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In reply to the discussion: Texas Dad David Barajas Acquitted of Murdering Man Who Killed Sons [View all]christx30
(6,241 posts)89. If it's the case I'm thinking about,
he found said POS raping his daughter and punched the guy once. He was protecting his daughter, and I would have absolutely done the same thing. But it was the one punch that did it. His response to the attack on his daughter was proportionate. It's not like he shot the guy or stabbed him. I'm sure he didn't want to kill him, but you never know what one punch will do.
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Texas Dad David Barajas Acquitted of Murdering Man Who Killed Sons [View all]
Algernon Moncrieff
Aug 2014
OP
My brain tells me this is a bad thing and we have courts for a reason
Algernon Moncrieff
Aug 2014
#2
a mom did this in California when I believe a guy molested her son. she went to jail
roguevalley
Aug 2014
#32
Ellie Nesler was the mother who killed the creep in court that sodomized her then 6 year old son..
olddad56
Sep 2014
#110
Heck, I might want to take the law into my own hands if someone ran over my dog.
thesquanderer
Aug 2014
#16
So the average texan in your opinion would go home, get a gun and then commit first degree murder?
cstanleytech
Aug 2014
#9
Well that would certainly explain the need for the current gun laws in texas then if they are that
cstanleytech
Aug 2014
#66
In Wild West days, you could justify a shooting by saying, "He killed my brother."
tclambert
Aug 2014
#21
Or perhaps this dumbass father shouldn't push his truck in the middle of the road...
npk
Aug 2014
#34
"illegally pushing a vehicle"?? what? It is up to drivers to watch where they drive!
Sunlei
Aug 2014
#72
In general as soon as some people hear it involves harm to a child they turn their brains off. nt
cstanleytech
Aug 2014
#38
I Don't Agree With This Decision, I Mean What If The Driver Was Not Drunk?
Corey_Baker08
Aug 2014
#41
Was Anyother Individuals With The Father & Sons During The Accident Then?
Corey_Baker08
Aug 2014
#46
He May Not Be Found Guilty Of Murder, But Complicity To Commit Murder Is The Very Least...
Corey_Baker08
Aug 2014
#48
Thank-You For Your Service, I Am 25 & Finishing A Criminal Justice Degree!
Corey_Baker08
Aug 2014
#52
Thank-You So Much, This Is A Great Example of Disagreeing Without All The Hate & Disrespect!
Corey_Baker08
Aug 2014
#54
Barajas put his sons' lives at risk by having them at the rear of the truck and
Malraiders
Aug 2014
#61
So.....the person doing nothing illegal must share blame with the person that was?
Guaguacoa
Aug 2014
#75
Ever heard of child endangerment laws? I think it fits Barajas' behavior that night. n/t
Malraiders
Sep 2014
#94
"placing a child in or failing to remove a child from a potentially harmful situation" is child
Malraiders
Sep 2014
#108
The law requires that Barajas' disabled vehicle be moved to a safe location asap by use of
Malraiders
Sep 2014
#111
So you believe if you see a thing, it is safe and legal? The Barajas incident prove you wrong. n/t
Malraiders
Sep 2014
#119
He said he was focused on his sons, didn't do it and the jury agreed. Someone else in the "chaos"
Sunlei
Aug 2014
#71
So a victim's dad can now legally be the Judge, Jury & Executioner? Really?
99th_Monkey
Aug 2014
#76