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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Whoever called is an ahole. Sorry you had to experience that. Have they apologized to you? [/quote] You're crazy.  What if the child was screaming because someone was abusing him, or someone was hurting his parent, or an intruder was entering the home?

I didn't call the police, but one time, I called my neighbor because I heard her older teenage daughter screaming at the top of her lungs. Very loudly. I feared she was there alone with her boyfriend, and a DV situation was occurring. So I called my neighbor, and it turns out my neighbor was home, and they were arguing.  Her daughter was screaming at her.   I was embarrassed, but I wouldn't have forgiven myself if something terrible was happening, and I just listened and did nothing. [/quote]

What if the police harmed the family because of your call? Would you forgive yourself then?

I think your choice was reasonable, but there’s no “get out of regret free” card for life. Every decision can go wrong. [/quote]

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