You know when you're watching a movie and you're screaming at the main protagonist "Why don't you just go to the police!?" as they try and sort out the events of the movie themselves?
That is you.
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Turning in a family member
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You know when you're watching a movie and you're screaming at the main protagonist "Why don't you just go to the police!?" as they try and sort out the events of the movie themselves?
That is you.
Big Kudos to you. That cannot have been easy at all. I have real respect for what you've done here, risking your friendship for the safety of your friend. I really hope she understands. Well done mrsir
Aw thanks you
Not me. I would almost never trust the police to sort out a problem to my advantage.
Wow, ok, so I finally found out what happened after I called the cops: Some welfare people went round there while my friend and her siblings were at school (only the abusive Dad was home, since he's unemployed and on the doll) . They found the living conditions and environment in the house "unacceptable and inappropriate for minors to live in" and the Dad "unfit to raise kids" so they took my friend and her siblings off him and put them in temporary foster care The cops are going to charge the Dad with neglect and possession of some sort of drugs... Unfortunately they can't charge him with child abuse, since my friend is still in denial about the whole thing, so she won't tell the cops or welfare people that he hit her, beat her up etc
She seems alright, just a little freaked out and a bit nervous She doesn't have to go to school for a while, because the school gave her compassionate consideration, but she wants to after the weekend anyways, which is good She's going to get counseling as well, which will hopefully help with the denial thing... She did have a go at me later about how "she doen't like other people trying to run/control/interfere" with her life, which I guess was directed at me But she still wants to be friends
The cops are going to charge the Dad with neglect and possession of some sort of drugs... Unfortunately they can't charge him with child abuse, since my friend is still in denial about the whole thing, so she won't tell the cops or welfare people that he hit her, beat her up etc She seems alright, just a little freaked out and a bit nervous
She doesn't have to go to school for a while, because the school gave her compassionate consideration, but she wants to after the weekend anyways, which is good She's going to get counseling as well, which will hopefully help with the denial thing... She did have a go at me later about how "she doen't like other people trying to run/control/interfere" with her life, which I guess was directed at me But she still wants to be friends 
Wow, ok, so I finally found out what happened after I called the cops: Some welfare people went round there while my friend and her siblings were at school (only the abusive Dad was home, since he's unemployed and on the doll) . They found the living conditions and environment in the house "unacceptable and inappropriate for minors to live in" and the Dad "unfit to raise kids" so they took my friend and her siblings off him and put them in temporary foster care
She seems alright, just a little freaked out and a bit nervous
Good thing she didn't rage.
Good thing she didn't rage.
Well, not much anyways
I'm kinda frustrated though that her Dad can't be charged for hitting her...
Well, not much anyways
I'd say but at least he got caught and she is safe now thats always good
You'd think she'd want her Dad to be punished for all that... But I dunno too much about emotional trauma.
At least she's safe now though
I completely agree with you. Not only would I not turn them in, but I would try to help them stay out of prison. I never talk to cops, don't trust them and would never give a statement against family.
Not turning someone in isn't aiding or abetting. There's no requirement to turn in a family member for any crime. Nice faux knowledge fail, though.
How's the weather up there on your soapbox?
Does your family know you're a total traitor? Or willing to be one at the drop of a dime(no pun intended)?
Forget just family, I would never make a sworn statement against anyone unless I had something personal at stake (being wrongly accused, exonerating a friend or family member, etc).