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When Teenager Sandra Knowlton Killed Officer Paul Simard

2021/9/28
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播音员：本期节目讲述了1958年缅因州利物浦发生的枪击案，14岁的Sandra Knowlton在与警察对峙中射杀了警官Paul Simard。事件起因于Sandra Knowlton不堪忍受家庭暴力而离家出走，在与警察对峙过程中，情绪激动之下开枪，最终导致了悲剧的发生。案件审判过程以及最终判决结果，都反映了法律对未成年人犯罪的特殊考量。同时，节目也关注了受害者警官Paul Simard的家庭，以及他的妻子Anita Simard在丈夫死后所经历的痛苦和坚强。 Sandra Knowlton：Sandra Knowlton对当年的事件记忆模糊，她否认故意射杀警官，并表示枪支是母亲的。她认为子弹可能来自其他警员，是一场意外。她对童年时遭受的家庭暴力经历以及与父母的关系，都表达了深深的遗憾。 Anita Simard：Anita Simard讲述了她与丈夫Paul Simard相识、结婚以及共同生活的点点滴滴，表达了对丈夫的深切怀念，以及在丈夫死后独自抚养两个女儿的艰辛。她对利物浦警察局为纪念丈夫所做的努力表示感谢。 播音员：本节目探讨了法律对过失杀人罪的定义，以及在未成年人犯罪案件中，如何平衡对未成年人的保护与对社会责任的承担。同时，节目也呼吁社会关注家庭暴力问题，并为受虐待的儿童提供帮助和支持。本案中，Sandra Knowlton的家庭暴力经历以及她对警察的恐惧，都对她的行为产生了重要影响。虽然她最终被判犯有过失杀人罪，但她的遭遇也引发了人们对家庭暴力和未成年人犯罪的思考。

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In 1958, a 14-year-old girl named Sandra Knowlton engaged in a 30-minute standoff with ten Lewiston police officers, ultimately shooting and killing Officer Paul Simard before surrendering.

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1958 - Lewiston, Maine.

In July of 1958, ten police officers in Lewiston, Maine found themselves in a 30-minute standoff with an armed shooter in the woods just off a road in nearby Sabattus. Trying to de-escalate the situation, Police Officer Paul J. Simard stepped forward, talking with the shooter to drop their weapon.

But the shooter didn't back down. And a shot rang out, hitting Officer Simard and killing him.

When the standoff finally came to a head, the shooter agreed to surrender... and out from the behind a bush stepped the deadly shooter... a 14-year-old girl named Sandra Knowlton.

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