My Uncle Threatened To Kill My Dad..?

Question

ok, there is a very long story to this, but i will try to make it as short as possible. well the bottom line is that my uncle (dads brother) went totally crazy. he wont talk to any of his friends or family and he left got up and left, leaving a house, car, animals...everything! no one knows where he is at, and no one can get a hold of him.

so my dad went to my uncle's house (that he left) and was going to get the pet snake out and also take some other things that he left (tables, chairs ect.). But some how my uncle found out that he took those things and said (on the answering machine, from his cell phone) "(my dad's name) better take everything back to my house that he took or he wont be around anymore."

i am really scared because my uncle likes to fight people and he went totally crazy. im afraid that he is going to do something to my dad. but no one else seems to think anything of it..

What should i do?

Answer 1

I don't blame you for being scared. I would be too. However, if no one else is, then there is something else going on. Perhaps your uncle has a long term mental illness and the family has heard this from his before. I do think they should do more about it though. Your uncle needs treatment of some kind. If he left his home he needs to be somewhere safe.

If your uncle owns the home and it is paid for then your family can leave his things there. If he was renting it and the owners were about to toss everything out, then he did your uncle a favor by going there.

I think you are going to have to stay out of this no matter how hard it is. There is more going on than you know.

Answer 2

Well it is illegal to take property belonging to someone else even though that person has no plans to use it again. Furthermore, the owner was upset and rightly so that his property was taken. It should be returned.

The Uncle should have reported the theft to the police rather than threaten to shoot your dad. He is talking impulsively rather than using his reasoning abilities and following typical protocol.

As for the animals, you should report their abandonment to your local animal control bureau. Let them take charge.

No one in your family should interact with a crazy member because it is too dangerous and something could happen. Crazy people can think you took their stuff even when you didn't.

One thing you should do is to tell someone who lives outside of your house about the threat, so if by chance, your uncle does do something, he will be caught. It doesn't seem like he will do anything, because he would have been most angry when the items were taken then and his only response was a verbal threat. You don't say whether your dad returned the items. He may be in danger if he hasn't.

If he hasn't, I would impress upon him that you are going through tremendous emotional stress due to this and it isn't worth holding onto a few pieces of furniture and causing you this stress.

Answer 3

I would certainly call the police and voice your concerns. I would also have them escort me back to the house to return his furniture and they would probably take the pet snake and turn it over to some organization that takes abandoned pets. They could hold the snake there until they hear from your uncle. Sounds to me as if your uncle may be having some health issues, (nervous breakdown, and/or mental instability for some reason . . . depression, etc.) I think everyone should take this situation seriously. People go off the deep end sometimes and someone ends up getting hurt. Better to be safe than sorry and maybe if the authorities are informed, your uncle can receive the help he seems to need.

Answer 4

It's just ashame you have to get involved as a child in an adult problem situation. BUT, if your uncle truly has snapped, he just could follow thru w/his threat. Ask your Dad if it's really worth maybe him getting hurt over material things because it's NOT. if there are animals that need to be fed, that's another story, I sure can understand your fear of your dad too. Have a talk w/your dad & tell him it's worrying you that something w/happen to him & that you can't help the way you feel. Ask your dad if he w/just take the material things back & if he wants, keep the animals there to feed. The spca would stand behind him on that because your uncle abandonded hem. If your uncle is renting, he has 30 days to get his things out. I'm sure he'll show up in 30 days, if not, the landlord has every rite to dispose of them. In the meantime someone should hear something of him. But chairs & furniture are NOT worth one's life! Tell your dad that. If he threatens him again, I would definately contact the police about it. Something has to be done before someone does something they'll regret the rest of their lives. All the best to you. You just be careful too!

Answer 5

Call the police. Keep a copy of that message. Take the things back to the house. Try to forget the uncle exists.

Answer 6

i totally would think something of it too! That is really scary! I dont really know what you should do except pray for ur dad. And i would tell ur dad to just put the animals and furniture back and just come over and feed the animals there. Hopefully ur uncle can atleast deal with that. Good Luck

Answer 7

Play the answering message to the police, also see that your dad gets the police involved.

This fellow, your uncle, does sound rather dangerous. So don't waste much time looking for answers on-line, talk instead to your dad and get the police involved for your uncle's safety as well as your dad's safety.

Answer 8

leave it alone. brothers fight and say things they don't mean all the time.... even so called 'grownup' brothers... it is not your problem.
BUT... if your uncle does come to the house and your hear them fighting, just go quietly to a phone and call the police and get out of the way until help comes to make sure it dosn't go any further.

Answer 9

that is a scarey thing to have happen. so did your dad take back the stuff? if nohe should. and i really dont think he will kill your dad but if you are that upset about it let the police hear it and see what they think. they might find your uncle and ask him what he was doing.

Answer 10

You can call the police. I read a book that said that domestic violence people are like half as likely to do something after they get the police called on them.