Would you report your dad or mom... loved one... to the police?
By SKLC_PT
@SKLC_PT (1234)
5 responses
@Anakata2007 (1785)
• Canada
19 Feb 07
What a tough question. I cannot picture either of my parents or my husband doing that but I think that I would report them if it happenned on a continual basis, mainly because I don't think I would love them anymore if they hurt me this much.
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@Marie2473 (8512)
• Sweden
19 Feb 07
This is a very hard question and I think i have to say that I would now. BUT i have been abused by my brother and he used to abuse me every day - never reported him. I moved on to an abusive bf for 4 years and I also never reported him.
IF this would ever happen to me again I hope I would be brave enough to report them and make them pay!
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@SKLC_PT (1234)
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19 Feb 07
My sympathy to you, my dad beat me once and I sure thought he would have killed me, I reported him but later dropped the charges to the request of my mom. I still live with my parents and things seem to be ok, I just avoid him when I can and have to pretend nothing happened. In a way it was a good decision but in a way I'm scared it might happen again, even though it was the first time he ever did something like that.
@cranberian (52)
• United States
20 Feb 07
If it were one of my parents (though I honestly believe is not in their characters to act that way,) it would depend on the intensity of the beating. The worse it was, the more likely I would -- since given the circumstances I would most likely be home alone with them.
When you say a regular basis, that would cause me to reflect on my character. What would I be thinking if I let it happen to me repeatedly and regularly? Because I haven't had a related experience, I don't feel qualified to make a true judgement.
If it were my husband, the logical side of me says that I would leave him instantly, because I have zero tolerance for those kind of harmful actions. But I wouldn't report him the first time, likely. Hopefully it would be the last. I know the emotional side of me would want to give him as many chances as felt legitimate, but I realize how dangerous that could be. Luckily, I am with an individual who I trust completely in his actions, including the complete lack of physically harming me.
Very interesting and difficult question though. Nice one.
@SKLC_PT (1234)
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19 Feb 07
That's true sometimes people's kids also do it. I guess parents feel they need to protect their kids more then harm them no matter what sometimes. I don't have kids and hope it never comes to that if I do. I don't know what I'd do, but if it were very severe and repetitive I think would have a duty as a person to report it, even if it were my own child,!
