The only reason he didn't get in is because she has two steel U-clamps with the screw through it...I'm sure I'm not describing it well..on each window. He got all the windows opne, but no further than the clamp (as an aside, that $.50 piece of hardware on each window has kept both me and my sister from being broken into more than once. I *highly* recommend everyone keep those on their windows!!)
Well, more news. Apparantly last night his grandmother was taking his ass back to the pysch ward or where ever, when he decided not to go and beat her up. He was arrested for that (yes, last night), and released at 5:30 am today (on bail, I think). He was at my sister's house at 6:00 am. Picked up again by the cops at 7 am. released by them because in their words, "He said he wasn't doing anything."
Well, he's been arrested again. Seems that after he got home this morning, he broke into his next-door neighbors' house and beat the crap out of them.
I wonder how long he'll stay in this afternoon. Or dare I hope that they might actually deign to protect the public or something?
BoR, I do understand what you are saying. I'll talk to my sister, but re: a gun, with three little boys in the house, I just don't feel comfortable with that. It's a tough position.
Analog, I agree the country has failed the mentally ill. I'd like to imagine that this guy (in his right mind) would be horrified by the things he's doing. But it's hard to be highly sympathetic when he has the meds to help him not hurt people, and he doesn't want to take them.
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