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Blog Thread 4; Live Free or Blog Hard - 'cos we all like blogging

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cesium133:

--- Quote from: cesium133 on 04 Sep 2014, 16:15 ---Panic/Stress/Anxiety: getting my wisdom teeth out tomorrow

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This may just be the painkillers and the sleeping all afternoon talking, but I feel great right now.

Grognard:

--- Quote from: Metope on 05 Sep 2014, 14:03 ---I ordered a pair of jeans online the other week, and they arrived yesterday. They didn't fit and I'm sending them back, but while trying them on I found two dollars and a used hair tie in the pockets... what?

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 :psyduck: Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants ~ For Real ???  :psyduck:

Aimless:
I was having difficulties sleeping (okay I was surfing Kickstarter) when I heard what sounded like a man and a woman screaming and shouting, interspersed with the occasional thumping sound. It was 3AM on a very boring night so I went to check it out and, though it was difficult, managed to find the apartment from which it seemed to be coming. New neighbours. I rang the doorbell and suddenly it was quiet, but no-one opened either.

Now, neighbours having rows in the middle of the night isn't a new experience (although it's the first time I've heard anything in this house), but those thumping sounds and the way she was screaming were unsettling, so I called the cops who were there within 5 minutes :o they had been fighting about something, but no-one seemed to have been hurt, and they got worried when I rang the doorbell. It's a very young couple so I hope that'll be the end of it and that I haven't just ensured that they do it quietly from now on. They know who sicked the cops on 'em though so that'll be awkward I guess.

I'm glad. I've had to call the cops on crazy couples a few times, and they've always checked it out promptly. Unfortunately, they can't always do much more than to show themselves and make a general assessment, ask if anyone wants help, and then scamper off again. That's why you need nosy persistent friends and neighbours I guess. If nothing else you can always give someone who might need it a nearby place to hide out right when they need it. So... if you hear people going bump in the night, consider being a busybody

Grognard:
My sentry ghost has been very active as of late.

The Seldom Killer:
Aimless, a lot more tends to go on in the back office for this sort of thing.

For my area the following will happen. The incident report will be returned to the Central Referral Unit for assessment.

If the risk is assessed as medium or standard then there will just be a record kept on file with no further action. However, if there are any children then a the report will be forwarded on to Social Care and other intermediate support agencies who will see if there is a risk of physical or emotional harm from the children witnessing domestic violence. These reports will be considered in conjunction with other information known about the children, particularly from the educational sector. If the risk is sufficient then a worker gets allocated to engage the family etc.

If the risk is assessed as high then the case gets allocated a Domestic Violence Officer and a Independant Domestic Violence Advocate (some victims have trust issues when it comes to the police) who will attempt to engage with the victim and work on safety planning and preventative measures. If there are multiple standard/medium risk events then the overall risk may get elevated to high as a pre-emptive act against escalation that could put a victim at risk of harm.

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