Calif man who killed alleged molester is sentenced

AP via SFGate ^ | 6/15/10

[Tublecane]

“yup around a hundred years ago.....it was a novel, not history....”

Are you not aware that novels are written by real historical people? In this case Mark Twain, who clearly was opposed to lynchings even when carried out against white men.

“they hung their friend Jake Spoon cause he traveled with dirt bags who were murdering folks ‘for sh!ts and giggles’ even though he did not do it himself.”

First of all, that was the “wild” west, and you can’t convincingly argue that our current situation vis-a-vis molesters is comparable. Second, their actions were informed by the fact that they had been lawmen, which means their actions are more applicable to rogue judges.

[JAKraig]

By giving this man a heavy sentence, the Judge is sending a message. . . . .

I'm sorry, but I cannot agree that nine years with likely half served is a heavy sentence for 1st degree murder. I think the guy is lucky he didn't get much worse.

He could have at least done some planning and used a rifle with a scope and hid out, shot him and then gotten rid of the weapon and pleaded innocence. At least then they would have come looking for all the people he molested.

[Sloth]

the use of violence to solve problems would only encourage more violence is awesome.

[aSeattleConservative]

This sounds like murder one to me, frankly. Either we believe you can kill only in self-defense, or we don’t. The fact that the victim did something wrong to him years ago is irrelevant.

It seems a lot of FReepers today are advocates of lawlessness.

Justice is incidental to law and order --J. Edgar Hoover

FReeper's acknowledge and respect the rule of law; we (like most Americans) get upset when it isn't enforced. But then sexual deviancy is "celebrated" in today's society. Look at the chld molesters and their morally depraved brethen that march in "gay pride parades".

[SatinDoll]

You cropped my sentence short...what I said: “Harshly sentencing an abuse victim who kills their molester discourages victims from tracking down their tormentor and seeking justice, LEGAL or otherwise.”

I don’t advocate vigilantism, period. In such a case as the above I do understand what drove the man to kill his molester, who continued to stalk him as an adult.

Deadly self-defense and carrying concealed I believe in and practice. But it is children, the most vulnerable members of society, who fall victim to molesters. All they have, if they live, is the nightmares.

Time limitations on certain statutes involving sex abuse and molestation of minors should be lifted. That step would allow bringing these terrible perpetrators to justice. Perhaps then we would have less child molesters roving the streets.