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appleannie1

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21. He saved not only his daughter but probably countless other daughters. Molesters are repeat
Tue Jun 19, 2012, 11:54 PM
Jun 2012

offenders. It is never just a one time thing.

I'm fully ok with this... hlthe2b Jun 2012 #1
agreed.... n/t IamK Jun 2012 #3
Yep. Stuckinthebush Jun 2012 #37
Well said and agreed. MightyOkie Jun 2012 #46
Good call by the GJ and investigators. n/t bluesbassman Jun 2012 #2
He was saving a child from grave bodily harm Warpy Jun 2012 #4
Everything beyond stopping the molester and incapacitating him is murder MNBrewer Jun 2012 #5
That's very noble from a chair on the Internet. But his young daughter is being jtuck004 Jun 2012 #9
It is easy as hell to kill barehanded.............. kooljerk666 Jun 2012 #60
I totally agree with you, yet I cannot imagine myself doing anything less if placed in the same left on green only Jun 2012 #10
Vigilante justice implies he found out after the fact ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jun 2012 #11
It's not any sort of crime, passion or not. LisaL Jun 2012 #24
The law disagrees. (nt) Posteritatis Jun 2012 #12
In an emergency, it's tough to know just where to draw the line. freedom fighter jh Jun 2012 #13
It would be exceptionally hard to prove exactly which punch incapacitated him vs killing him dsc Jun 2012 #14
Excellent point Blasphemer Jun 2012 #18
Absolutely right. colorado_ufo Jun 2012 #27
he did stop the molestor frylock Jun 2012 #16
He saved not only his daughter but probably countless other daughters. Molesters are repeat appleannie1 Jun 2012 #21
Nonsense. LisaL Jun 2012 #23
It has nothing to do with law. zeemike Jun 2012 #39
But we can blame the cop if they beat a suspect to death with a baton, right? cstanleytech Jun 2012 #63
I fail to see how that has anything to do with this. zeemike Jun 2012 #64
You did or did not say cstanleytech Jun 2012 #65
Well cops and soldiers kill all the time is self defense or in the line of duty zeemike Jun 2012 #66
Except even cops and soldiers dont have a blank check to murder people cstanleytech Jun 2012 #67
Apparently not. AnotherMcIntosh Jun 2012 #25
Agreed. progressivebydesign Jun 2012 #28
Wow, just WOW. boppers Jun 2012 #32
It's not "lifelong trauma" kurtzapril4 Jun 2012 #48
You may find it "offensive" but... SkyDaddy7 Jun 2012 #62
You're not a victim the rest of your days, unless you want to be. boppers Jun 2012 #69
it seems apparent that he did not intend to kill the guy, just disable him. Kablooie Jun 2012 #49
My father is a world class martial artist. He says you need to know how not to kill a person Exultant Democracy Jun 2012 #54
You make many assumptions MrBig Jun 2012 #53
Let's see how you react when you see it happening to one of your kids SpartanDem Jun 2012 #30
weak sauce SemperEadem Jun 2012 #34
The US Supreme Court has ruled you have to have INTENT to be convicted of Murder happyslug Jun 2012 #44
The guy was still alive when he stopped hitting him hack89 Jun 2012 #51
Truly the greatest injustice ever 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #52
In this case, MNBrewer? Great Caesars Ghost Jun 2012 #56
You should be ashamed of yourself! SkyDaddy7 Jun 2012 #61
I'd let the guy walk, too. MADem Jun 2012 #6
Awful situation. I say let them be, and give some help. nolabear Jun 2012 #7
ok. emilyg Jun 2012 #8
Sounds like justifiable homicide to me. MrTwister Jun 2012 #15
Could not agree more. christx30 Jun 2012 #19
You know, I wouldn't kill someone like that in front of my child. progressivebydesign Jun 2012 #29
"equally damaging in this" boppers Jun 2012 #33
Frankly, you have no idea how you would react. Javaman Jun 2012 #41
The issue is did the father think? happyslug Jun 2012 #45
If you were in that christx30 Jun 2012 #50
Roger, that. MrTwister Jun 2012 #55
I would worry about anyone who DIDN'T commit violence in defense of their children. The Doctor. Jun 2012 #17
He didn't stalk the guy, he didn't shoot him tularetom Jun 2012 #20
I don't think I could kill anybody but I'm not sure I wouldn't want to. EFerrari Jun 2012 #22
Most people would have done the same. Beacool Jun 2012 #26
I would have done the same thing. Arctic Dave Jun 2012 #31
I'm glad he won't be indicted--he shouldn't be SemperEadem Jun 2012 #35
I totally disagree with the decision mazzarro Jun 2012 #36
I agree with you knowing in my heart I would have done the exact thing dad did, ...... marble falls Jun 2012 #38
Well let me play a little game with you on this. zeemike Jun 2012 #40
There were witnesses, but don't let that stop you. lunatica Jun 2012 #58
That was the point I was trying to make. zeemike Jun 2012 #59
Did you read the article?? Javaman Jun 2012 #42
He was investigated, went before the Grand Jury and they said that this isn't a crime AngryAmish Jun 2012 #43
Being a father of 2 daughters (now grown) I always worried about rape. Dustlawyer Jun 2012 #47
It's best to allow the legal, constabulary, medical, forensic, judicial systems to handle things bucolic_frolic Jun 2012 #57
Good. Just once, the system worked. 2ndAmForComputers Jun 2012 #68
No jury would ever convict. Lil Missy Jun 2012 #70
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