Father Shoots Son for Sexually Abusing His Baby Sister

[MsHeartBeat]

HIGHLAND PARK, Mich. -- The family of slain 15-year-old Jamar Pinkney Jr. was overcome with emotions Wednesday as his father was led into court and arraigned on first-degree murder charges in his death.

Police said Jamar Pinkney Sr. forced his son, Jamar Pinkney Jr., to get naked and then he led him out of his mother's Highland Park home Monday and shot him execution-style in the head in a nearby field.

Jamar Pinkney Sr. was charged with first-degree murder, which carries a maximum penalty of life in prison without chance for parole. He was also charged with three counts of felonious assault and felony firearm.

Highland Park Judge Bridgette Officer arraigned the 37-year-old on the charges Wednesday afternoon in 30th District Court. Jamar Pinkney Sr. pleaded guilty at the arraignment.

"In the event that there's evidence that he did do this...that's something that either a jury or a judge would have to take a good, hard look at," said the defendant's attorney, Corbett Edge O'Meara.

A judge ordered the father held without bond and set a preliminary examination for Dec. 1.

"You seen the look on this face, no expressions or nothing, just a cold-hearted murder," said one of the victim's family members outside the courtroom Wednesday.

The victim's mother and her sister told police that Jamar Pinkney Sr. came into the home Monday afternoon with a gun and began arguing with his son.

Family members said the argument stemmed from a confession made by the son. According to Jamar Pinkney Jr.'s family, the teen told his mother that he'd touched his 3-year-old half-sister inappropriately at his father's Detroit home.

The toddler is his father's daughter with another woman.

Jamar Pinkney Jr.'s aunt Yolanda Cherry told Local 4 she was in the home during the argument.
"He beat my nephew real bad in the head, where he had knots like he had been in a boxing ring," said Cherry.
When Cherry tried to intervene, she said, the father pulled out a gun.

"I ran down the street to get police down here and I heard a gunshot," said Cherry.

Witnesses at the scene told Local 4 that they saw Jamar Pinkney Sr. order the naked teen out of the home and to an empty field.

A woman who did not want her identity revealed told Local 4 what she saw.

"He brought him out the house, he walked him over there and said, 'Get on the ground,' and he's like, 'No, Daddy, no, Daddy,' and next thing you know, he grabbed his head and he shot him," said the witness.

The witness said the father calmly got into his vehicle and drove away.

"He was calm and drove off like a regular person, like he didn't do anything, and I am like, 'wow,'" said the witness.
Police were looking for the father after he fled the area. He was caught a few hours later.
"Whatever my grandson did there, there is nothing in this world that was worth taking his life. He got him down on his knees and killed him," said the boy's grandfather.

"No individual has the right to exact the death penalty on another, no matter how reprehensible the behavior. That is why we have laws," said Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy.

Jamar was a sophomore at Martin Luther King High School. Family members said he was active in sports.
Jamar Pinkney Jr.'s aunt Janice Burkes said she doesn't believe the allegations of molestation because her nephew was a sweet boy and very good with kids.

"No I can't believe that I think. It’s a bunch of crap," said Burkes.

A candlelight vigil for the victim was held Tuesday evening in Highland Park. His funeral has been set for Monday.
A fund has been set up to help the family with burial expenses. Donations can be made at the Charter One Bank branch in Highland Park.

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/21630930/detail.html

[MsHeartBeat]

Though I don't agree with his way of handling it, I understand precisely why he did what he did.

Sexual predators never stop molesting and sexually victimizing other people. Dad is old enough to have been around long enough to know that fact. And he knows that no "help" would ever make his baby girl safe from her own brother.

Dad was also pained that his little baby girl suffered that fate at her own home where she is supposed to be safe, that her own brother did it, that he didn't adequately protect her.  He is looking at his son and knowing that no female child would ever be safe from his own flesh and blood.

Dad was just too through and didn't want to have to mourn the loss of innocence or feel responsible for anyone else's daughter being hurt by his son. We all know that the statistical facts prove child predators end up molesting hundreds of children over their lifetime until they get caught and jailed.

So this Dad got rid of the problem and ended the possibility of further trauma. He may have saved dozens of girls from being molested and/or raped. Though people see the murder of his own son as a tragedy, was it really when compared to the damage done to a young female and the damage he could have done to dozens of others over his lifespan?

[tigerlilly]

http://abcnews.go.com/WN/father-kills-son-molesting-sister/story?id=9127703

I have mixed feelings about this.  I saw the story online and I think while the father’s actions are somewhat understandable it was way over the top.  A 15 yo is not an adult.  We don’t know exactly what inappropriate action(s) took place, and the boy confessed to his actions – he wasn’t ‘caught’.  Kids ‘play doctor’ and also try to emulate things they see on tv or in movies or things they hear about.  That doesn’t mean they are child molesters.  In the article I saw the mother told the father “we can’t just sweep this under the rung” – she meant the boy needed to be talked to and made to understand the boundaries of inappropriate behavior, maybe professional counseling and strict monitoring.  (Maybe the father had molested the son and waanted to shut him up.)  Making kids strip naked (WTH?) and shooting them in the head doesn’t necessarily solve the problem  or rid the world of pedophiles and child molestors.  So now a child is dead, a man who had never been in trouble will go to prison, a family is ruined, and when she gets older the 3 yr old will know that (even though she was innocent) it’s because of her.  Problem solved?  I don't think so.

[The Shepherd]

I'm in that area and when the story broke I found it rather incredulous. This is a Shakespearean Tragedy in the extreme. For all of those who think the father did the right thing, I have a question - Who's going to protect his daughter now?

Does the necessity for vengeance outweigh the necessity to continue protecting and providing for his daughter (the victim)?

This is by far one of the saddest stories in recent memory.

[tigerlilly]

Father had a steady job, had never been in trouble, but will surely be sent to prison.  Samuel L. Jackson blasting away his daughter's rapists in "A Time to Kill" is one thing.  I understand the father's rage, but what he did was heinous. This accomplished nothing except to ruin a family and put another brother behind bars.  Also, as I pointed out, we don't know exactly what transpired between the boy and his little sister (was it a one time incident?  what specifically did he do?)  Even the teenaged gang rapists will receive a better fate than this boy did.

[blkpanther]

I am shocked about this story. It is truly sad. Now he shouldn't have shot the boy, but he probably should have beaten this boy within an inch of his life for what he did to his sister, and sent this boy on to jail where he belonged. That's a tough situation to be in because I would absolutely be ready to kill someone for abusing my daughter OR son in that fashion as well. Maybe we should also round up all those female school teachers who keep sexually abusing these little 12 and 16 year old boys, and having babies with them, and shoot them too I guess...

It wasn't worth taking the boy's life. He could have just turned him in to police, in which case this boy would have then went to prison for a LONG time where he would been would have lost his manhood daily, which is a far worse fate than death.

[DianaPrince]

While I strongly support vigilante justice for sexual abuse crimes in particular, I completely DISAGREE with the actions of this 'father' and any suggestion that he was justified.  Unless the nature of what the boy did to his little sister was of a much more severe nature than what is stated in this article, I dont get the impression that substantial harm was done to the little girl(she is young and will likely forget about it and wont suffer psychologically because of it), and the boy did confess....which suggest that he was regretful and there was hope for him to be treated and to understand that he can never do such a thing again with any child.  At only 15, he too was a CHILD.  Children often do stupid things without premeditation.  His stupid ass father probably knew that he failed his son.  Instead of devoting himself to teaching his son respect and empathy, he was off screwing the mother of the little girl.  He probably killed the boy more out of anger at himself, rather than true outrage at the boy's actions.  Probably also did it to please the girl's mother and/or to hurt the boy's mother.  

[da6cents]

More details from the same site:

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/21774532/detail.html

Haven't made a decision on how I feel about this. But I CAN say that if someone raped my 3 year old, he wouldn't breathe long enough to receive counseling. But it's hard to say where I stand on this when all the facts have yet to come out.

[DianaPrince]

"What did you do?" she quoted the father as asking.
"I humped (the girl)," the teen replied. "I need counseling."

'HUMPING' is a hell of a difference from only 'touching'!  If THAT was actually the case, then the father might have selected the only honorable option available. 

[The Shepherd]

This story is so sad and so depressing. It really gives me a pessimistic view of humanity. They say the girl went to the hospital the day before but they haven't released details of the sexual assault. It appears that the boy attempted penetration.

My only question is - who is going to protect the child now?! When dad is locked up for the next (x) amount of years, or even forever, who will protect the little girl? What will her psyche be? Not only will she have to live with the trauma of the experience and the medical repercussions, but how will she feel knowing that it was her brother who did it, and that their father killed the boy because of what he did to HER?

I'm really at a loss. Intra-family homicide is very rare, and it usually rips an entire family apart. I can't help but think there could have been a better way to handle it. And, I can't stop hoping that this story somehow DIDN'T happen.     

[DianaPrince]

"My only question is - who is going to protect the child now?! When dad is locked up for the next (x) amount of years, or even forever, who will protect the little girl?"
She will hardly be the first or last black child to have been raised successfully by a 'single' black mother.  He father wont be in prison for ever, so maybe potential predators will think twice about harming her.  

"What will her psyche be? Not only will she have to live with the trauma of the experience and the medical repercussions, but how will she feel knowing that it was her brother who did it, and that their father killed the boy because of what he did to HER? "

She will recognize the height of the bar that has been set for her VALUE, and be less likely to allow anyone to treat her as if she is worth any less. 

[Ginger]

I too have mixed feelings about it. On one hand I can understand the father being mad out of his control. However, they boy was 15 and it maybe could have been handled differently. I mean he had already beaten the mess out of him. Now that the father is locked up, who is going to be that fatherly role for his daughter? He should have took all of that into consideration before he killed the boy, his son. I know he was angry but he should have thought about how his actions would affect his daughter in the long run. Years from now, he will see it differently if he is smart. It is a sad situation.

[Ginger]

You know what, the father was wrong. The more I think about it. He didnt solve the problem. He just messed it over more. He is 15. He was a kid. Yes, he know right from wrong, and as far as saying that he possibly stopped son from in the future, raping or molesting, How are you sure about that? No one knows the future of that 15 year old but we do know that the little girl isnt going to have a relationship with her father. At least not a physical one anyway that really means anything.

Anyway, I can see my little girl father doing something like that.

[The Shepherd]

She will hardly be the first or last black child to have been raised successfully by a 'single' black mother.  He father wont be in prison for ever, so maybe potential predators will think twice about harming her.  

She will recognize the height of the bar that has been set for her VALUE, and be less likely to allow anyone to treat her as if she is worth any less. 

DianaPrince, you're engaging in quite a bit of speculative thought here. You said 'single black mother' as if it's a panacea to the ills of the black community. The reality is that she is at more risk because she will be raised by a single parent. When mom's at work, who can be trusted to watch the girl? With daddy away in prison (first degree murder in Michigan is LIFE without PAROLE) who is going to be there to protect her? What male figure will she ever be able to rely on, to obtain guidance from, to feel secure with?

Further, will she recognize that a high bar has been set on her value or will she feel guilty because both her father and brother are now away from the family unit? Who is going to teach her that the bar is high? Daddy? He won't be there to reinforce that. Mama, she's got to work and will probably have other kids to tend to. Is this some knowledge the girl will acquire osmotically?

One of the seven deadly sins is VENGEANCE. That's because it not only kills it's object, but it leaves many other victims in its wake. The father was wrong, there is a bigger picture he needed to see!