UPDATE Man beats woman with bat, laughs about it

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EDIT: Link to story and clarification added below. Please read as presented, form an opinion, and then scroll down for actual link and details to re-read the original again ;)

So this is an actual news story, I'd like you to weigh in on this. I will link to the news story later, and also link to the Facebook post so you can see the comments for yourself. 

A man was told by his two boys that this woman who lives nearby molested them. Next thing you know, he sees her walking down the street, alone. In anger, he grabs a baseball bat from his car, chases her down the street and beats the SHIT out of her. Now keep in mind, the woman has no criminal record, and there is absolutely no evidence of any wrong doing other than the boys' testimony. After the police got involved, they found no physical evidence of the abuse at the woman's place either. Attached with the Facebook share of the news story is a photo of the father laughing in his police mugshot, very smug and happy about what he had done. The father doesn't deny the fact that he assaulted the woman. 

Post shared ~30 times, liked ~200 times which is pretty high for this particular page. In other words, it's a popular story. These are the actual comments on Facebook about the situation (I am posting the ones with the highest number of likes to show the general sentiment of the crowd): 

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Comment 1: "Good for him" (5 likes)

Comment 2: "Good, I'm glad he did it. Fuck if it were me, I would have killed her. Sorry, the judicial system fails way too much." (7 likes)

Comment 3: "Rebecca, only 2% of the child molesters are convicted even when most juries really believe that the molestations did occur. This is the worst crime of all, I'm not in favor of vigilante justice at all but the law enforcement really fails in this most crucial area." (6 likes)

Comment 4: "I'm sure a father can tell when his children have been hurt, Rebecca! Little boys do not tend to make up stories about getting [molested]!! Wake the fuck up! This kind of bullshit happens way too often! Damn straight, good for him!!" (4 likes)

Comment 5: "What if it was your children, Rebecca? Would you not want to beat the absolute shit out of the SOB who did it? If it were mine - this chick would be out in the Atlantic Ocean somewhere." (4 likes) 

Comment 6: "I'd suggest that all convicted sex offenders be required by law to have the words "Sex Offender" tattooed across their foreheads!" (4 likes)

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As you can see, one of the dissenting opinions - Rebecca - is getting mostly a negative response. This is a US page, by the way, with mostly Americans posting on there. Do you not find this incredibly sexist and bigoted? 

Aren't we supposed to have the presumption of innocence? Shouldn't the person accused of a crime get a chance to defend themselves in a court of law?

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OK, so here's the kicker. The genders are reversed. It was a mother who beat a man with a baseball bat. 

Here's the Facebook comment thread - www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbi…
Here's the news story -www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_16…

Do you now understand why comments 1-5 were made?
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pelted-crimson-fire's avatar
If she called the cops, I wish they would have shown some proof. Police stations record that kind of stuff. If the police refused to help or whatnot, then I would have used my hands, no weapons, to beat the guy. You also have to know your children well enough to realize what they do and do not lie about. I would have had a serious talk with the principle before doing anything rash, and I would have researched his criminal records to see if he had gone to jail for anything like this before.
But from everything we're told from those links, the boys most likely lied and the teacher never did anything wrong since he never had a criminal record. :/