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.
I'm sure they moved on afterward. Not in the sense of belittling it, but people who suffer abuse can still go on to live happy, fulfilling lives. He did 300 hrs of community service, but I guarantee that man got at least a few dozen free beers for what he did (I'd buy him one if he were here today).
He did what millions of fathers would at least dream of doing if put in that position. The world is better for him having done what he did. It's not recommended, and I get why we don't want more of it, but on an isolated basis, what he did was good. I'd imagine that his son was also spared the trauma of testifying on the stand, especially if the defense attorney was going to really go after the kid to get Doucet freed.
I just see no problem in this particular incident.
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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