was it wrong to call cops on ex?

Question

see i got a phone call in the middle of night from ex she was so drunk and to top it off she has 3 kids at home with her alone
was it wrong

Answer 1

NO! it was NOT WRONG! If she was drunk and put those kids at risk, you should have called the cops, and thats just what you did. You handled it perfectly.

Good Luck :-)

Answer 2

Calling the cops on your ex was not right. That is for sure. I understand your concern for the children. Is it illegal to be drunk at your home while children are present? Probably not. I am not sure what the cops could do. And it was the middle of the night so the children were probably asleep. If the cops would do something then the kids would be woken up and taken into custody.....do you want to put the kids through that because she made a bad decision one night? That would scar those kids for life.

If you have issue with how your ex is raising the children then call the department of family services in your area. They can investigate any complaints. But once you involve the authorities there is no turning back. Be sure you want the government to step in.

Personally I would work what issues you have with your ex if you can while she is sober. Government involvement should be your last resort.

Answer 3

I think I would have gone there and picked my kids up rather than calling the police on her. (if this was the first time) After all, she is the one who has responsibility for 3 kids and maybe she was at the end of her rope in taking care of them. That doesn't negate her responsibility to take care of them and not place them in danger but there is also a reason why it takes two people to make a child. Because it takes two to raise them. Since she could have called anyone but she called you it must be that at least on a subconcious level she was feeling overwhelmed. Now that you have gotten the police and probably the child welfare agencies involved don't be surprised if you are the one who winds up feeling overwhelmed, because you will probably have to step up and take more responsibility for the kids welfare yourself. If you really feel that she is an unfit mother then you did the right thing. If you know that this was a one time lapse of judgement and it could have been taken care of without getting the law involved then you should have just removed the kids from that situation until you had a chance to talk it out.

Answer 4

you could have called a family member or even went over there yourself first to make sure everything was o.k. It was wrong for her to be drunk with her kids in the house, when you called the cops she could of had the kids taken from her. we all slip up sometimes. if it is a continuous thing, then you should seek custody. I don't understand why you didn't go and take the kids when she called you.

Answer 5

You did the right thing. The only reason you wonder if it was wrong is because you are her ex.
Drunk at home with kids is not good. She needs to grow up, and fast. I mean fast.

Answer 6

It depends if you were doing this out of revenge. If so- yes. Was there no one else to contact- a family member or you your self to go to her house. Does she do this on a regular basis? If so an intervention is needed. The most important thing is to protect the children and if you honestly believe the children are in harms way then you need to protect them you owe it to them to call the police.

Answer 7

No it was not wrong you did the right thing. I would of done that also you can not risk the kids like that and she should of known better.

Answer 8

nicely till he's done some thing, the law enforcement officers won't/can no longer do something approximately him. it is in comparison to you could say "howdy he threatened me" and then that supplies them the excellent to seek him or his abode for weapons and coke.

Answer 9

No you were right Jack she was not fit to take care of the children.
mandyr

Answer 10

no i dont think it was wrong you need someone responsible taking care of the children