ToddDubya
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"No matter how tough you think you are, they are crazy and the only way to deal with crazy is to have the willingness to swim in their swamp...fellas, that's not a swamp you want to set foot in"
Beautifully put.
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"No matter how tough you think you are, they are crazy and the only way to deal with crazy is to have the willingness to swim in their swamp...fellas, that's not a swamp you want to set foot in"
When you're young, your ego is way too involved. Walking away feels like defeat.
The reality is, if you're not a scumbag you have too much to lose.
So you guys really wouldnt step in if you saw some guy beating a woman?
Mike
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So you guys really wouldnt step in if you saw some guy beating a woman?
I don't agree with what Bushnell did; nor am I making excuses for him. BUT, I can see some defense attorney creating justification of self defense - all resulting from Poindexter's assaulting him with a baseball bat.
It's a long shot, but what if the defense can find a forensic neurologist that can attribute his delayed reaction to the acute effects of blunt force trauma on the brain? Reviewing literature you can easily find the following effects: confusion, disorientation, memory loss, headache, brief loss of consciousness, short term memory loss, slowed ability to process information (especially newly acquired information), spatial disorientation, impaired judgment, etc..
Perhaps Bushnell was so 'confused' as a result of the blows he took to his head by the counter-attack launched by Poindexter, that he actually lost perception of time in his 'disorientation'. Acute spatial disorientation + confusion + impaired thought processing = Bushnell felt the threat was physically closer and his life was in imminent jeopardy, therefore he needed to protect himself and did so.
Yes, and I have. A psychopath was out of his mind b/c his ex had moved on, and his inflated ego couldn't handle it. He came to my place of work (when I was in college), where the couple was minding their own business. The new boyfriend was beaten and thrown into a floor to ceiling glass window. She ran away but was caught and dragged by her hair like a cave woman; screaming for help. I ran to her and jumped in front of her; while yelling that the cops were on the way. He proceeded to wind up, and at very close to impact realized the woman he was about to punch out was not her...it was me; and stopped. He took off as I backed her into a locked office, where we waited until the police arrived. The guys present (workers and customers), just watched, nobody helped her. I am grateful to have escaped that punch - but I couldn't live with myself watching what was about to ensue.
Getting involved in a Domestic Situation is a gamble, and I understand the reluctance, and fear of negative long term life consequences. I would want and hope someone would help me if I was ever in need of assistance.
I watched a video (can't link from my phone) where one of those free state weirdos tried to intervene in what he thought was a domestic. He recorded it and tried to verbally deescalate the situation. It ended with everyone turning on him and him pulling a gun.
The cops didn't bust his balls over it, but it's a classic case of why you should MYOB.
What you describe is not domestic violence, it's a stalker. Sounds like you also had some background of the situation as well.