I make no apologies for my temper.

[timwilky]

Whilst cooking dinner this evening. My daughter took Jasper for his evening constitutional. 10 minutes later she runs back into the house crying. Firstly my daughter is a big girl as in age 22.

Turns out that whilst walking Jasper a man walked quickly behind her and she pulled Jasper onto a tight lead whilst he passed. As he walked passed he hurled abuse at her. waved his hand threateningly and made to kick the dog. She turned round and ran.

On hearing this with a description of the miscreant I jumped into the car found my target, stopped and asked him for a word. He did exactly the same waving his hands/arms, shouting. I calmly pushed him against the wall and asked him what it was like to be frightened. I never got an answer as he ran away with a parting "Leave me f***ing alone. A passing couple who had seen my actions, stopped to enquire what he had done. It would appear that this chap was a medical student who had a breakdown about a year ago and has had serious mental health problems since. He is not known to be violent.

My wife has criticised my over reaction in going looking for the guy. I make no apologies, beyond not restraining him until the Police could be called. In his present condition I consider him a threat to others if not himself.

Opinions please. did I over react, after all she had not been touched, simply frightened. Was it temper as the wife says. Or the instinct of a protective parent?

it was both imo, and id have probably done the same thing, but im not a parent so i cant say...i say well done maybe its what he needed...although i may get flamed for encouraging you...

Andy

... if it was my daughter I wouldve done the same

[fizzwheel]

TBH Tim, I'd have probably done the same as well. Your daughter was obviously frightened by what had happened, hope shes OK.

Its all very well saying hes not know to be violent, but theres always that what if isnt there. What if next time he does turn violent.

Have you reported it to your local plod ?

[Lissa]

Originally Posted by Gmonsta

... if it was my daughter I wouldve done the same

So would I. It's a parents natural reaction...............NO-ONE starts on our children, no matter how old they get!

You did the right thing Tim.


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Have to agree with your actions, if it where my daughter I would have done the same, does not matter if she where two years or twenty two years I would have done the same.

Assuming this young man is still suffering from a break down, I would recommend letter the plod know, as if his temper goes un-checked what might he do in the future to someone else?

However I am likely going a little over the top

Your wife my have been a little hard on you, but I can also see her point of view. Don't be too hard on her.

He may well have had a breakdown but when was his last evaluation? Sorry the old psychologist coming out in me

Cheers

Rich

[Biker Biggles]

I think you showed admirable restraint.I don't buy this idea that because he has mental "problems" he should be allowed to go around behaving badly and threatening others.If he can't behave to an acceptable standard he should'nt be allowed out unsupervised both for society's good and his own.If he did that in one or two places I could think of round here he would end up in hospital or dead.
Plod won't want to know BTW as "nicking a nutter" is too much paperwork and just not worth it as a local copper told me.

at the end of the day you were not aware of his "mental State" untill afterwards, however despite what some say a "non correct Mental State" can not excuse bad behaviour that is threatening to other members of society,

he needs help and its a shame no one is giving it to him,

Tim, you were very restrained, i would probably be writing " so iv just been released from custord pie for kicking the **** out of this guy"

Regards
Alex

[embee]

Sounds like a case of "don't care in the community"

Don't trouble yourself, you did fine.