Two years ago, a tragic accident occurred when twenty-two month old Cooper Harris died after being left in the back a heated car while his father, Justin Ross Harris was at work. Surprisingly, three months ago, the case was re-opened when a Georgia grand jury indicated Harris on charges of murder. On June 18, 2014, Harris drove from Chick-fil-a to work, forgetting to drop his child off at daycare. He came back to his car around 12:45 to put away lightbulbs, but didn't realize his son was still strapped in his car seat until 4:00 pm, while on his way to a movie. Being so long left in the car, Cooper had already died of hypothermia. Harris claims it was only an accident, but investigators questioned the details of the incident and conducted tests showing that the positioning of the back seat to the front would have allowed Harris to see his son. They later found in his search history that he had been making several online searches about babies dying in hot cars and one search for "how to survive prison", just a few days prior to Coopers death. Internet habits were able to reveal why Harris would want to get rid of his son. Before Cooper's death, Harris was active on many online dating sites and messaging apps, such as Kik and Whisper, where he confessed on the internet that he missed having time to himself and he hated being married with kids. He also visited a child-free message board on reddit. Cobb District Attorney Vic Reynolds says that the state is prepared for this case and that Harris might be convicted of murder and could face life in prison.
After reading the details of this case, I think that Justin Ross Harris is responsible for the death of Cooper Harris. Most of the evidence to support this case came from his internet history, which also shows that he wasn't smart to cover his tracks. This demonstrates how the internet is never private. I think this relates to one of the Miranda's Rights, "Anything you say and can and will be held against you in a court of law."
http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/12/us/justin-ross-harris-trial-explainer/index.html
I'd heard about this when it originally happened. it's honestly still so shocking to me. All evidence makes it seem like he clearly knew that his child would be left in the car and die. It's so horrible.
ReplyDeleteIn instances as such I am really glad that the police have the right to look at suspicious persons search history and text messages. Without Miranda's Rights this murderer would probably be walking free.
ReplyDeleteSo shocking that what seemed to be an accident might turn out as an intentional crime. Miranda's Rights prove that nothing you do is ever private, and in this scenario it may have stopped Justin Harris from getting away.
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