True story: Guest from hell threatens girls then pisses on couch

[G-Lexington]

Had all this happened to me, I would've sprung for the couch repair. Then I would've sent him a message saying "You know, in addition to messing up ky couch, you were a major asshole to a bunch of my friends. I don't think I'll be inviting you over again.". End of story, no drama. If he wants to make an issue out of it, or defriend me on facebook orcwhatever, that's his concern. Swerve might think friendships are more valuable than that, but let's just say I've got plenty of friends who 1. don't get utterly smashed at house parties, 2. don't get beligerrent when they do get drunk abd 3. take responsibility for their actions, drunk and sober. I wouldn't consider this a friendship worth salvaging.

That said, i know a bunch of people if, given the choice of the hoetess or the drunk, would much rather befriend the drunk.

Lex

 

[swerve]

Swerve might think friendships are more valuable than that,

I do...

And we have a $6,800 couch...

In the end -- its STILL JUST A COUCH!!!

WAY LESS important than a friendship...

Oh -- and yes, I'd probably have a BLAST hanging out with the guy...

 

[borg69unimatrix]

^ You'd make a crappy ex-friend.

Maybe... but those whom I call friends would NEVER do that to me, nor would I behave like that in their homes. If someone did that to me, they clearly aren't a 'true' friend to begin with, and not someone I need to waste my time being around.

 

[Harke the Boeotarch]

Cody totally deserves to be gangraped by angry lesbians with strap-on dildos and have the movie sent to all his facebook contacts.

 

[Bored]

She should definitely sue him. I do know why she would even think about not suing him.

He destroyed her property and needs to pay for the damages.

 

[metta]

If you took him to court, you would probably lose. you can't get every thing replaced just because he piss on you couch.. I've seen to many Judge Judys, even though I don't like her.

I would not keep a sofa that had been urinated on. I would expect it to be replaced and it would have to match the other pieces. I would not settle for less. I would get a good enough attorney to make sure it was taken care of properly. I don't use chemicals in my home. I have never even had chlorine bleach in my home. I think that a judge would understand that throwing chemicals all over it would not be an acceptable solution.

One of my sofas is the first hemp sofa ever made with certified sustainable wood, etc.

Someone that would treat someone else's friends that way and their home that way...is that really a friend? The guy was asked more than once not to over do it and he just ignored it. The guy even de-friended them on facebook. He obviously does not consider them friends. The being a friend is not really an issue in this case because they are not.

 

[G-Lexington]

>>>This man has a serious problem and needs help. He also needs the love and support of his friends too...his real ones.

So how SHOULD one respond to this sort of action? Wake him up from his urine-soaked slumber to hold an intervention? Or just tell him "Hey, don't worry about the couch - know that we'll always be here for you"?

The one thing I don't understand is the focus on the couch. It's a fucking couch. As it's been said, it's replaceable. In fact, for $200, it's been (presumably) restored. To some people, that's a lot of money, but even if it were $2000, I'd say that's not really the issue. The issue is he was heavily belligerent towards other friends - not just one, but several. And he apologized for pissing on the couch (and gave $20), but not for picking fights with several other friends.

And to me, that's the real issue. Had I gone to a party, and some guest gotten really antagonistic and nearly-violent with a bunch of other guests, and the host waved it away with "Hey, he was drunk, and friends are hard to come by", I can tell you that host would still be down one friend.

Lex

 

[Ninja108]

Sorry, anyone who destroys another person's property and acts like an asshole like this guy did doesn't deserve a second chance.
Alcohol doesn't make you become a jerk,it simply helps bring your true personality out. And from the sounds of it, this guy's personality is of a violent,selfish person.