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In reply to the discussion: Father indicted:-Moments after his 2 sons were killed by the driver, the drunk was fatally shot [View all]RedstDem
(1,239 posts)64. if that drunk driver wasnt drunk
I would have probably still killed him...
by any means at my disposal.
I know myself, I've thought about it a lot & and this one thing I'm sure, hurt my family, I will kill, and spend my time behind bars..
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Father indicted:-Moments after his 2 sons were killed by the driver, the drunk was fatally shot [View all]
The Straight Story
Feb 2013
OP
Ditto. He lost it. Understandable. If I were on the jury....not guilty. nt
Honeycombe8
Feb 2013
#166
Interesting that it is a truism that one never knows what a jury will decide -
panzerfaust
Feb 2013
#109
"The man who killed his kids did so by an accident." No, the man who killed his kids
Ghost in the Machine
Feb 2013
#123
"Only in UNCIVILIZED countries does the victim's family AVENGE the death of another. Did you forget
Ghost in the Machine
Feb 2013
#191
He wasn't protecting his children, he was seeking revenge and that is a crime
sabrina 1
Feb 2013
#266
It doesn't matter. As has been pointed out before the guy could have had a medical condition.
white_wolf
Feb 2013
#176
Perceived wrongs??? What is there to "perceive" about a doucherocket getting plastered
Ghost in the Machine
Feb 2013
#203
If the driver had lived, he would've done a long prison stretch for homicide. nt
Honeycombe8
Feb 2013
#167
I really think that's a given, clifford. Drunk driving and killing people. That's a 1-2....
Honeycombe8
Feb 2013
#175
Where was Buddha, God, Allah or whatever make believe sky fairy you worship
Ghost in the Machine
Feb 2013
#255
"You do realize that no one worships Buddha, right?" To which Buddha do you refer?
Ghost in the Machine
Feb 2013
#275
I never said that the poster said any of those things, I just told them NOT to say them to me
Ghost in the Machine
Feb 2013
#290
If you didn't imply the poster made those arguments then what was the point in your post?
white_wolf
Feb 2013
#291
I believe that the father has as much guilt in this incident as the drunk driver. He allowed his
ladjf
Feb 2013
#4
I read the article. 150 yards is a long, hard task that would require at least ten to fifteen
ladjf
Feb 2013
#6
Yes. Things go down a bit differenty in rural America. I have spent more time than I would like
Ed Suspicious
Feb 2013
#54
Yes. I was serious. It hurt me to realize that the sons died unnecessarily. The drunken driver
ladjf
Feb 2013
#23
That's true. But, had the father shown a reasonable level of prudence, the boys would not been
ladjf
Feb 2013
#27
DUI illegal, dumb, dangerous and wrong. I am not defending the drunk's role in this tragedy.
ladjf
Feb 2013
#33
I presumed that everyone understood that the drunken driver was guilty. But, no one seemed
ladjf
Feb 2013
#57
In terms of degrees of blame, you may well be correct. However, I was trying to point
ladjf
Feb 2013
#286
What is truly disgusting is that the father didn't tell the boys to get the hell off the road as
ladjf
Feb 2013
#28
Yeah, that other driver being a dead-drunk asshole had nothing to do with it.
Ikonoklast
Feb 2013
#43
And the father could have had the kids stand on the side of the road, and the drunk driver STILL
Ikonoklast
Feb 2013
#56
To you my posts are "disgusting and vile" but if one parent who read this thread was prompted
ladjf
Feb 2013
#55
Thanks. As you might have noticed, I've been severely been "flamed" as a result of my post.
ladjf
Feb 2013
#69
"What was the reason the truck ran out of gas?" WTF does THAT have to do with ANYTHING?
cleanhippie
Feb 2013
#151
Or, had the driver survived the crash and had not been shot, he might have had grounds to sue
ladjf
Feb 2013
#303
Not a rightward lurch. Compassion and understanding of extreme anguish of the moment.
GreenStormCloud
Feb 2013
#31
you are describing an accident, in the other case we are talking about a guy raping a little child
JI7
Feb 2013
#169
You think he was going to stand around and let the drunk sleep it off peacefully?
dairydog91
Feb 2013
#41
My emotions might have turned to rage as soon as I saw that the car driver was drunk.
John1956PA
Feb 2013
#60
Yep. How many cops have beaten the shit out of "drunks" only to find out....
Hassin Bin Sober
Feb 2013
#245
the standards and information presented to a grand jury are different from an actual trial.
unblock
Feb 2013
#113
I'm sorry, I can never get behind vigilante justice, no matter what the situation.
Tommy_Carcetti
Feb 2013
#84
Amazing how many people on a progressive website condone one guy being judge, jury and executioner.
Nye Bevan
Feb 2013
#93
The fact that he had to walk to his house get the gun may damn this guy in the end.
white_wolf
Feb 2013
#178
The subject line is the original with the underwritten (self deleted other post
The Straight Story
Feb 2013
#125
Glad he got justice before the system let the drunk off easily on a plea bargain. nt
EastKYLiberal
Feb 2013
#138
Diminished capacity--not a single jury on the planet will convict him of murder.
geek tragedy
Feb 2013
#147
Justice would have been to call the police and had the drunk driver charged with manslaughter.
white_wolf
Feb 2013
#195
I hear you, but it's not like this guy is hunting the streets taking out the "trash"
Demo_Chris
Feb 2013
#217
It's extremely dangerous for society to justify murder. I certainly hope he is convicted but on a
Douglas Carpenter
Feb 2013
#299
It looks like one of his sons was still alive when he took the time to get his gun and shoot the
WhollyHeretic
Feb 2013
#300
All DUers should recognize that DIMINISHED CAPACITY IS A LEGAL DEFENSE, instead of instead of
AnotherMcIntosh
Feb 2013
#301