Connecticut massacre fallout

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by jms62

The restraining order in concept is good but is dicey. What evidence must you provide in order to put a restraining order on someone? Seems wide open for ****ing with someone if you know they have guns to put a restraining order on them for no reason.

i understand that there could be some people who might try to abuse those...but you can't just go to a judge and say 'i'm scared' and they issue an order. now, repeated texts, calls, drive-bys, etc..that's another story. just being vindictive isn't enough to get these.

i think that many of these incidents point to a major flaw in people-we choose poorly who to hang out with, what to let pass without comment, too quick to excuse irrational behavior, etc. people spend years with abusers, or people in denial, or people who don't want to deal with a tough situation so they ignore it. but it doesn't go away, or get better. who here knows someone, whether family or friend, or aquaintance, who might need some intervention? probably most of us. but does anyone do anything?
lady works for me part time. her son needs help. i've mentioned more than once about the 17 yr old who is in jail, how he'd been known to be 'out of it' for years. but no one did anything, and now another boy is dead. i was hoping she'd get my point, that she would intervene with her son.
in one ear, out the other. she's in denial, just like a lot of people.