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Justice. cliffordu Jun 2012 #1
I sure as hell can't argue with this decision, any parent would want to do the same thing. teddy51 Jun 2012 #2
No reason he should. It's a fairly transparent justifiable homicide. TheWraith Jun 2012 #3
But why would a grand jury even bother? RandySF Jun 2012 #6
In Texas all capitol cases go before a Grand Jury. oneshooter Jun 2012 #10
Good. Johnny Rico Jun 2012 #4
Good. TheCowsCameHome Jun 2012 #5
Rapists and molesters have high rates of Ilsa Jun 2012 #7
Actually, that's a myth. TheWraith Jun 2012 #13
Are you talking about sex offenders, or rapists/molesters? Hugabear Jun 2012 #16
Aren't JonLP24 Jun 2012 #19
Here is the data JonLP24 Jun 2012 #23
That's a good question, I too would be curious 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #25
I posted the study above JonLP24 Jun 2012 #27
It's true regardless of how you define it. TheWraith Jun 2012 #31
No, he's right. Sex offenders are 4 times more likely to repeat a sex crime & get caught. Honeycombe8 Jun 2012 #26
Those aren't overall recidivism rates JonLP24 Jun 2012 #29
Definition of recidivism... Honeycombe8 Jun 2012 #30
4 times more likely than a non sexual offender criminal JonLP24 Jun 2012 #37
You have the wrong statistic there. TheWraith Jun 2012 #32
Sure. Criminal offenders with no sex offense history are less likely to commit sex offenses Jackpine Radical Jun 2012 #36
justice!!! n/t hrmjustin Jun 2012 #8
A jury would not have convicted bluestateguy Jun 2012 #9
I hope that this young father and his daughter get the counseling they will need to Arkansas Granny Jun 2012 #11
Very good point, I can't imagine the trauma that this holds for them. teddy51 Jun 2012 #15
There must have been proof of the rape treestar Jun 2012 #12
Yep bluestateguy Jun 2012 #14
Also, the child was screaming, which was heard by more than the father. Honeycombe8 Jun 2012 #28
As predicted. MrSlayer Jun 2012 #17
Good. ProfessionalLeftist Jun 2012 #18
Texas Grand Jury gets it right -- no crime occured. aikoaiko Jun 2012 #20
GOOD! That man is a hero! Odin2005 Jun 2012 #21
There are times when Texas gets it right. This is one of those times. kestrel91316 Jun 2012 #22
True, although to be clear what he did was justifiable in basically any state. TheWraith Jun 2012 #33
Good. nt Honeycombe8 Jun 2012 #24
I would think not madokie Jun 2012 #34
Thank god. applegrove Jun 2012 #35
Sad that this type of thing goes on Meiko Jun 2012 #38
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