Quote: (10-12-2016 03:25 PM)Atlanta Man Wrote:
The reason she was on the balcony was because he could not get her out the front door. He probably got her on the balcony, locked the door and looked at her acting crazy through the glass. In a pissed off mood himself he left for food figuring she would pass out or calm down by the time he returned
I know we are speculating either way, but lets go with that being what happened for moment- Even in this hypothetical version of events most favorable to him it still doesn't reflect reasonable decisions.
I'm dealing with a crazy girl, I get her on the balcony and get the door shut and locked. So far so good. Then ...leave her there and
leave the building, with her locked out there,
and not contact the police? Once that immediate threat was over, demonstrated by him leaving the apt, he's on very shaky ground having this girl locked up and confined
without contacting the police. At that point it could be seen as him going beyond defending himself. It was reasonable for him to do so initially to collect his thoughts or to call the cops, but where it hurts him is leaving the building and planning to take care of it himself.
Not to repeat myself, but his statement of
"I would (let you leave), but you've been a bad girl" should not be glossed over, and this followed by him locking her on the balcony and then leaving the apartment, just doesn't convey this idea of a cool headed dude simply trying to wait for her to calm down (which is in itself a bad idea and a problem as said above).
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She was already threatening to call the cops and lie on him about assault that is why he said "there is not a mark on you, you are the one attacking me"-So you know for sure if he really used his strength and roughly got her out, she would lie to the cops with no scruples what so ever.
Yes, and that is exactly why it would be terrible idea to confine this girl locked in your apartment and go out for a pizza. If she's willing to lie as you said, it sure is not helped by doing something- locking her on the balcony and leaving- that actually would
guarantee you get in trouble with the law.
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Plus he just had a run in with the cops during his high speed chase a few months prior, he was not trying to see them again if he could help it.
Rather than explain his not contacting the police, all this justification does is highlight a history of poor judgement.
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I think guys are getting too caught up in this idea that "this could happen to anybody, nothing he could do about it" in this particular case. There are plenty of things that, if done differently, he would not be under quite as much suspicion.
-Don't jokingly say "I will throw you off the fucking balcony"
-Don't seriously say "I would (let you leave), but you've been a bad girl" (WTF?)
-Don't lock a bitch in your condo because she's a threat and then
not call the police and instead go for pizza.
Had he said the stupid shit but called the cops immediately this wouldn't be near as bad- Or, had he not said the stupid shit and didn't call the cops that would be better as well. But, saying the stupid shit (you're not leaving)
combined with the confining her and not contacting the cops, that is what is putting him in this shit storm.
It's easy to overlook the specifics and say this is simply something that "could happen to the best of us"- but in reality it's bad circumstances
compounded by poor decisions, ones that I can't see most reasonable dudes making.
Yes, a crazy girl can happen to anyone. I've dealt with girls hitting me, stealing my money, pretending they have HIV after banging, drunken clusterfucks, you name it. I've thrown girls out a few times. Many men have dealt with this. And the vast majority are no worse for the wear from these incidents, because as long as you don't compound the problem with saying stupid shit or deciding to maintain your own private drunk tank on your balcony, you're very unlikely to be in this guys situation.