Dad kills son for molesting toddler

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Dad accused of killing son over sex abuse claim

HIGHLAND PARK, Mich. - A 37-year-old father irate over hearing his 15-year-old son had sexual contact with a 3-year-old girl made the teen strip at gunpoint, marched him to a vacant lot and shot him to death despite pleas from the boy and his mother, a relative said.

Michigan authorities filed a first-degree murder charge Wednesday against Jamar Pinkney Sr. in the shooting death Monday of Jamar Pinkney Jr. in the Detroit enclave of Highland Park.

Defense attorney Corbett O'Meara said prosecutors should consider evidence of the father's state of mind over the sex abuse report.
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"If something were to happen that would cause a reasonable person to lose control of himself, that is something the prosecution would have to take into account," O'Meara said outside Highland Park District Court.

Tensions were high in the courtroom Wednesday as the handcuffed suspect was led into the room for the arraignment, which lasted less than a minute.

"No, No, No," one female relative cried before a police officer escorted her out.

?Hard to deal with?
Judge Brigette Officer entered a not guilty plea for Pinkney, who's also charged with assault, and ordered him jailed without bond until a preliminary examination Dec. 1.

"This is something that's hard to deal with for all the parties concerned, including the police," police Chief Ted Caldwell said afterward. "Highland Park is a small city. These are people who have been members of the community for years."

Caldwell said the sexual misconduct allegation that led to the confrontation wasn't part of the police investigation.

The shooting happened Monday night in a vacant lot in the once-prosperous city of 16,000, where decay, abandonment, fires and demolition have eaten away at many of the sprawling homes. Highland Park recently exited years of state financial oversight.

Visitors built an impromptu memorial at the shooting site. Two votive candles sat amid 10 stuffed animals, including two white teddy bears with red hearts embroidered with, "I love you."

The boy's mother, Lazette Cherry, told the Detroit Free Press that her son told her he had improper sexual contact with the girl.

"I called and told his father. This isn't something you sweep under the rug," she said.

Cherry said the elder Pinkney arrived at the home with a gun, ordered his son to strip and marched him outside despite her protests.

"He got on his knees and begged, ?No, Daddy, no,? and he pulled the trigger," Cherry said.

Cherry did not immediately respond to a phone message Wednesday from The Associated Press seeking comment.

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Dads of the year:

1a. This guy
1b. Drasius Kedys
 
1c. Josef Fritzl

Also - Holy fuck. Seriously just turning up and shooting your own son? Damn [the father] deserves it all.
 
Defense attorney Corbett O'Meara said prosecutors should consider evidence of the father's state of mind over the sex abuse report.
What, when pronouncing him not guilty of murdering his son in cold blood?

Sorry, try for an insanity defense.
 
Yeah, I'm rooting for insanity. The kid deserved it for what he did but the father's actions are... well, a little hard to comprehend. If it was the 3-year-old's father that shot the boy, I'd say that's justified. But a father murdering his own teenage son in cold blood? That's a little bizarre, no matter what the boy did.
 
That's some tough love.

What, when pronouncing him not guilty of murdering his son in cold blood?

Sorry, try for an insanity defense.

Isn't it sometimes the difference between first and second degree? Temporary insanity.

The boy told his mother what happened, which suggests he knew what he did was wrong and wanted help. They didn't specify what the inappropriate contact was, but murder was most likely an overreaction. Hard to say without knowing what kind of people we're talking about nor knowing all the details.
 
The sadest thing about this is that the boy seems to have had regrets about what he had done or he wouldn?t have told his mother ... so he might have been the kind who could have still been helped (after he got punishment for his actions of course - this is indeed nothing to sweep under the rug). There are a lot of child molesters and pedophiles out there who can?t be helped, don?t have any regrets and would do this over and over again ... Dad should have gone and shot one of those if he really had to kill someone.
 
okay... a 15 year old guy screwing around with a 3 year old is really wrong but to me not as wrong as killing your own 15 year old son.

Thats pretty messed up, wouldn't they just ask him what the fuck he was thinking or something?

Would probably make a good movie though.
 
Apple doesn't fall far from the tree, damn shame though.
 
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