Am I wrong for beating him up?
Lastnight a guy I know was getting abusive with his girlfriend so I gave her a ride to my house because I didn't think he would go there. He did and I asked him to leave several times, he didn't. Instead he went for her again. That's when I put him in a rear-naked choke and took him to the ground where I then began to pummel his face.
Answer:
Yes, you were wrong. You should have called the police. How is it wrong for him to be violent to her but okay for you to be violent? Even when you are acting to protect another, you should only use the force necessary for the situation. Again, you could and should have called the police. Better yet, instead of taking her to your house in the first place, you could have taken her to the police station. Instead, you escalated the whole situation, making him more jealous and enraged.
Get a grip on your testosterone levels before you hurt someone and end up in prison.
Asking him to leave probably get him some tresspassing charges but if you start the physical acts without provacation you are looking at assault. Especially if you did the choke right you were beating someone who was out cold anyway.
You should have called the cops. You may have unintentionally used excessive force. Once the threat is done you can no longer continue to "pummel". You may be facing an assault charge.
should a called 5 o at the first sign of him. I think ethically you did the right thing. But time and time again our courts favor criminals ... hope this works out for you
Any guy who hits his wife/girlfriend needs to get his *** kicked. I think you were justified.
if he hit u or the girl, then u woulda had a right to. or if he looked threatening then i guess the choke was ok. but if you threw the first punch and you dont have a good protecting someone scenario going on, he can prob win some money if he sues
The girl could argue that it was in self-defense or whatever. I am sure you could get away with it since technically he was trespassing. If charges arise make sure the girl is there as a witness to explain the situation.
If He was in your house, you had every
right to protect yourself & your property
I hope you didn't go overboard, and beat
him too badly, he could press charges on
you if you went to far.
I left my abusive ex husband and I had an abusive boyfriend after that. My feeling is yes you were right to beat him up but you could have called the cops and got him for trespassing on your property. You can get charged with assault and battery if he presses charges against you. (Thank you for standing up for a woman who was being abused) We need more men in the world like you.
Yes - that was the wrong course of action.
1. you should not have taken her to your house - that was a really bad move
if you sensed there was danger you should have stayed in public if that guy was going nuts
sounds like you were not adept enough at defusing the situation so you certainly should not have exacerbated it by intervening as you describe
if there's an abusive situation a woman should make a scene in public, yell loudly to attract attention - you don't draw out the fuse of the incident to the powderkeg of privacy
if a situation like that goes into the privacy of a house it spells nothing but trouble
I'd suggest you not try to be the "hero" when you don't know what you're doing
Yes, you should have called the cops on him. You can only attack him if he attacks you first. Refusing to leave is not a threat and doesn't justify assault. You better hope this doesn't go to court, or you'll be in big trouble.
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