domestic violence in our lives

[threeplusfire]

I went by the house to pick up some clean clothes, grab my furry hat and my coat. Ran into my mother, who enlightened me to the newest installment of the family drama.

Dimwit has apparently been violent with my sister. About a week and a half ago, he did something to her that put a huge bruise down her side and possibly cracked some ribs. Perhaps throwing her into a wall. She lied to my mother, said she had fallen down at work.

Sunday night, my mother got a frantic phone call from my sister begging her to come over. She could hear Dimwit screaming in the background. Thankfully, my mother lives five minutes away, and sped over. Apparently when my sister hung up with my mother, he attacked her and she tried to dial 911. Dimwit yanked the phone cord out of the wall when he realized this. But since it was a hang-up call, the cops came out. They arrived right on my mother's heels, and it took two police men to bodily haul Dimwit down to the car.

Charges have been filed. She has an emergency restraining order, and Dimwit is rotting in jail. With any luck, there isn't a chance in hell he can make bail. Especially with his other assorted legal problems.

Damn, damn and damn. I'm furious. I'm so thankful that she made the choice to not let this go any further. My sister may not be one of my favorite people, but no one needs that. No one. Just absolutely not. It's vile, to think how that stupid, wretched boy took her for so much, and then turned around to hit her. What a bastard.

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[reive.livejournal.com]

Jeez.

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[tsarina.livejournal.com]

Yeah.
I am so not pleased.
If we lived in a different time, I would be hunting him right now out of sheer spite.

[sammka.livejournal.com]

MUST... CONTROL... URGE... TO... KILL...

I don't know your sister... but I hate fucking shits who can't control themselves. I really, really, REALLY fucking hate them.

I'm just glad that she called 911. And that the cops came. She seriously could have gotten killed.

*hugs*

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[tsarina.livejournal.com]

I am so glad too, that she had the presence of mind to do that, and to tell the cops to arrest him. Because he most certainly does not need to be in our lives anymore, and we don't need this to be any more like a bad made-for-tv movie.

[genders.livejournal.com]

In Arizona, this is such a problem that if 911 is called on a domestic, someone's going to jail. It was funny when this first became law, especially when they couldn't figure out which half of a gay couple started an argument.

Nevertheless, it's a good statute, and doesn't leave as much room for men blaming the victim thereafter.

Good luck to your sister, and make sure she kicks this guy to the curb.

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[tsarina.livejournal.com]

Heh. That's a disturbingly funny picture.

We are united I think, in hoping this guy gets the smackdown from the fist of the law.

[puella.livejournal.com]

Just good that your sister finally had the good sense to call your mom and said him to jail.

Hopefully she has learned her lesson?

Unfortuantely he probably hasn't learned his. It is people just like him I want in jail because he should not be fucking let loose on society.

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[tsarina.livejournal.com]

What makes me so angry at him is that he has been given so many chances by my mother and sister to do something with himself, and he's either too stupid or too wretched to try and do better by himself.

And I hope that my sister doesn't ever let him back.

[ladypeculiar.livejournal.com]

Just sending support, and rising up in righteous indignation. I'm glad proper steps have been taken, and I hope that all of you are doing alright. Jeebus H....

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[tsarina.livejournal.com]

Thank you muchly. I appreciate the thoughts.

I was just telling Reive that you need some accessories for your sofa. Like, perhaps Viggo Mortensen, say? I think he'd look nice there, and then you could talk to him about all sorts of interesting things.

[theotoky.livejournal.com]

Peace and healing to you and yours. I'm glad he's finally getting what he deserves.

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

Thank you, for the kind words and thoughts.

[tinywarrior.livejournal.com]

Sounds like it's taken care of, but you need anything you call me. I got juice that I don't use except on special occasions; but you need it, you let me know, ok?

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[tsarina.livejournal.com]

Thank you, very, very much. I am hoping it is well in hand, as the police showed up in a most timely manner and hauled his ass out. The emergency restraining order is for my mother and my sister, and I'm hoping that he won't get bailed out. Rat bastard.

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[tsarina.livejournal.com]

Thank you. That means a great deal to me.
Thank God she was not hurt too badly in all of this.

[janoux.livejournal.com]

it's always difficult to admit that there are people in our lives that live to hurt us. and it takes a lot of courage to realize that this situation is not right.

your sister, no matter how long it took her to find it, has strength.

remember to remind her of this.

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[tsarina.livejournal.com]

I am proud of her, as this is one of the best decisions she has made in recent times. It gives me some hope for her.