What to do? family disturbance?

Question

my dad and mom constantly fight, as many would be, and normally it ends in my dad breaking something in the house, so my mom ignored it for the last 20 years. but recently my dad threw boiled water on top of her (luckily it was not hot enough to leave big marks) but it was painful, but my dad obviously didn't care, it was because my dad had a some water stuck in his ear, and wanted to see a doctor, while my mom said that it might be him making it up.

what should she do?

report it to the government, ignore it, advice?

Answer 1

She should have immediately dialed 911 and had him arrested.  Once violence starts it always escalates.  Your mother should not antagonize him if she insists on continuing to live with him, which she shouldn't do for your sake as well as hers.