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The web actually wanted to listen to this.
The daughter of a former Kentucky sheriff has determined to talk up about how folks on-line have been speaking about her father’s felony case. Lila Stines is eighteen years previous, and her father, Shawn “Mickey” Stines, was once the sheriff of Letcher County.
In line with Fox Information, he was arrested final yr after being accused of killing an area decide named Kevin Mullins. The decide was 54 years previous and was shot inside his personal workplace on the courthouse in September 2024.
Lila posted a video on TikTok the place she talked about what occurred however didn’t share any particulars in regards to the precise case. She mentioned she wouldn’t get into specifics however needed to say one thing to all of the folks on-line who’ve been making content material about what occurred to her household. Her video received loads of consideration shortly, and folks began speaking about whether or not it’s proper or unsuitable for web customers to debate instances like this one.
She had each proper to say this
In her video, Lila referred to as out what she described as gossips on the web. She advised them they have been taking her ache and making it their pleasure. She mentioned folks have been turning what occurred to actual households into one thing they might giggle about or use for leisure.
“You take my ache and making it your pleasure,” she mentioned on the video. “You’re taking our tales and turning them into massive leisure items, jokes.” Lila additionally identified that some folks have been really being profitable off her household’s scenario and requested when that turned one thing folks thought was okay to do.
“And for that matter, you’re making it, your revenue. Since when did that grow to be OK? So my recommendation to the folks doing that, get a job. Do one thing significant along with your life, and contribute to society in a constructive approach,” she mentioned.
Lila was fairly direct when speaking to the individuals who have been following her father’s case on-line. She requested them in the event that they actually had nothing higher to do with their time than gossip about her household. She advised these folks they need to get jobs and attempt to do one thing that really helps society as an alternative of treating actual tragedies like they’re simply tales for social media posts.
Her father is 44 years previous and was caught on digital camera going into the decide’s workplace earlier than capturing him. The video from that day was performed in courtroom throughout a listening to again in October 2024.
What the video confirmed was a person who police mentioned was Stines taking out a gun and capturing Choose Mullins whereas he was sitting at his desk. After that, the video confirmed the person strolling round to the place the decide had fallen on the ground and capturing once more.
The decide ended up dying from being shot a number of occasions, which is what the Kentucky State Police confirmed. Shawn Stines is now going through a cost of first-degree homicide and is being held in jail whereas he waits for his trial to occur. He advised the courtroom he’s not responsible of what they’re accusing him of. This case has gotten consideration just like different homicide instances the place surprising proof got here out in courtroom.
Individuals who watched Lila’s video had totally different reactions to what she mentioned. Some folks mentioned she was courageous for standing up and speaking about how all the web consideration has harm her and her household.
Different folks weren’t as supportive and mentioned she was simply attempting to take consideration away from what her father is accused of doing. The case remains to be making information in Kentucky and throughout the web whereas the courtroom course of continues. Tales like this present how tragedy can have an effect on on a regular basis folks in surprising methods.





