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In reply to the discussion: Texas Dad David Barajas Acquitted of Murdering Man Who Killed Sons [View all]Warpy
(112,869 posts)101. Well, without the gun or an eyewitness, they had no case.
Even if they'd had those things, it would have been difficult to get a conviction. Temporary insanity would have been the defense and it would have stuck.
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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