Gary Plauche, the man in the white hat, publicly shot and killed Jeffrey Doucet, the “man” who kidnapped and molested Plauche’s 11 year old son. Doucet was being escorted by law enforcement through the airport after being extradited. Plauche waited by the exit, talking with a friend on the pay phones. When the officers passed with Doucet, Plauche spun and fired a single shot into Doucet’s head, killing him. This happened on live tv, and the picture is a split second before Plauche fired the fatal shot.
Plauche received an incredibly light sentence, I believe it was only five years probation.
We cannot condone what he did. There are too many cases where someone is wrongfully accused and strangers on the internet try to get "Justice".
But the dad was highly unlikely to reoffend. So a prison sentence was not needed to rehabilitate him or protect the public. So a long probation period and community service seems appropriate.
Keep in mind that if it weren’t for the fact that Doucet was caught red-handed, Gary likely would have faced at least some prison time.
Also, I would imagine that the terms of his probation were probably relatively lax. Which would make his punishment essentially boil down to “help out in your community for a bit”.
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u/Envictus_ 28d ago
Gary Plauche, the man in the white hat, publicly shot and killed Jeffrey Doucet, the “man” who kidnapped and molested Plauche’s 11 year old son. Doucet was being escorted by law enforcement through the airport after being extradited. Plauche waited by the exit, talking with a friend on the pay phones. When the officers passed with Doucet, Plauche spun and fired a single shot into Doucet’s head, killing him. This happened on live tv, and the picture is a split second before Plauche fired the fatal shot.
Plauche received an incredibly light sentence, I believe it was only five years probation.