Do any of you frequent other forums? Do you have some gist?
It's strange that there's not more talk about the dad... or any of the others involved.
While I agree he has responsibility in his daughter's fate, between the two of them (BL and Carey) it's the Aunt that is carrying the bulk of the guilt here, either that or she is not handling it as well as BL. I'm imagining that she feels she led her neice to the "gallows" so to speak by agreeing to take her there.
IF I go back to the beginning of all the people involved on the list of "what if's" in chronological order, (what came first), that takes me back to the the State of N.C. that let this man out of prison 6 months early. IF that had not happened, that person would not have been there on November 10th, 2009 and the chances are fairly good Shaniya would still have her life. Next in that order is what IF AD was not sending Shaniya off with men but was doing the best she could under her circumstances and did the right thing by calling either Aunt Carey or BL and said look, I'm having some real problems here and it's not the best environment for Shaniya right now, "could you come and get her" until things improve. I doubt BL was providing support if I go by reports of that subject regarding his other children so AD was dealing with that added pressure. When AD made her first court appearance, I remember thinking at the time, "she doesn't know yet her daughter is dead" because they were in the process of recovering the body at the time. Not that I have any sympathy for either "Mom" or "Dad" in this tragedy but that would explain why she seemed unemotional in court. She didn't know yet. The point is, all the events that went down in this case chronologically were the result of Shaniya losing her life.
All are guilty in some form or another, the first to take the prize is the State of N.Carolina, the last being the murderer, the ticking time bomb waiting to go off that the State put among us again. Logic should have told them that anyone that would shoot someone in the face and run over a cop with a car does not belong in society, period. Not trying to diminish the culpibility of all the other characters here but, the bulk of the blame goes to them IMO.
In short, Shaniya got robbed just as her Aunt Carey said. Such a beautiful child that had so much life in her. Her smile was like a beacon. I think she's going to lead the way to change in this country for all those before her and if we shout loud enough for change, for many in the future.
