acooling08 Posted 16 June 2012 Posted 16 June 2012 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/11/father-kills-man-who-sexually-abused-daughter-texas_n_1587724.html?ref=crime&icid=maing-grid7%7Chp-laptop%7Cdl3%7Csec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D168967 Difficult issue, but personally I agree with the police's decision not to prosecute.
Guest MattP Posted 16 June 2012 Posted 16 June 2012 Very difficult one. You have to have rules in place to guard against retaliation in society otherwise you can end up with carnage. That said I and many others would have done exactly the same to this guy had I walked in on the same thing and no amount of jail time would make me even think about stopping.
Jaspa Posted 16 June 2012 Posted 16 June 2012 Read about this the other night Maybe he should be charged with a lesser crime and give him a couple years to sort his head out, because at the end of the day somebody still died But what he did on the face of it was correct, and it is natural to defend your children in this manor; that scum deserved it Incredibly difficult it being in America
Guest ttfn Posted 16 June 2012 Posted 16 June 2012 Don't blame him for doing what he did, but you can't go around killing people.
davieG Posted 16 June 2012 Posted 16 June 2012 It sets a precedent and presumably we only have his word for it, that said it must have been hard to control emotions in the circumstances.
bmt Posted 16 June 2012 Posted 16 June 2012 I think he should be charged then given the lightest sentence possible. I would have done exactly the same thing but the law needs to be applied in all situations to be respected (in my opinion).
Rincewind Posted 16 June 2012 Posted 16 June 2012 It was in America and in Texas. Surprised he wasn't shot or lynched. It is all alleged at the moment both ways. He still could be charged. It is up to higher judges but as the sheriff's report is in favour of the action that will go his way.. whether it was right or not we can only guess.
Ilkeston_Fox Posted 16 June 2012 Posted 16 June 2012 Any right minded human being would do the same thing if they caught someone doing that to their daughter (or any other child). However, they are potentially setting a very dangerous precedent by not proceeding with charges. Tough call, glad I didn't have to make it.
Danno Posted 16 June 2012 Posted 16 June 2012 They should hang the person who molested his daughter or at least use him for drug testing... Fvcking weirdo. No he should not be charged.
bmt Posted 16 June 2012 Posted 16 June 2012 They should hang the person who molested his daughter or at least use him for drug testing... Fvcking weirdo. No he should not be charged. Ermmmm, he's dead?
acooling08 Posted 17 June 2012 Author Posted 17 June 2012 There is one less paedophile in the world. That has to be a good thing.
MPH Posted 17 June 2012 Posted 17 June 2012 It sets a precedent and presumably we only have his word for it, that said it must have been hard to control emotions in the circumstances. The report i saw on the news over here said that several people heard the girl screaming... tough decision for the judges... but i really dont think i could of stopped myself had i been in his shoes...
Leicester_Numan Posted 17 June 2012 Posted 17 June 2012 I think we all would have done the same thing but he killed someone. He should have been charged, tried and given suspended jail time
Finnegan Posted 17 June 2012 Posted 17 June 2012 Don't blame him for doing what he did, but you can't go around killing people. This. He has to be charged. I'm not saying he should be sentenced harshly, or at all, but there surely has to be further proceedings? Especially if there's only his word that his daughter was being attacked? Again, that's not to say that he is lying but if you just blindly accept "justice" like this then, as others have said, there'd be carnage.
Fox92 Posted 17 June 2012 Posted 17 June 2012 Don't blame him for doing what he did, but you can't go around killing people. Agree with this.
Jon the Hat Posted 17 June 2012 Posted 17 June 2012 I guess due process should be followed, but no court in Texas is going to send this guy to jail thankfully. The little girl will need her Daddy around to help her through this, and he will have enough issue to deal with without being tried and potentially locked up.
Phube Posted 17 June 2012 Posted 17 June 2012 I'd be happy if the man was found out that he died by accidently, repeatedly hitting his face against the man's fist... No one could have done anything... Sad story.
ozleicester Posted 17 June 2012 Posted 17 June 2012 what if... A 70 year old woman in a wheel chair broke down today when telling of finding her 47 year old son being beaten to death by another man at a party, The woman said through tears that the 47 year old had looked after her for the last 30 years since she was left in a wheel chair by a drink driver. "he was my life and now i have nothing... and the police havent even charged the killer???" He is a murderer and should be charged and punished appropriately
Rincewind Posted 17 June 2012 Posted 17 June 2012 What if the father had been mistaken? What if the bloke had been doing something like bouncing the girl on his knees? The screams heard could easily have been screams of laughter. The other party goers were outside. He comes in sees her on his knee and being a loving protective father, assumes the worst. So rather than find out the facts, he decides to act as the judge jury and executioner. They say the girl is traumatized by the incident but it may not be the alleged assault but seeing her father smash the head in of another man. It does not say how much alcohol the two men had consumed so that could have affected the father's judgment. Is a small town? The sheriff seems quick to accept the father's version of events over a dead man's. Would not surprise me if there are not other similar incidents in other small towns in America. What would have happened if the victim was the sheriff's brother-in-law?
bmt Posted 17 June 2012 Posted 17 June 2012 Don't blame him for doing what he did, but you can't go around killing people. http://www.hark.com/...-killing-people Dammit i wanted to embed the video. Oh well.
purpleronnie Posted 17 June 2012 Posted 17 June 2012 I remember seeing a documentary about an abduction of a child and the fathers revenge. There is a video of the shooting as it was done infront of tv cameras but I wont post the link as its obviously very graphic. The man who shot and killed the accused did get charged but pled no contest and got community service on the grounds of innocent by reason of mental distress. These laws tend to differ from state to state, I'd be amazed if something similiar happend in england that the person wouldnt go to jail.
Charl91 Posted 17 June 2012 Posted 17 June 2012 Should be charged. If they can prove that he didn't mean to kill him though, it should be the lightest possible sentence. If it was intentional, then he should go to prison. Very difficult one to judge.
Saxondale Posted 17 June 2012 Posted 17 June 2012 Though it's a tough 'un, you can't really not charge people with a murder just because you sympathise with them. "How do you plead?" "Not guilty - he was a bit of a cock and he probably deserved it" That's just not how it works.
ADK Posted 17 June 2012 Posted 17 June 2012 I doubt it would be anything other than manslaughter or whatever equivalent they have over there.
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