It is indeed a "feature", unfortunately, and has been since the release of Get Together.
Here's one forum thread from August 2016: Brawling in Windenburg. There are more threads you can read if you do a Google search. The thread I linked has information on the role and where it can be found in the tuning files.
I understand, totally! The first time I saw these fights happen I was a bit confused and taken aback. That's how I knew they were a "feature", because I got the pack on release, saw them happen in my game, and started looking around on the internet to find out what was going on.
I can't remember though, if I've ever seen an official answer as to why Maxis included this scenario to begin with, because if they were going for a Monty versus Capp family feud vibe, the player can set up their own family feuds with the club system that ships with the pack!
Little more traumatic for me (and others, who may be/ have been in the same situation). The first one was a father randomly attacking his teenage daughter. The second and third involved my sims (the husband was painting his wife and a male sim assaulted my female sim)... I think EA needs to really assess their "development"... I am hoping that someone (at EA) will take this seriously.
Thank you for the communications, have a fantastic rest of the weekend 🙂
