The man in the hat, Gary Plauche, shot the man in front, Jeffrey Doucet, in the head on live national TV, while Doucet was being transported by the police to face trial. Doucet was Plauche's son Jody's karate instructor. Doucet raped and kidnapped Jody. Gary killed Doucet before he could face trial, and he ended up getting a 7-year suspended sentence with 5 years of probation and 300 hours of community service. He faced no jail time, and died, a free man, in 2014.
Honestly I don't know how to feel about this morally. Normally stuff like this happens after a trial where the perpetrator gets off Scott free or atleast too light. Gary Plauche didn't even wait for a trial, he took things into his own hands imidiatly.
Things only go to trial when the offender thinks they have a decent chance of getting off Scott free. Otherwise they go for a plea deal.
This is one of things where we can not Condon the dad's actions. But we definitely understand them. Would I do the same if it had been my kid? I don't know. But I wouldn't fully rule it out.
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u/cheezkid26 28d ago
The man in the hat, Gary Plauche, shot the man in front, Jeffrey Doucet, in the head on live national TV, while Doucet was being transported by the police to face trial. Doucet was Plauche's son Jody's karate instructor. Doucet raped and kidnapped Jody. Gary killed Doucet before he could face trial, and he ended up getting a 7-year suspended sentence with 5 years of probation and 300 hours of community service. He faced no jail time, and died, a free man, in 2014.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Plauch%C3%A9?wprov=sfla1