TxLady2
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SA admitted to making threats to kill BD & HD (according to the recently released affidavit).
As a former advocate of domestic violence victims, I refuse to accept the idea that the perp's threats were just: "a matter of speaking and never intended as a serious threat".
When a threat of harm or death is made against someone by a domestic partner - I take it 100% seriously, even if the victim doesn't.
"I'm going to kill you" is not something normal people say to one another - even in jest or in anger. I absolutely refuse to accept that. When someone says "I'm going to kill you" - it should be taken seriously & not doubted.
Based on affidavits, based on previous 911 calls, SA presented a deadly threat to BD & to her children as recently as last February 2010. Yet, BD invited SA to move into her home with her & her children.
Based on recent statements made by the paternal grandmother, HD was afraid of SA. According to the paternal grandmother, SA had been stalking HD at night in her own home when she was in her own bedroom.
Unfortunately, it seems that BD has chosen to follow the line of thinking that it was just a "matter of speaking" and "never intended as a serious threat".
IMO, BD's choice to live in denial of reality exposed her daughter to serious risk, and has possibly led to her daughter's demise at the hands of her horror-obsessed lover.
MOO
I admire your stance, but I partially disagree. In this area, even in my own family, I've heard it said many times as just a joke, not intended as a threat at all, and it's always understood that it's a joke. HOWEVER, when it's in a domestic dispute, LE has to take it seriously, and I think that is what you may be talking about. It SHOULD be taken seriously if the other person regards it as a threat. That much I do agree with.
In this case, Shawn tried to pass it off as a joke, but I think he was serious. JMO