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In reply to the discussion: Father Who Killed Daughter's Alleged Molester Won't Face Charges In Lavaca County, Texas [View all]progressivebydesign
(19,458 posts)Most people don't agree with us, but the truth is that Texas law says you can use deadly force to stop a sexual assault. Once the guy pulled the jerk off his daughter, all he had to do was hold him down. Frankly, I think it's going to be just as damaging for the little girl to witness her father killing man, then screaming obscenities at the 911 people on the phone because the guy was going to die (and I'm sure that was when he realized he could go to jail for killing him.) Hard to guess what any person would do in that situation, but he should have stopped once he had the guy down. I think the DA and Sheriff decided that he did what many people would have done in that situation, once adrenaline kicks in, even though it was not considered self defense or defense of another.