bump in the night

i woke up this morning/last night at 1:55 A.M. to the sounds of my upstairs neighbor screaming at his live-in girlfriend. they fight fairly often, but this one was ridiculous. he yelled at her to 'get the fuck out of my house!' and then there were all of these footsteps and the door slammed. a minute later, he yelled her name at the top of his lungs and then... silence. i was like, thank GOD. i can go back to sleep. mild regret that she was the one to leave, as i actually like her, but mostly just grateful for the silence.

fifteen minutes later, as i was drifting back to sleep, the sound of pounding on the door, more swearing, and then loud conversation again. the cops had arrived, girlfriend with them, to let her get her stuff and to ARREST him for hitting her and pushing her down the stairs (things that you can't see from the bedroom - a little guilt on my part for my lack of concern earlier). more loudness, yelling, stomping. FOR AN HOUR, PEOPLE. and then he still apparently didn't get arrested because, after they left, he turned the TV in his bedroom (right above mine) on really, really, really loud.

ridiculous.