[DB]

I'd convict him if the neighbor didn't do it - or if what he did do was not that serious - like patting her on the bottom.

The dad didn't catch him in the act - which would have made it justifiable if he had in my opinion.

To kill your neighbor base on a two year old's word is very shaky - to put it mildly... The neighbor deserved a trial on a he said she said situation at a minimum.

[Rastus]

The dad didn't catch him in the act - which would have made it justifiable if he had in my opinion.

When it comes to frontier justice, I heed David Crockett's words: "Be sure you're right and then go ahead."

[philo]

To kill your neighbor base on a two year old's word is very shaky - to put it mildly

I agree. This smells. Mother takes 2 year old from home then calls in to tell husband this at an undisclosed location.

[Mila]

"To kill your neighbor base on a two year old's word is very shaky - to put it mildly... The neighbor deserved a trial on a he said she said situation at a minimum."

I absolutely agree. The whole story is odd. Wouldn't he have called the police or maybe have confronted the neighbor with an accusation first and then, based on the supposed molester's reaction, acted. Running off half cocked, without proof in hand, seems an strange response under the circumstances. Wouldn't he at least have told his wife to bring the baby home so they could delve further into the matter?

[2ndClassCitizen]

It was based on what a mother said the two year old said. This is real shaky. If you are going to take the law into your own hands, you should be real careful. If there is no proof of the molestation it is a manslaughter conviction.

[liberty or death]

"To kill your neighbor base on a two year old's word is very shaky"

Agreed. We see more and more parents who treat there little ones as if they are the next genius budda and worship their own children. As the father of 5 I've heard my children parrot something they've seen that day and when they talk later they actually believe its something they experienced. I'm talking mostly of when they were 2 to 5yrs old.

[TimesDomain]

with the current pitiful state of affairs with the nambla judges - I think that parents of children who have been molested should extract JUSTICE from the perverts.

Maybe we could convict the parent of littering? unless he cleans up the greasy spot afterwards.

[sam_paine]

To kill your neighbor base on a two year old's word is very shaky - to put it mildly...

If a little girl sez he did it, then he's guilty, right!?!?

OTOH, if the 2yr old saw one of daddy's porno DVDs and confused the 'action' with the naked dirty old man next door, well....