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A father typically sees his son as the means via which his legacy will live on after his death. However, 60-year-old Kelvin James Coker wasn't the typical father, as he apparently valued his dogs more than his son, 32-year-old Kelvin Nicholas Coker.

While Nicholas, his girlfriend and her child were over at James' home, James' dogs attacked the child. In retaliation, Nicholas shot at the dogs, killing two of them. He - along with his girlfriend and her child - subsequently left James' home - James being unaware at that time that two of his dogs had been shot to death.

However, upon discovering the gruesome scene of his dead dogs, James armed himself with a gun and drove to his son's house, where he questioned his son about the two dead dogs; his son admitted to killing them.

He subsequently shot his son in the thigh and his son shot him at close range with a shot gun. They both died of their injuries at the scene.

Deputies responded to a number of violent incidents over years prior to father, son fatally shooting each other in Washington County

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ala. (WALA)-- A fatal encounter between a father and son in Wagarville all started after 32-year-old Kelvin Nicholas Coker allegedly shot his father’s dog Saturday afternoon.

www.fox10tv.com

 

[Papa]

Darwinism working as intended

 

[BluRayHiDef]

Darwinism working as intended

That's a pretty cold response to such a horrible situation. Besides, I think that only the father was in the wrong; the son was the victim.

 

[Papa]

Cold like a corpse

 

[Coolwhhip]

Okay, but what is there to talk about here exactly?

 

[BluRayHiDef]

Okay, but what is there to talk about here exactly?

It's a news event. The news is always worthy of talk.

 

[Papa]

C’mon man, this story is tragically hilarious. It’s like redneck Shakespeare.

 

[West Texas CEO]

C’mon man, this story is tragically hilarious. It’s like redneck Shakespeare.

 

[notseqi]

 

[Alter_Fridge]

So, what part of any of this is ironic?

 

[notseqi]

So, what part of any of this is ironic?

They found 10000 spoons on the scene.

 

[West Texas CEO]

So, what part of any of this is ironic?

The father ate a Ballpark frank prior to the incident.

 

[Alter_Fridge]

They found 10000 spoons on the scene.

 

[nush]

Okay, but what is there to talk about here exactly?

John Wick memes.

 

[Jethalal]

Why do guns even land in the hands of such unhinged people.

 

[Papa]

Why do guns even land in the hands of such unhinged people.

How do you know they’re unhinged until they use them

 

[Prison Mike]

 

[West Texas CEO]

Why do guns even land in the hands of such unhinged people.

that's the (tragic) beauty of the second amendment.

 

[Yuri Normus]

The father ate a Ballpark frank prior to the incident.

We're just lucky...

 

[Jethalal]

How do you know they’re unhinged until they use them

Personally I am against guns in general. In my country guns aren't common and there are no school shootings and less violence in general. A case could be made for them that you might wanna retaliate against thieves or maybe snatchers on roads, but in such situations you likely won't possess guns anyways. I have never seen a shooting in my life.

 

[Papa]

Personally I am against guns in general. In my country guns aren't common and there are no school shootings and less violence in general. A case could be made for them that you might wanna retaliate against thieves or maybe snatchers on roads, but in such situations you likely won't possess guns anyways. I have never seen a shooting in my life.

Sounds like a lucky country

 

[Jethalal]

Sounds like a lucky country

It's India, we have many problems but thankfully not this.

 

[lock2k]

Cold like a corpse

 

[Alter_Fridge]

the father ate a Ballpark frank prior to the incident.

What's a ballpark Frank and is it this

 

[Scotty W]

There’s a short story by Flannery O’Connor where a Grandfather and Granddaughter murder each other. Recommended reading.

 

[Papa]

It's India, we have many problems but thankfully not this.

Hey

You guys can’t bat for shit

 

[Revolutionary]

That's a pretty cold response to such a horrible situation. Besides, I think that only the father was in the wrong; the son was the victim.

It doesn't even say that the dogs attacked the kid, though. The article quotes the chief investigator who states that:

Nicholas Coker allegedly started shooting at four of the family dogs after one of them started messing with his girlfriend’s young child.

So he starts shooting wildly at the dogs after ONE of them "started messing" with his girlfriend's young child (don't talk to me or my girlfriend's son again btw). And then he leaves the scene with the dead dogs just lying there? Fuck that dude.

The Darwinism post is 100% correct. Bunch of dumb hicks with guns who also don't deserve dogs.

 

[Jethalal]

Hey

You guys can’t bat for shit

Well THAT was embarrassing even though I don't watch cricket. They did shat the bed that match.

 

[ManofOne]

Hey

You guys can’t bat for shit

What's that Australia lost the T20 series.

 

[BluRayHiDef]

It doesn't even say that the dogs attacked the kid, though. The article quotes the chief investigator who states that:

So he starts shooting wildly at the dogs after ONE of them "started messing" with his girlfriend's young child (don't talk to me or my girlfriend's son again btw). And then he leaves the scene with the dead dogs just lying there? Fuck that dude.

The Darwinism post is 100% correct. Bunch of dumb hicks with guns who also don't deserve dogs.

"Messing with" is vague enough to potentially mean harming or potentially harming. Having said that, even if the son was not justified in killing the dogs, their lives were not worth a human life.

 

[M1chl]

Good riddance

 

[lock2k]

 

[quickwhips]

That really sucks. I can't imagine that being a dad.

 

[Peggies]

Weird story. Weird people. RIP Doggos.

 

[Papa]

What's that Australia lost the T20 series.

I’m talking about real cricket, not your hit n giggle refined sugar version.

 

[Barnabot]

i'm pretty sure if guns were not an option in this kind of situation then knives could sort things out for those who want to kill each other anyways.

 

[Papa]

OP why so serious

 

[Tesseract]

catastrophic yet hilarious, sometimes you gotta kill each other like an action movie

 

[lunnuyu]

natural selection

 

[lock2k]

 

[Bitmap Frogs]

Holy fuck. That is gruesome.

 

[BluRayHiDef]

natural selection

The father had other children. So, not natural selection.

 

[lock2k]

The father had other children. So, not natural selection.

 

[MetalAlien]

You come to my house while i'm not there and kill my dogs just keep running.

 

[BluRayHiDef]

You come to my house while i'm not there and kill my dogs just keep running.

Even if the killer of the dogs is your own son, daughter, or parent?

 

[HellforLeather]

 

[The Cockatrice]

C’mon man, this story is tragically hilarious. It’s like redneck Shakespeare.

jesus fuck I'm going to hell for laughing at this holy shit. that was funny.

 

[AJUMP23]

Let me tell you a story about dogs, a child and his family in Alabama.

My wife grew up in small town Alabama, one of her friends sisters is married and has a young child at the time. They were over at the daughters families house and the young child was playing with the small house dog. The child did something that caused the dog to nip at the child. No injuries or anything just a little scare. The dad then a few days later went to the in-laws house when they were not home and got the dog drove out to the woods and killed it. The grand-parents returned home and wondered where their dog was, called the daughter she didn't know. She asked her husband and he said "I took care of the dog". This was a shock and created great strain in the family, and most likely still does.


Now if I was the grandfather in this situation, I would be livid.....but do you press charges and cause more issues....how do you deal with a person that takes it upon themselves to enact their own justice when that person is married to your child?

 

[DESTROYA]

They are all so stupid, both sound like psychopaths and deserve each other.
Sounded like the son was mostly at fault, article isn’t really clear what the dogs did do the small kid but it doesn’t sound that serious

Chief investigator for the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, Blake Richardson, says Nicholas Coker allegedly started shooting at four of the family dogs after one of them started messing with his girlfriend’s young child.

Two of the dogs were killed, one of them was his own, the other was his fathers.

Bunch of clowns all around

 

[Outlier]

Tragic situation for the family, but giving guns to stupid trailer trash rarely ends well.