did I do the right thing? what would you have done?

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At about 1:30 am. a neighbor girl age 17 came to my door looking to use the phone. She told me that her dad (who is at work right now) called and threatened her that when he got home he was going to beat her. Its happened before at her house with her, her mom, and her brother. After she got off the phone she asked me to drive her someplace. I told her, I couldnt do that (helping a run away miner) then she said that she was going to hang out at the park (too dangerous) I couldnt let her stay here, I could get in trouble for harbering a runaway teen. I suggested that we call the police. I diddnt know what else to do.... anyway, they came and called her dad and mom at work. then they took her to juvi for the night to get her away. The thing is, they said they were going to report it to the cps. but they will bring her home tomorrow. Somehow I feel like instead of helping her, I made it worse. What should I have done? What if she comes home and gets beat to death or something?
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I would also like to add that I have 2 small children here and I could be putting them in danger by letting her stay here, Espsially if her dad really is that much of a tyrant.
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Answer 1

I think you did all you could to help the girl. Calling the police is the right thing to do. Children's protective services is supposed to handle these matters. Unfortunately, they often drop the ball.
Say a prayer for the family. If it is safe to talk to the parents, suggest they seek family counseling.

Answer 2

Nobody is going to charge you with "harboring a runaway teen" because you allowed a girl who claimed to have been threatened stay in your home. If you're uncomfortable allowing her to stay in your home because you are concerned that the father might be violent and you don't want to expose your kids, that's one thing, but the "harboring a runaway" excuse is nonsense.

You did the right thing by calling the police and allowing them to handle it. You don't know, among other things, how often she has done this before. If she has a pattern of making claims like this, the police will know, and it will aid them in taking the proper action.

Answer 3

Yes, I believe you did the only thing you could. You can not control anothers actions, and by informing the police of the situation, they now have the incident on record in case something else occurs. The police may get social services involved to assess her home situation, and take action from there.

Answer 4

look, first of all, a 17 year old party doer has no biz out past 10pm..period. If she is late then she knows about the consequences. thats between her and her father and how ever he wants to handle it..thats his right as a parent. And dont give me none of this physical abuse BS because the lack of it is what makes crazy, irresponsible kids. Now Im sounding all geezer and all but Mom brought me up with fear and the never touched the younger ones. I have a life and they ended up getting knocked up before 18years and are wishing Mom had handled the dicipline with them better. So you did the right thing.

Answer 5

Honestly i don't think that anyone can really say how they would have reacted to this situation unless they were in it with you. But I can say that it looks like you did waht you thought was right at the time so you should rest easy knowing that you tried to help. I can say that sometimes teens tend to make things bigger than they really are. My mother threatend me all the time just because she was upset but that didn't mean that she was really going to kill me. but in any case that's not a license to ignore a potential problem, so kudos for you standing up to the situation where some people would have turned a deaf shoulder.

Answer 6

You did exactly the right thing.If the police take her back home, without CPS checking out the situation, and the girl is hurt .Then the police are at fault in my opinion.it's their job to protect and serve.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

Sure you did the right thing, lets hope nothing happens to her, but if it does, her dad is to blame, not you.  A person should never be blamed for helping.

Answer 9

You could go to your local Social Services and ask to speak to somebody there, and ask for their help and advice.
Or another thing you could do is encourage her to stay with another relative i.e. Auntie and Uncle, Grandparents, etc..
Hope this helps.

Answer 10

I think u should tell the police about the F***ING BA***RD!!!
SUE HIS F***ING A**!!! That way u keep ur kids safe AND u help the girl