You can sure tell the ignorance of the people defending Pinkney Sr. They get on thier soapbox and blah, blah, blah. I really don’t thiink that any of them followed the case. Personally, I think the mother of the little girl had something to do with the 3/4 of a centimeter laceration to give the father a reason to shoot his son. Anyway, all this man is doing is breeding. He can get ’em pregnant, but that is as far as it goes. The taxpayers end up footing the bill for his illigitimate mistakes, or at least one of them.

sdb on August 15, 2010 at 4:58 pm

My heart really went out for everyone involved with this case. No parent wants to hear that their child was raped, especially by a so called trusted family member! I don’t condone the father’s actions because two wrongs definitely don’t make a right, but it is apparent that he clearly snapped.
I am a 47 year old female who was sexually molested beginning at the age of 7 until 12 by an older cousin. This cousin is a known sex offender and a theft in our family and nothing has been done about, it was just kept hush-hush. As time went on, my family would lock things up and keep an eye on this sick perverted creep during family gatherings. Though I have dealt with what has happened to me years ago, I will never forget the assault.
I don’t think no one has the right to say what one would do until one is faced with such a dilemma. I do feel the sentencing the father received was far too harsh and unjust! This case really touched my heart. Be strong Pinkney, I support you.

Kay on August 16, 2010 at 7:07 pm

Spoken like a true republican, you sound overjoyed that Pinckney killed his son just one less young black man. Debbie you are a sick and twisted individual. I am all for allowing the justice system do it’s job, however according to the details of this case it is questionable that a rape at the hands of the younger Pinkney was committed. Why don”t you do society a favor and keep your sick and twisted ideas of justice to yourself.

watchatalkinabout61 on August 22, 2010 at 11:09 pm

This story is so ridiculous. You may be entitled to your freedom of speech but their is no excuse for ignorance.

Sean Clark on September 2, 2010 at 9:56 pm

Debbie, I definitely understand the logic of this post. It has been shown time and time again, that sexual offenders are hardly ever “rehabilitated”. However, I personally think that your easy going attitude and almost applaud of the murder of this 15 year old boy has nothing to do with his actions. I will not get in to my reasoning, however, any thinking person merely has to do a quick perusal of your blog to see if this boy was not from Detroit, MI, with the name of Jamar, I do not think you would be as adamant in condoning a 15 year olds execution style murder-regardless of his actions. Do you have a son? If your son molests a little girl or his sister, send him to my house and I will execute him for you Doesn’t seem quite as nice, does it?

I do agree that at 15 you should know the difference between right and wrong, however, I would not want to be judges for things I’ve done as a child and I am guessing a quick internet search on you will prove the same.

My point is this, while I have mixed emotions about this case because molestation or rape of a child is wrong and offenders should be punished harshly, the execution style murder of a 15 year old, by his father no doubt seems barbaric. Judging your tone on other issues I am willing to bet that your applause of this boys murder is based on your own racial biases. Furthermore, how come you are not calling for the execution style murder of Frank Lombard, a Professor who adopted children, molested them, and even advertised on the internet for others to molest them? Oh yeah, that’s right, Debbie. Those children are Black and Black children younger than 18 years old should know better and be prosecuted like adults.

If you don’t like Black people, that is fine. That is your God given, American given right. However, using your sub par writing ability to justify your hatred of those people, just say, “Thank God! One down, one in jail forever!” That’s it. Don’t mealy mouth and wax poetic.

If I am wrong, the next time (and it will happen again) some white white kids go shoot up their school, I’ll be sure to check back to see if you’re condoning an execution style murder of them. Again, they should know better. They’re 15 year old boys!

Nicole on September 5, 2010 at 1:45 pm

Wow… just wow. I can’t believe the vile contempt dripping from this post.

I do feel bad for Jamar Pinkney Sr. – he was put in an awful situation, and I agree that he was in a no-win situation. But to condone the execution of a 15 year old, at the hands of his own father, because of the possibility of future crimes by that 15 year old? Hard to believe this is the same mindset that preaches the “value of life” at every turn.

Worse, this post is FULL of blatantly racist language – “babymama;” “spermdonors;” “one of the few fathers in Detroit who was actually around and actively in his kids’ life.” If I used similar language when speaking about Jews, relying on pop culture portrayals and ignorant biases, Schlussel would probably try and have me deported or jailed for “hate crimes.” It is clear that she is a racist hypocrite…

Let me ask you this, Ms. Schlussel: what if the rapist boy wasn’t Jamar Pickney’s son, but instead a Jewish kid? Would you so cavalierly see the benefit in the killing of him in that case? No way – you’d be bending over backwards to rationalize the boys actions – and probably blaming Arabs in the process.

I’m almost mad at myself for posting. It is so clear that Ms. Schlussel is trying to be like her idol Ann Coulter – posting outrageous stuff just to get a reaction, and thus recognition from the tr. I guess I am kind of feeding the beast even wasting my time on her…

Keith on September 14, 2010 at 11:02 am

Jesus!! Doesn’t matter what the kid did, anyone who defends this piece of shit is just as bad as him. The law should have been the one to take care of the kid’s sorry ass. Defending a summary execution?? You’re a sick fuck.

J Saxton on September 14, 2010 at 12:06 pm

There is no defending an execution style murder, period. However, the points are well taken that this 15 year old absolutely knew what he was doing. The rape of a 3 year old child is beyond rehabilitation. The fact that the father saved countless little girls the same trauma does not justify his actions, but it is a fact…perhaps one we find hard to live with, but a fact. As is the harsh reality that people learn pedophilia somewhere. This whole thing makes me wonder if Pinkney Sr wasn’t the start of the entire sick chain.

M Wakowski on September 20, 2010 at 7:40 pm

Seriously, the father did the world a favor. I don’t care of he is black or not. Let the man go.

Alice Jones on September 20, 2010 at 9:30 pm

You are ABSOLUTELY CORRECT! Don’t let any of these black racists try to shout you down. It is what it is. The kid raped his 3 year old sister. He should be shot. Point black. Period. I think the man should be free.

Stinky Liberals on September 21, 2010 at 2:48 pm

The law is the law. As a society we can’t condone vigilante style justice..It would be one matter if the father got into a physical confrontation with the son and there was a fatality. In that case thats involuntary manslaughter and he probably would have gotten a suspended sentence..However, if you take your son around back and kill him in cold blood, than you have to pay for your crimes..I feel the worst for the abused little girl. She is the true victim

jon t on September 23, 2010 at 4:50 pm

Look, I was hurt in a similar way when I was young, but I would never advocate or even attempt to try to justify this MURDER. What kind of person could do that to his own son, and so viciously??? His son needed help – -he may have been victimized himself and his father may have discovered that had he not behaved like an animal. We really need to check ourselves as a society if we start advocating this type of bull…

angie on October 10, 2010 at 1:57 pm

This is for Kay, Alice, St. Liberals and all the others who condone what the father did. It’s obvious you didn’t follow the trial, jumping to the conclusion that you did. It was never proven that Jamar Jr. raped his sister. He confessed to his mother that he pulled her panties down and touched her but did not penetrate her. While this is totally unacceptable, it does not make it okay for his father to take his life. When they took the little girl to the hospital the night before the murder, they were told there was no evidence she had been raped. It was after the boy told his mother he did touch her and she called Jamar Sr. that he came over and killed him. If you did follow the trial, you would have seen the cold look on the father’s face throughout.
Again, I do not condone the actions of the boy, but he certainly did not deserve death at the hands of his own father.

Kelly on October 19, 2010 at 5:06 pm

with all the replies both for and against it all comes down to this he’s in jail and won’t have the possibility for parole for 37 years…a young man lost his life and those are just the facts. debbie seems just to be very good at making people mad enough to answer her blogs thats how she makes her money so if you wanna really hurt her your responses won’t do it. STOP READING AND REPLYING TO HER SHIT YOU CAN’T FIGHT WITH YOURSELF. and yea i found it by accident its really not high on the blogs lists you may wanna look into that debbie. Peace

rhonda on October 20, 2010 at 1:49 pm

The father wasn’t in his right frame of mine. I really sorry for him. He had to be torn between what his son did and what his daughter was going through. I think the justice system got it wrong this time. All the facts was not considered when sentencing him. I don’t think he should have received that much time.

Denise on October 27, 2010 at 8:23 am

. But sometimes vigilante justice ends up working out for the best

absolutely disgusting.

ph on November 23, 2010 at 8:06 am

Debbie clearly has issues. She has taken a real-life tragedy and twisted it to suit her own agenda. Last I knew, this country did not execute convicted rapists. Yet the father-killer gets off with a lesser sentence. And if what many others are saying is true, the boy did not rape the 3 year-old girl. I think Debbie and certain others have an unresolved rage inside them and when something like this happens, it pleases them immensely. Well, when does the hate stop?

todd on November 27, 2010 at 12:41 am

What are you talking about rape??? There is and was NO evidence that the girl in question was raped!!! The real story says that the young man had inappropriate contact with the little girl. The inappropriate contact was never found to be true and since he is now dead noone will EVER know what that means!! Futhermore, this case also has a few underlined issues such as: Stepmother/original childs relationship, Father son dynamics… I stand firm in my belief that the father killed his son b/c the sons actions were a direct result of something that had been done to him…. and more than likely by the father….!!! He killed him to shut him up!
Either way your article is IGNORANT and uneducated and stands on rumors and certainly not the facts of this case!

What are you talking about on December 3, 2010 at 7:54 pm

I actually caught this case by accident on court t.v. and i totally think what this father did was the right thing..not only did he protect his daughter but he protected everyone else child. Child molesters, rapist, or anyone who does any sex crime should automatically be sentenced to death. There is no rehab for these sickos not to mention the hell that their victims go through for the rest of their lives. The judge who sentenced him is a piece. Yeah he needs to be punished for taking the law into his own hands but not that severely. how i see it he did the world a favor. I get the boys mother would be upset but the way i heard her acting she had no compassion for that little girl who didn’t ask for her sick brother to do that to her or what her mother is going through.

Steph on January 1, 2011 at 10:26 pm

DEBBIE YOU ARE REALLY DUMB TO WRITE SUCH AN ARTICLE

CAROL on January 19, 2011 at 9:35 am

I only have a few things to say,people should always think before they speak.i have read almost what everyone had to say.for the ones that said this man was right for killing his 15 year old son.what if it was you and your son and his father shot him in front of u would u still write in and say that my child father was right to kill my son for what he did i don’t think so.what happen was sad and i hate that he did it, but the father had no right to kill him.so to all of you that think that he was right just think about if this was your child that was shot in front of you would u still feel the same.

lmarie on January 23, 2011 at 10:52 am

Are you SERIOUS??? This article is just WRONG. I live two blocks from the place wher Jamarr lost his life and I know the family personally. The media has distorted several facts in this case. I will not go into detail but Jamarr NEVER raped that little girl. Jamarr made an admission to his mother that he had done something inappropriate (BUT NOT RAPE) and knew of it. He was looking for help at a young age and recieved the rage of a lunatic. Jamarr SR. did not just snap and walk outside. He had a phone conversation first, drove over to the house where he commited the murder second, a physical confrontation occured, then Jamarr Jr. was led outside. How could a man bring himself to murder his own son, who is speaking out and saying help me? People are so sick. Many people sit back, with no connection to or understanding of the lives of anyone who was involved, and pass judgement. This DEBBIE lady has obviously done the same. DEBBIE you are so ignorant to the true nature of this incident.

Are you SERIOUS??? on January 23, 2011 at 8:44 pm

To this day I still think about This tragedy . It hits home because I’m from detroit , Michigan. I truly believe that Jamar sr knew he was going to kill his son before he arrived over his house . why did he have a gun on him ? why didn’t he keep it in the car ? When jamar jr called his father can told him what he had done , jamar sr could’ve made the choice not to deal with his son anymore , he even could’ve went over there and beat him up , but kill his very own flesh and blood is beyond unbelievable !! I feel for lazette cherry and her family. I know what jamar jr did was wrong and he should’ve got some help . But what bothers me is how a man ( Jamar Sr) could let a woman come between him and his child ? I truly believe his girlfriend said something to him that wasn’t said on national tv before jamar killed his very own son . It seems she wasn’t pleased at all with counseling , she wanted something else to take place and that’s what happened !!! It blows my mind that there wasn’t any laserations found in the little girls vagina before jamar’s death but after his death the little girls mother rushed her daugther to her doctor where laserations were found after jamar’s death . I truly believe someone else was touching that little girl as well. what jamar jr did was truly wrong but the mother of the 3 year old little girl tried to cover something up , tried to get jamar sr a break from some serious jail time . The way she was acting in court proves she really didn’t give a care about jamar jr , to her he was just jamar sr’s son from a woman he’s not with anymore . Karon should’ve been charged with something , that bitch is responsible for that boy’s death as well . I wonder how do she deal with herself , and her plan of things going back to the way they were before she pressure that weak minded man Jamar sr to do what he did will Never Happen . He will be put away for a very long time . All he got is time and i’m pretty sure Jamar Jr has came to him in dreams asking him why did he kill him ? I hope he burns in hell . He took a child’s life , yes it was wrong that his son humped his daugther . There was no proof he did anything else but hump her with clothes on . The only way this little girl will remember what happens is if her mother brings it up .

Shatoria Moore on February 3, 2011 at 12:12 pm

To the individual who claimed their son was rehabilitated: touching and exposing is natural (though negatively stigmatized), vaginal rape of one’s 3 year old sister is not rehabilitation material, nor is it a natural compulsion.

A study reveals;
“Sex offenders were about four times more likely than non-sex offenders to be arrested for another sex crime after their discharge from prison” (Let’s not forget that the likelihood of getting caught a second time around is drastically reduced, since many learn about just how the system works and how it might be thwarted inside the libraries of their respective jails/prisons.)

And although this is speculation on my part, I will assume this kid was a budding pedophile, another infected with this disgusting plague, a plague whose desires never falter, nor can they be satiated without preying upon more young victims.

This blogger is not alone in applauding Pinkney for his act, I join her. I am male, white, and a Democrat, and if the kid had been white, Jewish, or even if it had been my son, I wouldn’t argue otherwise. Rapists are rapists, and the only thing worse is a rapist whose prey are children.

The thing with allowing the justice system to do its job is:
The justice system doesn’t do its job very efficiently, nor has it for many years. Jails house millions of convicted felons and the like at the expense of the taxpayer, many of those may have even been jailed wrongfully due to mistakes in and of the justice system and its colleagues, the police force, or junk scientists.

Another detail we shouldn’t overlook is the court’s insensitivity to rape. I don’t believe the men holding the gavel realize the scope of rape and the effect it has on its victims. Victims of rape never forget, nor do they ever fully recover, and if they’ve come close, it wasn’t without intensive, expensive, extensive, and incessant sessions of therapy.

Down with rapists, they deserve the death penalty, for they’ve stolen the life of their victims, and forced them to live with endless pain & suffering.

Rape is unforgivable.

Jonah on February 6, 2011 at 4:53 pm

” The only way this little girl will remember what happens is if her mother brings it up .”

Spoken like a true ignoramus. Those traumatic memories always resurface. It might take many years for an individual to fully understand the haunting, but eventually it will dawn on her.

And we’re talking about a 3 year old, whose concerns raised the question in the first place.

Jonah on February 6, 2011 at 4:57 pm

I haven’t read each and every comment but from the few I read,I felt the need to leave a comment. I am doing a paper in my Psychology class based on this case and a few points need to be consider when it comes to a case like this.
We cannot deny the fact that He was wrong for killing his own son and taking law in his own hands like he did. However, in this case there is evidence of the father mental state and past trauma. The case needed to be evaluated and instead of life in prison, this individual should have spend a resonable amount of years in jail, another amount in a mental hospital receving professional therapy. This case cannot be treated as any regular case. He had a momment of insanity. His son’s actions sent him into a rage which ultimately resulted in his son’s demise. Jamar Pinkney Sr. becoming overly dramatic and frustrated also resulted in driving him into a wild mental frenzy. Nobody in their right state of mind will kill their own son, that is why i strongly think life in prison is way tooo much and not a justified sentence for somebody that had past evidence of trauma in their past.

Esther on February 10, 2011 at 12:24 am

Debbie, this marks the first time I’ve agreed with you. I’m pretty sure the apocalypse is nigh.

Linnea on March 15, 2011 at 1:59 am

I followed this trial from day one and feel he did not get the sentence he deserved. He should have been put to death just like his son. He was cold as ice and I honestly feel he had time to think about his actions. Everyone makes mistakes, so who is he to judge his son.

I can honestly say he was a good dad but he unfortunately fell short when his son needed him the most. I am not from Detroit and I am an African American female and no matter what who do he think he is.

ADRIANNE Magee on August 13, 2011 at 12:09 pm

I remember this case. They aired the trial on tv. The 15 year old boy did more than just “hump on” his 3 year old sister. The girls mother took her to 2 different doctors and the 2nd one confirmed that she had been molested. And according to the son’s mother she said the father didn’t snap until the son stated exactly what he did. She said it’s like he forgot that he was talking to his son. Up until the incident, all parties said he wasn’t a bad person. I wonder what made the son do what he did and what triggered an outrageous response. It’s a tragic situation on all sides. I’m not sure how to feel. But to say what the son did wasn’t that bad or that the 3 year old would never remember is just ridiculous. I just pray because I don’t know what else to do

Janaé on September 3, 2011 at 12:31 pm

Wow! If I had the money I’d help with his appeal. It’s so obvious he snapped. If it was a mother, they probably wouldn’t have given such a harsh sentence.

Barb on September 13, 2011 at 6:17 pm

Debbie…you ought to lose your job behind your extreme ignorance and irresponsible journalism……WOW!

Carole on November 6, 2011 at 7:48 pm

I will also come forward in the defense of Jamar Pinkney, Sr. Reading the comments posted here without any compassion for this man is beyond sad. He could not have been in his right mind. This big15 year-old son of yours is raping your little 3 year-old daughter. Who of you would be thinking clearly? If you responded with “I would” YOU ARE A LIAR! What would the response had been if the headline were “15 year-old rapes 3 year-old girl”? What if it said “Man kills child molester for raping his 3 year-old daughter” You would be saying, “Pervert got what he deserves.” Do you not think about the 3 year-old girl begging and crying “Please stop”? I bet her father did. How would you feel about the 15 year-old then? To kill your child is WRONG. The man knows he was wrong, so put yourselves in his shoes for one minute. His sentence was unjust and should be reduced. Granny Minnie was disgusting. Sounds like she thinks it’s normal to “lust” over a 3 year-old. The grandma I had would call that behavior EVIL, not lust. Chances are if she were at the sentencing of any other 15 year-old, which had “lusted” over her 3 year-old granddaughter, she would have something different to say. Reduce this man’s sentence. To put him away for that long for an event where he was in severe mental distress, is doing the same thing he did to his kid. The punishment does not fit the crime. If you are going to respond murder is murder, than look at the average sentence for anyone else who commits murder, 20 years.

Carrie on November 22, 2011 at 3:57 am

Clearly facts aren’t what you like to use. She wasn’t raped whatsoever, as evidence later proved. Whatever contact the boy had with the girl definitely wasn’t anywhere near as severe as it’s been sensationalized. Also, people incapable of being rehabilitated are those who cannot admit their actions were wrong. Clearly, the young man could.

Nice fact: most people who molest children were molested themselves; in fact, most commonly by another family member. Hint hint? I think we can safely surmise who that individual was, based on their desire to strip their child naked and execute them.

M on December 9, 2011 at 4:41 pm

You’ve got to be kidding me. There is no defense of this clown. Stop saying “raped”. She wasn’t. He was humping her he should not be killed for humping somebody. Period. Matter of fact I’m pretty sure With justice like this some of us would be dead right now.

Derek on December 10, 2011 at 10:30 am

I have read this craziness and think as a parent to find out that my 3 years old child was touched in any kind of way. Humping or whatever, I would lose my mind. Regardless, if the person that did this is my other child. We don’t know how many times this had happened.

I am not saying killing a 15 yeard old of ever okay but let’s be real. How many of you would not feel that rage if it was your child.

I have a coworker right now, that her son made her grandson suck his dick and the little boy if 4 or 5. As a parent really your going to be ok with this. Hell to the naw, Im just saying from a real place, the bottom of my heart that the rage would overtake me.

Yes, the father should be in jail but the fact that some many of you act like you would skipping and singing.

What about that 3 year that will need help to try to forget her big brother that she trusted humping her. And for them to have to take the 3 years old to the hospital the boy did not confuse because he wanted to but had to at this point.

You are right the father should have never killed the boy but let him go the jail so he could get the big dick up his ass.

Pam on December 12, 2011 at 8:13 pm

Well I can CERTAINLY say with 100% certainty what my actions WOULDNT have been which is I WOUDLNT have killed my child, even in this event. No way. I would have been disgusted. I would have been appalled. Its a vile vile deplorable act, & for it to have been committed against a sibling makes it even more bizarre. I cannot help but wonder “if” perhaps something happened to Jr. himself, perhaps at the hands of the father? Maybe he thought “oh shit, what I did to him is being expressed through his behavior & treatment of his sister”-“I better take care of it before Im exposed”. Of course I am NOT saying that is the case before anyone gets their thong (including some of u fellas) in a bunch. Its just a thought. At any rate, I also cannot help but think that Jr. could have very well have taken this very behavior throughout his adulthood and thats even with therapy. Even if this had been the case, he did not deserve to be shot in the head by his own parental unit, especially as he begged for his life (according to reports I read). Sure Sr. had every right to be furious, sad and any other range of emotions he experienced however, he is still the adult (by law) & should of exersized self restraint and control did the right, honorable,respectfull and responsible thing which would have been to immedietly get the child checked out, report the offense, get the son intenisive psychotherapy & any other therapy available for this & also a fairly stiff punishment as well. But, not death! Definetly not death. Now, Jr. is also a victim, not just the sister. I really do feel bad for the kid, honestly. To imagine this kid feeling awful about what he did and confess and admit to his wrongdoing thinking that his admittance was the right thing to do about something that he did that was so wrong (even if this “wrong” thing could cause lifelong problems for the sister) Im sure he thought he was finally doing the right thing by confessing, especially to his parents & probably knew and wanted help desperatly for not just the sick sexual deviant thoughts that enter his own head but the fact that he acted on them. Seems to me that he wanted to do the right thing in anticipation of assistance. So tragic all the way around. Poor kids. Both of them.

Bleu- on December 14, 2011 at 1:37 pm

I’m in agreement 100% with the author, Debbie. The father did the world justice, right or wrong. Child molesters don’t stop; instead they become more sophisticated with age and practice with coercing, manipulating and molesting young children. I’ve been accused of being a bleeding heart before, and in this case, I am…for the father and his raped 3-yr-old daughter; the trauma she will live with will extend throughout her life even with mental health treatment.

Chelle on December 14, 2011 at 2:08 pm

I am 47 years old, and even today I remember being 3 years old, and having one of my parents friends put his hands inside of my underwear and put his finger inside of me. We were riding in a car, and he was in the backseat with me and my sister while my parents were in the front seat. To this day I have not forgotten that incident, and to this day I still remember his name and everything about him. I once asked my Aunt did she remember him, and she said, “you were just a little girl, you couldn’t have been more than 2 or 3, how in the world did you remember him?” Whatever he did to her that was deemed inappropriate, you can believe she will NEVER forget about it, and it will never go away, and there will be scars there that the world cannot see. Because of what happened to me, I have become the crazed mother, so afraid that someone I trust will do the same thing to my daughter, that I can’t bear for her to be out of my sight,she can’t go to sleepover’s, and if I thought for one minute that I could go to school with her every single day, I would. Because I don’t want what happened to me to happen to her. That incident changed who I should’ve been. I have trust issues, intimacy issues, and fear that you would not believe. If I had been Mr. Pickney, I know that I too would have done the same thing. I’m not saying it’s right, but when someone tells you that your child has been molested, raped, touched inappropriately, you see that act taking place in your mind every single day, and that is hard to deal with. I believe what he did was tied much more to his emotions than any of us can realize. the system doesn’t protect our children, child molestor’s get slaps on the wrist, and the week after they’ve been released from serving minimal time, they attack another child. I guess my question is, who will save our children from these people that make our babies feel ashamed and guilty, and dirty for the rest of their lives. I understand what he did and why he did it, and even to those who say “I could never, I would never”, I can only imagine that there was a time in his life w hen he said the same thing.

Signora on December 21, 2011 at 6:25 pm

the author is relly ignorant and I have researched the case and what should have happened is that the police should have been called, when the boy told his mother what happend, when the father was pistol whipping her son and she stood around doing nothing. Moreover, the 3 year was exaimed and was not rape, so where did that come from? silly rabbits… it is apparent that the boy needed help if he molested the little girl and typically when people molest it is because they have been molested and are acting it out. also if you think about it, most people that molest a child don’t tell anyone for fear of being caught, he told his mother he did something bad, so she should have called the police and let them handle it. The father is crazy and needs to never get out of jail. if he can put a gun to his son’s head and kill him, then he won’t think twice about shooting someone else that does something he does not like.

tee on March 5, 2012 at 1:07 am

I think his mental state should have been considered for his sentencing. No one in the world wants to see their 3 year old raped by anyone…especially a trusted family member….a lot of you who want to send Pinkney SN strait to hell may be pedophiles yourselves. Its indeed a sad situation and he should have reported him and have him send to jail at 15 years old…Pedophiles never change. It’s an incurable sickness. Read the news. Every one that went to jail for screwinga kid always comes back and does the same thing..only this time they kill to cover up they dirty deeds. Little Pickney was a sicko in the making. Sad situation!!

Sugar cone on April 4, 2012 at 5:28 pm

I agree with the writer . The molester/pervert absolutely deserved to die .. The problem with a lot of people in America is that there is too much freedom so people make excuses for everybody including rapists and serial killers .. Why don’t you rape someone in the middle east or africa or asia and see what happens .. The boy was a MONSTER !

James on April 16, 2012 at 7:07 pm

I was unaware of this story at the time but linked to it from a recent blog about a father who killed his daughter’s molester in Texas. Well, I don’t think Mr. Pinkney Sr. was thinking about preventing crimes down the road, he was OUT OF CONTROL. The execution style killing is what apalls me. And to the writer who said Ms. Schlussel’s article was full of racist language: what exactly is the percentage of fathers involved in their children’s lives in Wayne County? What words do they use to describe themselves? I have worked for welfare for over 25 years and I can tell you fathers are few and far between in Wayne and ‘babymama’ is a term I hear all the time. So, sorry, it is not racist if that is the term of choice by the group.

Jaroslaw on June 12, 2012 at 10:33 am

I can’t imagine what the father was going through when he found out his daughter was assaulted and his son was a hopelessly screwed up predator. There must have been some kind of bias in this case because if ever there were a case where diminished capacity applied this would be it. The father deserves jail time but his state of mind at the time seems like it should have been a mitigating factor.

st.louis on August 21, 2012 at 1:33 pm

My opinion on this case. Two wrongs don’t make a right. In this situation there is no justice. The 3 year old girl will be traumatized for the rest of her life, the father will remain in prison with the heavy burden of knowing he killed his own flesh and blood out of anger, and the teenage son’s life is completely over. Three lives have been ruined because of the teen’s actions. Although many sex offenders are never caught or properly punished, murder does not solve the problem. It’s understandable why victims’ families would rather take matters into their own hands rather than involve law enforcement because the criminal justice system is so screwed up, unfair, and biased. However, I personally don’t believe death is the answer. I get the torturing and making him strip naked and beating him, but he shouldn’t have killed him. The vengeance he was seeking against his daughter’s molester is also vengeance against his own son, which I think he should’ve taken into consideration. No one knows whether or not this little girl will grow up appreciating what her father did for her or if she’ll be afraid of him because he’s a murderer. Maybe she’ll be thinking if she screws up royally that some family member will kill her or when he gets out of prison HE will kill her. The boy’s actions were no doubt despicable and unforgiving in the eyes of society, but death is not the answer. Child molesters need to be thrown away and isolated away from the community and forced to live with their actions until the day they die. Torture them in life and help the victims move on with their lives and realize they do not have to be defined by what happened to them. The father’s anger is rightfully justified, but the execution was wrong.

Jamie on September 7, 2012 at 6:23 pm

Really?! Debbie’s opinion is at the bottom of the totem pole, and you really need to brush up on your writing skills. I am in shock that you actually defend this man, but even more shocked that you are supposed to be a professional saying things like “baby momma” and “sperm donor”. Really?! There really was no hard evidence of an actual rape being committed on the three year old so for you to defend this man saying what he did was right is appalling. I do not feel sorry for Jamar Sr. nor the mother of the three year old. They blew this way out of proportion to get the result that I feel the mother of the three year old wanted, and for Jamar Sr. to follow through with that, is on him, for the rest of his life. I hope there isn’t a day that goes by that he doesn’t regret what he did to his son. I hope it haunts him for the rest of his miserable days that he won’t be around to see his precious daughter grow up. He acted like the true “thug” Debbie talks about and she wants to ddefend this “thug”. Good for her, she can rot with him, too. Sickening what this lady said.

ERICA on September 27, 2012 at 10:30 am

Debbie I think this has to be the most ignorant thing I have ever read anyone write about anyone! First of all this coming from someone who was raped by a godbrother who was a child molester, I never once have dreamed of killing him in fact I WANTED him to get help! Things like that happen because they are sick in the head and they deserved to be helped! This 15 year old did NOT penetrate his sister and it’s not just based off of he said she said, but doctors even confirmed that he didn’t penetrate her! No that doesn’t mean that he didn’t do anything wrong, but it means that you clearly don’t have the facts straight! For anybody to kill their own child cold blooded the way he did is down right wrong! I could never in my life kill my child I would want him to get help! Because as a parent it’s my job to love my child unconditionally and to help him! I’m sure if it was your son you wouldn’t have condoned anyone harming him for touching a girl inappropriately so what makes you think it’s okay for this young man to lose his life? It’s ignorance like this that makes this society so messed up in the first place! Fact of the matter is, his father had no right in the world to execute this young man and he deserves every year he gets in prison if not more!

Nikki on December 3, 2012 at 7:54 pm

Watch Dr. Phil. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzL0VesatgY Child molesters are the least likely to repeat and go back to jail. 95% of sexual preditorswho are TREATED, NEVER offend again after treatment consisting of counseling, MMRI’s (mood elevators) and in rare cases chemical sterilization. MMRI’s do a thing on their brains with the way they are wired. They still have erections, but somehow mature in who they focus on sexually. THAT is being studied. The why’s. Counseling has to be forever. 95%. That is confirmed. But, the person has to want to change their behavior. That is where the other 5% who repeat come in. They like it and do not want to modify their behavior.

Glen on February 4, 2013 at 1:39 am

For some reason my son’s name ended up being Jamaris benson pinkney which means to me jamar is Ben son why I came up with this name is beyond me but I hate that his name and my son may have some spiritually connect to this case now my son is in jail in la for not telling the police that his friend johnathan did a shooting which my son ending up unknowingly took the responsibility for this saddens me but it something I believe about this case that my son has to spiritually getting the truth of

Celetia Pinkney on February 4, 2013 at 1:37 pm

what made the father kill the boy so quickly, maybe the father molested the boy when he was younger, and thats what the boy learned to do because he was also a victim. The father should have gotten help for the boy, and give him a chance to redeem himself, but to shoot him like a rat, and he’s the boy’s father? I am sure the little girl’s mother had something to do with the way the father treated the boy. I think the boy was not treated good by the girl’s mother, because she called the father, and set up everything so the boy would be killed.

nanci on May 15, 2013 at 5:19 pm

Debbie Schlussel…SHUT THE FUCK UP U INSENSITIVE CANCER

Bird Flip on September 18, 2013 at 8:03 am