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  • 08-21-2012, 01:01 AM
    Rachelle Laughlin
    Boyfriend Attempted Suicide with Gun, Cops Forced Me to Write a False Statement
    My question involves criminal law for the state of: washington.

    Boyfriend came home drunk (normally doesn't drink, been sober for nearly a year) and destroyed property in the home and attempted to shoot himself. He shot several holes in the ceiling and two in the floor. He was NOT aiming the gun at me, was NOT threatening me verbally either however the police demanded I write other wise, claiming they will take my kids away if I didn't cooperate. Can they really do that? Take my kids I mean? Who do I report this to? I can't/ wont (cops scared the shit out of me) go to the police and report the police to the police...so then who do I go to? How will I know the officer wont come after me later? - My boyfriend isn't a criminal, he needs mental help but this report can send him away for years and years and that will not help him any.
  • 08-21-2012, 01:03 AM
    Dogmatique
    Re: Boyfriend Attempted Suicide with Gun, Cops Forced Me to Right False Statement
    The only thing I'm going to advise you to do is delete your thread (while it can still be deleted) and re-register with a completely anonymous moniker.

    Because trust me - you're too easy to find.
  • 08-21-2012, 01:05 AM
    Rachelle Laughlin
    Boyfriend Attempted Suicide with Gun, Charged with Assault 2
    My question involves criminal law for the state of: Washington

    He attempted suicde with a gun. Because I was in the room the cops did NOT believe me when I said I was not threatend. They told me they will take my kids away and put me in jail for not cooperating. Wouldn't let me call a lawyer, a family member, NO ONE to be witness to how they treated me. I'm scared to go to the police about the police...so who do I go to? I can't sleep knowing I wrote a false statement but I was terrified they would take my children.
  • 08-21-2012, 01:17 AM
    aardvarc
    Re: Boyfriend Attempted Suicide with Gun, Charged with Assault 2
    You go to a family law attorney immediately - one with experience in issues of "failure to protect". Even a WHIFF of anything not resembling complete cooperation in an incident where a firearm is involved (which is a threat to ANYONE in the vicinity, even if you didn't perceive it as a DIRECT threat) can STILL result in child protective services taking your children. That danger hasn't passed. Your boyfriend has put you in a position of either cooperating with treating him as a potentially dangerous individual, or facing consequences up to and including the removal of the children from the situation if it's treated as anything LESS. Worry about police later - your focus right NOW needs to be on retaining your children. It's not difficult to loose them in a situation like this, but it's VERY difficult to get them BACK if things get that far. You need to speak to local counsel ASAP.
  • 08-21-2012, 11:03 AM
    viol8te
    Re: Boyfriend Attempted Suicide with Gun, Charged with Assault 2
    He did not attempt tp shoot himself. He pointed a loaded weapon towards many open areas without regard for safety. In a situation such as what you've described, the police are not interested in your opinion. It's more than obvious to them that there is a situation that needed to be addressed.

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    Boyfriend came home drunk (normally doesn't drink, been sober for nearly a year)
    That's usually indicative of his having a drinking problem and relapsing.


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    and destroyed property in the home and attempted to shoot himself. He shot several holes in the ceiling and two in the floor. He was NOT aiming the gun at me, was NOT threatening me verbally either
    He was trying to shoot himself? How? At least three shots in the ceiling and two in the floor?!? At least five shots and he can't find his head or his chest?!? That's not attempted suicide. That's a danger to everyone around him!



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    He was NOT aiming the gun at me, was NOT threatening me verbally either however the police demanded I write other wise,

    Randomly shooting a firearm throughout the house is kinda threatening. I don't think one needs to say much at that point.


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    claiming they will take my kids away if I didn't cooperate. Can they really do that? Take my kids I mean?
    Yep! And please don''t think that they won't (see Ardvaarc's suggested Googling of "failure to protect".)

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    I can't/ wont (cops scared the shit out of me) go to the police and report the police to the police...so then who do I go to? How will I know the officer wont come after me later?
    So...The cops scare you by telling you the truth about what is going on, but the mental, boyfriend shooting the house up all willy-nilly leaves no room for concern!?! Um, WOW.

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    My boyfriend isn't a criminal, he needs mental help but this report can send him away for years and years and that will not help him any.
    That's not a matter that you are qualified to decide. Besides, you have a conflict of interest on that point.
  • 08-21-2012, 11:38 AM
    PandorasBox
    Re: Boyfriend Attempted Suicide with Gun, Charged with Assault 2
    You have kids in a house where bullets were being fired.

    Do you realize - any of those bullets could have hit one of your kids? Yes, bullets can penetrate walls...along with bodies.
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