Texas Judge Will Not Be Charged for Severely Beating His Daughter

[Zeema]

A Texas family law judge whose daughter secretly videotaped him savagely beating her seven years ago won?t face criminal charges because too much time has elapsed, police said Thursday.

Aransas County Court-at-Law Judge William Adams likely would have been charged with causing injury to a child or other assault-related offenses for the 2004 beating of his then-16-year-old daughter, but the five-year statutes of limitations expired, Rockport Police Chief Tim Jayroe said.


?We believe that there was a criminal offense involved and that there was substantial evidence to indicate that and under normal circumstances ? a charge could have been made,? Jayroe said. He said the district attorney determined he couldn?t bring charges, and that police would discuss the case with federal prosecutors even though he doesn?t believe federal charges would apply.

Hillary Adams, now 23, posted the 8-minute clip on YouTube last week that shows her father viciously lashing her with a belt and trying to force her to bend over her bed to be beaten despite her wails and pleas to stop. The clip had received more than 2.4 million hits as of Thursday, and police began investigating Wednesday after hearing from concerned citizens.

more info hereTexas Judge caught beating handicapped daughter [http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/11/03/texas-judge-caught-on-video-beating-daughter-needs-help/]

if you don't know whar im talking about here is the orginal story The Video and Original Story [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2056582/Judge-William-Adams-beats-disabled-daughter-Hillary-16-YouTube-video.html]
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This is a bloody disgrace that judge should be in bloody jail if you beat someone you would go to jail. this guy i hate people like this, he rekons he has done nothing wrong he is a arsehole a waste of space and oxygen.

i don't like people who beat people with mental illness

 

[Wintermoot]

the guy probably had connections or the US justice system is more backwards then people have thought.

 

[Worgen]

Well he might not get hit with criminal charges but now the world knows about him and chances are that means that if he is working, he wont be soon.

 

[Kolby Jack]

Statute of limitations are legal. That being said, this guy certainly won't be getting much respect from now on.

 

[AndyFromMonday]

What do you mean to much time has passed? That's fucking bullshit. This sort of "statute" doesn't apply to rape cases, why should it apply to those pertaining to physical abuse?

 

[evilneko]

The Feds might bring their own charges, sit tight.

Also, I just watched an interview with the DA and notably, what wasn't asked and answered was whether there had been other incidents for which the statute of limitations had not yet expired...hmmm.....

 

[Radeonx]

the guy probably had connections or the US justice system is more backwards then people have thought.

He has as much connections as anyone else has, considering it was on statute of limitations.
The article even has the people acknowledge that he committed a crime, but the law is a law is a law, no matter how stupid it is.

 

[Keepeas]

I said it before. I'll say it again.

Laws were made by people.
People make mistakes.
Laws can contain mistakes.

The statute of limitation should not apply to this case.
This is an obvious flaw in the law.

EDIT: Is there any proof that the abuse did not continue for years? If it ever occurred within the 5 year statute the whole case can be pursued(nope...the laws here in the US suck)...investigation time.

 

[Kolby Jack]

Statute of limitations are legal. That being said, this guy certainly won't be getting much respect from now on.

Respect... as a member of a government system...

Funny. The average person's opinion didn't matter to him before this happened, why would it now?

You'd be surprised. It takes one hell of a cold heart to not be affected when everybody hates you.

 

[Dominic Burchnall]

Statute of limitations are legal. That being said, this guy certainly won't be getting much respect from now on.

Respect... as a member of a government system...

Funny. The average person's opinion didn't matter to him before this happened, why would it now?

You'd be surprised. It takes one hell of a cold heart to not be affected when everybody hates you.

That does rather assume that he had one in the first place. We are talking about a man who has viciously beaten his own daughter. You can't have much humanity to begin with if you can do that.

 

[Gamblerjoe]

Where I come from, domestic violence is not tolerated. There's no statute of limitations for getting your ass kicked on the streets. I'm just saying...

 

[Quaxar]

What do you mean to much time has passed? That's fucking bullshit. This sort of "statute" doesn't apply to rape cases, why should it apply to those pertaining to physical abuse?

Because physical abuse, even severe, is neither rape nor murder.

And I don't think a trial is what she desires because if so she could just have uploaded it a day, week, month or even a year later and he'd still have been up against a pretty darn good piece of evidence. To release it now looks to me more or less like late revenge by ruining his reputation.

I'm not judging that. I just say she probably knew what she did when she uploaded it to Youtube instead of, for example, giving it to a judge.

 

[Kolby Jack]

Statute of limitations are legal. That being said, this guy certainly won't be getting much respect from now on.

Respect... as a member of a government system...

Funny. The average person's opinion didn't matter to him before this happened, why would it now?

You'd be surprised. It takes one hell of a cold heart to not be affected when everybody hates you.

That does rather assume that he had one in the first place. We are talking about a man who has viciously beaten his own daughter. You can't have much humanity to begin with if you can do that.

He's not inhuman. He's just a product of a more ignorant time and upbringing. I'm almost positive he just thought that's what you were supposed to do when your child misbehaves. I'm not saying it's right or justified in any way, just that he probably doesn't get out of bed every morning thinking "time to savagely whip my child because EVILLLLL!!!!"

 

[CM156_v1legacy]

EDIT: Is there any proof that the abuse did not continue for years? If it ever occurred within the 5 year statute the whole case can be pursued...investigation time.

Onus probandi. You're demanding that the defendant prove a negative, unless I am mistaking what you are saying. Which isn't how it works.

OT: Yeah, this is sad. But too much time has passed. Even if we did alter the statue of limitations, I don't think we could charge him still under Ex post facto laws.

 

[AndyFromMonday]

Because physical abuse, even severe, is neither rape nor murder.

But they're similar. All three can cause lasting psychological damage that can negatively affect the quality of life of the victim. This decision also makes no sense. What changes occur in five years that warrants a case dismissal? The crime was still committed and no amount of years will change that.

 

[Quaxar]

Statute of limitations are legal. That being said, this guy certainly won't be getting much respect from now on.

Respect... as a member of a government system...

Funny. The average person's opinion didn't matter to him before this happened, why would it now?

You'd be surprised. It takes one hell of a cold heart to not be affected when everybody hates you.

That does rather assume that he had one in the first place. We are talking about a man who has viciously beaten his own daughter. You can't have much humanity to begin with if you can do that.

Oh yeah, that guy's daily plan was stuffed.
7:00 - get up
7:30 - beat daughter
8:00 - off to work, if possible drive over cat
9:00 - at least 4 death row sentences, at least 3 blacks
10:00 - lunch, throw pickled herrings at colleagues
12:00 - eat baby for meal (no salt !!DIET!!)
14:00 - judge the innocents guilty
16:00 - early and inofficial work end, collect protection money from poor
17:00 - get home, beat daughter for ??? (note: make up reason on way home)
19:00 - dinner, spit in pot
20:00 - the price is right!! remember to beat daughter beforehand so she won't interrupt
22:00 - bed, have a glass of warm blood to calm down

Just because somebody beats his kids/spouse/dog does not make him a sociopathic psychopath.
And I imagine rejection from colleagues and people you knew who had no idea about that one thing and liked your for your outgoing personality or whatever can be a punishment too...

 

[Quaxar]

Because physical abuse, even severe, is neither rape nor murder.

But they're similar. All three can cause lasting psychological damage that can negatively affect the quality of life of the victim. This decision also makes no sense. What changes occur in five years that warrants a case dismissal? The crime was still committed and no amount of years will change that.

Well yes, but the problem is rape and murder are pretty well defined.
What is physical abuse? If I give my kid one slap after he broke my 2000$ TV I just bought and saved for for over a year does that justify that I can get charged with domestic assault ten years later?
It is physical abuse after all.

 

[Keepeas]

EDIT: Is there any proof that the abuse did not continue for years? If it ever occurred within the 5 year statute the whole case can be pursued...investigation time.

Onus probandi. You're demanding that the defendant prove a negative, unless I am mistaking what you are saying. Which isn't how it works.

OT: Yeah, this is sad. But too much time has passed. Even if we did alter the statue of limitations, I don't think we could charge him still under Ex post facto laws.

how sad....
I was sort of thinking the video would spark an investigation, they can still charge him for things within the statute of limitation....
but I guess they wouldn't have any legal reason investigate, considering the video is outside of the statute...

On a completely unrelated note....is anybody here a vigilante who pursues justice?

Spoiler: Someone like this guy, except less deadly