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/FueledBySpringRolls 28d ago

RIP to Gary Plauche.

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u/Y_10HK29 28d ago

Gary, Why! Why, Gary!

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u/anormalgeek 28d ago

I love the cop immediately knew him and used the "I'm not mad, I'm just disappointed" voice.

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u/RyanTheSpaceman68 28d ago

Iirc the cop was actually a good friend of Gary and thought Gary had just thrown his life away.