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Skittles

(152,963 posts)
41. I HEAR YOU
Tue Jun 12, 2012, 01:07 AM
Jun 2012

they sound like a bunch of self-righteous vigilante wolves

If he caught the molester in the act the father will likely be OK bluestateguy Jun 2012 #1
Hope the father is not charged. eom tawadi Jun 2012 #2
That's exactly what justifiable homicide laws are. TheWraith Jun 2012 #4
He should have to prove he caught the molester in the act or it's just plane murder. nm rhett o rick Jun 2012 #22
He took his daughter to the hospital to check her for physical injuries. boppers Jun 2012 #33
Agree. AngryOldDem Jun 2012 #63
No grand jury will indict this guy. MrSlayer Jun 2012 #3
A grand jury will indict a ham sandwich. Odin2005 Jun 2012 #18
Ham sandwiches are rarely accused of murdering somebody accused of trying to molest their daughter. boppers Jun 2012 #34
"Murder" has a specific definition. This isn't it. He didn't murder anyone. Xithras Jun 2012 #65
I'm a pacifist. And I have this to say: Happyhippychick Jun 2012 #5
absolutely shanti Jun 2012 #24
Simple case of justifiable homicide, if I ever heard of one. nt daaron Jun 2012 #6
Cool... StateApparatus Jun 2012 #7
And the Murderer in the case you cite, was convicted of FIRST DEGREE MURDER happyslug Jun 2012 #10
Hey brainac SGMRTDARMY Jun 2012 #19
According to one witness. tabasco Jun 2012 #20
Do you understand the term "allegedly" ? demwing Jun 2012 #35
"Brainiac" EX500rider Jun 2012 #76
Charges... deathrind Jun 2012 #8
the child was screaming and her father heard her shanti Jun 2012 #25
you can indeed take the law into your own hands, its called self defense Bacchus4.0 Jun 2012 #56
So you protect your kid .... uberblonde Jun 2012 #9
He hit the guy until the guy gave up. boppers Jun 2012 #36
And he is remorseful as well. AngryOldDem Jun 2012 #64
Heck Yeah! neovente Jun 2012 #70
charges should be filed. iamthebandfanman Jun 2012 #11
I just hope there is real substance behind what the father saw... Blue_Tires Jun 2012 #12
Or maybe he caught his daughter telling the neighbor about dad molesting her. Poll_Blind Jun 2012 #13
Damn you. rhett o rick Jun 2012 #23
I'll bet many of those same people also read the story of the... Poll_Blind Jun 2012 #38
To the simpler mind, quick revenge is more important than justice. rhett o rick Jun 2012 #52
Yeah, people here are just so quick to applaud a father for defending his daughter HotRodTuna Jun 2012 #77
Is this Sharia Law? nt postulater Jun 2012 #14
Way to ruin your child's life. bitchkitty Jun 2012 #15
I've heard that rape of a four-year-old can also lead to problems later in life.. Psephos Jun 2012 #30
He wasn't forced to choose. bitchkitty Jun 2012 #32
I didn't say he was. Psephos Jun 2012 #42
"the civil, rational moment"? boppers Jun 2012 #50
Sarcasm. :) Psephos Jun 2012 #54
Well, maybe I'm a cold bitch then. bitchkitty Jun 2012 #72
I see, he should have gently pulled the pervert off his daughter and admonish him Beacool Jun 2012 #59
Oh, yea, that's exactly what I said. bitchkitty Jun 2012 #66
Idiot, yourself. Beacool Jun 2012 #68
"Deserves death? I daresay WheelWalker Jun 2012 #16
Those who fear death cannot seek justice in life. boppers Jun 2012 #49
Can't say I blame him. Odin2005 Jun 2012 #17
I keep coming back to that Assistant Coach at Penn State who left that little kid with his abuser. davsand Jun 2012 #21
I think the word 'allegedly' is in the wrong place in the subject line Skittles Jun 2012 #26
Yeah,...I noticed that too. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2012 #28
and the victim ALLEGEDLY molested the child Skittles Jun 2012 #29
You have a point there. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2012 #31
look at the responses in this thread Skittles Jun 2012 #40
I know. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2012 #45
Allegedly kills man. boppers Jun 2012 #37
Okay, that's another twist. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2012 #43
To be fair, as I understand it, he hit the guy until his opponent went limp. boppers Jun 2012 #46
...he hit the guy until his opponent went limp. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2012 #47
Tacky and clever, but not biologically average. boppers Jun 2012 #48
This message was self-deleted by its author Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2012 #44
Hard for me to shed any tears for dead child molesters. BlueIris Jun 2012 #27
The bloodthirst in this thread sucks demwing Jun 2012 #39
I HEAR YOU Skittles Jun 2012 #41
If you can live in a world where being accused of child molestation is considered rational, you lose boppers Jun 2012 #51
To avoid future strawmen arguments, no one wants to live in a world rhett o rick Jun 2012 #55
We'll never know, will we? demwing Jun 2012 #57
As I said above, to some, quick revenge is more important than justice. rhett o rick Jun 2012 #53
A neighbor down the street revolution breeze Jun 2012 #61
It really isn't vengeance. It's biological instinct. Xithras Jun 2012 #62
Very well said. n/t Psephos Jun 2012 #67
I agree that protecting your child is instinctual demwing Jun 2012 #73
"Allegedly" killed a man? mainer Jun 2012 #58
The father apparently didn't intend to kill the man. Beacool Jun 2012 #60
good for him!I'd have done the same...maybe even bobbited him n/t neovente Jun 2012 #69
Juror job #1; Judge the man and the law as it applies to the case... ileus Jun 2012 #71
Considering all reports I have seen on TV, RebelOne Jun 2012 #74
meh RUMMYisFROSTED Jun 2012 #75
Going to use the self-delete now tawadi Jun 2012 #78
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