Posted on 03/14/2014 8:44:40 PM PDT by PaulCruz2016
Harris County sheriff's deputies in Texas are investigating after a father shot a 17-year-old boy whom he found in his teenage daughter's bedroom.
Officials said Friday the 55-year-old father has not been arrested and investigators will ultimately hand over their report to the grand jury to consider possible charges.
According to KHOU-TV in Houston, the incident began when the girl's brother went to say good night to his 16-year-old sister and saw a pair of feet sticking out from under the bed. The brother alerted their father, who went into the bedroom to investigate.
When the father confronted the boy -- identified as Johran McCormick -- his daughter denied knowing who McCormick was or why he was there. The father called 911 about 2:30 a.m., police said, and a confrontation with McCormick ensued.
According to KHOU, the father told sheriff’s deputies that he saw McCormick drop his hands and he interpreted that as an attempt to grab something to attack him, so he shot the boy once.
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“...millions...”?
You should’ve said “gadzookingzillions”...would’ve been more convincing.
I’m not going to say it happened like this in this situation, but women have been known to say all sorts of things rather than own up to guilt. Guys do it too for that matter.
I think the whole thing should be sorted out before the kid is executed. You can’t do that in a few seconds.
If the kid was there without her knowledge or consent he would have been put away for a lengthy period.
Ever ask yourself how that kid got into her bedroom. Most people have screens or their window locked. I’m not buying this on face value yet.
And it may not have been. I just think you have to know that for sure before ending a kid’s life.
He was invited in by the daughter. He was not an intruder. You can’t admit the murderer was in the wrong.
The problem is is that the daughter invited him into the house. That does not make him an intruder or a trespasser. I'm not saying that the behavior of the daughter or the boyfriend is OK, it is just not a defense for murder.
Oh, it is easy for you to talk big and say, "no one is messing with my daughter!", but the reality is that by the time kids graduate from high school, less than half are virgins. So, if you have a daughter in high school the odds are that your daughter is no longer a virgin. So get to it, big boy and find him.
Actually, the father did not interrupt illegal activity. They were fully clothed and not engaging in relations. The boy was hiding under the bed, for goodness sakes. Again, the boy was invited in by the daughter, so no reasonable person is going to claim he was an intruder or a trespasser.
So if it the father's castle and the father does not like any of his kids' friends, by your theory, the father can shoot anyone he doesn't like that is in house. You are trying so hard to justify murder that you have become ridiculous, if not downright immoral in your reasoning.
You did not read the article. It clearly states that after he was shot, the daughter recanted and said she did know him and invited him in.
You act as if the father has ESP or something
Texas Penal Code Title 5 Chapter 21.11 says exactly what I stated earlier. It is a crime for a 17 yr old to engage in a sexual relationship with a 16 yr old. Subsection (b)1 states that less than 3 yrs age difference is an affirmative defense to prosecution.
That doesnt make it legal.
That’s what I said.
If you don’t want to risk a father’s wrath and all that entails, then don’t screw his daughter under his roof. The situation is unfortunate. We all did stupid things when we were young, sometimes things that should have gotten us dead or in deep trouble. In this case, the kid didn’t scrape by like we did. His fate caught up with him. Tragic: yes. Murder? I’m afraid it’s you who’ve become ridiculous.
Then the daughter should be guilty of murder.
And the kid suffered the penalty of having picked a liar for a girlfriend.
Ah, you found it. It must have taken a little effort. I have a faster internet connection now than I did then, however. Searching took time...
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