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Lithuania - Drasius Kedys - Killed a woman and judge because they allegedly molested his daughter

View the article here 11/01/2009 By PATRYCJA ROMANOWSKA Nothing depresses me more than reading newspaper accounts of adults sexually abusing children. I try not to read them but it's like driving past a car crash -- you look even though it twists your insides and makes you worry about your loved ones. Even though I am not prone to violent impulses and don't agree with capital punishment, my first instinct when I read about a man who raped a child is to shoot him. Apparently, I am not the only one who feels this way. In Lithuania, this particular instinct has led to a bizarre tale of villains turned heroes, heroes turned villains and a nation gone into shock. More importantly, the affair has raised some fundamental questions about the very nature of fairness and how as societies we deal with people who hurt our children...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues on November 15, 2009 (boomark / email).