It’s a slippery slope to allow this type of killing based on suspicion of potential wrong doing. Where does it end? “Oh I killed that old man because I heard him say he wanted to hurt trans people!”
I agree with the consensus that in the present system, the killing will be deemed wrong. Earlier I posted “not guilty” as a sarcasm because when there’s a mug shot of a woman, male freepers jokingly “determine” guilt or innocence based on her looks. Guess I should have put the sarcasm tag.
Still, if the courts failed to renew the protection order, I do feel that those officials contributed to the dad’s anxiety about his kids. Those recent threats had more to do with his fear than the long-ago accusation against the nasty old man.
When I was young and single, I rented an apartment from an old lady and her husband in their 70s. One day the old guy let himself into my apartment with the master key, and attacked me. I defended myself vigorously, surprised him at how strong and determined and loud I was, and pushed him out and almost down a flight of stairs—the point being that his age was not stopping his intentions or arousal. Anyone who thinks an old guy cannot be a threat to a little girl simply because he is old is very mistaken.