Not getting any punishment

I have the same qualm. In morality situations where a person is morally justified in revenge the burden of NOT harming innocents is ENTIRELY on them. In fictional stories where the hero (or antihero) is a vigilante they ALWAYS let the villains go if taking them down also harms innocents and the villains often take advantage of this by cowardly hiding behind hostages. A "hero" loses all moral credibility with me when they are ok with harming innocents to get their revenge.

Yes it was an accident and he was found not guilty because the jury rebelled but the could have AT LEAST had him prosecuted for crippling for life that poor security guard. He as the "hero" of this story failed in his responsibility not to harm innocents. Yes it was an accident but not scott free in my book.

And I do NOT think he should have gotten off scott free on the murders either. I hate child rapists as much as the next person and I can feel for him. Heck, I myself might have done the same thing if I had a child and that were to happen BUT we as a SOCIETY absolutely CAN NEVER ABSOLUTELY NEVER decide that it is permissible for an enraged person to kill a defendant in a trial inside the courtroom while they are handcuffed. As soon as we as a society decide that that is permissible if they "really deserve it" others will follow suit. In some cases it will be crimes nowhere near as bad (like brutally killing the man who vandalized your car) or the enraged parent will make a mistake and kill an innocent person. I don't want him getting life I totally agree on a purely moral level that they deserved to die and burn in hell but as soon as our legal system accepts that as a defense we are inviting anarchy.

Some years before this movie was filmed Ellie Nestler shot and killed the man who raped her son in the courtroom in a situation similar to this movie (though she did not also shoot innocent bystanders) and several people I talked to thought she should get an award instead of prison. Such a sad story because she had breast cancer and likely died in prison unable to have a proper relationship with her already damaged son. Even then I AGREED with the court that she had to serve some time and could not get off scott free.

It's a novel turned into a movie and acted out beautifully by some amazing actors. It's also a movie. Suspension of certain belief is necessary as well as it also being a period piece to a certain extent. You two are morons.