[wideawake]

Sorry, but a guy who admittedly beats a guy with a pool cue, and then shoots a gun through a closed door, behind which his supposedly precious daughter is standing, has lost the “he said she said” game.

Well winning the "she said he said" game is more about one's credibility than one's recklessness or propensity towards violence.

The daughter is demonstrably a very deceptive individual - I'm not sure if her testimony can automatically be considered more reliable than the father's.

[dmz]

The daughter is demonstrably a very deceptive individual - I’m not sure if her testimony can automatically be considered more reliable than the father’s.
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If I remember from previous discussions, you have quite young children? Or are in the planning stage? From a man who has now raised 2 (college grads) and still raising a 15 y/o daughter, deception from a teenager is hardly uncommon.

She does not ‘automatically’ get the nod of credibility here, but the actions of the father are so incredibly over the top, he has (again jmo) lost ALL credibility and presumption of truthfulness.