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Man Acquitted of Charges He Shot Drunk Driver Who Killed His Sons
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| Aug 27 2014
| Alexandra Sifferlin
Posted on 08/27/2014 2:42:00 PM PDT by Ben Mugged
David Barajas was acquitted Wednesday over charges that he shot and killed a drunk driver who had earlier hit and killed his two sons.
Barajas was on trial for fatally shooting Jose Banda, who drove into Barajas and his 11-and-12-year-old sons while they were pushing a truck that had run out of gas. Barajas survived the incident, but his two young boys were killed. The prosecutors in the case said Barajas went home to get a gun and returned to shoot and kill Banda, the Associated Press reports.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: drunkdriver; texas
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Justice was served twice.
To: Ben Mugged
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posted on
08/27/2014 2:45:16 PM PDT
by
The_Republic_Of_Maine
(Be kept informed on Maine's secession, sign up at freemaine@hushmail.com)
To: Ben Mugged
Failing to see the problem here, honestly.
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posted on
08/27/2014 2:45:22 PM PDT
by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
To: Ben Mugged
Same story, with different source was posted two hours ago w/ lots of replies...
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posted on
08/27/2014 2:48:43 PM PDT
by
Repeal The 17th
(We have met the enemy and he is us.)
To: Ben Mugged
The Legal system provided Justice.
Uncommon.
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posted on
08/27/2014 2:53:18 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
To: The_Republic_Of_Maine
Well the driver won’t do it again....
To: Ben Mugged
“He needed killing” should be a adequate defense.
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posted on
08/27/2014 2:59:07 PM PDT
by
ricmc2175
To: Ben Mugged
Prosecute him again — this time for felony reckless endangerment of his sons.
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posted on
08/27/2014 3:01:49 PM PDT
by
Romulus
To: The_Republic_Of_Maine
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posted on
08/27/2014 3:02:37 PM PDT
by
SgtHooper
(Anyone who remembers the 60's, was not there!)
To: Paladin2
This sounds like nobody other than the prosecutor really tried to convict this guy. Cops couldn’t find evidence, jury didn’t care that a drunk murderer got plugged, no witnesses to the shooting, etc.
To: The_Republic_Of_Maine
GOD Bless Him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
To: Ben Mugged
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posted on
08/27/2014 3:05:48 PM PDT
by
mgist
(.)
To: RightOnTheBorder
I'd suggest that the prosecutors cause more problem for Personal Liberty than the cops.
Don't battle the cops, battle the prosecutors.
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posted on
08/27/2014 3:06:41 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
To: Ben Mugged
The the drunk who ran over the two innocent boys is a piece of s_ _ _, you must acquit.
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posted on
08/27/2014 3:12:33 PM PDT
by
MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
(Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
To: SgtHooper
The case was complicated, as there were no witnesses of the shooting, the murder weapon was never recovered, and gun shot residue tests on Barajas came back negative. However, ammunition and a holster for the type of gun that killed Banda were found in Barajas’ home. The defense, however, argued that there was not enough evidence to tie Barajas to the crime. Barajas may have also had jury sympathy, since he had support from the community in his Houston-area city of Alvin.
To: Paladin2
I think it was the Texas jury.
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posted on
08/27/2014 3:14:00 PM PDT
by
Ben Mugged
(The number one enemy of liberalism is reality.)
To: Ben Mugged
Was the man convicted of drunk driving? Seems to me, justice was not served. Justice was circumvented.
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posted on
08/27/2014 3:25:09 PM PDT
by
upsdriver
(Palin/West '16)
To: Ben Mugged
"Barajas was on trial for fatally shooting Jose Banda, who drove into Barajas and his 11-and-12-year-old sons while they were pushing a truck that had run out of gas." I don't see a mention of the citizenship status of Jose Banda. But experience of living and working along our southern border taught me that mexican nationals think nothing of drunk driving.
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posted on
08/27/2014 3:27:01 PM PDT
by
Baynative
(Free people are not equal, equal people are not free.)
To: Ben Mugged
Definitely was not white on black. You bet if it was you could not have missed the jam force feed.
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posted on
08/27/2014 3:33:20 PM PDT
by
Recompennation
(Constitutional protection for all not ju st selectively for Democrats.)
To: Paladin2
The Legal system provided Justice.The jury system in action, doing exactly the job exactly as designed, neutralizing an unjust application of the law.
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posted on
08/27/2014 4:10:38 PM PDT
by
Ol' Dan Tucker
(People should not be afraid of the government. Government should be afraid of the people)
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