Sadly it goes back to any kind of father is better than no father type of mentality. When parenting takes so much more than being there and occupying space. It takes patience and selflessness, two things which D'Andre is clearly incapable of providing.
Now he is hiding behind further imaginery circumstances.
Anyone can google carjacking and a child in the car. Even in the last 7-14 days, each incident in which this occured the child was found almost immediately. In each instance the parent attempted to fight the abductor and save their child. A parent, a TRUE parent, would lay down their life for a child. Not D'Andre. Instead he made it clear he would be willing to sacrifice his childs life for his own - and he honestly feels he has provided a justifiable reason for doing so.
And it is Christmas time, and he chooses this route as the example for all of his children, all of his family and all of his peers.
I keep thinking about that song, you're not a man, you are a mouse or something like that. It's an older song. Haven't heard it for ages.
The man should just fess up. Be honest and truthful for what this really is. He lost his temper, his child died, he panicked, he did not mean to do this. Make himself a deal, agree to plead guilty for a lesser sentence and lead authorities to his daughter. Anything short of that and this useless piece of flesh occupying space and taking up air doesn't even deserve to breath the same air the rest of us do.
JMO