'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
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.
Oh dear, Allyson! I can't imagine how any parent would do anything else. If it had been DH I know he would have beat the crap out of the creep.
Damn. I'm with everyone here, Allyson, I would've beat the guy until he couldn't eat solid foods, like...ever.
Good on your brother.
Skipping in order to post that, according to Nutty "If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me" Jul 11, 2006 5:17:21 am PDT today is Dillo's second (already?) birthday.
Happy day, little guy! Also wishes for your big sister and mom (and aunt!) and all your family.
Also, according to the Buffista Calendar, it's Abby's birthday today. I haven't seen posts from her in quite a while (though I'm so scarce around these parts these days, it may all be just a me-issue, of course), but I hope the well wishes find their way to her, somehow.
Allyson, if you want to go home to Boston I think you should. And I'm willing to back that thought with some cash to help get you there.
Happy Birthdays to the 'dillo, Barb's son and Abby. Wow! July 11th is a big day in Buffistaville.
I have to agree that if you feel you need to be with your family, you should try to get there if at all possible, Allyson.
Allyson, let me know if I can paypal you anything--money for a ticket home, if your brother needs help with a lawyer, anything. If I were you, I'd go home. I would have done the exact same thing as your brother.
I would suggest a good lawyer, no matter what. That's the best thing to do immediately. I can't see them wanting to press charges and I certainly can't see a jury convicting your brother of anything considering the circumstances. But don't take chances.
I'm shaking with anger on your behalf.
I'm getting very angry that none of this seems to have made the RI news at all. A man who lives in RI is accused of assaulting a child and it doesn't even make the news.
Should have restrained him until the police arrived? What the fucking fuck? Do they think normal people carry cuffs around? Jesus.
All the best in the world to you and your family, Allyson.
Backing Cashmere 200% on the good lawyer, emphasis on good. A good one can minimize whatever damage there may be, and is worth whatever s/he charges. I'm willing to chip in what I can toward the costs, either of your ticket home or the lawyer.
--And please don't let anybody think that because the boy's dad was in the right that he doesn't need a lawyer. Courts are best navigated by those familiar with them.