Can this criminal be helped?

[anotherlife]

My friend beat up his little sister and threw her out of the window. Now there is a restraining order upon him, plus I think criminal charges are pending on him.

But here is the kicker. I know him well, and he has never been violent. This is totally out of character for him. Plus his sister, although small, 3 years old, is not a noisy or troublesome child, so she definitely didn't provoke him.

How can this incident be explained, and can he be helped? His sister says she is so afraid of him she never wants to see her brother again. What can be done for him?

 

[Fueri]

how old is he?

 

[anotherlife]

how old is he?

He is 18.

 

[Fueri]

how old is he?

He is 18.

well he's got serious legal issues then. nobody is going to look kindly upon an 18 year male beating up a 3 year old kid, and they shouldn't, obviously.

the question is why did he do this, obviously

drugs?

mental issues?

no sane person does this, so he needs a shrink, IMO to figure out if there is something there that can be fixed.

 

[anotherlife]

how old is he?

He is 18.

well he's got serious legal issues then. nobody is going to look kindly upon an 18 year male beating up a 3 year old kid, and they shouldn't, obviously.

the question is why did he do this, obviously

drugs?

mental issues?

no sane person does this, so he needs a shrink, IMO to figure out if there is something there that can be fixed.

Exactly, I think this is the real question. I didn't observe too much stupidity of him throughout the years I have known him, although he tends to be forgetful and absent minded. What can be the possible diagnosis for this unexpected violent outburst of him? I think this is interesting.

Oh and I forgot to say that he is not a drug user. ....

 

[irosie91]

My friend beat up his little sister and threw her out of the window. Now there is a restraining order upon him, plus I think criminal charges are pending on him.

But here is the kicker. I know him well, and he has never been violent. This is totally out of character for him. Plus his sister, although small, 3 years old, is not a noisy or troublesome child, so she definitely didn't provoke him.

How can this incident be explained, and can he be helped? His sister says she is so afraid of him she never wants to see her brother again. What can be done for him?

you do not provide much information----"THREW A THREE YEAR OLD OUT OF A WINDOW" ??? how old is the thrower?--------what did the toddler LAND ON-----and how many feet did she fall?

 

[OldLady]

My friend beat up his little sister and threw her out of the window. Now there is a restraining order upon him, plus I think criminal charges are pending on him.

But here is the kicker. I know him well, and he has never been violent. This is totally out of character for him. Plus his sister, although small, 3 years old, is not a noisy or troublesome child, so she definitely didn't provoke him.

How can this incident be explained, and can he be helped? His sister says she is so afraid of him she never wants to see her brother again. What can be done for him?

you do not provide much information----"THREW A THREE YEAR OLD OUT OF A WINDOW" ??? how old is the thrower?--------what did the toddler LAND ON-----and how many feet did she fall?

Rosie, does it really MATTER?

 

[Fueri]

how old is he?

He is 18.

well he's got serious legal issues then. nobody is going to look kindly upon an 18 year male beating up a 3 year old kid, and they shouldn't, obviously.

the question is why did he do this, obviously

drugs?

mental issues?

no sane person does this, so he needs a shrink, IMO to figure out if there is something there that can be fixed.

Exactly, I think this is the real question. I didn't observe too much stupidity of him throughout the years I have known him, although he tends to be forgetful and absent minded. What can be the possible diagnosis for this unexpected violent outburst of him? I think this is interesting.

I don't know. My first guess would be drugs.

Beyond that, I have no idea as to his mental state or state of mind at the time or what clinical diagnosis would explain this sort of thing.

maybe someone else that has more experience in the mental health field could chime in, as I've got zero.

 

[OldLady]

how old is he?

He is 18.

well he's got serious legal issues then. nobody is going to look kindly upon an 18 year male beating up a 3 year old kid, and they shouldn't, obviously.

the question is why did he do this, obviously

drugs?

mental issues?

no sane person does this, so he needs a shrink, IMO to figure out if there is something there that can be fixed.

Exactly, I think this is the real question. I didn't observe too much stupidity of him throughout the years I have known him, although he tends to be forgetful and absent minded. What can be the possible diagnosis for this unexpected violent outburst of him? I think this is interesting.

Oh and I forgot to say that he is not a drug user. ....

He should get some help, start by talking to his doctor. He's an adult and he could be held criminally liable if he were reported. He should get a grip on this. It could be depression gone ballistic or drugs you don't know about, or something else.

 

[irosie91]

My friend beat up his little sister and threw her out of the window. Now there is a restraining order upon him, plus I think criminal charges are pending on him.

But here is the kicker. I know him well, and he has never been violent. This is totally out of character for him. Plus his sister, although small, 3 years old, is not a noisy or troublesome child, so she definitely didn't provoke him.

How can this incident be explained, and can he be helped? His sister says she is so afraid of him she never wants to see her brother again. What can be done for him?

you do not provide much information----"THREW A THREE YEAR OLD OUT OF A WINDOW" ??? how old is the thrower?--------what did the toddler LAND ON-----and how many feet did she fall?

Rosie, does it really MATTER?

of course it matters. If the "throw" was a toss from a window three feet from the ground onto a mattress two feet
from the ground-----it was play

 

[anotherlife]

My friend beat up his little sister and threw her out of the window. Now there is a restraining order upon him, plus I think criminal charges are pending on him.

But here is the kicker. I know him well, and he has never been violent. This is totally out of character for him. Plus his sister, although small, 3 years old, is not a noisy or troublesome child, so she definitely didn't provoke him.

How can this incident be explained, and can he be helped? His sister says she is so afraid of him she never wants to see her brother again. What can be done for him?

you do not provide much information----"THREW A THREE YEAR OLD OUT OF A WINDOW" ??? how old is the thrower?--------what did the toddler LAND ON-----and how many feet did she fall?

He is 18. They live on the ground floor, so she fell a couple of feet onto the street.

 

[irosie91]

how old is he?

He is 18.

well he's got serious legal issues then. nobody is going to look kindly upon an 18 year male beating up a 3 year old kid, and they shouldn't, obviously.

the question is why did he do this, obviously

drugs?

mental issues?

no sane person does this, so he needs a shrink, IMO to figure out if there is something there that can be fixed.

Exactly, I think this is the real question. I didn't observe too much stupidity of him throughout the years I have known him, although he tends to be forgetful and absent minded. What can be the possible diagnosis for this unexpected violent outburst of him? I think this is interesting.

Oh and I forgot to say that he is not a drug user. ....

He should get some help, start by talking to his doctor. He's an adult and he could be held criminally liable if he were reported. He should get a grip on this. It could be depression gone ballistic or drugs you don't know about, or something else.

the thrower is an adult?-------

 

[OldLady]

My friend beat up his little sister and threw her out of the window. Now there is a restraining order upon him, plus I think criminal charges are pending on him.

But here is the kicker. I know him well, and he has never been violent. This is totally out of character for him. Plus his sister, although small, 3 years old, is not a noisy or troublesome child, so she definitely didn't provoke him.

How can this incident be explained, and can he be helped? His sister says she is so afraid of him she never wants to see her brother again. What can be done for him?

you do not provide much information----"THREW A THREE YEAR OLD OUT OF A WINDOW" ??? how old is the thrower?--------what did the toddler LAND ON-----and how many feet did she fall?

He is 18. They live on the ground floor, so she fell a couple of feet onto the street.

Is she okay?

 

[anotherlife]

This is what he told me now. He says he didn't realize that it was his sister. He says it looked like trash and he just wanted to get rid of it. Also, he says he realized it was his sister only days later when he thought back.

 

[irosie91]

My friend beat up his little sister and threw her out of the window. Now there is a restraining order upon him, plus I think criminal charges are pending on him.

But here is the kicker. I know him well, and he has never been violent. This is totally out of character for him. Plus his sister, although small, 3 years old, is not a noisy or troublesome child, so she definitely didn't provoke him.

How can this incident be explained, and can he be helped? His sister says she is so afraid of him she never wants to see her brother again. What can be done for him?

you do not provide much information----"THREW A THREE YEAR OLD OUT OF A WINDOW" ??? how old is the thrower?--------what did the toddler LAND ON-----and how many feet did she fall?

He is 18. They live on the ground floor, so she fell a couple of feet onto the street.

onto paved street with cars moving around?------was he intoxicated?--------ground floor window is generally not just a few feet-----more like at LEAST five feet. Threw her or gently let her down?

 

[Mousterian]

Drugs!

 

[irosie91]

This is what he told me now. He says he didn't realize that it was his sister. He says it looked like trash and he just wanted to get rid of it. Also, he says he realized it was his sister only days later when he thought back.

He needs an evaluation from competent psychiatrist AND
neurologist

 

[anotherlife]

My friend beat up his little sister and threw her out of the window. Now there is a restraining order upon him, plus I think criminal charges are pending on him.

But here is the kicker. I know him well, and he has never been violent. This is totally out of character for him. Plus his sister, although small, 3 years old, is not a noisy or troublesome child, so she definitely didn't provoke him.

How can this incident be explained, and can he be helped? His sister says she is so afraid of him she never wants to see her brother again. What can be done for him?

you do not provide much information----"THREW A THREE YEAR OLD OUT OF A WINDOW" ??? how old is the thrower?--------what did the toddler LAND ON-----and how many feet did she fall?

He is 18. They live on the ground floor, so she fell a couple of feet onto the street.

Is she okay?

Yes. Interestingly, she broke no bone, and has hardly a scratch on her any more.

 

[anotherlife]

how old is he?

He is 18.

well he's got serious legal issues then. nobody is going to look kindly upon an 18 year male beating up a 3 year old kid, and they shouldn't, obviously.

the question is why did he do this, obviously

drugs?

mental issues?

no sane person does this, so he needs a shrink, IMO to figure out if there is something there that can be fixed.

Exactly, I think this is the real question. I didn't observe too much stupidity of him throughout the years I have known him, although he tends to be forgetful and absent minded. What can be the possible diagnosis for this unexpected violent outburst of him? I think this is interesting.

Oh and I forgot to say that he is not a drug user. ....

He should get some help, start by talking to his doctor. He's an adult and he could be held criminally liable if he were reported. He should get a grip on this. It could be depression gone ballistic or drugs you don't know about, or something else.

the thrower is an adult?-------

Yes, 18 years old.

 

[irosie91]

My friend beat up his little sister and threw her out of the window. Now there is a restraining order upon him, plus I think criminal charges are pending on him.

But here is the kicker. I know him well, and he has never been violent. This is totally out of character for him. Plus his sister, although small, 3 years old, is not a noisy or troublesome child, so she definitely didn't provoke him.

How can this incident be explained, and can he be helped? His sister says she is so afraid of him she never wants to see her brother again. What can be done for him?

you do not provide much information----"THREW A THREE YEAR OLD OUT OF A WINDOW" ??? how old is the thrower?--------what did the toddler LAND ON-----and how many feet did she fall?

He is 18. They live on the ground floor, so she fell a couple of feet onto the street.

Is she okay?

Yes. Interestingly, she broke no bone, and has hardly a scratch on her any more.

good-----still needs both psychiatry and neurology