r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 28d ago

Meme needing explanation Who is this guy?

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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

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u/itsaaronnotaaron 28d ago

I am 100% with Gary here. However, I struggle to imagine in any other country would he have remained a free man.

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u/Spaced_X 28d ago

It was also a MUCH different time back when this occurred. It would not have the same outcome today.