Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Moms Demand Action Responds to Charges Brought in Infant Shooting Death

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Lancaster County District Attorney Craig Stedman

Moms Demand Action

Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America applauds Lancaster County District Attorney Craig Stedman for bringing charges against the father who shot and killed his two-month-old daughter on Christmas Eve. The father, who admits to negligently handling his newly purchased 9mm handgun, was charged this morning with involuntary manslaughter, a second-degree felony, in addition to reckless endangerment and reckless endangerment of a child.
Originally, Mr. Stedman referred to the shooting death of Kestyn Davis as an “accident” and said he was “not sure if charges would be filed.” As a result, members of Moms Demand Action from across the country sent thousands of emails, calls and Tweets to the D.A. asking that charges be filed in what had already been ruled a homicide.
This was one of those cases which I reported on as a "no charges filed" story.  In the end charges were brought, but look what it took to persuade the DA to do the right thing.

13 comments:

  1. I really doubt that the MOMs had anything to do with charges being filed in this case. Keeping in mind that as was mentioned in your original posting that,

    "He said the investigation was in its "preliminary" stages with interviews and forensic analysis still to be done."

    This quote was taken in an article on the 25th. Processing forensic evidence that can be used as evidence in court takes time and this isn't an unreasonable delay.

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    1. This from the liar who said dropped guns do not go off.

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    2. Right, thousands of emails, calls, and letters, had no effect.
      Are you stupid, or just dishonest?
      From reading your previous comments, you are both.

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    3. We don't charge and prosecute people in this country based on popularity, or lack of it. We base it on evidence.
      A good example of charging and trying someone based on emails calls and letters was the George Zimmerman trial. Look how well that turned out?

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    4. Nonsense. On the DAY IT HAPPENED: http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2013/12/family_member_owned_gun_in_fat.html "The family was cooperating with police, who did not expect to file any criminal charges Tuesday night, the release states.

      The exact circumstances of the infant's death remain under investigation and police also were not releasing any names to the public Tuesday. However, the shooting was determined an isolated incident that presents no danger to the public, according to the news release.

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    5. You have already admitted that police lie and you are ok with police lying. What a dishonest hypocrite coward.

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    6. I, myself, have chronicled dozens of stories in which the guilty party in a negligent shooting received no consequences at all. Therefore, I don't find it too much of a stretch for the Moms to take credit for this indictment.

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    7. Mikeb, in the alternate geometry of your ideology, sensible things require a stretch, while all nonsense is gathered together in a single point.

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    8. It's truly dishonest to say that public outcry does not motivate public officials.

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  2. I'm sure the Moms will count this as a victory, but what they don't realize is that justice takes time. Their henpecking did nothing to aid in the process.

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    1. Justice to the criminal lying coward, is revenge. According to his own words.

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  3. On the day it happened a local paper said "Police do not expect charges will be filed." Tell me again how shining a light didn't help this move (rightfully) to charges filed?

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    1. Coco, if you look on the previous posting, on the 28th an article quotes officials as saying,

      He said the investigation was in its "preliminary" stages with interviews and forensic analysis still to be done.
      http://lancasteronline.com/article/local/935678_Baby-girl-killed-in-Christmas-Eve-shooting-in-East-Lampeter.html

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