Comments on: When the Man was Arrested on our Door Last Night

By: Living Off Dividends & Passive Income

Living Off Dividends & Passive Income — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:37:23 +0000

beats watching a moive, huh?

By: LWC

LWC — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:59:08 +0000

My husband and I had the same thing happen while staying in a ritzy $400 per night hotel. (And no we weren’t footing the bill

We called hotel security first – they were no help at all. And we could CLEARLY hear him hitting her. And her sobbing and wailing.

By the time the cops arrived they had to take her away in an ambulance. I’d be thrilled that a) you called right away and b) they came immediately!

I’ve always felt bad that I wasted time calling hotel security and waiting for their intervention.

I’m glad to hear that your story ended fairly well!

By: fathersez

fathersez — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 03:58:41 +0000

Thank God you and Mr. M are fine. It must have been a terrifying ordeal.

I am glad that we have Draconian gun control laws in our country, so the possibility of domestic quarrels escalating into shooting matches are negligible.

By: Funny about Money

Funny about Money — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 02:34:38 +0000

Dear God. That’s terrifying.

We used to live in a neighborhood–a very pretty gentrified area surrounded by blight–where some happening occurred every week. That’s where I first developed an affection for German shepherds…

You did the right thing to call 911, and it’s wonderful the police showed up promptly. Around here it can take an hour to get the cops to arrive–as happened when SDXB caught a couple guys climbing in the front window & dialed 911 with the phone in one hand and his pistol in the other.

Stay out of domestic violence. Those situations can be extremely dangerous for anyone who interferes. Let the pro’s handle it.

By: Mrs. Nathan

Mrs. Nathan — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 22:19:01 +0000

Hi, your husband was just here for dinner and told me the whole story. YIKES! When I used to live in H-burg a man was shot and killed on the sidewalk outside of my house by cops when said man reached into his pocket for a cellphone, which cops thought was a gun. Horrifying. Thankfully I happened to be away for the weekend and did not see it firsthand. Did you ever find out what happened?

By: Neighbors from hell | LivingAlmostLarge

Neighbors from hell | LivingAlmostLarge — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 19:15:05 +0000

[...] about Mrs. Micah’s arrest outside her door made me think, gee, we’ve got neighbors from hell. It makes me wonder why we ever bought a condo? And [...]

By: Amanda

Amanda — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 13:37:24 +0000

Dear friend, I’m glad you and Micah are alright. That must’ve been so scary.

Happy you’re ok….

By: Megan

Megan — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 12:39:23 +0000

I think one of the keys to this story is that the police came SO quickly. That’s a great feeling in your building.

I used to prosecute domestic violence cases, and if this was DV, everyone’s right, you’ll find that everywhere. We had defendants from the “best” and “worst” neighborhoods in the area.

I agree with the notes on the Kitty Genovese story. It was very much sensationalized and turned into a “great story.” And after learning the truth about that story in university, it made me wonder what I would do. If I were walking alone and saw someone getting stabbed, would I intervene? Probably not, no, for fear of getting stabbed myself. I would likely run and hide, to be honest. But I would immediately call the police and try to find help.

By: Andrew Stevens

Andrew Stevens — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 02:20:34 +0000

You can read about Kitty Genovese here. While the story doesn't say good things about human nature, it also doesn't say nearly the bad things that people seem to think. It wasn't 38 people who knew about the attack despite the New York Times' reporting at the time. It was about a dozen people who witnessed some portion of the attack and none of them saw it all. Moreover, two of them did intervene. One yelled and caused the attacker to break off and another called the police near the end of the attack (when he became aware of it). Most witnesses were entirely unaware that an assault was going on at all, nevertheless a murder. The New York Times story was sensationalism.

By: Mrs Micah's Mom

Mrs Micah's Mom — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:56:12 +0000

When I lived in Vancouver, a man came down the hall of our building saying, “Call the police,” and adding something about a knife or stabbing. I called the police and called through the door that I had done so. As soon as I said I’d called the police, the other neighbors started getting involved. When the police arrived they couldn’t get into the building. Someone in the hall said he’d go down to let them in. I called out the window to them that someone was coming. It turned out that a woman had been stabbed. It wasn’t clear whether it was by herself or by someone else. And all this was in a good part of town.