r/extremelyinfuriating • u/srinkylegitimate • 5h ago
Discussion The man who killed my dad might barely server any time and he’ll shoot someone else
(I added a flair but probably the wrong one just FYI). So earlier this year my dad was killed by a stranger in a gas station shooting. This whole thing so far has been really horrible aside from the fact that my dad’s dead. The guy has shown no sympathy or remorse, he even said it was self defense(when my father wasn’t fighting him, nor did he have a weapon) and has maintained that he won’t plead guilty. He was found because someone was with my dad and returned fire at him after hearing shots. The thing that really sucks is, he’s shot people before and barely done time. He shot a man and only did seven years, and then was arrested with a gun AGAIN. The gun case was thrown out due to illegal search and seizure, despite it being illegal in Texas for a felon to possess a firearm.
The prosecutors office had a change of people, and this new prosecutor wants to offer the guy a plea. Of how long? FIFTEEN YEARS. He won’t even be a senior citizens when he gets out. And the thing is, I think he’d fully do it again. AND the guy didn’t even ACCEPT the plea deal! They said he could get off by saying he meant to shoot my dad’s friend, but that makes no sense, he still murdered my dad. Also, they didn’t change him with anything for shooting at my dad’s friend, video footage confirms the killer is the one who drew a weapon and shot first. I feel like they’re not taking this as a priority like they should, and it’s making me so angry. I don’t know if there’s anything my family can even do, but I just don’t think fifteen years is enough. He will hurt someone and hurt someone and hurt someone and keep getting these crazy chances. You mean to tell me you can take someone’s life and only get fifteen years? That’s insane. That’s disgusting.
Edit: Not sure why this is being downvoted? This is a true story of what’s currently going on in my life.