Father shot dead drunk driver moments after he crashed into truck killing

[jnday]

Originally Posted by CanadianCowboysFan

If you don't like the laws, lobby to change them, don't usurp them.

Our society sees true justice as too harsh. An "eye for an eye" is not appreciated in today's justice system and there are only a few that appreciate the simple concept.

[BringBackThatOleTimeBoys]

Sadly, this is the third thread on DUI since Thanksgiving.

Everybody remembers some of us wanted to throw the book at Josh Brent.

For some reason in America, drunks get back on the road again and again and kill thousands every year....Texas is more lenient.

Some may take offence, but I take a semi-blind eye to this father's rage because thousands of drunks get the blind eye doing their roadkill.

[hairic]

Wonder how this might be perceived if the guy that was murdered actually caused the accident due to a medical event (e.g. stroke). BAC 0.00, slurred speech, and generally brain-impaired.

Is it alright to murder that driver because he appears drunk?

[BringBackThatOleTimeBoys]

^ that would be an interesting twist if it's the case.

But odds are it was done by a serial drunk.

[BringBackThatOleTimeBoys]

Originally Posted by muck4doo

That headline is confusing

Downright misleading.

He murdered the drunk two months after the DUI deaths of his sons.

That changes everything.

See > http://abcnews.go.com/US/texas-dad-a...ry?id=18477907

[Tezz]

^He was just charged for events that took place two months ago.

My question is did it matter that the driver was drunk? The man just lost his kids in a horrific manner and he could've wanted revenge regardless of the circumstances. The driver being drunk could've been the final straw also, but who knows...

[CanadianCowboysFan]

Originally Posted by CowboyMcCoy

I don't think he'll go to prison. He has the option of a jury and many will understand.

I would hope a jury would realize that the law is the law and it can't just let premeditated murderers if it is shown he committed premeditated murder go

[CanadianCowboysFan]

Originally Posted by jnday

Our society sees true justice as too harsh. An "eye for an eye" is not appreciated in today's justice system and there are only a few that appreciate the simple concept.

Do you want a system like Saudi Arabia, Iran etc?

[tyke1doe]

What he did was wrong, but I don't think he cares. His two sons - likely his world - are dead. What can jail do to him, or even a death sentence - which I doubt he'll get.

This is just a horrible, horrible situation all around. Why do people continue to get behind the wheel drunk?

[numnuts23]

Originally Posted by BringBackThatOleTimeBoys

Downright misleading.

He murdered the drunk two months after the DUI deaths of his sons.

That changes everything.

See > http://abcnews.go.com/US/texas-dad-a...ry?id=18477907

No, he was charged 2 months after...he shot him that night.

[speedkilz88]

Originally Posted by BringBackThatOleTimeBoys

Downright misleading.

He murdered the drunk two months after the DUI deaths of his sons.

That changes everything.

See > http://abcnews.go.com/US/texas-dad-a...ry?id=18477907

WRONG.

David Barajas, 31, and his sons, 12-year-old David Jr. and 11-year-old Caleb, were about 50 yards from their Houston-area home when a car crashed into them on a dark rural road.

witnesses told authorities they saw Barajas, right after the crash, walk to his home and then return a few minutes later and approach Banda's vehicle.

[Gemini Dolly]

What an ugly story.

Seems like the man also has 3 other children. He made a very bad decision in the heat of the moment.

I hope the jury can find it in their hearts to let the man have the opportunity of being a father to the children that remain.

[Stryker44]

This is the way justice should be handled in my opinion. For the citizens. By the citizens. Enforce the public morality.

[tyke1doe]

Originally Posted by Stryker44

This is the way justice should be handled in my opinion. For the citizens. By the citizens. Enforce the public morality.

We had that type justice in this country at one time. Many innocent people were killed as a result.

It sounds good until you kill someone who doesn't deserve it.

[ethiostar]

Not sure how i would have reacted in that situation. Too easy for me to sit here and say this is how I would have handled it. I'm pretty sure I would have been enraged and not thinking straight though. I don't think I would have been in control of my faculties to think about my other children and wife who would need me more now than ever before this incident.

Horrible situation all around.