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kramus · 02-15-2011, 01:56 PM

Sad but true - often assholes who do that kind of shit have some kind of radar or some such thing. They know who to get rough with, and when to be physical - and it seems they also know what to say when the authorities step in. You might think he would be getting a lesson if you took him outside and gave his face a serious case of road rash, but odds are you would end up with a record and probation. And your sister might rather you just let this period of her life fade away into the shadows.

That said, if you have the time you ought to be there, and you ought to let him know there are boundaries, and you ought to get your camera phone out and pretend it's to document the move or whatever, but it is really to let the fellow know that he is on notice.

Abuse is a matter of definition. One person's abuse is another persons reasonable behaviour. Don't bet the farm that you would be justified in the eyes of the law if you smacked the guy down. ON the other hand, if there are witnesses or bruises then you could argue that the guy needs to get a lesson in legal system entanglement.

02-15-2011, 01:56 PM	#5 (permalink)
kramus loving the curves Location: my Lady's manor	Sad but true - often assholes who do that kind of shit have some kind of radar or some such thing. They know who to get rough with, and when to be physical - and it seems they also know what to say when the authorities step in. You might think he would be getting a lesson if you took him outside and gave his face a serious case of road rash, but odds are you would end up with a record and probation. And your sister might rather you just let this period of her life fade away into the shadows. That said, if you have the time you ought to be there, and you ought to let him know there are boundaries, and you ought to get your camera phone out and pretend it's to document the move or whatever, but it is really to let the fellow know that he is on notice. Abuse is a matter of definition. One person's abuse is another persons reasonable behaviour. Don't bet the farm that you would be justified in the eyes of the law if you smacked the guy down. ON the other hand, if there are witnesses or bruises then you could argue that the guy needs to get a lesson in legal system entanglement. __________________ And now to disengage the clutch of the forebrain ... I'm going with this - if you like artwork visit http://markfineart.ca Last edited by kramus; 02-15-2011 at 02:03 PM..