I've seen some of the comments, and they're unbelievably hate-filled. I've said a million times and I'll say a million times more, FOLKS, put your social media pages on PRIVATE for friends and family only. I know we're all outraged and have opinions on what has happened and who is (ultimately and peripherally) to blame, but that doesn't mean we have the right to unleash venom on anyone. Rights to freedom of expression come with responsibility as well.
In *some* ways, this case is very similar to the Bella Grogan-Canella case. Her mother (while circumstances were a bit different) received the same kind of comments on her FB page. Same language, same hate, same condemnation. Social media has become a game-changer in what in society has become acceptable, and most definitely not for the better.
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Its actually very common with all of the cases which have involved the kidnapping, rape, and murder of a child or children. Its been happening I know even before Jessica Lunsford was found murdered or even before little Danielle Van Dam was kidnapped, raped, and murdered by David Westerfield and has continued right on to the present date.
Social media can be a wonderful communication tool if used correctly but now for so many it seems to have become an outlet/platform where countless others find family members of the little murder victim guilty via the internet. In fact often there is so much effort in bashing, and accusing the parent/s that the real murderer is not mentioned as often as the parents are. I really don't know why this has happened in such great abundance but it seems it has become some type of blood sport for many on social media sites. Maybe its because they sit behind a monitor or put up FB fake names and thinks that protects them. This case sadly is no different than many others that have happened nor were the parent/s treated any differently. Its happened in many high profile cases before just like little Shaylyn's.
I am not going to sit here and pretend I think Shaylyn's family is 'family of the year' material, and much could have been done differently to make Shaylin have a safer place to stay inside of her father's home, imo. BUT at this time I have no reason to believe any of her family members knew about this or was involved. I have to realize if I make accusations I need to have supporting facts to support them. At this time, I do not have those facts so her family to me at this time are victims as well. I also have to realize even dysfunctional and highly imperfect families grieve the loss of their child or children.
Everyday across America at some time or the other a friend of a friend will bring another friend along to visit someone's home. The problem is predators really don't look like two headed monsters nor do they act like rabid monsters either. They look just like everyone else. How I wish they did come with a warning sign on their forehead that flashed "Beware, pedophile!!!" In reality I don't think anyone thinks someone they knew even casually would be capable of doing something this inhumane and horrific against a precious child. The brain isn't geared that way to be suspicious of everyone all the time.
Thank God, what happened to little Shaylyn is still very rare. Children who are grossly neglected, abused in everyway possible, including repeated rapes, and murders have to fear who they live with the most. The majority of time abused, incest raped, and murdered child/children are/were living inside the home with them and trapped with their very worst enemy of all. Their parents or a parent and a live in BF/GF are the ones who does the vast majority of neglect, abuse, and murders of defenseless little children.
I have learned a long time ago that in cases like this the majority is never satisfied by the behaviors of parents of murdered children even when they had no involvement in their child's murder. No matter who they are, they are simply torn to shreds one way or the other.
Perhaps it is done because the commenters believe those parents are so unlike them, and feel it could never happened to their child or children because they believe they have good parenting skills which will keep their children safe at all times. However; things like this have happened to the best of parents who loved and cared for their child with the child being raised in a good environment. That is scary, and very hard to digest for any parent because the reality is it has happened, and can happen to any parent (good or bad) with children.
I couldn't even post about this case for days. I just read. It is such an unimaginable horror to know a supposed human being could do such horrific and evil things to a little tiny 1 year old girl. How does one become this evil? I am not sure I want to even comprehend it. How could anyone be sexually attracted to a little baby? We truly have monsters walking among us. Its not only Shaylyn being raped and murdered but it has happened to little boys and other little infant/toddlers have also suffered the same fate from the monster who crossed their path. How in the hell have some in our society sunk so low making it feel as if they rose up out of the pits of hell?
God bless sweet Shaylin. Shaylyn your little beautiful face makes me breakdown and cry for you. I am so sorry this has happened to you sweetheart, you deserved so much better.
God please help all of our children who are in so much danger now who are crying out in the dark every night with no help in sight.
Please save the next little child who will face their own demon monster who wants to prey upon their innocence.
