Blood-curdling screams the children witnessed–but it could have been far worse.
Story from “This is True”by Randy Cassingham, with his “tagline:â€
“UNSATISFIED: An unnamed 24-year-old man told his 28-year-old wife that they had ‘three hours’ to quit smoking, drinking, swearing and committing certain types of sex acts because ‘they were going to be good Christians now,’ the Silverdale, Wash., woman told sheriff’s deputies. With that three-hour ultimatum, the woman started screaming at her husband, which prompted neighbors to call in law enforcement. Deputies said the woman, who was holding a half-gallon of whiskey, then had a ‘meltdown.’ Her agonized screams over her husband’s denial of sex were ‘blood-curdling,’ they said, and she ‘repeatedly, without sparing a vulgar euphemism, told the deputies about how unsatisfied she was with her sex life.’ She was taken to jail after assaulting a deputy. (Kitsap Sun) …Maybe ‘unsatisfied’ is the wrong word. Shall we try ‘unsatisfiable’?â€
Giving one’s self “three hours”to quit drinking (before which they will be not be able to quit smoking, swearing and committing “certain types of sex actsâ€) isn’t one of the ways to get sober. The point at which to stop, one day at a time, is when the blood alcohol is zero”not when it’s up to .38 (or whatever). That is when the addict is truly “unsatisfiable”in every feasible way”not enough sex, drinking, money, partying and spending.
Randy includes only the information he needs for the tagline to make sense and add a touch of humor to reports of difficult situations. The rest of this story is far worse than what he disclosed.
The couple’s two children, ages 3 and 4, witnessed the entire scene. During the argument with the deputies, the woman picked up her 20-pound dog and threw it at them. Bear in mind, the children are watching. Oh, and the time is 2:40 a.m. Despite the tantrum, the obviously high blood alcohol level, the animal abuse and potential danger to the children, the deputies”apparently”convinced the couple to simply separate for the night, incredibly booking neither of them. Near as I can tell from the report, she left, returned and took her husband’s military identification card and keys. Only later was she arrested. The implication is she was allowed to drive and he is in the military, which may account for the good ol’ boy response to behaviors that could easily have turned the scene into a bloodbath.
(Story and tagline from “This is True,”copyright 2008 by Randy Cassingham, used with permission.)
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