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workinclasszero

(28,270 posts) Tue Jul 3, 2018, 01:41 PM Jul 2018

Alabama woman gunned down by abusive ex-husband after judge let him keep his weapons

Noor Al-Sibai 03 JUL 2018 AT 12:17 ET

A judge in Ardmore, Alabama twice denied Debra Ann Rivera protective orders against her ex-husband, Darwin Brazier — including requests that his firearms be taken away from him due to alleged stalking. On Sunday, Brazier killed Rivera, two other people and himself.

The Decatur Daily reported Tuesday that Brazier on Sunday killed his ex-wife and her husband Radex Rivera, along with the couple’s roommate James Hayward-Boger.

Rivera had most recently filed for a protective order on March 1, 2018 after her ex allegedly called her so much that she had to change her phone number. Limestone County Circuit Judge Chad Wise granted the order on a temporary basis, but on April 10 declined to make the order permanent.

In March of 2017, Rivera petitioned Judge Wise to issue a protection-from-abuse order against Brazier and asked that his firearms be surrendered. The judge denied the request.

https://www.rawstory.com/2018/07/alabama-woman-gunned-abusive-ex-husband-judge-let-keep-weapons/

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Alabama woman gunned down by abusive ex-husband after judge let him keep his weapons (Original Post) workinclasszero Jul 2018 OP

Judge should be disbarred. sinkingfeeling Jul 2018 #1

And arrested as an accessory AwakeAtLast Jul 2018 #10

I'd bet the Judge is a gun-humper too. Hoyt Jul 2018 #2

He should be held accountable for his actions. SamKnause Jul 2018 #3

As a physician, I would be sued for malpractice if that happened elias7 Jul 2018 #4

I doubt that judge cares dhol82 Jul 2018 #5

Sad. Accountability should go all the way to the top - judicial/legislative/executive. erronis Jul 2018 #6

I hope her family sues and wins 10s of millions of $$ from the state. lark Jul 2018 #7

I'm not an Alabama attorney but TomSlick Jul 2018 #11

Importance suprcali Jul 2018 #8

Disbarred my ass....he should be held for manslaughter... Ferrets are Cool Jul 2018 #9

sinkingfeeling

(53,402 posts)

1. Judge should be disbarred.

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Tue Jul 3, 2018, 01:53 PM

Jul 2018

AwakeAtLast

(14,269 posts)

10. And arrested as an accessory

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 3, 2018, 04:36 PM

Jul 2018

The judge may as well have pulled the trigger!

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

2. I'd bet the Judge is a gun-humper too.

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Tue Jul 3, 2018, 01:56 PM

Jul 2018

SamKnause

(13,927 posts)

3. He should be held accountable for his actions.

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Tue Jul 3, 2018, 02:02 PM

Jul 2018

He was an accomplice.

elias7

(4,210 posts)

4. As a physician, I would be sued for malpractice if that happened

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Tue Jul 3, 2018, 03:22 PM

Jul 2018

a Judge should be held liable for outcome

dhol82

(9,460 posts)

5. I doubt that judge cares

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Tue Jul 3, 2018, 03:56 PM

Jul 2018

Probably considers it god’s will.

erronis

(17,339 posts)

6. Sad. Accountability should go all the way to the top - judicial/legislative/executive.

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Tue Jul 3, 2018, 04:00 PM

Jul 2018

Everyone along the way should have to pay a personal price.

Not a payment made by the taxpayers but directed to those that don't uphold and protect our laws. Personal bank accounts, rights to vote/carry arms/have a passport/etc.

lark

(24,393 posts)

7. I hope her family sues and wins 10s of millions of $$ from the state.

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Tue Jul 3, 2018, 04:09 PM

Jul 2018

Although if it goes to SCOTUS, she will lose. Gorsuch has already ruled that death is not sufficient grounds for convictions when it comes to companies and I'm sure he'd do the same with rw government asses.

TomSlick

(11,988 posts)

11. I'm not an Alabama attorney but

Reply to lark (Reply #7)

Tue Jul 3, 2018, 09:05 PM

Jul 2018

I would expect the judge to enjoy judicial immunity - and cannot be sued.

The State has sovereign immunity under Art. I, Sec. 14 of the Alabama Constitution: "That the State of Alabama shall never be made a defendant in any court of law or equity."

I suspect there can be no recovery.

suprcali

(108 posts)

8. Importance

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Tue Jul 3, 2018, 04:11 PM

Jul 2018

It appears the judge felt the husband keeping his guns was more important than the threat to the wife's life.

Why?

Ferrets are Cool

(22,043 posts)

9. Disbarred my ass....he should be held for manslaughter...

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Tue Jul 3, 2018, 04:23 PM

Jul 2018

JMO

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