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What would you do?
Officials: Dad kills neighbor accused of molesting girl
POSTED: 7:28 p.m. EDT, August 30, 2006
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.
Capt. Gary MacNamara said that police had not received a complaint about the child being assaulted before the killing, and "we have no indication it's true or not true."
Edington's attorney, Michael Sherman, said the information came from Edington's wife. "The daughter gave the mother information which was alarming and disturbing. The mom relayed it to her husband. That was the spark," Sherman said.
James' 87-year-old mother discovered his body. When officers went to Edington's home, they found him standing by his kitchen sink with what appeared to be blood on him, and a large kitchen knife next to him on a counter, authorities said
"He's in shock," Edington's attorney said. "This is the most unexpected turn of events one can imagine with this young man's background."
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," MacNamara said.
Edington, a graduate of Syracuse University and Fordham University Law School, has been practicing patent law, Sherman said. Police said Edington has no criminal record.
Rita James declined to comment on her son's death.
James served two days behind bars in 2001 on a drunken driving charge, according to the state Correction Department.
"He had some bizarre behavior over the last month," said Darrell Maynard, a neighbor. "He drove his car through his garage, hit the other neighbor's building."
Another time a neighbor found James intoxicated on the street, Maynard said. James shouted obscenities at children, he said.
As for Edington, Maynard said: "Something had to happen that was terrible for this to have occurred." Edington "seemed like a computer geek or something. He was not anybody you would ever feel you were threatened by."
http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/08/30/neighbor.stabbing.ap/index.html
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Thats good. ;D
The dead pedophile I mean... Well unless it was a mistake...
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As fertilizer, he will be serving the greater good.
All this lawyer did was recycle.
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burglary?
did he take the knife home with him?
i say "fuck yeah jonathon edington!"
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what is going to become of his family? ...or him for that matter? :'(
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If he did it good, well bad that the father might go down for it. Hopefully they do some kind of temp insanity and get him off. But also, hello? I hope the guy wasn't innocent... I mean it's not beyond some family member being completely full of shit and nothing happened or he/she was covering their own ass for something that happened. Lots of possiblitites. Might have been better to go to the police, but then I also understand losing it after being told that. :-\
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What happenned to innocent until proven guilty? ???
I'm on the fence on this one.
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first time I am in favor of a lawyers actions.
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He shouldn't have killed him. He should have done a Lorena Bobbitt and cut the MF's Dick off! Then while he was in pain, pour alchohol and slat all over his ass. After that he should.............damn, maybe killing was easier.
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He shouldn't have killed him. He should have done a Lorena Bobbitt and cut the MF's Dick off! Then while he was in pain, pour alchohol and slat all over his ass. After that he should.............damn, maybe killing was easier.
What if he didn't do shit? It's all on a family member's word and that's it ??? You want someone jumping through your window and going postal over what one person said? I don't know about this one. Could just as easily be bullshit.
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He should have tortured him first. Take him hostage in the basement, glue his eyes open and just keep taking pictures of him with the flash on.
;)
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What if he didn't do shit? It's all on a family member's word and that's it ??? You want someone jumping through your window and going postal over what one person said? I don't know about this one. Could just as easily be bullshit.
Well that could be a problem you jump thru my window late at night and you get the business end of a 12 gauge slug in return, but thats just me..:)
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I want to be able to say that I would be able to control my rage if my wife were to tell me something like this man's wife did. But I can't say what my reaction would be. :-\ This is just a sad story any way you look at it. :'(
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What if he didn't do shit? It's all on a family member's word and that's it ??? You want someone jumping through your window and going postal over what one person said? I don't know about this one. Could just as easily be bullshit.
That's why you just cut his dick off!
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The guy was 58 and living with his mom. IE: perv
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The guy was 58 and living with his mom. IE: Danialson perv
you made a little error.. ;D
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That's why you just cut his dick off!
And put his balls in a vice....
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As sick as this is, you don't lunge through someone else's window with a knife like a maniac; that's OJ territory. There has to be some small degree of control. How clear was the evidence? Beating him to near-death and calling the police would've served the same purpose.
If he did do it, the age of the child likely means that the event might not be remembered later.
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Well that could be a problem you jump thru my window late at night and you get the business end of a 12 gauge slug in return, but thats just me..:)
LOL... Yea you're a tough guy armed and dangerous... ::) Of course not everybody is going to be the living movie star fucking rambo that you are.... so.... ::)
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The guy was 58 and living with his mom. IE: perv
That makes his mother what, in her late 80s? Maybe he was taking care of his mother?
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Quote from: Always Sore on Today at 04:26:50 PM
Well that could be a problem you jump thru my window late at night and you get the business end of a 12 gauge slug in return, but thats just me..
LOL... Yea you're a tough guy armed and dangerous...
Let's hope it was just rhetoric, even though some Americans actually think this way. Rambo, baby!
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What happenned to innocent until proven guilty? ???
I'm on the fence on this one.
That's a hard concept to maintain when it's your little girl. :'(
as an aside, your avatar is cracking me up, 'cause I have the FULL graphic of that pick ;D
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Let's hope it was just rhetoric, even though some Americans actually think this way. Rambo, baby!
Why shouldn't they? If an intruder breaks into your house, all bets are off. If you have a gun (or in my case a bat), you should use it and ask questions later. I don't own a gun, but I completely understand the desire of people to keep them in the house for protection.
This is a tough one. I don't support vigilantism, but I'm not sure what I would do if it were one of my girls. At a minimum, someone would be in the hospital . . . and it wouldn't be me.
I'm not afraid to go back to San Quentin! (I stole that line from a friend.)
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LOL... Yea you're a tough guy armed and dangerous... ::) Of course not everybody is going to be the living movie star fucking rambo that you are.... so.... ::)
no not a tough guy (well actuall yes) but a well armed protector of my domain. I would not (ok maybe) go in somebody's house with intent to do harm as I defend the right to protect myself and my family and it is a stone cold fact (have had to before) that if someone entered my home unannounced with the intention to do harm I would in fact be legally allowed to use deadly force to repel a intruder armed with a knife and would not miss a minute of sleep after they carted the body away.Its the same reason I have a CCW, not because I go looking to be "rambo" but in case in this shitty world someone esclates a situation from a unarmed confontation to a attempt to injure or kill myself or a friend or loved one.Not every situation can be solved by walking away or calmly talking, some people are out to hurt or brutally injure or kill others for no reason and I for one will not ever allow it to happen if I can do something about it, and would be suprise if you or others would not step up and protect yourself or others if you had the chance.
hope this helps you understand
Thanks.
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Why shouldn't they? If an intruder breaks into your house, all bets are off. If you have a gun (or in my case a bat), you should use it and ask questions later.
Has happened to me twice, both times at night which made it worse. My first instinct wasn't to grab a gun and fire, but rather to get them outta there.
You fire in self-defence only-just as you're supposed to drive a car defensively, that should be understood if fully cognizant of the gravity of having a gun. It's not an offensive weapon if used responsibly-the fundamental difference in approach involving countries with few guns & murders. There is *no* option to use it offensively.
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Has happened to me twice, both times at night which made it worse. My first instinct wasn't to grab a gun and fire, but rather to get them outta there. You fire in self-defence only.
the time it happened to me was not to grab a gun and fire it was to grab my shotgun and get my family all in one room and once accoutned for I started to head downstairs (phone was there) and racked the slide to load a round (and let whoever was there hear me) which was followed by somebody running out the back where they entered and I called the police to investigate which they never found whoever it was. if the person or persons came at me or tried to hurt or injure my family I was prepared to stop them with the means I choose, nothing rambo nothing badass just protecting my own.
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Don't blame you; that's not the same as what this dad did.
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Don't blame you; that's not the same as what this dad did.
no I agree he flamed out due to his preception or conversation about his kid being abused, as a parent I am not sure I would not react the same way. Its really sad to admit I do not have the ability to think clearly if someone touched my kid or I had what I considerd proof that somebody harmed my kid. I can understand losing control in that situation.
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no not a tough guy (well actuall yes) but a well armed protector of my domain. I would not (ok maybe) go in somebody's house with intent to do harm as I defend the right to protect myself and my family and it is a stone cold fact (have had to before) that if someone entered my home unannounced with the intention to do harm I would in fact be legally allowed to use deadly force to repel a intruder armed with a knife and would not miss a minute of sleep after they carted the body away.Its the same reason I have a CCW, not because I go looking to be "rambo" but in case in this shitty world someone esclates a situation from a unarmed confontation to a attempt to injure or kill myself or a friend or loved one.Not every situation can be solved by walking away or calmly talking, some people are out to hurt or brutally injure or kill others for no reason and I for one will not ever allow it to happen if I can do something about it, and would be suprise if you or others would not step up and protect yourself or others if you had the chance.
hope this helps you understand
Thanks.
Well no fucking shit... If someone comes in my home, I'm defending it.... That doesn't have anything to do with my original point. So you're trying to help me understand a big fat no shit here that doesn't relate to the fact that the guy shouldn't have been bursting into someone's home going postal... No shit you should be willing to terminate some ass who would do it ::)
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Has happened to me twice, both times at night which made it worse. My first instinct wasn't to grab a gun and fire, but rather to get them outta there.
You fire in self-defence only-just as you're supposed to drive a car defensively, that should be understood if fully cognizant of the gravity of having a gun. It's not an offensive weapon if used responsibly-the fundamental difference in approach involving countries with few guns & murders. There is *no* option to use it offensively.
I understand where you're coming from. On the other hand, I don't think everyone should be expected to use your unusually calm approach when an intruder comes through the door, window, etc. As far as I'm concerned, you can fire at will at anyone who breaks into your house. You shouldn't have to ask questions, try and determine if they have a weapon, etc., especially at night. I don't know how you did it, but I don't fault anyone for using deadly force on an intruder who breaks into a house. You have no idea whether you're dealing with a harmless kid, a serial killer, a rapist, or a crackhead.
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Well no fucking shit... If someone comes in my home, I'm defending it.... I hope others would do the same but if they're to stupid well that's their bust... That doesn't have anything to do with my original point. So you're trying to help me understand a big fat no shit here that doesn't relate to the fact that the guy shouldn't have been bursting into someone's home going postal... No shit you should be willing to terminate some ass who would do it ::)
seems we missed each other on the same side of the highway then, I am sure it will happen again... :) My point was exactly that. thanks.
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I understand where you're coming from. On the other hand, I don't think everyone should be expected to use your unusually calm approach when an intruder comes through the door, window, etc. As far as I'm concerned, you can fire at will at anyone who breaks into your house. You shouldn't have to ask questions, try and determine if they have a weapon, etc., especially at night. I don't know how you did it, but I don't fault anyone for using deadly force on an intruder who breaks into a house. You have no idea whether you're dealing with a harmless kid, a serial killer, a rapist, or a crackhead.
This is all very true and I agree with everything you just said... But not to burst any egos here, if someone has gone Berserk and burst into your home with the intent on killing you... There's a good chance his getting the drop on you first. It's not going to be like, OH... I'll wait for you to wipe your ass before trying to kill you :P
Guard Dogs are a wondeful thing.
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Its really sad to admit I do not have the ability to think clearly
The mind boggles if the term brittle ever came up.. ;D
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Why isn't the title of this thread "Man/Dad Kills Daughter's Suspected Molester"?
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Why isn't the title of this thread "Dad Kills Daughter's Suspected Molester"?
Because I cut and pasted the title of the story into the title of this thread, like I do with most other news stories I post. But I think your title is better.
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ahh . . . the title so colored my first reading that I didn't realize the "girl" was his little girl . . . i'll be very curious to see how this develops.
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As far as I'm concerned, you can fire at will at anyone who breaks into your house.
I don't think the law would agree: it's simple-shoot to defend oneself only. Morally I agree with that, wouldn't be comfortable shooting unless under the threat of attack, and then only would aim to wound, if there was the luxury to choose. A break-in by itself isn't sufficient justification to shoot someone.
if someone has gone Berserk and burst into your home with the intent on killing you... There's a good chance his getting the drop on you first.
That's an extreme premise that would only apply in a minority of examples. In most cases that wouldn't be so. In the case of the father or in the case of being faced with someone who was not threating, lethal force isn't required and is against the law from what i know.
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I understand where you're coming from. On the other hand, I don't think everyone should be expected to use your unusually calm approach when an intruder comes through the door, window, etc. As far as I'm concerned, you can fire at will at anyone who breaks into your house. You shouldn't have to ask questions, try and determine if they have a weapon, etc., especially at night. I don't know how you did it, but I don't fault anyone for using deadly force on an intruder who breaks into a house. You have no idea whether you're dealing with a harmless kid, a serial killer, a rapist, or a crackhead.
I kind of disagree here. Ya, protect yourself, ...but first determine if there even is a threat against you before you start firing indiscriminately at will.
Years ago, I heard someone entering my home through my garage at 4:00 in the morning. I happened to be awake at the time, and heard the garage door opening, as well as the door from the garage into the laundry room. First thing I did was call 911, ...then went to investigate. It turned out my mother, who had been living in Jamaica had decided to come back to Canada. Unfortunately, she never told me, my sister, or anyone else that she was coming back. She got held up at the airport, and wasn't able to make it to my house until 4:00 am. Had I followed the 'shoot first, ask questions later' policy, she would have been dead.
I hope your wife or daughters aren't into late night snacking... they might get a louisville slugger to the head. :o
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I don't think the law would agree: it's simple-shoot to defend oneself only. Morally I agree with that, wouldn't be comfortable shooting unless under the threat of attack, and then only would aim to wound, if there was the luxury to choose. A break-in by itself isn't sufficient justification to shoot someone.
That's an extreme premise that would only apply in a minority of examples. In most cases that wouldn't be so. In the case of the father or in the case of being faced with someone who was not threating, lethal force isn't required and is against the law from what i know.
That depends on where you live... Here in Colorado I'm pretty sure you can blast away. That's the way it should be everywhere. Dudes in your home, consider your life in danger.
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I kind of disagree here. Ya, protect yourself, ...but first determine if there even is a threat against you before you start firing indiscriminately at will.
Years ago, I heard someone entering my home through my garage at 4:00 in the morning. I happened to be awake at the time, and heard the garage door opening, as well as the door from the garage into the laundry room. First thing I did was call 911, ...then went to investigate. It turned out my mother, who had been living in Jamaica had decided to come back to Canada. Unfortunately, she never told me, my sister, or anyone else that she was coming back. She got held up at the airport, and wasn't able to make it to my house until 4:00 am. Had I followed the 'shoot first, ask questions later' policy, she would have been dead.
I hope your wife or daughters aren't into late night snacking... they might get a louisville slugger to the head. :o
Went to investigate? What exactly would you have done if it hadn't been your mom, but rather some knife wielding psycho? Tell him to wait because you had "called 911." ::)
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Went to investigate? What exactly would you have done if it hadn't been your mom, but rather some knife wielding psycho? Tell him to wait because you had "called 911." ::)
no can say on a public message board, other than to say it would have been taken care of :-X
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That depends on where you live... Here in Colorado I'm pretty sure you can blast away. That's the way it should be everywhere. Dudes in your home, consider your life in danger.
If that's true, some would call that part of what's wrong with the approach of some Americans with the leftover cowboy vigilante mode from a couple of centuries ago. ;)
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If that's true, some would call that part of what's wrong with the approach of some Americans with the cowboy vigilante approach leftover from a couple of centuries ago. ;)
Its because now in america were surrounded by indians like its the little big horn.I need to move..:)
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Well that could be a problem you jump thru my window late at night and you get the business end of a 12 gauge slug in return, but thats just me..:)
A .12 guage deer slug is a half ounce of lead. That would blow a freaking hole through some one at close range. :)
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no not a tough guy (well actuall yes) but a well armed protector of my domain. I would not (ok maybe) go in somebody's house with intent to do harm as I defend the right to protect myself and my family and it is a stone cold fact (have had to before) that if someone entered my home unannounced with the intention to do harm I would in fact be legally allowed to use deadly force to repel a intruder armed with a knife and would not miss a minute of sleep after they carted the body away.Its the same reason I have a CCW, not because I go looking to be "rambo" but in case in this shitty world someone esclates a situation from a unarmed confontation to a attempt to injure or kill myself or a friend or loved one.Not every situation can be solved by walking away or calmly talking, some people are out to hurt or brutally injure or kill others for no reason and I for one will not ever allow it to happen if I can do something about it, and would be suprise if you or others would not step up and protect yourself or others if you had the chance.
hope this helps you understand
Thanks.
Someone breaks into my house they would have to run the gauntlet of two 100 pound dogs. Them my .45 with a round in the chamber I keep handy. :D
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A .12 guage deer slug is a half ounce of lead. That would blow a freaking hole through some one at close range. :)
that why I have a 50/50 mix between slugs and 00 buck, best of both worlds coverage and basketball size exit wounds..:)
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that why I have a 50/50 mix between slugs and 00 buck, best of both worlds coverage and basketball size exit wounds..:)
I could always break out my 12 guage 835 Ultimag, pull out the plug and put 5 shells in and vaporize somebody. Shotguns are definately the best weapon for home protection.
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Nobody is above the law.
If you don't like the law, argue it, use your influence and vote.
YIP
Zack
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I could always break out my 12 guage 835 Ultimag, pull out the plug and put 5 shells in and vaporize somebody. Shotguns are definately the best weapon for home protection.
Mossbergs are better then waiting on hold while calling 911...:) though I do have hollow point low penatration rounds for the 45 if I do want more mobility or have to check out the yard.
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Always... you have a CCW? that's awesome man. I've had mine 9 years now.
In FL, you can shoot a person in your home. Period. He can be a thug with a handgun or a bum with a sandwich. in the dark you really don't have time to make the differentiation. of course, if you can, you avoid killing the guy. But you will not be prosecuted if the man you kill in the dark ends up homeless.
And as a result, home invasions are VERy rare in FL. Chances are if you push your way into a house, you're looking at a shotgun exchange immediately.
i thought it through today. If a neighbor molested my child, I'd pick up a box of cereal or somee other diversion, politely knock on his door, then proceed to pucn the guy about 20 times before returning to my house and calling police. You get some justice, but you don't go to prison. No jury will convict you for beating a guy who did such a thing. now killing a guy, they gotta convict ya of something...
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first time I am in favor of a lawyers actions.
Too bad the perv wasn't the lawyer. 2 birds with 1 stone theory.
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no can say on a public message board, other than to say it would have been taken care of :-X
Do you pack heat Jag?
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shoot first, party later
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Always... you have a CCW? that's awesome man. I've had mine 9 years now.
In FL, you can shoot a person in your home. Period. He can be a thug with a handgun or a bum with a sandwich. in the dark you really don't have time to make the differentiation. of course, if you can, you avoid killing the guy. But you will not be prosecuted if the man you kill in the dark ends up homeless.
And as a result, home invasions are VERy rare in FL. Chances are if you push your way into a house, you're looking at a shotgun exchange immediately.
i thought it through today. If a neighbor molested my child, I'd pick up a box of cereal or somee other diversion, politely knock on his door, then proceed to pucn the guy about 20 times before returning to my house and calling police. You get some justice, but you don't go to prison. No jury will convict you for beating a guy who did such a thing. now killing a guy, they gotta convict ya of something...
The only problem with a CCW is I since I have rage issues I carry less then I should since I do not want to be posted here in a news artical called "dumbass shoots somebody because of road rage". Been thinking about getting something smaller then I carry now but with winter coming and bigger shirts and jackets may wait till spring.
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Mossbergs are better then waiting on hold while calling 911...:) though I do have hollow point low penatration rounds for the 45 if I do want more mobility or have to check out the yard.
A guy tried to break into a friend of mines house. He heard the ruckus, went outside and put his 1911 up to the kids temple. Another friend of mine in got into a road rage incident. A guy came up to his car with a bat and said- "you got a problem"? to which my friend Ritchie replied- "only if your superman" as he held his Glock he always carries. Needless to say the guy high tailed it out of there.
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The only problem with a CCW is I since I have rage issues I carry less then I should since I do not want to be posted here in a news artical called "dumbass shoots somebody because of road rage". Been thinking about getting something smaller then I carry now but with winter coming and bigger shirts and jackets may wait till spring.
If I carried all the time I may have killed someone by now.
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The only problem with a CCW is I since I have rage issues I carry less then I should since I do not want to be posted here in a news artical called "dumbass shoots somebody because of road rage". Been thinking about getting something smaller then I carry now but with winter coming and bigger shirts and jackets may wait till spring.
oh come on, then Judi could cut and paste the story here
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If I carried all the time I may have killed someone by now.
we have the same problem..:)
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we have the same problem..:)
I am a real nice guy but if I feel threatened or taken advantage of I can get get nasty in a hurry.
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I am a real nice guy but if I feel threatened or taken advantage of I can get get nasty in a hurry.
I am a asshole by nature but when somebody pushes my buttons i am not bright enough to stand down I go from zero to homicidal in 10 seconds.
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Quote from: bmacsys on Today at 12:54:42 PM
I am a real nice guy but if I feel threatened or taken advantage of I can get get nasty in a hurry.
I am a asshole by nature but when somebody pushes my buttons i am not bright enough to stand down I go from zero to homicidal in 10 seconds.
That's the problem; it makes sense for a split second then you regret it for the next 40 years. Easy to say but the father of the child should've gone over without thinking to pick up the knife.
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The guy stabs some guys after taken the word of a 2 year old???? The guy should be put in jail for life. These big mouth women gossiping all fu---- day...these wash women make up better story's than kids do these days. She was probably a lazy stay at home mom that had nothing else bettert to do than concoct these ridiculous story's in her head. Any of you here about the 5 year old girl that came home with some crazy story about a coach....later after the wash women got together they all start questioning the kids and come up with about 12 of them to accuse this guy.....later it was found the kids were lying...simple... The parents are like, oh no not my kids...please. Listen if the guy is a child molester then it's good he's gone but ALOT of times ESPECIALLY with a 2 year old it will turn out to be false.
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Another friend of mine in got into a road rage incident. A guy came up to his car with a bat and said- "you got a problem"? to which my friend Ritchie replied- "only if your superman" as he held his Glock he always carries. Needless to say the guy high tailed it out of there.
I gotta admit that made me laugh. I love it when 'tough guys' mess their drawers and hightail it outta there. ;D
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I think it will turn out that the guy simnply got busted breaking into the house and he stabbed the home owner and this is the excuse/defense.
If this happened to my kid I would immediately head over there to confront him, question him then take it from there, but not many people would wait till 3 am to break through a guys window, they would just go straight to him.
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I don't think the law would agree: it's simple-shoot to defend oneself only. Morally I agree with that, wouldn't be comfortable shooting unless under the threat of attack, and then only would aim to wound, if there was the luxury to choose. A break-in by itself isn't sufficient justification to shoot someone.
I would argue that anytime someone breaks into your house, especially at night, you have a reasonable fear of imminent, seriously bodily injury or death, which justifies self defense by any means available.
Many states used to have what I think was called the "castle doctrine" (man's home is his castle), which allowed the use of deadly force anytime an intruder broke into your home. Don't know whether that doctrine is still alive or used around the country.
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I kind of disagree here. Ya, protect yourself, ...but first determine if there even is a threat against you before you start firing indiscriminately at will.
Years ago, I heard someone entering my home through my garage at 4:00 in the morning. I happened to be awake at the time, and heard the garage door opening, as well as the door from the garage into the laundry room. First thing I did was call 911, ...then went to investigate. It turned out my mother, who had been living in Jamaica had decided to come back to Canada. Unfortunately, she never told me, my sister, or anyone else that she was coming back. She got held up at the airport, and wasn't able to make it to my house until 4:00 am. Had I followed the 'shoot first, ask questions later' policy, she would have been dead.
I hope your wife or daughters aren't into late night snacking... they might get a louisville slugger to the head. :o
There is a threat the moment an intruder sets foot in your house IMO.
My bat is actually graphite. :)
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Uh oh.
Police: Daughter of Father Who Killed Neighbor Was Never Molested
Thursday, October 19, 2006
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Police have concluded that a 2-year-old girl was not molested by a neighbor whom the girl's father is accused of stabbing to death in rage, a police official told The Associated Press Thursday.
Jonathon Edington, a 29-year-old attorney from Fairfield, is charged with killing Barry James on Aug. 28 after his wife told him their daughter had indicated James touched her inappropriately "in the starry night," police said.
Edington pleaded not guilty last week.
"We're confident this 2-year-old was not molested," said Capt. Gary MacNamara. "We are confident in our investigation that Mr. Edington did in fact kill Mr. James. We are as confident in our investigation that Mr. James did not molest the Edingtons' daughter."
MacNamara confirmed that investigators interviewed the girl but declined to release further details.
MacNamara also would not comment on whether the girl's mother would be charged. A molestation complaint was filed against James shortly after he was killed.
"The family of Barry James is adamant that Barry James was not a child molester, would never have harmed that child," Richard Meehan, the family's attorney, said Tuesday. "We fully anticipated and expected there would be nothing to corroborate this. I believe the complaint is untrue."
According to a police report describing the mother's account, the girl told her mother about the alleged molestation while the family was visiting relatives in Rhode Island.
The girl "explained that she did not want to go home because of Barry," police said in the report. When her mother asked her to explain, the girl said "that Barry puts it on her belly and her nose," the report said. When her mother asked her when James does this, she replied, "He comes to me in the starry nights."
Police say that after Edington's wife told him what their daughter said, Edington climbed through James' bedroom window and repeatedly stabbed him.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,222477,00.html
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I think it will turn out that the guy simnply got busted breaking into the house and he stabbed the home owner and this is the excuse/defense.
If this happened to my kid I would immediately head over there to confront him, question him then take it from there, but not many people would wait till 3 am to break through a guys window, they would just go straight to him.
Above is my post on the subject from sept 2....and I was right, 100% and proud to say. DO NOT EVER SIMPLY TAKE THE WORD OF YOUR KID...if a person does they are just a fool.
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The guy stabs some guys after taken the word of a 2 year old???? The guy should be put in jail for life. These big mouth women gossiping all fu---- day...these wash women make up better story's than kids do these days. She was probably a lazy stay at home mom that had nothing else bettert to do than concoct these ridiculous story's in her head. Any of you here about the 5 year old girl that came home with some crazy story about a coach....later after the wash women got together they all start questioning the kids and come up with about 12 of them to accuse this guy.....later it was found the kids were lying...simple... The parents are like, oh no not my kids...please. Listen if the guy is a child molester then it's good he's gone but ALOT of times ESPECIALLY with a 2 year old it will turn out to be false.
My first post on the subject
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What would you do?
Officials: Dad kills neighbor accused of molesting girl
POSTED: 7:28 p.m. EDT, August 30, 2006
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.
Capt. Gary MacNamara said that police had not received a complaint about the child being assaulted before the killing, and "we have no indication it's true or not true."
Edington's attorney, Michael Sherman, said the information came from Edington's wife. "The daughter gave the mother information which was alarming and disturbing. The mom relayed it to her husband. That was the spark," Sherman said.
James' 87-year-old mother discovered his body. When officers went to Edington's home, they found him standing by his kitchen sink with what appeared to be blood on him, and a large kitchen knife next to him on a counter, authorities said
"He's in shock," Edington's attorney said. "This is the most unexpected turn of events one can imagine with this young man's background."
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," MacNamara said.
Edington, a graduate of Syracuse University and Fordham University Law School, has been practicing patent law, Sherman said. Police said Edington has no criminal record.
Rita James declined to comment on her son's death.
James served two days behind bars in 2001 on a drunken driving charge, according to the state Correction Department.
"He had some bizarre behavior over the last month," said Darrell Maynard, a neighbor. "He drove his car through his garage, hit the other neighbor's building."
Another time a neighbor found James intoxicated on the street, Maynard said. James shouted obscenities at children, he said.
As for Edington, Maynard said: "Something had to happen that was terrible for this to have occurred." Edington "seemed like a computer geek or something. He was not anybody you would ever feel you were threatened by."
http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/08/30/neighbor.stabbing.ap/index.html
major props to the father.
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major props to the father.
props to the father???? Did you read the latest update? he didn't do it...the fuckin wife is nuts.
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Family sues man accused of killing neighbor who he thought molested his daughter
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — An attorney accused of killing a man he thought had molested his daughter has been hit with a $5 million lawsuit by the victim's family.
The sister and parents of Barry James claim the killing caused them emotional distress and are seeking a court order placing a $5 million lien on the property and any other assets of attorney Jonathon Edington.
A hearing on the lawsuit was planned Monday in Bridgeport Superior Court. The claim was filed Tuesday, said Richard Meehan, attorney for the family of James, who police concluded did not molest Edington's 2-year-old girl.
"There should be compensation to his estate, particularly his parents, for the ordeal they witnessed," Meehan said. "They have not been able to return to their home because of this."
A telephone message was left Wednesday for Edington's attorney, Andrew Bowman.
Edington, 29, pleaded not guilty to fatally stabbing James on Aug. 28.
According to a police report, the girl told her mother that James, 58, had inappropriately touched her.
After Edington's wife told him what the girl had said, Edington climbed through James' bedroom window and stabbed him repeatedly, police said.
James' 87-year-old mother, who is legally blind, lived with him and was present during the killing, legal papers say. In the lawsuit, the family claims she suffered "serious, severe shock and emotional injury."
Edington faces murder and burglary charges. He was freed on $1 million bail and was ordered to have no contact with James' relatives, who lived in the house where James was killed.
http://www.courttv.com/news/2007/0118/edington_ap.html
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What happenned to innocent until proven guilty? ???
That applies to crimes against other people's kids, not your own.
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"There should be compensation to his estate, particularly his parents, for the ordeal they witnessed," Meehan said...James' 87-year-old mother, who is legally blind, lived with him...
If she's blind, then she didn't 'witness' shit.
Sucks that the victim was killed for something he didn't do, but failure to act with due diligence is the reason this Edington guy was doing patents instead of real law.
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That applies to crimes against other people's kids, not your own.
And that's too bad considering that kids in general lie to easily and way too much. Couple that with a gossipy mom and you get a time bomb, which is exactly what happened here. Too bad for the innocent victim.....If the wife really did relay the lies to her husband she should get life as well for being an accessory to murder.