(June 24, 2012 at 3:45 pm)Shell B Wrote: WHY the father did what, Brian? He didn't murder the guy. I get this when confronted with a revenge scenario. That is definitely murder according to the law. Beating a man to stop an assault and having it result in death is not, in this case. From what I read, the man hit him a few times about the head and neck. In most cases, a few whacks isn't going to end in death. I'm sure rage contributed, but that doesn't mean the man killed him in a rage. The point is, he stopped beating him and called an ambulance. He did not murder the guy. His defense of his daughter resulted in the man's death. There is a very distinct difference.
Don't play semantic games with me. I already said SANE PEOPLE WILL UNDERSTAND WHAT HE DID.
Where I do get upset is a societal and media response to such events. The RIGHTFUL understanding of why he did what he did, often allows the person responding to the action make blanket statements LONG TERM whenever the issue comes up.
"Murder vs kill" is a semantics game AND EVERY DECENT PERSON understands why he "murdered or killed" in SELF DEFENSE.
You keep, like others here mixing topics. I am talking about the meme of a society like a weather pattern long term, NOT ONE PERSON OR ONE CASE.
People can and do let their emotions rule them. I am simply advising people to look at every case as a case by case thing. Lies can and do hurt people even if it does not put them in prison and people can be quite vindictive with no good reason. THAT was my point.
It was not a matter of understanding WHY he did what he did. It was a warning not to make blanket judgements as a solution long term as a society.
