The context of the following conversation is Jesse saw a group of people picking on a person at school so they moved the group to take action.:
Jesse says I saw a group of kids picking on another kid at school the other day..
The friend responds Did you try to break it up or do something about it?.
Jesse responds Yeah, I walked over to them and told them to leave him alone and that they weren't being appropriate..
The friend responds That was nice of you to stand up for him..
Jesse responds I thought it was the right thing to do.