Respectfully:
To invite and engage with TG for to discuss what type of child was "Bella" and Isabella's sister, how Isabella's sister is handling the situation, what Isabella's sister said during the phone call and later, to discuss what circumstances led for to JJR need a place to stay, what was his demeanor that evening, when did he (really) leave, etc.
If the above idea is perceived as a method to "find excuses" and to "ignore the mistakes TG made" then I would have to say the take-away entirely misses the point and the value of developing such an opportunity.
In fact, I believe the idea would result in perhaps valuable and useful information (applicable to many such cases I would expect) than would simply labeling TG a dangerous parent, pointing out her weight problem and how (some in SM) make note of how often she's been eating out and about since the tragic event and letting those jabs simply float throughout the ether for the next millennium.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/bhcbellastrong/ Some photos of the Memorial...
The pics are beautiful but is it really necessary for them to update everyone on where Tania is sitting? The last time I saw FB groups this vile was when Dylan Redwine was missing (I know that a few remain) and could have went my entire life without seeing them again. TG may be a horrible mother but she isn't the one looking dangerous and unfit right now.
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Investigators served a search warrant at the family's home Thursday morning and could be heard telling people in the residence to come out with their arms up.
Oh, you don't even want to read there, people are harsh, eek!
Sadly, that is the exception, not the rule. Just because these children may survive being murdered, doesn't mean they don't pay a heavy price. Most of them grow up repeating the poor choices their parent's made.
Just because they survived doesn't mean they aren't affected significantly.
Is simply surviving the *test* for excusing and ignoring children at risk? What percentage is acceptable for growing up unscathed?
If you read any of my other recent posts you would be able to discern that I am all for intervention.My overall point for offering my own experience with very, very close friends who have fully survived their addictions (with them and their children-now-adults being quite normal and released of their pain - I have particular intimate knowledge of and participation in their paths to recovery) is that such cases are not always and definitively lost causes and to immediately dismiss every case as such does a disservice to society overall. We are better than that as a society.
Do we simply stop attempting to break through the defensive, sometimes overly-scarred exteriors of addicted personalities and leave them to fend for themselves and wallow in their downward spiral without discovering reasons why such addictions occur and what makes the lifestyle concurrently destructive and attractive to them, and then bash the living excrement out of them when their situation presents with tragic result, without ever having attempted to lend a hand?
Remember: they are addicts. They are not thinking clearly. Simply attributing to them their knowing of "right from wrong" does not qualify the claim "they know what they're doing, they made a choice, they can unmake the choice."
NO. It is NOT that simple. They are addicts (addictive personality also includes non-drug-related dependencies). They can not control themselves. They will continue to say they need help. They will say they will get themselves straight. They will refuse offers of help. They must be broken, hit rock bottom for them to even consider a mildly serious attempt to getting straight. This, unfortunately, typically leads to a severely physical and / or mental injury that overpowers the desires to satisfy the addiction. A fear must be extinguished (fear they will not succeed), a realization they can survive without addiction, that being straight is a high in and of itself and .. the very odd aspect to this: *feeling straight* must satisfy the addictive desires. Replacement therapy is what worked for our friends.
I am not a "bleeding heart liberal" (wow, does that age me?), as some might be thinking and I can almost feel anger directed at me, emanating through the monitor. I am not making excuses for their behavior. I have no sympathy for those who unequivocally and continually refuse to seek or accept help of any degree, especially those who have children. And yes, at some point you just have to accept a lost cause for what it is ... but, IMO, NOT before every proper attempt has been made to save that person regardless of what tragedy (that they are not DIRECTLY responsible for, i.e.: murdered their child or spouse) might have occurred during their sickness.
For argument's sake, let's say a "GT" (uh-huh) might be a lousy, addict mother, her daughter murdered at the hands of a 'family friend', a someone whom the mother thought she knew to be a nice guy even though she knew he has a criminal record that screams "I AM DANGEROUS". So, we comment, "GT is scum!", "GT is evil!", "GT is a baby killer enabler!" ........ I do not see a productive value in any of it, except maybe to fuel the anger coffers of people who might themselves have been victims and simply want to destroy the "evil addicts".
http://www.abc15.com/news/region-no...-indicted-in-death-of-8-year-old-arizona-girl He was indicted on first-degree murder and felony counts of child abuse, abandonment of a dead body and kidnapping a minor under the age of 15.
I thought the same thing, and because of that it brings more questions of why he took her in the first place. Why would he kidnap her if not for this reason, unless they've just not brought those charges yet. As it is, it's given more thought to what her sister said about him texting or messaging he had Bella.As horrific as all that is, we can breathe a sigh of relief that there are no rape charges.
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As horrific as all that is, we can breathe a sigh of relief that there are no rape charges.
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However, authorities said she didn't have any clothing on her lower half, and they still are looking into whether she was the victim of sexual assault.
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