofessional. The dumb *** couldn’t understand I did what I had to do to protect a pregnant woman. I was p***** for years. I’m still bitter over it. Fortunately, it didn’t affect my evaluation. 

I've never been in that situation. However, I'd only do that for 3 people in my life if given the chance. The rest of you are toast.

I have never shouted that, but when one of my young nieces and I were walking up and down her block, a large dog got loose from its yard and came running towards us.  I quietly told her to get behind me, let the dog sniff without attempting to make a move towards him and at that point, the owner came out and called him back to the yard.  I was very nervous, not for myself, but for my niece.  

People need to be treated equally.  When the ones in need aren't, I do step up to the plate.  Not to punish anyone who isn't in need but to help those who are. This post was edited by Merlin at October 6, 2018 5:06 PM MDT

Yes ...I was standing in line all night at a very important shoe sale when rotten que jumpers tried to shoehorn their way in front of me.....:( 

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Sure.  I remember telling my five-year-old to get behind me to descend stairs while I was pregnant, and I am the on who fell down the stairs.