Tortured Soul Posted October 20, 2006 Posted October 20, 2006 http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=2586979 The man who was stabbed to death by his neighbor for molesting his daughter? Turns out he probably didn't. Here's the original thread: http://www.stadiumwall.com/index.php?showt...hl=justice&st=0
Fezmid Posted October 20, 2006 Posted October 20, 2006 So much for jumping to conclusions. http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/10/19/neighbor...d.ap/index.html
The Tomcat Posted October 20, 2006 Posted October 20, 2006 hmmm....I hate to say it but I can understand the fathers rage.....
Cugalabanza Posted October 20, 2006 Posted October 20, 2006 I guess the moral of the story would be: If your only evidence is based on the cryptic mumblings of a two year old girl, you might wanna do a little fact-checking.
crackur Posted October 20, 2006 Posted October 20, 2006 hmmm....I hate to say it but I can understand the fathers rage..... 810920[/snapback] how so?
SilverNRed Posted October 20, 2006 Posted October 20, 2006 So much for vigilante justice. 810950[/snapback] Oops!
Fezmid Posted October 20, 2006 Posted October 20, 2006 Child: Mommy, where's Daddy? Mother: He's in jail for life because he misunderstood what you said, sweety.
Phlegm Alley Posted October 20, 2006 Posted October 20, 2006 We are talking about a 2 year old being questioned by police. It is hard to determine what is truth and what is fiction when dealing with a witness of this age. I think the guy over-reacted, but I don't have any kids. Hence, I would not know how I would react if my child told me something like this.
Fezmid Posted October 20, 2006 Posted October 20, 2006 We are talking about a 2 year old being questioned by police. It is hard to determine what is truth and what is fiction when dealing with a witness of this age. I think the guy over-reacted, but I don't have any kids I'm sure they did more than just question her to determine what happened. And I don't buy the "you don't have kids so you don't understand" cop-out. You don't go and kill someone without proof. Even with proof, it's questionable. As an aside, why is it so hard for people to make useful thread titles?
Phlegm Alley Posted October 20, 2006 Posted October 20, 2006 We are talking about a 2 year old being questioned by police. It is hard to determine what is truth and what is fiction when dealing with a witness of this age. I think the guy over-reacted, but I don't have any kids I'm sure they did more than just question her to determine what happened. And I don't buy the "you don't have kids so you don't understand" cop-out. You don't go and kill someone without proof. Even with proof, it's questionable. As an aside, why is it so hard for people to make useful thread titles? 811022[/snapback] What else are you going to do to a 2 year old. They probably made her draw pictures of what happened. I've seen the process of how sensitive authorities are when dealing with a victim of such a young age. There have been instances where authorities almost make a child believe there was some kind of altercation. I also don't justify the accusations of a two year as a reason for murder. I said the guy overreacted. Plain and simple. If you take the law into your own hands, you open yourself up to the same criminal system that could have provided this guy with justice. And if you ask anyone on this board if something like this happened to thier children, how they would react. If they had the opportunity to inflict bodily harm on the person who did inappropriately touch their child, I'm sure they would. That is why things are different if you do have a child. I don't so I can't accurately say.
RuntheDamnBall Posted October 20, 2006 Posted October 20, 2006 [wingnut] He deserved it, regardless. [/wingnut]
Bungee Jumper Posted October 20, 2006 Posted October 20, 2006 [wingnut]He deserved it, regardless. [/wingnut] 811054[/snapback] I do actually know people who would say, not "He deserved it", but "It's constructive, because even if he was innocent, it highlights the problem of child abuse, so the father shouldn't be convicted, and he wasn't innocent anyway..." I tend to not take such people seriously...but I do know a few.
Fezmid Posted October 20, 2006 Posted October 20, 2006 What else are you going to do to a 2 year old. I'm assuming they did some other investigative research to see if the story was even possible.
rockpile Posted October 20, 2006 Posted October 20, 2006 hmmm....I hate to say it but I can understand the fathers rage..... 810920[/snapback] Yes, I can too - but not his actions. I have four kids, so I understand the protective instinct - but to kill a man based on what a TWO year old "said"? Call the cops - definitely.
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