Wasn’t there a story some years back about a father who managed to empty his revolver into a released pedophile/murderer as he was walking out of jail? I think the perp killed his son.
I vaguely remember something of the kind, but I’m afraid I don’t remember any of the details.
Yes, there was such a case. It used to rerun on the court channel because it was caught on videotape, which I’ve been searching for on youtube.
A man’s young son was molested by a `youth counselor’ or some such, who was convicted but given an almost token sentence. Local media was filming the dirtbag being led in cuffs down the airport concourse when the father, crouched at a pay phone with his back to the camera, suddenly turned, walked up and put a round in the dirtbag’s temple. I mean, he did a real Jack Ruby. The hair exploded and the dirtbag went into terminal fetal in a pool of blood.
Then the boy’s father was tried and acquitted of murder! A much lesser charge was imposed. The icing on the cake was when the show interviewed the dirtbag’s brother who naturally insisted it shouldn’t have turned out this way (BTW he didn’t mention the molested boy even once).
To the father of the murdered boy: Good hunting!
Someone (Ronin?) posted this last week:
It might not be the case you remembered - but it sounds similar. He didn't 'empty' his revolver, but he achieved his desired outcome. Sounds like the jury (or Prosecutor) was pretty reasonable also.