I wouldn't've jumped in the path of any fights where it was just villains whacking each other, but only had any innocent people been nearby, then I'd jump in at that time. Frankly, for the turtles, I never believed it was "their mess" to clean up in the first place, villains are villains and they're going to cause mayhem in some way, shape, or form, one way or another. Plus, the Shredder had gotten blown up by his own bomb, so his absence was really his own fault, not that him being in the picture makes anything better. In the end, it turned out to be a good thing Raphael sided against it, because then he and Master Splinter wouldn't've shown up to save the day in the end when everyone was cornered.
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