A Michigan woman and her family were found dead two weeks after she was denied a protection order against him. The judge said there was “insufficient evidence of immediate or irreparable injury, loss or damage.” WPBN’s Ireland Viscount reports.
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Not a judge issue but a gun issue. Wife said he had mental issues but he was still able to get a gun. Shouldn’t the people who sold him the gun get references to his mental stability?
Their blood is on that Judges hands
So sad.
Wouldn’t want to be that judge. So sad.
Evidence of a showing of _IRREPARABLE INJURY_ . Is the *COURT* seriously telling me that they are only going to wait until something IRREPARABLE happens before they step in to do anything 😳💔 wow.
This happened to me too. Denied an order after 6 years of protection orders. Luckily I’m alive. D.C. judicial system sucks also.
Pride, selfishness and a lack of education in what it means to be a man, what is means to be a woman, how they are meant to love, serve and protect eachother. It always goes down when we get away from God and I’m not just saying this.
HOLD THE JUDGE ACCOUNTABLE!!!! Let’s stop this FOOLISHNESS with these judges!!
Live by the gun die by the gun.
If they keep this up Trump is going to have a hard time winning.
Are we ignorant or have
we lost all sense of perception? There was
a cause and efect situation
this did not have to happen
judge your lack of professionalism is at full
charge!
Well done, Judge! Good job. 🤦♀️
Can we reprimand that judge please
Dear Judge, treat these situations as if YOUR loved one is involved, you RIDICULOUS ASSHAT!!
Looks like judges are on the payroll of criminals and wife killers!!
She was black so they gave no fks
Sad Sad
That would not have happened in a Democrat town.
He most likely is one of them MAGAt judges. They are all brainless dolts.
That Judge should be held accountable for denying the restraining order. How would he feel if that was his daughter and family. Shame on him, he should be fired!
sadly even if she had gotten an order he most likely wouldve ignored it and violated it resulting in the same outcome. it just seems like it to me, guys like this dont care that a piece of paper says to stay away or not.
I wonder if there’s enough evidence now for that order of protection
My daughter has court this Wednesday for a protection order against her ex . We have multiple text with him saying he will shoot her and her family , we have six witnesses , and voicemail. So I hope hers is granted and we don’t end up like this story !!
These judge’s have been real out of hand lately. Something needs to be done and fast.
Your Honor, does death count???? 😰🤮😰🤮😰🤮
So laws want us dead??? …kinda figured
This happened in Mellete case, days after the wife filed for divorce she was missing and neighbor heard multiple gunshots at Mellete’s residence. Up to now Mrs Mellete is still missing.
The judge is accountable for these deaths. I hope they have guilt and nightmares from now on.
Report every violent incident to the police immediately, having a police report to document violence will make it much easier to get a restraining order!
How hard is it to issue an order of protection it’s not like it was gonna hurt him so ridiculous.
😡👿
True justice is Life for Life.
The judge should get capitol punishment .
Horrible ‼️‼️‼️
🤣😂🤣😂 failed government
The reason is Trumplicans
This is why the law is messed up she begged for help
It’s that’s Judge’s fault there dead
WOWWWWW
Oh my goodness this is ridiculous they should have had protection. May Heavenly Father be with their family
Covid we still don’t know NOTHING ABOUT IT OR THE VACCINE…. MAYBE IT’S SIDE EFFECTS
THIS JUDGE NEEDS TO HELD ACCOUNTABLE! AWFUL 😞
Just another member of the “well regulated” militia.
This is crazy, how is it okay for that man to have or buy a gun!
Family separateation it’s what the cops do the best and cps it’s what causes this
INEQUALITY, GUNS, VIOLENCE, ABUSE IS VERY PRO-LIFE IN NOW CONSERVATIVE USA. THAT JUDGE IS PROBABLY PRAISING HIMSELF FOR SURE, IN THIS ACHIEVEMENT.. BET THE VICTIMS FACES IS ON HIS ALTAR AS A TITLE.
YET ANOTHER MENTAL HEALTH + FIREARM RED FLAG IGNORED!!!
The judicial system in America is very ignorant and corrupt
What a terrible judge
At any time a person ask for a restraining order it should be given to them
I just hope there were logical reasons for denying protection. Systematic reasons like tendency for issuing of protection to be considered as abuse of social resources, or something that makes sense. Then it’s partially our fault. We have to fix the system. We just have to make it our responsibility to provide protection to those in need. The scariest scenario, though, is that the judge made a personal decision that senseless killings are normal cost of running a society. Denying protection only because the judge thinks he/she is seeing too many of similar cases. Then that’s a criminal act. We have to treat it as such.
judge should be tarred and feathered
When is “Mental health issues” & “recently purchased a firearm” not going to be a trigger to look at someone more closely to save others lives? She gave plenty of info to be granted the protection order. The judge should now be held as an accomplice to the murder, since he claimed there was no danger and there was and was given info. The right for protection should be granted regardless of you thinking there is no evidence, because you aren’t within hands reach of the m one they are wanting protection from.
Shame on the mother and grandmother for not protecting their household.
From some of the comments here, I’d say we have some DV perps, or at least controlling types with zero empathy for their ex’s experience of them. See if you can find them.
“and what am I supposed to do when he shows up, throw it (restraining order) at him” – Jennifer Lopez , Enough the movie…. Enough is a movie about abuse.
And what happens to the f***** judge? Tea and f****** crumpets?
This headline suggests a piece of paper would have stopped this. If a man is willing and physically able to take it this far, a protective order wouldn’t have stopped this. Unfortunately this sad event was going to happen with or without a protective order. R.I.P. 🙏🏼
Yeah, I’m sure that piece of paper telling a mentally disturbed person to keep away would have kept her safe. What she should have done was exercise her second amendment when she realized her life was in jeopardy…
The judge should be charged with involuntary manslaughter for denying the order of protection. Now he/she will have to live with that forever. Their actions caused multiple casualties.
Does this judge abuse his wife so he didn’t see a problem??? What she said is exactly what DV judges are trained to recognize as imminent danger of severe injury or loss of life. He needs to be removed from the bench as an accessory to murder.
Wow . Judge yourself now, mr. Judge. I hope you won’t sleep good all the rest of your life
You know how tedious and inconvenient it is to even go through the court process for protection? Who is the judge to JUDGE the level of “threat” or “evidence” to agree to those victims? So if it backfires, then they should TOTALLY assume FULL RESPONSIBILITY!! If anyone should be accountable, it is the judge. Idk y they want to let it slide so easily, its not like the judge themselves are the ones doing the actual protection.
Hold the judge completely responsible and prosecute them as an accessory!!
This is a big issue that needs attention. Divorce nowadays has become so expensive and complicated to the point that people don’t know what to do anymore. If two people dont love each other anymore then let em part and get out the way.
That is so messed up!!! Omg wtf wtf wtf
Someone needs to be held accountable for what happened she asked for help and didn’t get it and now look what happened!
The system failed this woman and her family. How tragic. Society encourages women to leave abusive relationships and this is exactly what happens when they do
😢
So these fools think a restraining order can stop a crazy man from killing a family, people like that don’t care about laws and a piece of paper won’t do a thing.
Wonder if there was documented history of domestic violence. If so, certainly the judge should be held accountable and possibly disbarred.
Judge FAIL. REMOVE FROM BENCH
I’m glad the GOP doesn’t let things like mental health get in the way of the second amendment
To bad she didn’t shoot him. The police and government fail again.
The blood is on the hands of the Judge who denied the protection order . Charge them as an accessory to murder . Time to hold EVERYONE ACCOUNTABLE INLCUDING Judges .
Even tho the judge is wrong a piece of paper can’t physically stop someone from popping up at your house. Maybe have officers drive by every now and then to scare them away. Idk
Unfortunately, the protection order would not mattered to a person who is willing to commit such an evil act. However, there still needs to be judicial accountability.
The judge should be charged with involuntarily manslaughter like the 911 operator who refused to send an ambulance for a woman who died the next day.
This happens all too often
The N.R.A. strikes again!
The system is embedded with favoritism and nepotism.
10 6 2022 like 166 is another number for the beast make no mistake about that 100% these sick evil mofos like their numbers wake up.sheep
What do you means I know it’s I know because it’s f****** judges aren’t doing their job if it was the judge that felt scared I bet you he have security over there real quick
Put the judge in PRISON
“The reason is unknown“
The reason is that protective orders don’t do crap to begin with and second of all, protective orders are extremely hard to get even though they don’t do anything.
We must see this from both sides. We might not knw what family said to disrespect the man. Maybe he was scorned by the wife
Its absurd to me that when someone comes and says “i feel unsafe and need a protection”, the judge can just say “nah, i dont think so”. In MY opinion and experience, that protection order is anyway just a piece of paper, and when you have a violent/unpredictable person that youre filing it against, it doesnt really do much. If they are coming, they are gonna come regarless of that, but it can still give you a sense of security. And in cases, where there isnt a immediate physical threat, it can be helpfull in keeping the situation from getting any worse. I dont understand why there even is a possibility to file it, when its then denied in so many cases. In Finland, if you go to court and say you need it, theyre gonna give it to you, its common sense when someone goes as far as filing it personally. People dont go and ask for it just for fun. Then theres the fact that someone sold a gun to a person with mental health problems.. thats another issue, that just keep coming back. Seems like theres No Way to regulate that..
Get that judge off the bench,like yesterday!, Condolences to the family and friends!They failed her miserably! getting paid to be a sorry excuse!❤️
There was a dispatcher who is being charged with manslaughter because he denied emergency services to an individuals mother who died a few days later. This judge should be charged on manslaughter as well.
This judge needs to be arrested. I wonder, when these judges make such crappy decisions, and a tragic outcome such as this (COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED), Do they feel any remorse? Guilt? Knowing they had the power to get that gun taken away, and sign the order of protection for this momma, who…..now has to be buried with her entire family. This judge better resign.
Mucgu
Sorry for your loss
That Judge has Blood on his hands !
I got a protection order against my ex for two years. Once it expired, he paid off the courts and took my older son away from me with his lies and wickedness. Now I am left with nothing and on the streets for what he has done to my life…
Can the judge be changed as well
Seriously, isn’t it best to be SAFE than SORRY?!? The Judge has the power, OBLIGATION to protect innocence!!! EPIC FAILURE!!! 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩
Judge is a jerk! 😡
Even if a protective order was signed by Judge still wouldn’t have been enough to stop this horrible crime of murders.would only allowed her to call 911or police to arrest him by then they would have all been murdered by time cops got there.im a victim of violet criminals crime’s organized crime’s Police justice system all else out here seems worthless incompetent criminal and do not protect victims of violet criminals crime’s.including FBI
I wonder who will protect the judges kids while they are working if this happens to my family I believe an eye for an eye life for a life no amount of jail time will do it for me. I want you to feel the pain of your own kid getting murder as you murder mine’s.
These stories never get any easier to hear. May the ones left behind find comfort & peace in the coming days. ❤️🌹
The judge should be prosecuted as accessory after the fact as he knew of the details and the reason for the request. Judges should be held responsible for their behavior. To the family, I mourn your loss.