:D Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/TopStories/20120613/texas-father-may-be-justified-in-killing-daughters-alleged-attacker-120613/ CTVNews.ca Staff Date: Wednesday Jun. 13, 2012 7:40 PM ET A Texas father may have been within his rights when he beat a man to death after allegedly catching him in the act of molesting his four-year-old daughter. According to reports, the incident took place Saturday while the little girl's family was hosting a get-together at their home in rural Shiner, Tx. While many of the guests left the house to attend to the family's horses, the four-year-old remained in the house, according to Lavaca County Sheriff Micah Harmon. When the father returned and discovered the alleged attack taking place, he reportedly struck the man in the head several times, killing him. According to preliminary autopsy reports the man died due to blunt force head and neck injuries. The alleged attacker was pronounced dead at the scene, and the daughter was taken to a hospital in Victoria, Tx. for examination. The sheriff said she was "OK, besides the obvious mental trauma." The name of the man who was killed is being withheld, along with the identities of the father and daughter. Harmon said the father didn't intend to kill the man, whom he considered an acquaintance, but may not have broken any laws by doing so. "You have a right to defend your daughter," Harmon told media. "He acted in defence 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." The killing may be justified under Texas' Defense of Third Person law. The law allows citizens to use deadly force against anyone committing or attempting to commit sexual assault and other crimes. "The actor would be justified under Section 9.31 or 9.32 in using force or deadly force to protect himself against the unlawful force or unlawful deadly force he reasonably believes to be threatening the third person he seeks to protect," said a description of the law on the Texas penal code website. A story on CNN's website had received more than 8,000 comments as of Wednesday morning, many of them supportive of the father's actions. Someone posting under the name Sozojeff summed up the tone of many of the commenters: "I can't help but think of the suffering of countless other little girls and/or boys this father has probably stopped or prevented from happening. Hats off to you dad," he wrote. On Twitter, many expressed similar sentiments. "To the Texas Dad that beat the creep to death for molesting his 4yo daughter, where would you like the Father of the Year trophy sent to?" asked @TheMichaelRock. Read more: http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/TopStories/20120613/texas-father-may-be-justified-in-killing-daughters-alleged-attacker-120613/#ixzz1xkZlnvAd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lillooet_Hillbilly Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 hero, that is all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denguin Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Don't blame him one bit. Hopefully that Act protects him from any reprucussions, but I have a feeling it'll be ruled as "excessive force". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jägermeister Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Good for him. I can't imagine them trying to press charges, and I couldn't imagine a jury convicting him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChenWei91 Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Good for him. Would the same thing be applied if this happened in Canada? Or would the guy get charged for manslaughter? Wetcoaster. I summon thee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Korea Bob.Loblaw Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Don't blame him one bit. Hopefully that Act protects him from any reprucussions, but I have a feeling it'll be ruled as "excessive force". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jägermeister Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 We should never reward civilian killing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denguin Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 How can you get more "excessive" than "deadly force"? We should never reward civilian killing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortorella's Rant Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Good. One less scumbag for children to watch out for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddhas Hand Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 In the case of a pedophile? Yes... yes we should. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BuckFoston Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 It's Texas. You can shoot someone for walking on your property. I don't condone what he did in any way. If he ends up in jail, he'll have screwed his daughter out of a father for a long time, which cannot be made up for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Ed Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 This father has my support 100%. It wasn't premeditated but more a natural instinct to protect ones family. I would have done the exact same thing, even if it wasn't my own daughter. Father should have everything cleared away and not spend a day in jail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topbananas Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Well done sir, I applaud you. I hope it was a slow, painful, degrading death with the peado begging for his life in sheer terror. People like this should be wiped out, I am sick of these pervs pleading that they are sick, insane or whatever. God knows how much of my tax £ goes in to looking after, "treating" and then protecting them when they are freed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tm085 Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Anyone who says they wouldn't have done exactly the same thing to that sick f-ck is lying. hope he died slow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buggernut Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 http://www.ctv.ca/CT...ttacker-120613/ Father was TCB. I agree that he should get an award, not an investigation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buggernut Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 while i find the fathers action human and totally understandable and would very probably react in the same way myself i find nothing to celebrate in the death of another human being . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-a-n-u-c-k-s Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 justified. he won't see a jail cell and that is fine & proper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiDeN Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Yep, most people would have done the same, and I hope he gets no punishment. It's not like he's at risk of re-offending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Justified or not, he still took a human life. Some of the comments on here are disgusting. "hoping he died slow" - what a horrible thing to say. I just went through a preliminary trial where my daughter was the victim. My first reaction was similar to what this guy did - if I was there I would have went ballistic on the attacker. After going through the preliminary trial, I almost feel sorry for her attacker - this young man's life is basically over. You can see he is regretful for what he did. He is going to have a criminal record and spend some time in the "pound you in the @ss prison". His father was there - and the absolute shame on his face was enough for me...I couldn't imagine the disappointment his father has...I am grateful my daughter is strong enough to go through with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hudson bay rules Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 "alleged molester" There are reasons why we have a judicial system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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