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.
Murk: But you're a God! The Sacred Glorificus! Glory: I'm a God in exile. Far from the Hellfires of Home and sharing my body with an enemy that stabs my boys in their fleshy little stomachs!
'Dirty Girls'
Natter 59: Dominate Your Face!
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.
Sparky1 - Jul 11, 2008 5:30:15 am PDT #7499 of 10003
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sumi - Jul 11, 2008 5:41:29 am PDT #7500 of 10003
Art Crawl!!!
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.
Cashmere - Jul 11, 2008 5:43:31 am PDT #7501 of 10003
Now tagless for your comfort.
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.
sj - Jul 11, 2008 5:45:52 am PDT #7502 of 10003
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
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.
brenda m - Jul 11, 2008 5:55:51 am PDT #7503 of 10003
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
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.
Beverly - Jul 11, 2008 5:56:03 am PDT #7504 of 10003
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
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.
Fred Pete - Jul 11, 2008 6:21:33 am PDT #7505 of 10003
Ann, that's a ferret.
Joining the "find a good lawyer" bandwagon. Because Beverly's right. (Not to mention that, if the guy denies everything in court, a good lawyer will be more likely to find and poke holes in his story.)
I don't know whether "defense of preschool-age son" would be a defense as a matter of law. But I don't see any jury convicting on those facts.
Daisy Jane - Jul 11, 2008 6:36:47 am PDT #7506 of 10003
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Allyson, I am so sorry/angry/WTFiswrongwithpeople for you. Ugh.
§ ita § - Jul 11, 2008 6:38:31 am PDT #7507 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Restraint? The hell? I'm a krav brown belt and I'm not sure how I'd go about restraining a grown man and calling 911 until 911 got there. In general, hit them until they can no longer be a threat--I guess it primarily matters how much he hit him. But that's a dicey as hell line, and dangerous too.
Please tell me they just charged your brother and that they didn't take him into custody.
lisah - Jul 11, 2008 6:44:33 am PDT #7508 of 10003
Punishingly Intricate
Restraint? The hell? I'm a krav brown belt and I'm not sure how I'd go about restraining a grown man and calling 911 until 911 got there.
I know. that's fucking ridiculous.