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Would you report this?

10 replies

JustAnotherNameChangr · 23/08/2022 09:51

NC’d for this.

DH was standing in a shop queue yesterday when a bloke came in and started verbally attacking another man. He was saying this bloke had attacked his daughter and he was gonna kill him. He told people in the queue this man’s name and address and hi wife’s name and said ‘he attacked my daughter, tell your friends his name and address, he’s an abuser’.

The other man was apparently calm throughout and said ‘it’s not true and you know it isn’t because you know I’ve lived abroad for 3 years the police told you that’. DH also mentioned that the angry man, the accusing dad, was like a rabid dog and made said the other bloke had better watch his back because he ‘has mates who’d do anything for him’. no punches were thrown and they were both asked to leave by the shop, which they did.

I’ve told him to report it to the police. He said it’s ‘just a couple of chavs and it’s probably true anyway’. DH has said if I want him to he will report it because he knows how much I hate vigilantism, but he isn’t bothered either way. WWYD?

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SurfBox · 23/08/2022 10:14

Meh I'd stay out of it, the cops won't even know who the men are.

SparklyLeprechaun · 23/08/2022 10:17

Why would your DH report it? The guy who was being verbally abused can report it himself if he feels threatened.

JustAnotherNameChangr · 23/08/2022 10:17

They shop will know who the man being accused is as it’s a shop where you have to have an account to buy things (a DIY shop)

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nottodaytomorrow · 23/08/2022 10:18

It wouldn't hurt to log this with 101 if anything just for your own peace of mind that you brought it to their attention. You just never know and even "chavs" can be falsely accused and hounded.

10HailMarys · 23/08/2022 10:18

I don't think there's much to be gained from reporting this.

The person who was being threatened was, as you say, calm and has clearly already been interviewed by the police. If he wants to he can report this incident to them himself.

SurfBox · 23/08/2022 10:19

The police will likely do bugger all anyway. They are pretty useless in my experience.

Georgeskitchen · 23/08/2022 10:20

Just leave it alone. Let the guy accused report if he fea it necessary. Sounds as if the cops have already been involved anyway

BattenburgDonkey · 23/08/2022 10:22

It’s up to your DH as you weren’t there and it didn’t involve you, doesn’t matter really if you don’t like ‘vigilantism’, and your DH doesn’t think it needs reporting so there you go. I’m sure the person involved can report it if they want, or the shop if they want.

JustAnotherNameChangr · 23/08/2022 10:23

I suppose I would always report a crime if I saw one, because all too often we see what happens when people don’t!

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girlmom21 · 23/08/2022 10:24

There's no point reporting it.
The blokes clearly all mouth because if he was going to hurt the other guy he'd have done it there and then.

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