Woman Shoots Husband Over Allegations of Child Molestation
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Shanteari Weems, a Baltimore woman who runs her own daycare center, shot her husband twice in a hotel room after several of her participants told her her husband was molesting them. His injuries “appeared non-life threatening.”
Weems remained barricaded in the room for nearly an hour, prompting evacuations of the hotel. A tactical team of police officers finally forced their way into her room and found Weems and her wounded husband, along with a firearm in her purse and another gun in an unlocked safe, The Washington Post reported. Weems was arrested by the Metropolitan Police Department and charged with assault with intent to kill, assault with a dangerous weapon, possession of a firearm without a license, and possession of an unregistered firearm.
Weems admitted to her actions, apparently stating to police, “F*ck him, he’s a child molester.”
Now, no one should be jumping to conclusions here. There’s a lot we don’t know, and we should wait to hear what the Baltimore PD uncovers in their investigation of these allegations before we pass any lasting judgment.
That being said, I’m inclined to think the allegations are true– daycare-age kids generally aren’t old or smart (or evil) enough to make that kind of story up, and I think anyone would have to have heard a pretty convincing argument to be willing to believe their spouse is capable, let alone guilty, of something so evil as harming a child. If Weems was comfortable shooting her husband over what she had been told, my gut says her information must’ve been pretty airtight.
So, barring some complicated twist that no one would’ve expected, I personally feel the only thing Weems herself may be guilty of is jumping to conclusions. If it turns out that the allegations were false, well, good thing she was a bad shot. But I will not fault a person for acting in defense of children’s safety and innocence, even if they ended up acting on wrong information. (Mystic River, anyone?)
Too many pedophiles, molesters, and child rapists are walking free, whether because they were never convicted or they got a slap on the wrist instead of what they deserve. If the courts aren’t going to do their jobs, well, I’m not going to condemn someone for stepping in to do it for them.
I’m eager to see what comes of the investigation into Weems’s daycare and husband. I’m not ready to call her a hero yet, but if the allegations of abuse are true and she did her best to rid the world of a child molester? I’ll be the first to throw her a damn parade.
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Guys, take a deep breath. I agree she shouldn’t have shot him BUT, so far, all exonerating circumstances for him are made up out of whole cloth.
He has a right to a formal trial, and so does she, but that doesn’t mean she randomly shot him, or he’s probably innocent, or that she’s lying about owning a day care. As things now stand, they are all at equal reach.
She should not have shot him, but occam’s razor and basic logic all suggest that she has good reason.
When parents report that–especially if its not about someone they’re divorcing–they believe it. The fact they (she and her husband) were in a room together, away from home, means that there is a good chance that she tried to talk to him about it. It wasn’t just a random attack when she first heard.
It is possible that there is something else going on, and in a couple of day there will a boom, where they aren’t married, or she doesn’t even have a daycare, or someone under cover gave her false evidence.
That doesn’t mean that it is likely to happen.
She was such a terrible shot that he’ll survive…to go to a maximum security prison where the other inmates destroy him.
I have to caution against the celebration of vigilantism here. Taking matters into your own hands is a lot more understandable when you’ve exhausted all other means. Like you said, we’re waiting to find out what the investigation reveals. People jumping the gun (pun kinda/sorta intended) like Weems did could set dangerous precedents if left unchallenged. What if a social worker shoots a Trump supporter because of the media hyping up the evils of a second Trump presidency? Or some idiot attacking a lawful weapon owner because the owner chose that day to open carry?
Those are already happening. I don’t think its a celebration as such, as much as a lack of outrage over the shooting and sympathy for the shooter. Which I share.
Anyone with kids know some make up stories all the time. I have a 9-year-old grandson who you cannot believe a word that child says. Children are impressionable and social workers and other can convince them of a lot of things. The sound like they are telling the truth because after having the suggestion implanted the kid can come to believe the false incident actually happened to them. Kind of like repressed memory syndrome.
How would a kid know this stuff? Turn on your TV and watch a kids show. Then there is the adult television. Schools are teaching this stuff to very young kids and if the school is not, you have teachers that take it upon themselves to educate the young kids because their uptight parents (Christian) will not.
“So when it comes to memories, you’ll do well to remember that they are very unreliable. And when it comes to repressed memories, you’ll do best to forget the whole thing.” https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/look-it-way/201001/recovered-memory-syndrome
“Repressed” memories were “retrieved” by using the same system that the KGB and CIA use to implant false memories. It is one of the main reasons why, outside fiction and screens, many experts suspect that almost all cases of multiple personality disorder, and provably many cases, are cause exclusively by the Psychiatrist/ Councilor.
Yes, children do that. However, that several “I’m vaguely aware you and the other adult parents exist” parents all asked their children those questions at the same time, especially in the right way.
Given all the circumstances known, while she shouldn’t have shot him, she was probably correct, or had excellent reason to believe she was.
>daycare-age kids generally aren’t old or smart (or evil) enough to make that kind of story up
I *highly* recommend watching- Indictment: The McMartin Trial – if you believe that. It is a true story (except that last few minutes that were sped up for time).
On YouTube for free- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMijKJg-7rk
Totally agree.