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  1. orungano orungano

    Does anyone know how to deal with a potentially-abusive father who's just punched his spouse in the face and is too drunk to see reason? Not to bring down the mood or anything.

    Saturday, 22-Dec-12 18:49:42 UTC from web
    1. colfax colfax

      @mastertdi Baseball bat to the knees.

      Saturday, 22-Dec-12 18:50:03 UTC from web
      1. orungano orungano

        @colfax, we have no baseball bat. We are British after all.

        Saturday, 22-Dec-12 18:50:37 UTC from web
        1. RDN's Lucifer RDN's Lucifer

          @mastertdi Cricket hammer.

          Saturday, 22-Dec-12 18:50:54 UTC from web
          1. Scribus Scribus

            @nerthos Is it actually called a hammer?

            Saturday, 22-Dec-12 18:51:28 UTC from web
            1. RDN's Lucifer RDN's Lucifer

              @scribus I don't know, but it looks like a hammer.

              Saturday, 22-Dec-12 18:51:44 UTC from web
              1. Scribus Scribus

                @nerthos Are you thinking croquet?

                Saturday, 22-Dec-12 18:53:25 UTC from web
                1. Gherkin ☑️ Gherkin ☑️

                  @scribus That's a mallet.

                  Saturday, 22-Dec-12 18:54:09 UTC from web
                  1. Scribus Scribus

                    @thelastgherkin Yeah, but a mallet is like a hammer in that they are funny in cartoons.

                    Saturday, 22-Dec-12 18:55:46 UTC from web
                  2. rotation rotation

                    @thelastgherkin @scribus http://ur1.ca/c8hr2

                    Saturday, 22-Dec-12 18:57:07 UTC from web
                    1. Gherkin ☑️ Gherkin ☑️

                      @rotation We don't talk about him.

                      Saturday, 22-Dec-12 18:57:34 UTC from web
            2. Gherkin ☑️ Gherkin ☑️

              @scribus @nerthos Cricket bat you fools.

              Saturday, 22-Dec-12 18:51:49 UTC from web
              1. Scribus Scribus

                @thelastgherkin It is a bat, then. Okay.

                Saturday, 22-Dec-12 18:52:16 UTC from web
              2. RDN's Lucifer RDN's Lucifer

                @thelastgherkin http://ur1.ca/c8ho5

                Saturday, 22-Dec-12 18:53:50 UTC from web
                1. Gherkin ☑️ Gherkin ☑️

                  @nerthos I think you're thinking shuffleboard.

                  Saturday, 22-Dec-12 18:54:55 UTC from web
                  1. RDN's Lucifer RDN's Lucifer

                    @thelastgherkin I don't know, all those british sports are confusing. Here it's either football, basketball, tennis or polo.

                    Saturday, 22-Dec-12 18:55:42 UTC from web
        2. Scribus Scribus

          @mastertdi Cricket . . . implement?

          Saturday, 22-Dec-12 18:51:11 UTC from web
        3. colfax colfax

          @mastertdi Then use a cricket bat...

          Saturday, 22-Dec-12 18:55:55 UTC from web
    2. RDN's Lucifer RDN's Lucifer

      @mastertdi Gun, and cops.

      Saturday, 22-Dec-12 18:50:16 UTC from web
      1. orungano orungano

        @ everyone saying police, I know it seems like the obvious thing but if he flips out before they actually show up then I'm not sure how much of a good idea that is

        Saturday, 22-Dec-12 18:52:12 UTC from web
        1. RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space) RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space)

          @mastertdi Do you have access to a phone?

          Saturday, 22-Dec-12 18:52:45 UTC from web
          1. orungano orungano

            @redenchilada, yes, we do. @thelastgherkin, maybe, but I really really don't want to provoke him.

            Saturday, 22-Dec-12 18:53:35 UTC from web
            1. RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space) RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space)

              @mastertdi Hit him with the phone until he goes unconscious. No more, though, don't wanna hurt him. (I'm sorry, I'm no help with things like this)

              Saturday, 22-Dec-12 18:54:17 UTC from web
              1. orungano orungano

                @redenchilada, me either. That's why I asked you guys.

                Saturday, 22-Dec-12 18:55:01 UTC from web
                1. orungano orungano

                  @mastertdi, we have no medeival weaponry.

                  Saturday, 22-Dec-12 18:55:14 UTC from web
                  1. RDN's Lucifer RDN's Lucifer

                    @mastertdi A slingshot?

                    Saturday, 22-Dec-12 18:56:08 UTC from web
            2. Gherkin ☑️ Gherkin ☑️

              @mastertdi You don't TELL him you phone the police.

              Saturday, 22-Dec-12 18:54:44 UTC from web
              1. orungano orungano

                @thelastgherkin, hmm, good call there.

                Saturday, 22-Dec-12 18:55:38 UTC from web
            3. RDN's Lucifer RDN's Lucifer

              @mastertdi Do you have a bow?

              Saturday, 22-Dec-12 18:54:46 UTC from web
        2. Gherkin ☑️ Gherkin ☑️

          @mastertdi It's better than him flipping out and they never show up.

          Saturday, 22-Dec-12 18:52:49 UTC from web
        3. Scribus Scribus

          @mastertdi That's why if you can't subdue him, you run, then get the police in on it. He can flip all he wants while there's nobody to hurt and the cops are on the way.

          Saturday, 22-Dec-12 18:53:03 UTC from web
          1. orungano orungano

            @scribus, we don't have many places to go. But police will probably be the best bet, yeah.

            Saturday, 22-Dec-12 18:54:44 UTC from web
            1. Scribus Scribus

              @mastertdi You don't need a place to go, just a place not to be.

              Saturday, 22-Dec-12 18:55:07 UTC from web
              1. orungano orungano

                @scribus, yeah, but we still need to know what he's doing, so we can't really be anywhere outside the house.

                Saturday, 22-Dec-12 18:56:56 UTC from web
                1. Scribus Scribus

                  @mastertdi Seems to me if he's already punched someone in the face, you don't need to know what he's doing - you have enough with what he's done.

                  Saturday, 22-Dec-12 18:57:40 UTC from web
                  1. orungano orungano

                    @scribus, but if he leaves the house and we lose him then that won't make things any better

                    Saturday, 22-Dec-12 18:58:53 UTC from web
                    1. RDN's Lucifer RDN's Lucifer

                      @mastertdi Cops will track him down.

                      Saturday, 22-Dec-12 18:59:14 UTC from web
                    2. Scribus Scribus

                      @mastertdi Will a warrant for the arrest of a man accused of physical assault not stand for more than thirty minutes?

                      Saturday, 22-Dec-12 18:59:31 UTC from web
                      1. RDN's Lucifer RDN's Lucifer

                        @scribus *Aggravated physical assault

                        Saturday, 22-Dec-12 19:00:08 UTC from web
                        1. Scribus Scribus

                          @nerthos Or whatever the hell they call it in England.

                          Saturday, 22-Dec-12 19:02:40 UTC from web
                          1. Gherkin ☑️ Gherkin ☑️

                            @scribus @nerthos That's probably battery.

                            Saturday, 22-Dec-12 19:04:09 UTC from web
                            1. RDN's Lucifer RDN's Lucifer

                              @thelastgherkin Your laws are funny.

                              Saturday, 22-Dec-12 19:04:36 UTC from web
                              1. Gherkin ☑️ Gherkin ☑️

                                @nerthos I'll batter you. Like a roe.

                                Saturday, 22-Dec-12 19:05:24 UTC from web
                                1. RDN's Lucifer RDN's Lucifer

                                  @thelastgherkin So much British.

                                  Saturday, 22-Dec-12 19:06:11 UTC from web
                                  1. The white void The white void

                                    @nerthos I like British~

                                    Saturday, 22-Dec-12 19:06:49 UTC from web
                                    1. RDN's Lucifer RDN's Lucifer

                                      @hakupony I'm indifferent to it.

                                      Saturday, 22-Dec-12 19:07:12 UTC from web
                                  2. Gherkin ☑️ Gherkin ☑️

                                    @nerthos You're going to get lamped.

                                    Saturday, 22-Dec-12 19:07:37 UTC from web
                                    1. RDN's Lucifer RDN's Lucifer

                                      @thelastgherkin Bring it on, funny British guy.

                                      Saturday, 22-Dec-12 19:08:05 UTC from web
                                  3. rotation rotation

                                    @nerthos If by 'so much', you mean 'not enough'.

                                    Saturday, 22-Dec-12 19:08:51 UTC from web
                                    1. RDN's Lucifer RDN's Lucifer

                                      @rotation That's because you're used to it.

                                      Saturday, 22-Dec-12 19:11:33 UTC from web
                      2. orungano orungano

                        @scribus, aghh, I'm just not thinking right now. You're all right with the police and I'm just making things seem difficult.

                        Saturday, 22-Dec-12 19:01:10 UTC from web
                2. RDN's Lucifer RDN's Lucifer

                  @mastertdi See, you take the woman, get out of the house, barricade the door from the outside. The cops come, beat the crap out of him, and put him in jail.

                  Saturday, 22-Dec-12 18:58:32 UTC from web
        4. The white void The white void

          @mastertdi The best thing to do is going away so he doesn't notice and just call the police. If you want to solve the situation yourself, you may provoke him and that would be really dangerous. and by avoiding to let hi know you called the police, you prevent him from snapping.

          Saturday, 22-Dec-12 18:58:15 UTC from web
          1. orungano orungano

            Okay, so you all think police is best. I thought as much, but I'm still not totally sure. Part of me thinks that'll end badly for some reason. I'm more worried about keeping my mum safe from him currently.

            Saturday, 22-Dec-12 19:00:22 UTC from web
            1. RDN's Lucifer RDN's Lucifer

              @mastertdi See, in the time you wasted here, the police could already be there.

              Saturday, 22-Dec-12 19:00:51 UTC from web
            2. The white void The white void

              @mastertdi Good luck.

              Saturday, 22-Dec-12 19:01:27 UTC from web
            3. Scribus Scribus

              @mastertdi Look, it boils down to this: Fight or flight. If you were a fighter, you'd be standing over a bloodied drunk, so you're reduced to flight. Now fly, you fool, and get someone qualified to fight for you!

              Saturday, 22-Dec-12 19:02:08 UTC from web
              1. orungano orungano

                @scribus, well I am no fighter, so flight it is, I guess.

                Saturday, 22-Dec-12 19:03:28 UTC from web
    3. Gherkin ☑️ Gherkin ☑️

      @mastertdi Maybe get the hell off the internet and phone the police?

      Saturday, 22-Dec-12 18:50:18 UTC from web
    4. RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space) RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space)

      @mastertdi Do you have access to a phone?

      Saturday, 22-Dec-12 18:50:20 UTC from web
    5. Scribus Scribus

      @mastertdi If you're not 100% confident that you can take him, then take the spouse and leave. Come back later. Call police.

      Saturday, 22-Dec-12 18:50:50 UTC from web