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Officials: Dad kills neighbor accused of molesting girl

Submitted by The Fire Inside on Wed, 08/30/2006 - 11:07pm.

I think moral questions are always interesting, so I'm curious as to what you as a juror would recommend in a case such as this.

CNN: Officials: Dad kills neighbor accused of molesting girl:

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut (AP) -- A lawyer climbed through a neighbor's bedroom window and stabbed him to death after being told by a family member that the man had molested his 2-year-old daughter, authorities say.
Barry James, 58, was stabbed in the chest nearly a dozen times Monday. The lawyer, Jonathon Edington, 29, was charged with murder and burglary and was released on $1 million bail Wednesday.
Edington, a graduate of Syracuse University and Fordham University Law School, has been practicing patent law, [Edington's attorney Michael] Sherman said.
Police had gone to the neighborhood before, when Edington called to complain that he could see James through a window, police said. "Either he was partly clothed or revealed parts of his anatomy that were inappropriate," [Police Capt. Gary] MacNamara said.

The most I would ever agree to is parole. Other than that, he should be rewarded with community service hours.

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Vigilantism not okay.

Submitted by Phil Owen on Thu, 08/31/2006 - 8:13am.

Slapping the guy on the wrist, TFI, is tantamount to endorsing vigilantism. Tell me, should we go back to giving a "wink and nod" to lynch mobs?

The man who was killed never got the chance of a fair trial. I also gotta say that I'm flatly opposed to capital punishment, whether sanctioned by law or not.

I think the government not

Submitted by The Fire Inside on Thu, 08/31/2006 - 8:35am.

I think the government not electing to prosecute would be an endorsement of vigilantism.

In this case, there should be prosecution. You're right, we can't have a system where people decide the law is irrelevent and go unpunished.

But at the same time, a part of that law is having our case brought before our peers for examination.

It is of my opinion that, if your case is examined and your peers absolve you, that the judicial system has indeed worked as it was intended.

And when I use the word "unpunished" above, I don't mean in the sense that they should be incarcerated or even have a mark on their record. By "unpunished" I simply mean you cannot allow people to break the law and not bring the case before the judicial system.

I think this demonstrates a

Submitted by Norm on Thu, 08/31/2006 - 10:04am.

I think this demonstrates a stronger need for "kitchen knife" control. These violent weapons are far too easy to access and where is the background check? For too long we have watched our loved ones stabbed it's time to take action.

Only guns kill people, Norm.

Submitted by The Fire Inside on Thu, 08/31/2006 - 11:06am.

Only guns kill people, Norm.

nipping this fallacy in the bud.

Submitted by Meta Hogan on Fri, 09/01/2006 - 9:40am.

Guys, guys, guys. Point taken. But your logic sucks. That's like saying, "Well, heart disease kills people, too, so why bother funding cancer research?" Please. When the handgun death statistics for the U.S. are even in the same ballpark as the rest of the world, then we can discuss this. Either of you want to take up that cause?

"When the handgun death

Submitted by OlyCop on Sun, 09/03/2006 - 3:57pm.

"When the handgun death statistics for the U.S. are even in the same ballpark as the rest of the world"

You will only get that when you disarm American citizens like they have in the rest of the world.

And my dear Meta, that ain't gonna happen in my lifetime!!

"The strongest reason to retain the right to keep and bear arms is to protect against tyranny in government." Thomas Jefferson.

Don't forget about windows.

Submitted by Rob Richards on Thu, 08/31/2006 - 12:28pm.

Remember, Norm, he climbed in through a window to get to the man. Eliminate the window, and the suspect wouldn't even have known the other guy was home. I'll start collecting plywood and hammers and nails, you round up a working party, and we'll board up every window in town. That'll put a stop to murder.

OOH, OOH OR we could simply

Submitted by Norm on Thu, 08/31/2006 - 3:53pm.

OOH, OOH OR we could simply eliminate the bait. If we separate children once they are born, and put them into an automated facility that will let them grow into adults and learn to nurture themselves, adults will never be forced into becoming child molesters! We will let them out of the automated commune at say, 20 or 21, and no other "possible" child molester will be killed by the "possible" victims parent. Sometimes genius just gently brushes me as it passes by.

Ok, in all seriousness now.

Submitted by Norm on Thu, 08/31/2006 - 3:56pm.

Ok, in all seriousness now. Taking the law into your own hands in some situations I can agree with, this was a little out there though. Did this man actually do what this father assumed he did? I would have liked to had seen a trial for this one. Now if he walked into his daughters bedroom and this man was in there with his pants down? THEN I would have a hard time finding him guilty.

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