does he have the right?

[ZeppelinAngel]

[color=#0080ff]i just found out last night that seans (my ex) sisters husband (bleh!) pushed her into a wall a few days ago because he was mad at her, obviously this isn't right, when i was living up there i noticed that the way he treated melissa was strange, he gets angry very easily with her and just always seemed very snappy with her, so this doesn't really suprise me[/color]

[color=#0080ff]now.. sean isn't violent on a day to day basis, but if he gets pushed far enough all that runs through his head is 'seek and destroy' heh, anyway, i suppose what i'm asking is this, do you think he has the right to step in using physical violence against his sisters husband? obviously he wants to protect his sister and teach her husband a thing or two, but i informed him that physical violence isn't always the best way to deal with things, even things like this O_o[/color]

[color=#0080ff]and yes, sean could beat the complete crap out of his sisters husband, without any problem at all[/color]

[Fallen_62]

i would say no, dont resort to violence... evil begets evil... if he uses violence, his bro-in-law wont get the point, and he will keep doing it... talk to the b-i-l first, and if that doesnt work and he does it again, get the authorities involved if it isnt stopped and it gets worse after the talk... thats my opinion.

[Anakha1]

Personal opinion: I wouldn't lose any sleep over it if Sean beat the living hell out of the guy.

Professional opinion: No, violence is unacceptable no matter what the reason. We can't have people pounding the hell out of each other just because they feel they're justified. And if she or Sean can't handle it civily then the authorities should be called upon to handle it.

[Smelly]

Not to be a total ***... oh never mind I AM a total ***...

I see this as a perfect oppurtunity to knock out two birds with one stone! Have Sean beat up the guy, guy gets beat up, Sean goes to jail, ex-boyfriend out of the picture for a good long time, Zeppy finds herself a REAL man. Boom.

I guess I'm just evil and would actually enjoy it if something like this happened. Maybe I'm just biased against crappy people?

[AeroJonesy]

Well how hard did he push her? I mean was it a nudge, or did he grab her and throw her at the wall? Either way is unacceptable, but it'd be nice to know to what degree it happened.

I wouldn't resort to violence, I'd talk to the guy, if I were Sean. Maybe he was just really mad and had a totally crappy week, and took it out on the wrong person. Or maybe the guy really is a danger to Sean's sister. It'd be good to find that out.

[thejdawg2]

Does he have the right? Yes.
Does it make it right? No.

It would be far better off for this guy to get counselling or too look for an alternate course of action than having your ex beat the crap out of this guy.




Addendum: What did we tell you about talking to your ex?

[Fallen_62]

Addendum: What did we tell you about talking to your ex?

i think it is acceptable in this case, dawg

[ZeppelinAngel]

[color=#0080ff]the way he said that melissa described it to him, it seems like it was a violent shove against the wall, then brian left and took melissas car keys so she couldn't leave[/color]

[color=#0080ff]melissa told sean she's been in therapy for the last 2 months over stuff to do with brian[/color]

[Arokthis]

Personal opinion: I wouldn't lose any sleep over it if Sean beat the living hell out of the guy.

Professional opinion: No, violence is unacceptable no matter what the reason. We can't have people pounding the hell out of each other just because they feel they're justified. And if she or Sean can't handle it civily then the authorities should be called upon to handle it.

My sentiments exactly. That being said, I have 4 questions about the inevitable brawl: When? Where? Who's bringing the popcorn and beer? What's the cover charge?

[llad12]

I really can't make a call on this without more information. Was it just a verbal argument prior to his shove? Did she bean him first with a rolling pin? What was the situation?

I hate domestic violence.:(