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92. If people start watching individually on iPads and such, will domestic violence go down?

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Sat Mar 8, 2014, 11:21 AM

Mar 2014

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I called the cops on a couple a few houses down threatening to assault and kill each other... [View all] Gravitycollapse Mar 2014 OP

if they aren't hitting each other Niceguy1 Mar 2014 #1

Bull-fucking-shit. I grew up in a household where the violence was words and it fucked me up. Gravitycollapse Mar 2014 #2

I agree it sucks but yelling isnt illegal Niceguy1 Mar 2014 #4

Threatening to kill your partner is illegal, in case you didn't realize that. Gravitycollapse Mar 2014 #5

Did the cops hear him make those threats? Orrex Mar 2014 #83

Ignore him. You did the right thing BainsBane Mar 2014 #12

I was very nervous when they stopped yelling. If they're yelling, I know they aren't dead. Gravitycollapse Mar 2014 #20

It's what they know BainsBane Mar 2014 #21

I suppose it's a "world view" to think so little of someone else that you act like that. Gravitycollapse Mar 2014 #25

it IS ptsd, lovey elehhhhna Mar 2014 #26

You know... pipi_k Mar 2014 #35

I only remember one huge fight my parents had. Jenoch Mar 2014 #54

Must have been pipi_k Mar 2014 #87

Sometimes it is easier to recover from physical injuries than emotional ones FrodosPet Mar 2014 #43

If I can hear it from my house, they are disturbing the peace ProudToBeBlueInRhody Mar 2014 #9

If it's loud enough for neighbors to hear, it could be treestar Mar 2014 #96

Post removed Post removed Mar 2014 #3

Cops hate, hate, hate these calls. Jenoch Mar 2014 #6

They hate the fact that I called or the actual domestic violence? Gravitycollapse Mar 2014 #7

No, they wqnt you to call. Jenoch Mar 2014 #17

Nothing will bring two people who love/hate each other together faster.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Mar 2014 #18

so very glad you called, gravity. no telling what might have happened had you not. sometimes, niyad Mar 2014 #45

Yes they do JJChambers Mar 2014 #11

Sorry, but DU don't play that FrodosPet Mar 2014 #47

This message was self-deleted by its author Le Taz Hot Mar 2014 #79

I guess I phrased my post wrong FrodosPet Mar 2014 #80

Just re-read my earlier post FrodosPet Mar 2014 #82

Then I'll delete my post. Le Taz Hot Mar 2014 #84

Of course you also said "DU don't play that" whopis01 Mar 2014 #85

Guilty :-( FrodosPet Mar 2014 #86

I wasn't offended whopis01 Mar 2014 #106

A close family member laundry_queen Mar 2014 #60

She sounds wonderful JJChambers Mar 2014 #91

For good reason. Stepping into the middle of a domestic dispute is tricky and can be... spin Mar 2014 #14

Yep... pipi_k Mar 2014 #39

In my Mom's area, they always, always, always amandabeech Mar 2014 #40

It's called "circling the wagons" ProudToBeBlueInRhody Mar 2014 #8

Boyfriend, not spouse.... MADem Mar 2014 #103

One morning I awoke to the heavy rumble of police and rescue engines outside ProudToBeBlueInRhody Mar 2014 #108

That is a crying shame. I hope there were decent relatives who could take the little farts. MADem Mar 2014 #110

In today's world, they stand a better chance of Politicalboi Mar 2014 #10

not true. not for women. women get killed pretty regularly. elehhhhna Mar 2014 #31

Very true. Women are actually more likely to be killed in their own home by someone they know. Gravitycollapse Mar 2014 #41

So what is the alternative to the police? FrodosPet Mar 2014 #48

Civilian review boards without any connection to the police department. JoeyT Mar 2014 #72

Excellent suggestions! FrodosPet Mar 2014 #78

I support what you did. proudretiredvet Mar 2014 #13

I'd call the cops ismnotwasm Mar 2014 #15

Based on what I see and hear on a weekly basis, they both seem like real pieces of work. Gravitycollapse Mar 2014 #16

since there are children involved, can you call cps? niyad Mar 2014 #50

Possibly. But our CPS has gained national attention for being useless. Gravitycollapse Mar 2014 #52

I am so sorry to hear that. I know that in a lot of cases, including any number that I have niyad Mar 2014 #57

Thank you for caring ismnotwasm Mar 2014 #62

If it helps, Raine1967 Mar 2014 #19

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This kind of response is a perfect example of why domestic violence continues. Gravitycollapse Mar 2014 #23

If my husband and I are hollering our faces off HappyMe Mar 2014 #29

If you or your husband are threatening to assault and/or kill each other, it's my business. Gravitycollapse Mar 2014 #34

Unanimous Jury Decision. and No, I was not the Alerter, either. Pretty rare to see those results. Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2014 #51

I'm a night worker and I have been awakened by people like you and your husband Skittles Mar 2014 #37

BS-- If ****I**** can hear you, and you are not in my house, than it most certainly has become niyad Mar 2014 #49

I hope you get some perspective JJChambers Mar 2014 #93

If your neighbors can hear you treestar Mar 2014 #98

Flagged for Review. A-Schwarzenegger Mar 2014 #111

WTF is wrong with you? Skittles Mar 2014 #24

WTF is wrong with you? HappyMe Mar 2014 #27

f*** that Skittles Mar 2014 #32

Most of us aren't violent and don't feel the need to stage dramas for our neighbors. liberalmuse Mar 2014 #38

Bad ass screaming and hollering fights are not normal. RC Mar 2014 #89

Apathy. liberalmuse Mar 2014 #28

Honestly, If something happens within my Hearing Range it is My decision to get involved or not. Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2014 #56

My 2nd cousins GP6971 Mar 2014 #30

not petty when he watches "how it's made" over and over and over elehhhhna Mar 2014 #33

How It's Made is an excellent show. Gravitycollapse Mar 2014 #36

There's really no other way to watch it, I find. Codeine Mar 2014 #55

I've never watched an episode and thought "I didn't want to know how that was made." Gravitycollapse Mar 2014 #58

Lol! Sissyk Mar 2014 #44

It seems petty pipi_k Mar 2014 #88

If people start watching individually on iPads and such, will domestic violence go down? FarCenter Mar 2014 #92

What they're fighting about isn't really what they're fighting about Warpy Mar 2014 #104

Good call bpositive Mar 2014 #42

The cops were right, it sucks for everyone including cops, but they had nothing bluestate10 Mar 2014 #46

It was a good idea to call the cops, but I have a question... Violet_Crumble Mar 2014 #53

I was walking home after getting some food so I was actually in front of their house. Gravitycollapse Mar 2014 #64

You did the right thing calling the cops... Violet_Crumble Mar 2014 #67

Glad you called police. Sounds like they handled it well. Hoyt Mar 2014 #59

So sorry you have to live near Conservatives nikto Mar 2014 #61

haha. Thread Win. Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2014 #68

The "assault" part is what happens... nikto Mar 2014 #107

Better to have called too early than to have called too late. Bonobo Mar 2014 #63

+1 nomorenomore08 Mar 2014 #109

What did you want them to do? Bust down the door without cause? davidn3600 Mar 2014 #65

You did the right thing. The cops did not. AtheistCrusader Mar 2014 #66

If the couple had refused to be "interviewed" nothing could have been done. The bluestate10 Mar 2014 #70

Boy, this post unexpectedly brings up a lot. Had a couple living next door to me in previous house.. villager Mar 2014 #69

^ Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2014 #77

Thanks, Tuesday. Two of those incidents were a long time ago... villager Mar 2014 #100

You should have called the child protective services hot line. In_The_Wind Mar 2014 #71

You did the right thing. JoeyT Mar 2014 #73

What you said pipi_k Mar 2014 #90

I lost it one day because of my neighbors' constant fighting and it worked Tsiyu Mar 2014 #74

If the cops cannot do anything, call the media next time. Guaranteed mfcorey1 Mar 2014 #75

No they won't JJChambers Mar 2014 #94

I have. Not ridiculous. mfcorey1 Mar 2014 #99

You did the right thing. Oral violence is terribly hard on kids; it might have got their attention. Shrike47 Mar 2014 #76

I had a domestic dispute come right to my own home many years ago. NutmegYankee Mar 2014 #81

You did good. Puts the police in a different light... Eleanors38 Mar 2014 #95

Yeah staying under the street light was potentially dangerous but I wanted the police to see me. Gravitycollapse Mar 2014 #101

My heart goes out to the kids living in that house. sufrommich Mar 2014 #97

I sympathize. I used to live across the street from the "Friday Night Fights." MADem Mar 2014 #102

Good for you! etherealtruth Mar 2014 #105