Where's the line of physical abuse?

Question

If a man grabs you or keeps you from leaving the house, is that physical abuse or borderline? Is there borderline? Or is it just if he strikes you?

Answer 1

baby if a man puts his hands on you in any way that makes you unhappy or uncomfortable it is 1000 percent wrong.you need to get out before the shi. hits the fan.go and never look back.these kind of men like to have the power over you.he may even say it will never happen again,the fact of it is it should have never happened to begin with

Answer 2

If anyone grabs you and does not allow you leave legally it is false imprisonment and physical abuse...

False imprisonment because you were restrained from leaving of your own free will.. Physical abuse because the person prevented your leaving through physical hands on means...

There are some borderlines when accidents can happen some would call them abuse and others would not (i.e. a black eye from an elbow to the eye in a darkened basement during a power failure.. Yup my eye, husbands elbow in January, not abuse an accident while trying to get to the stairs and tripping over a box....) this situation however does not fit into a borderline, it is clearly abuse...

Physical, sexual, and emotional abuse all take many different forms... Intent and motive are often the deciding factors... Someone who physically grabs you to force you into an action (in this case not leaving) puts thier hands on you with purposeful intent and motive to prevent your chosen action...

Anyone in a situation such as you describe should seek help from law enforcement.. They should also seek help from friends, family and/or social services to extract themselves from the company of the perpetrator.. They are in an abusive relationship (even just friends is a relationship). Once abuse has started it rarely stops, more often it escalates and can continue to escalate until death..

Answer 3

Abuse is abuse plain and simple. Sure some cases might be worse than others but it all falls under abuse. If a person keeps you against your will and will not allow you to leave the proper term for that is called kidnapping! I seen it happen before, a couple was fighting in the parking lot of a mall and she spinned to walk off from her boyfriend he grabbed her and made her get in the car. Took her against her will, when she finally got help, one of his charges was KIDNAPPING.

Answer 4

There is no borderline. Abuse comes in many forms and what you described is definately abusive behavior. You should sit down and talk with him about getting counseling when things are cooled down or call the authorities if you truly feel threatened. Good luck you are in my prayers.

Answer 5

I was grabbed in a sexual manner(I don't mean rape, he held me against my will by a private part of my body and made me kiss him) but says he is not an abuser. Well I consider it physical abuse but it hurt more emotionally than physically although one time left a big purple mark....... Still abuse even if only emotional and yours is definitely physical. All a form of control not a loving relationship.........BTW after yrs of emotional abuse that was the last straw. I left him last year......

Answer 6

Does your partner:

Embarrass you with put-downs?

Look at you or act in ways that scare you?

Control what you do, who you see or talk to or where you go?

Stop you from seeing your friends or family members?

Take your money or Social Security check, make you ask for money or refuse to give you money?

Make all of the decisions?

Tell you that you’re a bad parent or threaten to take away or hurt your children?

Prevent you from working or attending school?

Act like the abuse is no big deal, it’s your fault, or even deny doing it?

Destroy your property or threaten to kill your pets?

Intimidate you with guns, knives or other weapons?

Shove you, slap you, choke you, or hit you?

Force you to try and drop charges?

Threaten to commit suicide?

Threaten to kill you?

If you answered 'yes' to even one of these questions,
you may be in an abusive relationship.
For support and more information please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or at TTY 1-800-787-3224.

I answered your other question also and I feel like you are in a dangerous situation. He may only be grabbing and preventing you from leaving the house now, but what's next? The more you put up with by staying, the more his violence will escalate. My thoughts & prayers are with you!

Answer 7

That is abuse he is holding you against your will and that would be chargeable especially if he bruised you or anything.
This is how most physical behaviors will start the man will try to control everything you do and if you do not listen to them they will start to yell and argue after that comes the physiacl abuse, after that at times murder. If this sounds like something that is going on with you I would GET OUT NOW WHILE YOU CAN!

God Bless and Best Wishes.

Answer 8

Thats physical abuse. Keeping you from leaving the house would be considered kidnapping I would think.

Answer 9

He shouldn't be putting his hands on you at all in a way that you don't like, and keeping you from leaving is also unlawful imprisonment ( or something like that ), but is definitely considered domestic violence. If this is happening to you, you need to get help before it gets worse. Don't let him say he is sorry and it wont happen again, that is just a lie to keep you there for the next time. Please get out as soon as you can. God be with you.

Answer 10

Physical abuse~ No man puts his hands on you!