JMO I'm sure that she is terrified so I don't blame her for not wanting to make any more statements than she already has. But she knows that she may be called as a witness under oath, particularly if she is not charged with anything. If the GJ indicts Ross, IMO, that is when the legal maneuvering starts. Plea bargaining, adjusted charges, etc. If he is not indicted, she gets her "leader" back, if she is still interested in being his dutiful wife. For now, everything is on hold, and it's best to lie low. Publishing the impact statement was a dumb move and started the pot boiling again...........JMO
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I have no doubt that the Grand Jury will indict Harris. I'm hoping that LE is building a case against Leanna as well so that when Harris' court proceedings are finished they can move on to her. Leanna should be very afraid of the DA coming after her as well. And she has only herself to blame for that.
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She's delusional so am thinking something along the lines of serious psych exam at least.
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Thanks. I guess I could see that. I just see her as having issues that medicine and professional "help" won't cure and/or treat. It's like there is no soul there. There isn't anything anyone can do for that problem. I see a sense of entitlement, in both her and Harris. Self centered. Above the law of not only the land but of their God as well. Lots of issues that are not treatable.
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This form was a Crime Victim Impact Statement.
Clearly, LH does not believe that Cooper was a crime victim or that her husband committed a crime, so there was no legitimate reason at all for her to have filled out this form.
Victim impact statements are intended to assist the Court and the DA's office during the sentencing phase, as well as to assist the State Department of Corrections during a parole hearing.
These impact statements are not intended to be used to berate the justice system for bringing charges against a defendant. I've never seen anything like this. I'm stunned that LH's attorney allowed her to fill out the form in this manner - especially since LE has obviously been scrutinizing her previous statements.
LH's answers on the form are, in my opinion, less about her grief and more about how she and RH are the so-called victims of the MSM, the legal system, and society. She claims that her grief is "indefinable" and that it "cannot be explained in words or emotions". She's in grief counseling. She's depressed. Well - who wouldn't be after the loss of a child???
This was her opportunity to illustrate her grief and to explain at length how the death of her baby has affected her. She wasn't limited to the three lines of space below each question on the form - she could have attached additional pages and written as much as she wanted or needed to. It seems (to me) that her description of her grief was perfunctory and offered little to no tangible information.
LH talked about not being able to return to work - but she blamed the media, rather than her grief and loss, for that. :facepalm:
She easily found the words to explain her outrage against the MSM, the legal system, and society for "rushing to judgment". She easily found the words to defend her husband (yet again) and to proclaim what a "wonderful" "loving" father he was. At least she refrained from referring to RH as a wonderful "leader" again.
Nowhere did she talk about what Cooper had endured, what he suffered, as he died an excruciating death (most likely on the advice of her attorney, who undoubtedly wants to downplay that horrific aspect). She gave a brief nod to the future, but referenced it as "our future", not Cooper's future. This was her opportunity to give Cooper a voice - to talk about everything he will miss out on, everything he could have been but will never be. She could have talked about Cooper as a person - who he was during his brief 22 months of life - what he liked, what made him laugh, etc.
She could have listed some things he'll never do again - spending time with his family and friends, his favorite toys he'll never be able to play with again, his favorite playground he'll never be able to visit again, all the things he'll miss out on in the future - his future. For instance: learning to ride a bike, learning to swim, going to school and making friends, learning to play a musical instrument, playing baseball, football, etc. I mean, the list goes on and on and the sky's the limit, from things he'll never get to experience as a child, as a teenager, or as an adult.
But, in LH's mind, this world is "broken", so I suppose she believes he's been spared a life of unending misery, rather than robbed of a life of joy and adventure - a life he had the right to pursue, a life he had the right to live.
LH blames the media for not being able to return to work. She's a healthcare professional. Has it ever occurred to her that she's lost consulting jobs perhaps due to some of her own alarming statements? If she wanted to stand by her man, she could have done so quietly and privately and the media and the public would have been none the wiser. Instead, she used her baby's funeral to decry this "broken" world, to declare that even if she could, she wouldn't bring her baby back, and to promote her husband as a "leader". Not to mention her words to RH in the police interview room "Did you say too much?" Has it ever occurred to her that her own statements may have caused those she consulted with to possibly lose trust in her judgment and/or to possibly lose confidence in her ability to carry out her professional duties in a safe manner?
Rather than be angry with the person who's responsible for her baby's death - her husband - she chooses to be angry with the State of Georgia, the MSM, the public, and society at large for the loss of her family (read: RH), her inability to work, and her current circumstances.
Clearly, LH does not believe that Cooper was a crime victim or that her husband committed a crime, so there was no legitimate reason at all for her to have filled out this form.
Victim impact statements are intended to assist the Court and the DA's office during the sentencing phase, as well as to assist the State Department of Corrections during a parole hearing.
These impact statements are not intended to be used to berate the justice system for bringing charges against a defendant. I've never seen anything like this. I'm stunned that LH's attorney allowed her to fill out the form in this manner - especially since LE has obviously been scrutinizing her previous statements.
LH's answers on the form are, in my opinion, less about her grief and more about how she and RH are the so-called victims of the MSM, the legal system, and society. She claims that her grief is "indefinable" and that it "cannot be explained in words or emotions". She's in grief counseling. She's depressed. Well - who wouldn't be after the loss of a child???
This was her opportunity to illustrate her grief and to explain at length how the death of her baby has affected her. She wasn't limited to the three lines of space below each question on the form - she could have attached additional pages and written as much as she wanted or needed to. It seems (to me) that her description of her grief was perfunctory and offered little to no tangible information.
LH talked about not being able to return to work - but she blamed the media, rather than her grief and loss, for that. :facepalm:
She easily found the words to explain her outrage against the MSM, the legal system, and society for "rushing to judgment". She easily found the words to defend her husband (yet again) and to proclaim what a "wonderful" "loving" father he was. At least she refrained from referring to RH as a wonderful "leader" again.
Nowhere did she talk about what Cooper had endured, what he suffered, as he died an excruciating death (most likely on the advice of her attorney, who undoubtedly wants to downplay that horrific aspect). She gave a brief nod to the future, but referenced it as "our future", not Cooper's future. This was her opportunity to give Cooper a voice - to talk about everything he will miss out on, everything he could have been but will never be. She could have talked about Cooper as a person - who he was during his brief 22 months of life - what he liked, what made him laugh, etc.
She could have listed some things he'll never do again - spending time with his family and friends, his favorite toys he'll never be able to play with again, his favorite playground he'll never be able to visit again, all the things he'll miss out on in the future - his future. For instance: learning to ride a bike, learning to swim, going to school and making friends, learning to play a musical instrument, playing baseball, football, etc. I mean, the list goes on and on and the sky's the limit, from things he'll never get to experience as a child, as a teenager, or as an adult.
But, in LH's mind, this world is "broken", so I suppose she believes he's been spared a life of unending misery, rather than robbed of a life of joy and adventure - a life he had the right to pursue, a life he had the right to live.
LH blames the media for not being able to return to work. She's a healthcare professional. Has it ever occurred to her that she's lost consulting jobs perhaps due to some of her own alarming statements? If she wanted to stand by her man, she could have done so quietly and privately and the media and the public would have been none the wiser. Instead, she used her baby's funeral to decry this "broken" world, to declare that even if she could, she wouldn't bring her baby back, and to promote her husband as a "leader". Not to mention her words to RH in the police interview room "Did you say too much?" Has it ever occurred to her that her own statements may have caused those she consulted with to possibly lose trust in her judgment and/or to possibly lose confidence in her ability to carry out her professional duties in a safe manner?
Rather than be angry with the person who's responsible for her baby's death - her husband - she chooses to be angry with the State of Georgia, the MSM, the public, and society at large for the loss of her family (read: RH), her inability to work, and her current circumstances.
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I saw snippets of the interview on CNN, but only what I found online later.
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Yep - you nailed it.
Apparently, according to LH, little Cooper dying an agonizing death because his father either negligently or intentionally left him in his car all day isn't a crime.
To hear LH tell it, the legal system and society are the criminals and she and her husband are the victims of these so-called criminals.
Poor Cooper.
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Exactly. In fact when I first saw that she'd prepared a victim impact statement, I thought, "Oh! She's gotten a clue and turned on RH!" Man was I ever wrong. Nope. Once again it's all about LH and RH and an attempt to get his sentence reduced, IMO.
And like a number of you have said, I'd been wavering toward the, "Well maybe she's just a gullible pawn in RH's plan after all" side of the coin. But the "victim" "impact statement" had just the opposite effect. It put me squarely back in the guilty of complicity column.
I wonder if there was anyone in Cooper's life who truly cared about him. Poor little guy.
Exactly. In fact when I first saw that she'd prepared a victim impact statement, I thought, "Oh! She's gotten a clue and turned on RH!" Man was I ever wrong. Nope. Once again it's all about LH and RH and an attempt to get his sentence reduced, IMO.
And like a number of you have said, I'd been wavering toward the, "Well maybe she's just a gullible pawn in RH's plan after all" side of the coin. But the "victim" "impact statement" had just the opposite effect. It put me squarely back in the guilty of complicity column.
I wonder if there was anyone in Cooper's life who truly cared about him. Poor little guy.
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It would certainly be interesting to see how that played out.
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but if she filed for disability because of extreme distress and grief over the untimely death of her son how then could she blame the press and the american public? What would she be a victim of if not them?
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Well MY good buddy Jesus doesn't "cotton" to folks killing their babies; AND people like RH and LH (and CA and others) might be able to fool the American system of justice, but they won't be fooling Pearly Gates justice, IMO.
The more I think about this victim impact statement, the madder I get. I knew I was avoiding this thread for a reason. Grrr.
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I have read every link that has been posted since this tragedy. I have also read most of the comments and every time almost all of the comments are negative. Just breaks my heart how CH suffered! Hits close to home since I have a 26 month old grandson.
but if she filed for disability because of extreme distress and grief over the untimely death of her son how then could she blame the press and the american public? What would she be a victim of if not them?
She would be disabled for her inability to function as a citizen because the citizens caused her depression. And the citizens will have to pay for her disability. Convoluted, isn't it? aargh JMO
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oy. I am still just trying to process this IMO very very bad decision to reopen herself to public scrutiny.
Her attorney is talking out of both sides of his mouth. On the one hand she absolutely is a victim, see? Even the state thinks so, they sent her this form. On the other, the form once completed makes it clear that she is not the victim of any crime in her own opinion.
What a fuster.
Her attorney is talking out of both sides of his mouth. On the one hand she absolutely is a victim, see? Even the state thinks so, they sent her this form. On the other, the form once completed makes it clear that she is not the victim of any crime in her own opinion.
What a fuster.
Exactly. She took the opportunity to profess her victimhood by Media of which there is NO evidence of a crime. (I wonder if her attorney encouraged her to fill out the form for the purpose of rousing the silent media into making libelous statements, thus fulfilling their dream of a big money lawsuit). Otherwise, there was no reason to fill out the perfunctory form, at all. JMO * I said crime, I should have said tort, or civil infraction.
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LH would never qualify for disability benefits at the young age of 30, imho, without well-documented, long-term, psychological issues which 43 days would not be considered long-term. If she is unable to work for over a year, she still may not qualify for disability benefits without proof of an inability to perform at ANY job. The govt would expect her to be participating in intense therapy and medicated in such a way that it would prevent her from returning to any type of work and not just in her chosen field.
AFAIK, the government does not automatically give disability to parents whose children die.
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I'm not certain just yet that LH may have been complicit in Cooper's death, but I have zero doubt, based on her own statements, that her top priority was and is her husband.
I don't see LH as a knowing, active participant in RH's schemes, but rather a woman whose sole concern (in my opinion, based on her own statements & actions) is having a man in her life, even if that man is a two-timing, sexting to minors, accused killer of her child. If so, I think RH counted on her "stand-by-your-man" characteristics when he implemented his murderous plan. If LH is the kind of desperate woman I think she is, RH would have been confident that she wouldn't question his actions after he killed Cooper. I think RH knew that he could literally get away with murder in LH's eyes, convinced that she would believe anything he told her - and, unfortunately, she proved him right.
I've been waiting these past weeks, hoping that time and distance away from RH would have given LH much-needed perspective, hoping that an enlightened, trusted family member or friend would offer advice she would heed that would help her to see the light. My hopes were dashed with the release of this so-called Crime Victim Impact Statement.
I still remember her apparent indifferent demeanor during the probable cause hearing - chomping on gum, seemingly bored. After years of trial watching, her attitude conspicuously contrasted with bereaved family members I've witnessed who were mourning the loss of a beloved child or family member.
Although at this point I don't believe that LH is directly involved, I wouldn't be surprised if LE is still investigating LH's possible involvement or knowledge. Following the probable cause hearing, LE hasn't said a word about LH. LH and her attorney would be wise to take a page out of LE's book and keep their mouths shut.
IDK why her attorney would release this crime victim impact statement as an indicator that LE isn't looking at her, when he knows full well that it's standard procedure for it to be sent out in a packet to the next of kin of a deceased victim. Maybe he was hoping the media or the public would be unaware of this fact?
If LE had communicated to Mr. Z that LH has been definitively cleared of any and all scrutiny, Mr. Z would have relayed that all-important information to the media. Instead, he comes across as reading tea leaves by insinuating that the mere receipt of this victim impact form has any meaning whatsoever.
His client's comments on the form have not done her any favors, either, which makes it all the more curious why it was released to the media. LH's continued defense of her husband will not endear her to the public, nor will LH's criticism of law enforcement convince LE or the DA of her husband's innocence.
I don't see LH as a knowing, active participant in RH's schemes, but rather a woman whose sole concern (in my opinion, based on her own statements & actions) is having a man in her life, even if that man is a two-timing, sexting to minors, accused killer of her child. If so, I think RH counted on her "stand-by-your-man" characteristics when he implemented his murderous plan. If LH is the kind of desperate woman I think she is, RH would have been confident that she wouldn't question his actions after he killed Cooper. I think RH knew that he could literally get away with murder in LH's eyes, convinced that she would believe anything he told her - and, unfortunately, she proved him right.
I've been waiting these past weeks, hoping that time and distance away from RH would have given LH much-needed perspective, hoping that an enlightened, trusted family member or friend would offer advice she would heed that would help her to see the light. My hopes were dashed with the release of this so-called Crime Victim Impact Statement.
I still remember her apparent indifferent demeanor during the probable cause hearing - chomping on gum, seemingly bored. After years of trial watching, her attitude conspicuously contrasted with bereaved family members I've witnessed who were mourning the loss of a beloved child or family member.
Although at this point I don't believe that LH is directly involved, I wouldn't be surprised if LE is still investigating LH's possible involvement or knowledge. Following the probable cause hearing, LE hasn't said a word about LH. LH and her attorney would be wise to take a page out of LE's book and keep their mouths shut.
IDK why her attorney would release this crime victim impact statement as an indicator that LE isn't looking at her, when he knows full well that it's standard procedure for it to be sent out in a packet to the next of kin of a deceased victim. Maybe he was hoping the media or the public would be unaware of this fact?
If LE had communicated to Mr. Z that LH has been definitively cleared of any and all scrutiny, Mr. Z would have relayed that all-important information to the media. Instead, he comes across as reading tea leaves by insinuating that the mere receipt of this victim impact form has any meaning whatsoever.
His client's comments on the form have not done her any favors, either, which makes it all the more curious why it was released to the media. LH's continued defense of her husband will not endear her to the public, nor will LH's criticism of law enforcement convince LE or the DA of her husband's innocence.
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http://www.ajc.com/news/news/crime-l...-victim/ngyBt/ Listen at 01:45 attorney Esther Panitch (who is not involved with the case) said (I am paraphrasing) DA also uses the impact statement in deciding whether or not to call LH as witness.
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