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by ConservativelyLiberal on July 15th, 2009
6 days 7 nights in Hawaii.
by Zack on July 15th, 2009
A get out of jail free card.
by Ice man on July 15th, 2009
A one month, all expenses paid cruise on a luxury liner to the destinations of their choice. With additional spending money for trinkets and stuff.
by just a thought on July 15th, 2009
nothing, they should get congratulated. thats one less abuser in the world.x
by Nightwatchdog on July 15th, 2009
They should be tried for murder for the simple reason that two wrongs don't make a right.
by RosieGHM Jetpacker on July 15th, 2009
None. It was a "crime of passion". The parent was "temporarily insane" and "didn't know the difference between right and wrong". The child is damaged for life..the parents are damaged for life. Isn't that punishment enough? Happy Wednesday Spicy! :)
by Gideon on July 15th, 2009
The same punishment as any killer, with perhaps diminished capacity applied at sentencing.
by Piggle on July 15th, 2009
They should be treated with compassion and mitigating circumstances taken into account - but they should still be facing a murder charge as we simply cannot be allowed to take matters into our own hands when a crime has taken place.
I know if anyone touched either of my kids I would want to kill them, but I am sure that they would gt a far worse deal inside a jail if their "neighbours" knew why they were in there!
by Account Closed on July 15th, 2009
One of the reasons children are harmed in this manner is because the punishment is nowhere near strict enough. I also think the reason a parent goes to the extreme that they do by taking the law in their own hands is because they are aware the rapist isn't going to be punished enough. I simply can not blame a parent that does this as I feel I would do the same. Some may see it is wrong and two wrongs don't make a right, but that depends on what you may see as wrong. I think any person that does this act is a monster and refuses to live by the laws the rest of us humans live by. I think monsters should be killed and done so quickly.
The problem is they are usually locked away for a few years and released or even 20 years and released. Or they are left in prison living and waiting for some lawyer to find a loop hole to get them released early. Released to go back and do it again but learn from their mistakes so not to get caught so easy.
This is a crime that seems to spread like wild fire and grows each year. I think it is high time the law is changed. Once convicted the criminal is put to death within 24 hours. I am willing to bet the crime spree comes to stop or at least becomes rare. I think then parents would be willing to not be so quick to take the law in their own hands.
Personally I think they should pin a metal on the parent that rid this world of another monster.
by Sexyrabbit on July 15th, 2009
ZERO..should be given a gold metal.
by ZiggyStardust on July 15th, 2009
I think they should recieve...... a pardon
by Eneov on July 15th, 2009
No action should be taken.
I believe that when a human being decides to rape, kill or molest a youth or infant. They have given up their right to live. We all exist in a world were our choices decide our fate.
By their own choice they have omitted their right to existance.
by DukeG on July 17th, 2009
A pat on the back and a firm handshake.
by CaptainHarley adores his life penguin on July 15th, 2009
Sit in a room by themselves for all of, oh ... five minutes. : )
by BaileysMom12 COAT of Motherly Love on July 15th, 2009
A medal of honor.
by urk on July 15th, 2009
Punishment? For what?
by DudeLer 2 on July 24th, 2009
a dollar fine for saving the courts the trouble and the taxpayers the money to house the offender in prison.
by Sphinxglow on July 15th, 2009
Psychological help. They've been through something traumatic, and the fact it is a crime of passion should be taken into account. But that doesn't mean they should get away with it. Rapist or not, that person is also somebody's child and what if that person then killed them? it could just go on and on and on...it can't be allowed to happen. People killing people is never the answer. There is always an alternative, but often people are too selfish to see that.
by RiverRat on July 20th, 2009
Free mental care to help cope with the loss of their child. Maybe a hundred thousand dollars for saving the state a million on the bastards trial.
by Mikelbf2000 on July 18th, 2009
No punishment. They did a good thing.
by Lets Go Sharks on July 18th, 2009
honestly?How bout a medal?Every parent would do the same thing if it was their child who was the victim.
by FoolishOne on July 15th, 2009
No additional punishment. The parent has to live with the knowledge that their child was raped and molested for their entire life, and they also have to live with the social consequences of having just murdered someone. I think that at the end of the day everyone is square. The recitivism (spelling?) rate of a child molester is extremely, extremely high. They're broken, damaged people who live a sick and demented existence. The parent and rapist will stand before the ultimate Judge and at that point justice will be served.
by caitslate on July 15th, 2009
I think it really depends on the circumstance of the murder. Did the parent suddenly walk in on their child being raped and then took that instinctive action to defend the child? Or was the murder planned?
by Nancy on July 15th, 2009
5 years probation works for me. I believe I would do the same thing to a person that thought it was okay to destroy my child. I'm not alone either; look at the video.
http://s605.photobucket.com/albums/tt132/connectwithnancy/Videos/?action=view¤t=father-shoots-kidnapper.flv
by Major Look at yerself on July 24th, 2009
A bravery award.
by sjane23 on July 18th, 2009
nothing, they deserve our sympathy, i'd happily kill somebody if they dared even thought about touching my kids, it's primal instinct to protect our young.
Sorry, anybody who does that to a child deserves much worse than what death can bring them.
by Naia the Bee on July 15th, 2009
The lightest slap on the wrist possible.
I cannot honestly say what I would do in this situation. I know I would have murder on my mind; but I would not want to end up in jail and leave my son to be placed in foster care where children are molested on a daily basis.
But I do know that though two wrongs don't make a right; that parent is only defending their child as any real parent would.
by Gone on July 15th, 2009
Not a damn thing. I mean yeah murder is murder and two wrongs dont make a right blah blah blah...but I can't even fathom what I would do to someone who hurt my child. I honestly dont think I would be able to control myself, jail or not.
by Anonymous on July 22nd, 2009
To have a child molested and raped is surely punishment enough for any parent.
by --paw43--is back for now on July 15th, 2009
The law is there to protect everyone equally....but what the hell I'd kill anyone who did that to my kids...so a suspended sentence will do fine.
by SigFreud27 on July 15th, 2009
no punishment.
by Redhawk on July 15th, 2009
Hot topic...hard call...
I understand we aren't supposed to take the law into our own hands....and by the rules of God WE aren't supposed to JUDGE either..surprise!
Part of me says...a METAL OF COURAGE...
ParT of me says, therapy and maybe 50 hours community service...
If the molester was convicted, and especially if it was not the first time...they seriously need to go AWAY...FOREVER....NO PARDONS, NO PAROLE...LOCK EM UP AND LOOSE THE KEY.
by Nrthn1 on July 15th, 2009
A trip Downunder all expenses paid by the local government for taking that sh-t of the streets, I'd be happy to show that person around Sydney :))
by Reptar on July 16th, 2009
As a parent who would not hesitate in killing someone who did this to my kids...I would have to say not much of a punishment at all.
Unfortunately, I would still be locked away for long time as i would not try and say i was out of my mind when i killed. It would be a cold and calculated act, and I would be unable to lie due to my reasons for doing it.
by Go know thyself is THE RED QUEEN on July 15th, 2009
A swift kick in the ass for being impulsive.
That's about it.
by devil is back on July 15th, 2009
I'll probably get heavily down rated for this but I don't believe in punishment. I would talk more about correction.
Prison + social work with convicted sex criminals.
by Jadey - Vive la difference on July 15th, 2009
Very unpopular opinion here - I am not for one minute siding with the child molestor, and I feel complete sympathy and understanding for the parent. However I believe they should be arrested for murder, tried for murder, and be given the same punishment as any other convicted murderer would be given in that state/country, extenuating circumstances accounted for. Once we start taking the law into our own hands, where does it end?
When it comes to law and justice you have to think rationally and objectively, not emotionally - as counter-intuitive as it may appear.
by Marky Mark on June 26th, 2010
A slap on the wrist and a stern talking to.
by 23Skidoo on June 26th, 2010
Trial for murder with possible mitigating circumstances. Vigilantism is never good for society.
Having said that - any does that to my kids, I'll tear their throat out with my teeth and walk to the cop-shop to spit out the larynx.
by jlb1963 on February 27th, 2010
A gold medal and a parade. Maybe a nice cash reward to go with it.
by thatsJustme on July 21st, 2009
i could not say....i can honestly say , if JUSTICE was not done...i could see myself taking Justice into my own hands.....in like ,if a molester or child rapist ,even though found guilty, got off on a legal technicality,walked...oh, yeah...i could...as wrong as i know it is..i am human and a parent.....
it would be a 'time to kill' for me....i'd just have to accept the punishment the Almighty ,in HIS mercy,gave me.....earthly punishment would not matter...i'd gladly accept that too....heck, i think i could of did exactly what was done in 'a time to kill' and it wasn't even my child....
by suttashley on July 18th, 2009
NONE!!!!!
by Ron C on July 16th, 2009
No state or federal taxes for a year.
After all, they saved the state money and saved an unknown number of children from similar abuse from this monster.
by Banned from Yahoo on July 15th, 2009
A vacation! If the rapist owned anything it should be auctioned off and the money put into a account for therapy for the victim!
by FevoIsGod on July 15th, 2009
as much as that rapist deserves it, it is not a parents place to castigate that person. if i were a witness to this castigation i wouldn't say anything though.
by KelJo85 on July 15th, 2009
House arrest. I can understand their motive. Although we all know that they would end up in prison for quite sometime.
by Nasiswand on July 15th, 2009
I believe they should have to stand alone outside the courthouse wearing a sign saying what they did and why. Let's see what society thinks of their actions!
by CoRoNa_ChiCK ILOVEMYH@TERS on July 19th, 2009
Murder is murder no matter the reason behind it,They should recieve the same punishment as everyone else that commits murder.
by jollyroger on July 19th, 2009
tried for murder, theirs a reason we have laws in place otherwise we would fall apart as a society
by Vintage... on July 15th, 2009
no punishment whatsoever for the parents....
but I wouldn't discount that this b@$tard will likely suffer much worse and enduring punishment if allowed to circulate in the general prison population--one would think a fate worse than death. In prison, they are also seen as the scum of the earth.
To me killing the molester is an easy way out....they should suffer immensely and for a loooong time for their crime.
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Thank you Austinius
by Spicy Hot on July 15th, 2009
Got that right.
by urk on July 15th, 2009
+6
by Nancy on July 15th, 2009
+6 Holy shit we agree on something!
by Banned from Yahoo on July 15th, 2009
plus6
by Seeya says Dont Ever Give Up on July 16th, 2009
That works for me.
by Arisztid on May 14th, 2010
Thank you for making me laugh out loud...loved it and I agree.
by Babycakes on January 21st, 2011
Haha, that cracked me up.
But what if they live in Hawaii?
by Richard154 on February 7th, 2011
I love the Hawaii answer
by Little big mouth on February 10th, 2011
All paid, of course.
by Koz - Passion Perseverance Patience on February 13th, 2011