Posted on 06/14/2012 9:07:51 AM PDT by Daffynition
It is not a case of insanity on the part of the father, just on the part of the ambulance chasers.
The decedent wasn’t beaten continuously until he expired. He was hit hard several times until dad got the kid away from him - then he later kicked the bucket. Most likely a chance strike damaged a major spinal nerve.
I would rule this a suicide.
Does James Harrington have children? I’m betting no. In fact I’m hoping he doesn’t as it would be comforting to know that his defective genes are not being passed on to torment subsequent generations.
Kill the perp and claim to have no memory of doing so. Say nothing to the police but “I want an attorney”.
Lets not forget, another Texan, U.S. Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell. Remember his story of what happened when some thugs shot and killed his service dog, Dasy? Luttrell was a trained combat vet; he could have killed the punks on the spot; his unique life experience showed him a different path. Thank God, the Texas authorities didn’t charge Marcus with anything [that I know of].
I hope this dad lawyers up quickly and shuts up...unlike Zimmerman.
Ok, so MY definition of defending my daughters includes tearing your arm off and beating you with it until I am sure you are not moving. If that happens to include death then oh well. Better safe than sorry.
When the Dad initially attacked the molester, he was defending his own daughter.
when he killed the criminal, he was defending the daughters of every father of a girl in Texas.
This father is a great American.
God Bless you, Sir.
Dittos !
No different than if he found a rattlesnake in the room.
Certainly.
They can also be taken away when laws are made based on relativistic morals and beliefs that are based in nothing other than shifting trends and values (ie arbitrary and therefore meaningless from a moral standpoint), rather than absolutes. “The majority wants it” isn’t a strong moral foundation to rest your system of laws on because the majority can be wrong. The majority of people wanting something doesn’t make something inherently right (moral).
Did the father hit the perp one time too many or ten times too many? IMO, he hit him enough to stop him from further harming anyone around.
He is a great dad who is taking care of his child. I am sure the GJ will agree.
“The majority wants it” isn’t a strong moral foundation to rest your system of laws on because the majority can be wrong.”
The majority rule is the basis of our government. A group made up of less then 4% of the worlds population does not make a majority.
No, the rule of law is our basis of government. There are plenty of laws we have that do not reflect majority opinion, even when they were passed. Obamacare comes to mind. Just because a majority of representatives may pass something or not pass something, doesn’t mean they automatically accurately reflect majority opinion on the matter.
And we are a Representative Constitutional Republic, and every state in the union is a Representative Constitutional Republic. No state and the fedgov are not democracies where mob rule always wins the day.
Just because we have a majority vote to elect representatives doesn’t mean our system of government is a democracy. We have democratically-elected representatives in a constitutional republic system of government.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.