The police in Lafayette, Ind., said they were investigating the nonfatal shootings of a Tippecanoe County Superior Court judge and his wife on Sunday.
I read that as “Indiana Jones and his wife…”
Good to know it wasn’t just me
There are
dozensthrees of us!
Totally unrelated, but this case was mentioned in the article:
In July, for example, he sentenced a father to 24 years in prison for leaving a gun unattended in his apartment; his 5-year-old son had found the gun and fatally shot his 1-year-old brother.
I understand the outrage, but I don’t think I understand the point in this punishment.
The father won’t do it again, and no other parents want to do it, so it’s not deterrence. Plus, I’d prefer 24 years in prison to the death of my child, even without going into the damage this will cause his other child, so he’s already faced worse consequences.
Now there’s a five year old who will grow up without his brother or his father, and will probably think it’s his fault. I really hope his mother’s around, but what a punishment for her as well (although I can certainly imagine her wanting a divorce a not necessarily wanting him to have unsupervised access to/shared custody of the child(ren). In that case it would definitely be an emotional reaction, but that’s how people operate in our personal lives most of the time- I expect an agent of the government to be more impartial).
The father was negligent, reckless, and should never have been allowed to be responsible for firearms, but his remaining family is harmed by his imprisonment.
Can anyone think of a tangible (non-punitive) benefit that arises from this?
too many cases like this have resulted in few if any consequences for people who can’t secure their firearms.
Yes, he’s paid the ultimate price, but society needs to see that people like this also pay a price in the real world.
