Father catches man abusing 4-yo daughter, beats him to death

[RockChalk]

I'd probably do the same thing. Hope he doesn't get charged with anything, as he just saved taxpayers a lot of money.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/11/justic...html?hpt=hp_t2

CNN.com

(CNN) -- A Texas father caught a man sexually assaulting his 4-year-old daughter and punched him in the head repeatedly, killing him, authorities said.

The father was casually acquainted with the alleged abuser, said Lavaca County Sheriff Micah Harmon.

Neither has been publicly identified.

The girl was left inside the family's house during the social gathering, while other members of her family were tending to horses, the sheriff said.

The alleged abuser was known for his horse-grooming abilities, Harmon said.

The father returned to the house, caught the man in the act, and stopped him by striking him in the head several times, Harmon said.

The man was pronounced dead on the scene, while the daughter was taken to a local hospital in Victoria, Texas, for examinations before being released.

The incident took place Saturday.

Harmon described the girl as "OK besides the obvious mental trauma."

Asked whether they would press charges against the father, the sheriff responded, "You have a right to defend your daughter. He acted in defense of his third person. Once the investigation is completed we will submit it to the district attorney who then submits it to the grand jury, who will decide if they will indict him."

Harmon described the dad as "very remorseful," adding that he didn't know the man was going to die.

Authorities were withholding the deceased man's name while they notified next of kin. Officials did not know immediately if he has a prior criminal history.
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[Saul Good]

Release his name so I can send him a thank you card for removing one sick bastard from this planet.

[JD10367]

Give him some brass knuckles and deputize him immediately.

[frankotank]

Originally Posted by loochy

This makes me feel a little bit better about our country.

well.....the sad thing is that if he had survived, he'd have gone into the system to be supported by US, the tax payers, and eventually released back into the world after serving not enough time. that's how our countrys legal system works. he'd have been drawn and quartered in some places. hell the chop your hand off in some places for stealing bread....it's in those places that I'll bet they don't have to deal with child rapists as much.....

rape of an individual under a certain age should be an automatic death sentence. the US legal system should be killing bitches right and left. I'm not joking.

[Start Croyle]

He's definitely going to do time for murder/manslaughter!

I agree that most fathers would likely have a similar course of action in this scenario. But, if you kill someone in self-defense (or I guess defense of 3rd person), you have to prove that you had reason to believe that they were going to kill you (or 3rd person)! That's not going to happen in this case, even though our culture has become extremely sensitive to child welfare and protection!

Plus, at this point everyone is just taking the guy's word as fact about what happened!

[Saul Good]

Originally Posted by Start Croyle

He's definitely going to do time for murder/manslaughter!

I agree that most fathers would likely have a similar course of action in this scenario. But, if you kill someone in self-defense (or I guess defense of 3rd person), you have to prove that you had reason to believe that they were going to kill you (or 3rd person)! That's not going to happen in this case, even though our culture has become extremely sensitive to child welfare and protection!

Plus, at this point everyone is just taking the guy's word as fact about what happened!

He's going to be the first person ever to be convicted without even being indicted, then...or you're a dumbass...one of the two.

[rred]

Originally Posted by Saul Good

then...are you're a dumbass...one of the two.

Wait... What?

[kepp]

Originally Posted by Saul Good

He's going to be the first person ever to be convicted without even being charged, then...are you're a dumbass...one of the two.

That's just how they do it in Texas, dammit!

[Start Croyle]

I hadn't read the whole thread until now! I guess you can kill people and get away with it as long as you have a good excuse! I am surprised they aren't going to at least have a trial!

[Frazod]

Originally Posted by Start Croyle

I hadn't read the whole thread until now! I guess you can kill people and get away with it as long as you have a good excuse! I am surprised they aren't going to at least have a trial!

So I take it you're pro child molestation?

[BigCatDaddy]

Originally Posted by Start Croyle

I hadn't read the whole thread until now! I guess you can kill people and get away with it as long as you have a good excuse! I am surprised they aren't going to at least have a trial!

Why yes, yes you can as a matter of fact.

[tooge]

you can beat a scumbag to death when they are raping your daughter, yes. As it should be

[BigMeatballDave]

Originally Posted by Start Croyle

I hadn't read the whole thread until now! I guess you can kill people and get away with it as long as you have a good excuse! I am surprised they aren't going to at least have a trial!

Wow. What a ****ing moron.

[whoman69]

There's one less.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Start Croyle

Plus, at this point everyone is just taking the guy's word as fact about what happened!

I don't know if someone else has already mentioned it, but this would be an interesting way to get away with murder. Plant your child in the house, ask your enemy to go in and get some mustard for the hot dogs, and then follow him in and kill him. Then come out with this story.

I'm not saying that happened here, and don't know the facts at all. I'm just intrigued by its possibility as a strategy.

[Pitt Gorilla]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

I don't know if someone else has already mentioned it, but this would be an interesting way to get away with murder. Plant your child in the house, ask your enemy to go in and get some mustard for the hot dogs, and then follow him in and kill him. Then come out with this story.

I'm not saying that happened here, and don't know the facts at all. I'm just intrigued by its possibility as a strategy.

I thought about that as well. I have little doubt that the guy in this story was justified in killing the SOB. However, it also paints a rather clear picture for how to get away with murder and have mouth-breathers everywhere lining up to defend your actions.