The article is designed to make your blood boil. Read some more articles and you'll see why the jury came to their decision. Eyewitnesses accounts said the man was walking away outside the house when he was stabbed. That's the excessive force. https://m.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/jack-had-gone-so-pale-he-went-to-walk-past-me-as-if-i-wasnt-there-witness-tells-murder-trial-of-moment-his-best-friend-was-stabbed-41314303.html Also, the "poor teenager" was a scum. From a local facebook page: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0CMMjhGmMd3dFdAo9CkkK6qWviLEB7twZ4vTKwPj55ukcRyAtvDoPA8aEtjf7PG55l&id=100003540454766 >"No I'm sorry but this is the most disgusting and biggest load of rubbish I've ever read and I'm genuinely sick of seeing all these lies all over the internet. why weren't people told about the torture Dean inflicted on our village in the months before this happened, all the houses he robbed and sheds he broke into, robbing people in the woods threatening them with knifes to rob their money and phones breaking one young fellas arm while doing so, constant walking around with a knife in his possesion, tormenting an elderly man making his life miserable, people were sick of him and unfortunately when the gaurds don't do their job people take things into their own hands which isn't always right but people had enough of him bullying our village, there were 3 people I know of also went up to that house in the weeks leading up because of things he had done to their family! Jack was a good person and a good friend and did not deserve to loose his life at the hands of this little scumbag. The comments being made on Facebook are sick and shows that people will believe anything the read online without knowing any back story. There should be a character reference made by the whole village in court and how many peoples lives he affected while living in dunmore and one more thing they can't say he didn't return to Waterford after it as I have photo evidence of him sitting in activate living his life after taking someone else's. I personally hope he rots in there and has a miserable life after all the devestation and pain he has caused. Jack is so missed by his family and friends and always will be ❤️" Sounds like the" poor teenager" in a small town was a piece of shit and the locals were tired of his shit. Unfortunately a hard working fishermen waited until he was drunk before he took action.