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Heat of the moment at the time of abuse I could get behind a manslaughter conviction or possibly even a pardon. 15 years later it's just calculated murder and the father knows it. He didn't try to argue out of it.
Sadly, while this man deserves a medal he gets punished far more harshly than the sexual abuser did. Why is it that those that sexually abuse get slaps on the wrist?
Shot in the dark, but: because murder is much worse?
Why would she even testify? She wasn't a witness to her father murdering the guy. The crime that guy committed 15 years ago already had a trial and conviction.
She could testify as to what she said to her father that triggered the assault and about her father's reactions to the assault and how he acted and what he said over the course of time--i.e. she was a witness to her father's mental state which may have resulted in a lower sentence.
She could testify as to what she said to her father that triggered the assault and about her father's reactions to the assault and how he acted and what he said over the course of time--i.e. she was a witness to her father's mental state which may have resulted in a lower sentence.
I don' care what she said to her father, that doesn't justify murder.
Never plead guilty unless you feel guilty. The father lost his own life now to a captive existence. So the murder in revenge even if justified did not pay off.
I think the sexual abuser got what he deserved in this case, and I'm sorry to hear the father got such a long sentence. Having said that, there is a very good reason that he was prosecuted for the killing. That being that a society can't have, or condone, taking the law into ones own hand. Especially in a country where firearms are so prevalent. Law enforcement and the justice system have to meet a high standard of proof when prosecuting a crime, and sometimes mistakes are still made. The average citizen bent on revenge doesn't have that burden of proof requirement, and the true facts may be different than he sees them. The real tragedy would be for some innocent person losing their life by someone seeking revenge due to mistaken identity, false accusations, etc..
The father in this case sacrificed his freedom over what happened to his daughter, but he knew the consequences he would face going in, and did it anyway. At least in this case he got the right guy, fortunately. My real sympathy goes to the daughter, who is now not only a sex abuse victim, but has lost her father because of it.
The shooting took place in a convenience store. The man fired into a convenience store. If, for example, I had been there, and this guy missed (it happens) and I was hit, and died, what then? Collateral damage? Is my life less important than this man's lust for revenge?
I'm not one who believes that prisons should be for punishment so what to make of the father's sentence? The first question to ask is if he's a threat to anyone else. One might be inclined to say he's not since his revenge has been enacted.
But then what happens next time he decides he wants revenge on someone, knowing he can get away with it?
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