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

[workinclasszero]

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/

[sinkingfeeling]

1. Judge should be disbarred.

[AwakeAtLast]

10. And arrested as an accessory

The judge may as well have pulled the trigger!

[Hoyt]

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

[SamKnause]

3. He should be held accountable for his actions.

He was an accomplice.

[elias7]

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

a Judge should be held liable for outcome

[dhol82]

5. I doubt that judge cares

Probably considers it god’s will.

[erronis]

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

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]

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

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. I'm not an Alabama attorney but

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]

8. Importance

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]

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

JMO