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Thanks rebelcowboy, well said.
We naturally want to protect the defenseless in our society but yet sometimes we quickly race to judgment, destroying someone else's life along the way. Here is an article that appeared today...this man lost 30 years of his life: In Prison for 30 Years. I don't know the details of that case, but I feel fairly confident that the prosecutor felt that he achieved a just sentence. The prosecutor had *all* the evidence before him during the investigation and trial (except for the DNA results), he had his detectives that worked on it, probably forensic labs, witnesses, etc.,. He made a case and convinced a jury of this man's guilt. But, the man was innocent.
How can we, then, judge this woman when all we know is what is written in the news....this day and time news is written to sell, not necessarily to be accurate.
The blood of this child and millions of others will not go unanswered.
No matter what facts are known or not known, I *know* that justice will be served.
Ed
I hear what you are saying and in a lot of situations would agree, however as a MOTHER I most certainly know exactly what I WOULD DO. There are just some things that are so animalistic and instinctual it is undeniable. Not to say that every mother is like this obviously. I just cannot fathom how people do and don't do things so plainly wrong. Perhaps stealing I wouldn't judge, or even certain acts of violence when I do not know the true circumstances but a child, who was really only a baby (most parents would agree 4 still qualifies) was killed. Not by accident but BEATEN to death by one creature I won't even consider a person while his mother turned a blind eye for FOUR DAYS! Where is the gray zone in this? What could we possibly not understand or have missed? Perhaps one or both of the criminals had aweful childhoods in which some of the very same abuse happened. I would have laid down my life to save them then but once you perpetuate the cycle there is no more sympathy. Not everyone who goes through aweful things comes out to pass it on. As a very young child I had a rough start. Meth addict mom, born addicted to the stuff, abused neglected, sexually abused. I had two concussions, a broken arm and phenonia all by the time I was 2 1/2. I believe my mother was no longer a "person" I would never let that continue. We all have choice, except for the innocent.
Thanks rebelcowboy, well said.
We naturally want to protect the defenseless in our society but yet sometimes we quickly race to judgment, destroying someone else's life along the way. Here is an article that appeared today...this man lost 30 years of his life: In Prison for 30 Years. I don't know the details of that case, but I feel fairly confident that the prosecutor felt that he achieved a just sentence. The prosecutor had *all* the evidence before him during the investigation and trial (except for the DNA results), he had his detectives that worked on it, probably forensic labs, witnesses, etc.,. He made a case and convinced a jury of this man's guilt. But, the man was innocent.
How can we, then, judge this woman when all we know is what is written in the news....this day and time news is written to sell, not necessarily to be accurate.
The blood of this child and millions of others will not go unanswered.
No matter what facts are known or not known, I *know* that justice will be served.
Ed
I hear what you are saying and in a lot of situations would agree, however as a MOTHER I most certainly know exactly what I WOULD DO. There are just some things that are so animalistic and instinctual it is undeniable. Not to say that every mother is like this obviously. I just cannot fathom how people do and don't do things so plainly wrong. Perhaps stealing I wouldn't judge, or even certain acts of violence when I do not know the true circumstances but a child, who was really only a baby (most parents would agree 4 still qualifies) was killed. Not by accident but BEATEN to death by one creature I won't even consider a person while his mother turned a blind eye for FOUR DAYS! Where is the gray zone in this? What could we possibly not understand or have missed? Perhaps one or both of the criminals had aweful childhoods in which some of the very same abuse happened. I would have laid down my life to save them then but once you perpetuate the cycle there is no more sympathy. Not everyone who goes through aweful things comes out to pass it on. As a very young child I had a rough start. Meth addict mom, born addicted to the stuff, abused neglected, sexually abused. I had two concussions, a broken arm and phenonia all by the time I was 2 1/2. I believe my mother was no longer a "person" I would never let that continue. We all have choice, except for the innocent.
