I so agree that being more 'tuned in' to the tell tale signs that someone is crying (or about to cry) means we probably see these displays of emotion more than someone without our love for tears. I witness a few displays of public tears that were very brief and if I did not react to those very subtle signs I would probably have missed them complete.

It's amazing actually how sometimes individuals can cry (in many cases with visible tears) and no one around notices - as long as it's really quiet it appears you can get away with it - with most people that is, not us 

When I've seen strangers shed tears in public I have exactly the same question running through my head. More so if its a woman (which 95% of the time it is) and even more so if she is attractive. I never have though - something stops me. I think its the internal struggle where I want to let the person have their privacy and my fetish wanting to get up close and get involved! The privacy side always wins out.

If no-one else was about it might make it easier to approach the person and offer assistance.

Good obs! I think I'm definitely more attuned to tears or signs of emotion than other people who don't have the fetish. If I see someone who looks even slightly emotional, my attention is immediately drawn to them, and I have trouble focusing on anything else. I think that whether or not I would say something depends on the situation. If someone is holding back tears and sniffling, as this woman was doing, I'd think that she probably would want privacy and just couldn't stop a tear from escaping, or some such. But if someone were hysterically sobbing in public (audibly or into their hands or something), I think I'd stop to make sure they were okay because often that type of crying signifies an urgent problem, or even fear, rather than just feeling emotional, especially if it's in public.