I understand that's a rough situation, but calling the cops is the right thing to do. That kid needed immediate help.

And Rap, it's not ok for your husband to criticize your kids. My sister's husband called his grandson stupid and ridiculed him for crying (he was 11). That boy now has serious anger problems, has been in trouble with the law, has been shuffled around homes, has run away twice from the program he's in now, and has been on drugs. His sister has similar problems. They also came from previous problems, including too-young parents who did drugs (I'm pretty sure both did; I know the mother did), a father who abandoned them, a mother who died of cancer, being shuffled around before they came to my sister, and other problems. My sister's health is very bad, and she couldn't deal with their problems. One has ADD and the other has ADHD.

I know personally how being called stupid and other names affects a person. I am a victim.