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.
I miss Oz. He'd get it. He wouldn't say anything, but he'd get it.
Xander ,'Get It Done'
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.
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."
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.
Jesse - Jul 11, 2008 7:15:48 am PDT #7509 of 10003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I'm hoping that was just the PR answer.
I made it through the Bad Meeting relatively unscathed. Now I just have to listen in on another meeting, and then I'm done! Phew. I have to decide if I'm going to take the train/bus or cab to the airport. Lazy vs. cheap -- it's a real battle within me!
Susan W. - Jul 11, 2008 7:16:11 am PDT #7510 of 10003
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
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.
Me neither. I'd sure vote to acquit. I mean, I've never hit another person in my life, but if anyone laid a hand on Annabel in my presence I have no doubt whatsoever that would change that very instant.
Tamara - Jul 11, 2008 7:20:59 am PDT #7511 of 10003
You know, we could experiment and cancel football.
WTF? Allyson, I am so very sorry. Your brother did absolutely the right thing. I don't know if I could stop hitting the guy.