Posted on 04/03/2014 3:03:13 PM PDT by Morgana
FULL TITLE: Family of teenage boy 'killed by girlfriend's father after sneaking into her bedroom' demand that SHE is charged
Family and friends of the teenage boy who was shot to death by his girlfriend's father after sneaking into her bedroom are demanding that the girlfriend be charged with accessory to murder or involuntary manslaughter.
A group of the 17-year-old Johran McCormick's supporters, including his mother Zakia McCormick and community activist Quanell X, rallied on Wednesday morning outside the home near Houston, Texas where authorities say the teenager was killed on March 13.
Investigators have said McCormick's 16-year-old girlfriend let him into the house on Bridgestone Ridge Dr. in Spring, Texas.
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Legally, this is an interesting one, in that Texas law can be odd in this type of circumstance.
For example, it at least used to be the case that if a spouse returned home to find their spouse in bed with another person, if they shot and killed both of them, they could plead temporary insanity. But if they just shot one or the other, it was murder, as they were sane enough to pick just one.
In this case, there are several important facts.
First of all, the father aimed at the boy’s head. This pretty much discards any suggestion that he might have just wounded the boy. It also means that the idea that the boy *might* be armed carries less weight, in that the father “had the drop on him.”
This also leans in the direction of the father executing him out of rage.
As far as the daughter goes, I think she is pretty safe from prosecution, because she was under a high stress situation.
I hear ya, but the adolescent libido is a powerful thing.
The teen aged girl lied, and while there is some indication the boy was arguing with the father, we don't know what he said to the man, or exactly when the father called 911 during the incident, as this article implied.
What an easily avoidable, horrible mess resulting in a death!
I don't envy the grand jury, and I agree that absent any proof to the contrary, that it looks now like the only way the boy's family will secure any measure of “justice” will be had via a civil case.
Such a nightmarish situation for all involved!
1) His parents had no idea what he was doing and where he was.
2) He made the decision to go over to gf’s at 2 in the morning knowing full well it was wrong.
3) One of them sweet talked the other into a midnight get together.
4) He crawled through the window like a sneak thief.
5) He hid.
6) She set him up as an intruder.
7) He went off on dad instead of being a man and saying, “sorry, sir”.
8) He made a move to possibly pull a gun on dad.
The blame falls on both the lovebirds, not the dad, but the guy put himself in that bedroom.
But her son pulled his “gun” first. You should never be creeping around in someones house after dark, the fact that a minor invited you in and you accepted gets you the stupid and dumb award.
"Teenage boy willingly let into home by girlfriend. Dad finds out, girlfriend lies that she doesn’t know, boyfriend starts talking back and makes threatening moves towards armed father, he kills the boyfriend."
You left out an important step. The “boy” would not comply with the father’s demands and, with a gun trained on him, made a sudden grab for something on the floor... all after hearing the girl deny letting him in.
Charged with statutory rape?
Don’t laugh at Quanell the Tenth. He’s gonna be Hillary Clinton’s running partner.
Communisty organizizing did wonders for Obama’s career.
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