Cops live while at In-Law's

[Pixilated]

Quoth MaggieTheCat

Your story reminded me of this recent thread. Read the OP, then flip to page 2 and read the OP's update a few posts down.

I never replied to that thread, but Rainman's story and actions really touched me. I hope that if I ever find myself in a similar situation, I can be as courageous as him and you.

Ditto this.

Reminds me of a second incident ... I was living in (another) apartment building and one night all hell broke loose next door. I heard the guy screaming, "I'M GONNA KILL YOU!!!" and sounds like furniture (or possibly a person ...) being bounced off the walls. I called the police but was so rattled I couldn't remember the security code to let them in, LOL, so I think they called the super.

A day or so later the wife, whom I'd not even had a nodding acquaintance with, met me in the hall and said, "Thank you."



I hope she drew a line in concrete with him regarding his behaviour -- IF she took him back at all.

[protege]

Quoth Pixilated

It's not that she "wants" to live with it ... as Sockpuppet said, MIL is afraid of retribution.

That's why the "Chuck and Diane" situation next-door to my parents went on as long as it did. We all knew they were beating each other (and the kids too ) up every night. Problem was, that the cops were called...but as long as Diane didn't press charges, nothing changed. Chuck would get put in the back of a squad car, dumped in the drunk tank, and would be home the next day. Lather, rinse, repeat.

Other than that, everyone was reluctant to call family services. They were afraid of Chuck...and what he might do. Chuck usually got violent when he was drunk. After seeing the damage inside that house--holes in walls, smashed furniture, doors kicked-in, etc. I can understand that.