The context of the following conversation is Addison was about to climb the rickety ladder, Austin pushed Addison away.:
Austin says I had to stop Addison from hurting herself the other day..
The friend responds What do you mean?.
Austin responds Sh was going to climb this old half broken ladder, so I pushed her away from it..
The friend responds Did you really have to push her? Seems a bit over the top..
Austin responds I didn't want to but she refused to listen to me..