I know I would have done the same thing. I would have hurt that man. Badly.
I just want to go help my brother, but I don't know how.
God DAMN, Allyson.
....and I think I love your brother. I would have done nothing different.
A year and a half ago, I could have eviscerated him with my thoughts. Now I can barely hurt his feelings. Things used to be so much simpler.
Anya ,'Dirty Girls'
Natter 59: Dominate Your Face!
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Steph L. - Jul 11, 2008 5:13:50 am PDT #7486 of 10003
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Kat - Jul 11, 2008 5:14:22 am PDT #7487 of 10003
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Oh Allyson, that's terrible. I totally understand that rage.
Steph L. - Jul 11, 2008 5:15:25 am PDT #7488 of 10003
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Kat, what did the school police say when you reported the thug-kids?
Strix - Jul 11, 2008 5:15:26 am PDT #7489 of 10003
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Oh, Allyson. Wow.
God, I feel for your brother. I would have done some damage myself. I hope everything turns out fine. I think most people will be pretty empathetic to this.
Jesse - Jul 11, 2008 5:15:47 am PDT #7490 of 10003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Even if the charges do stick, it's very unlikely he'll get more than a token slap on the wrist. Public opinion is so far on his side, and for excellent reason. I'm so sorry.
Yeah, that would be my guess -- but really just a guess.
Sophia Brooks - Jul 11, 2008 5:17:50 am PDT #7491 of 10003
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Oh my god Allyson! I am so sorry. I have no words.
Steph L. - Jul 11, 2008 5:18:10 am PDT #7492 of 10003
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Even if the charges do stick, it's very unlikely he'll get more than a token slap on the wrist. Public opinion is so far on his side, and for excellent reason. I'm so sorry.
Yeah, that would be my guess -- but really just a guess.
If it had been a case where someone was assaulting your brother directly, and he punched them, wouldn't that be self-defense? What about when you're defending your 4-year-old kid, who clearly isn't physically big or strong enough to defend himself against an adult?
....I guess I think in terms of what's fair, not what's necessarily legal.
Burrell - Jul 11, 2008 5:19:46 am PDT #7493 of 10003
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Oh shit, Allyson. I'm sorry. Yeah, I am not the type to hit another person, but I can totally understand your brother's response. I think most people can.
And boy do I get your own reaction--I'd want to be with my family too at a time like this. But perhaps wait to see what they need, and to see what you can best do for them.
Aims - Jul 11, 2008 5:22:21 am PDT #7494 of 10003
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Oh Allyson. Honey, I wish I could do something to help you.
If going home to Boston right now would help, I say catch that plane.
Beverly - Jul 11, 2008 5:22:23 am PDT #7495 of 10003
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Public opinion counts, and the public is going to be outraged on behalf of the child and sympathetic to his father.
I just regret that any of this has to be public, but if it gets that old menace away from the possibility of doing it again, in whatever measure, it may be worth it.