went grocery shopping - witnessed violent domestic abuse

[Iron Woode]

No, it's not too bad. They are not welcome here.

Where did you see this dude?

No Frills parking lot at Northland Mall (Highbury and Huron).

 

[Nintendesert]

I'll make sure to never get domestically abused and kidnapped around the OP!!

 

[Iron Woode]

OP is a coward and selfish. Got it.

don't troll me, bro.

 

[SandEagle]

Man up. Alky would have broken some legs.

would serve the baby right for crying so loud in public

 

[SandEagle]

what's the felony charge?

 

[Vic Vega]

don't troll me, bro.

Or what? You'll stand by and watch? Then post about it OT?

 

[mizzou]

OP is a coward and selfish. Got it.

oh my god,

call 911 and let the professionals who have legal protection deal with it. you do NOT and repeat EVER want to get involved in a domestic dispute you have no clue what is going on

 

[Iron Woode]

what's the felony charge?

attempted kidnapping or unlawful confinement.

he also faces automatic jail time for the assault. He will have to post bail in 24hrs.

 

[Iron Woode]

Or what? You'll stand by and watch? Then post about it OT?

get out of my thread troll.

 

[Vic Vega]

get out of my thread troll.

Troll. Hardly. What did you expect people to say when you posted this story?

If there is some other conclusion I am supposed to draw about you from reading your anecdote please explain yourself. I think you were fairly clear the first time though.

 

[Lithium381]

OMG!

I just left the store and I am outside for maybe 20 seconds and I see a guy yelling and twisting a woman's arm. She's screaming and is trying to hold on to her stroller that has her baby in it. The kid is screaming. Customers and store staff go running to see what's going on.

By this time he has her in a choke hold and her face is turning bright red. She is still trying to scream and he is yelling for her to come with him. She breaks free and screams she doesn't want to go with him.

At that point a woman calls 911 and within 2 mins 3 cruisers have them surrounded. Store security staff prevented them from leaving the parking lot until police arrived.

Bastard is looking at several felony charges. In case it matters they appeared to be in their early to mid twenties.

While I am a big guy, I decided not to intervene in this instance. Doing so would have gotten me a possible assault charge. I would have had no problem dropping that guy.

this. the sorry state of our society

 

[spidey07]

this. the sorry state of our society

I already posted, in my state it would be a good shoot in defense of a 3rd party. The kidnapping/rape aspect makes is automatic.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Sad to see a situation like that.

And to those who say he should have done something, I doubt if you were in the heat of that situation you would do anything. It's easier said than done. Often it's best to just wait for trained personnel (police/security) to handle it. With America's stupid legal system, trying to play the good Samaritan is usually going to backfire.

 

[911paramedic]

Those types of situations are some of the most dangerous to get involved with, ask any law enforcement type. You never know what's going to happen with a domestic situation and if there are any weapons nearby.

If somebody is willing to openly beat on a person in public, they've probably done much worse and, imho, have a criminal record of violence. Not something you just want to walk into unless you are SURE you can control the situation.

911 is your friend in these situations and you did the right thing OP.

 

[Rudee]

OMG!



While I am a big guy, I decided not to intervene in this instance. Doing so would have gotten me a possible assault charge. I would have had no problem dropping that guy.

You wouldn't of gotten an assault charge for pulling the man off the guy. It's times like this where you need to help other people when the situation calls for it.

 

[gevorg]

If that woman had a gun she could have blown his brains all the way to neckbeardland.

 

[Rudee]

911 is your friend in these situations and you did the right thing OP.

Just hope they send a husky firefighter or a burly cop, not a wimpy Paramedic.

 

[Iron Woode]

Just hope they send a husky firefighter or a burly cop, not a wimpy Paramedic.

they sent 3 officers. 2 were average sized but third was bigger than me.

 

[CraigRT]

No Frills parking lot at Northland Mall (Highbury and Huron).

I looked at a place recently and Huron and decided to stay away from there based on the area... Lulz.. Glad I decided on that.

Never seen anything like that in town.. So nuts.

 

[Iron Woode]

I looked at a place recently and Huron and decided to stay away from there based on the area... Lulz.. Glad I decided on that.

Never seen anything like that in town.. So nuts.

its not all bad.

There are some very nice apts around here.

 

[CraigRT]

its not all bad.

There are some very nice apts around here.

Oh I know its not all bad.
Just hard to find something in the right price range in the good spots.

 

[mizzou]

$10 she's already bailed him out of jail

 

[Iron Woode]

$10 she's already bailed him out of jail

No.

An assault that takes place between partners in a relationship is a domestic assault. It has been the Crown's policy in recent years to prosecute each and every allegation whether or not the "victim" wants to "press charges"

Almost invariably, persons charged with domestic assault are held by police overnight for a bail hearing the following day. The Crown may seek to detain the accused person until the charge is disposed of, particularly where the accused has a criminal record for assault against the same complainant or where the alleged assault was vicious. If the court releases the accused, it virtually always orders that he or she have no contact with the complainant.

Crown counsel controls the prosecution - not the victim; Crown counsel can proceed with a prosecution against the victim's wishes. In deciding whether to do so, the Crown will consider, among other things, the strength of its case, the history, if any, of violence by the accused, and the extent of any injuries suffered by the victim.

If you, or someone you know has been charged with a domestic assault, you should contact a lawyer right away to speed up what is inevitably a long and painful process for all involved.

 

[weadjust]

I once saw a man hit his wife in the face, so I intervened and the woman had a go at me! And told me to mind my own business... Wow.

Same thing happened to me. I was working as a bartender. A married couple I knew from high school got in a fight in the parking lot. Wife was on the ground and the guy was kicking her. I grabbed the guy and told him to stop it and she got up and wanted to fight me. I said sorry I interrupted the ass kicking. I told the guy to resume the ass kicking and walked away.

A couple of months later they got in a fight at their house and she ran over him with a car. Didn't kill him but broke some bones.

 

[TridenT]

Why didn't you go Darth Vader on him and say, "I find your lack of faith disturbing."