Yes it does :-)
That's frontier justice which simply is not allowed under the law.
Depends on the jurisdiction.
Her life was not in direct and imminent danger. She went back to this guy *on her own*.
She is 16, underaged.
And furthermore, this dad's life was not in direct and imminent danger either.
His daughter's life was in danger just by being with that slimeball.
No matter what you think is justified on that, in the manner of frontier justice, you're going to jail if you try it. I'll guarantee that. It's only if your life is directly threatened (and you better have some good witnesses...).
Regards,
Star Traveler
Fortunately there were reasonable people on that jury that saw it a different way.
"He saved my life," daughter says.
Yeah, and she contributed to ruining her father's life.
Excellent reply. Thank you.