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Originally Posted by Rathji
Do you think that calling police would have landed him in jail for pushing someone out of their chair? Or is there another reason how it could have prevented this from happening?
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That's not what I said. I obviously wasn't there to see the incident in question, but if it was serious enough to be a concern after the fact then it stands to reason that it could have been serious enough to justify a complaint for assault, or at least harassment. The guy probably doesn't go to jail over that but just being detained for questioning might have been enough to calm him down and give him some perspective.
The pushing incident aside, I would think that hearing the guy say to his ex that "You know this night isn't going to end well for you" would at least constitute uttering threats - especially if you knew it was coming from someone who apparently had a history of being obsessive and controlling with the person he was threatening.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to blame the friends. There is no doubt in my mind that they probably thought they were just witnessing the (possibly drunken) actions of a guy who wasn't dealing with a breakup very well and they never in a million years believed anyone was in any kind of real danger. I guess in retrospect you just start looking for anything that could have prevented this from happening. It really is horrible for everyone involved, and really difficult to get your head around when you know a little bit about the people involved.