Re: Next door is kicking off.
Originally Posted by
reg
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Would you give the same advice if it were you on the receiving end?
Witness "Hold on, hang in there while I phone the police"
Too many women die as a result of domestic violence.
I'm not too sure I could sit in my home listening to this and my only response is to call the cops.
Not being contentious here reg.just looking at it from another angle.
I was a victim of domestic abuse, the police were called on us a number of times, I’ve had to flee my home many a times, with 3 children in tow, the council provided bed and breakfast for us,we shared one room for all 4 of us....luckily we were able to stay in that room all day.
When you say you couldn’t restrain yourself from intervening,I had a neighbour who did that, it actually made matters worse, my ex husband was convinced that I had been speaking about my problems to this neighbour even accused me of having an affair with him.....so in my case it didn’t help.
Also I had a responsibility to myself and my children ,to keep us all safe.
Unfortunately I kept going back to him, thinking he would change....
So partly my fault for not getting out of that dreadful abuse....it affected my two older children terribly....because I lived in it for so long.
My point is she probably needs to get out,SF neighbour, providing it’s her who is being abused.....but she won’t until she’s ready, she may never get out, but it’s her choice.
She stays in the abuse.