Have a little compassion.
And the next time?
And the time after that?
These things have to be brought out in the open and talked about. As long as people like you and your politically correct thinking persist these things will go on and on.
These are 60's generation parents sending their kids into the world without a clue.
My daughter took martial arts classes at age 14. Still does. She's 25. We talk about these murders all the time. She is FAR more derisive about the victim than I ever thought of being. Her comment: STUPID GIRL! DEAD GIRL!.
I blame parents because I am a parent. She blames victims and says she would never put herself in a position to be a victim. I hope she's right.
She points out these were not street corner abductions, that Taylor and Natalie put themselves in harms way.
But you just go right ahead and blame the messenger. Until YOU come up with a way to detect and lock up murderers BEFORE they strike, don't you dare get on my case for saying we have to teach our daughters some street smarts.
I don't believe these are 60's generation parents, however they are 70's and 80's which proably are alot worse because of what tones were set in the 60's
Women having children in the 80's are now college aged.
Commonwealth University.
Around 10:30 p.m. on September 14, 2005, Ben Fawley put the following entry in one of his LiveJournals on September 14, 2005, only to remove it within a day -- emphasis is added:
We all hope Taylor is ok. I like others am worried about Taylor. I have given my statement to the police. If the police want you to have that they will provide you with it. I gave the police all information I have on Taylor. At this time my friends have convinced me it is time to stop talking. I have nothing to hide. I just have nothing more to add. To protect Taylor and myself I will not be talking to anyone about this subject. I don't feel I need a lawyer, but my friends feel that to talk to anyone more without one would be foolish on my part...
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A reader took a close look at Taylor Behl's Livejournal and pointed out some things I felt were worth bringing to light here. I am uncertain as to whether this reader wants to be named, so I will not do so, but I do thank her for the heads-up.
First -- the following exchange between Taylor and Ben was found in a Livejournal entry the 17-year-old VCU student made April 8, 2005. I decided to go ahead and point to this dialogue between the 38-year-old photographer and Behl because it sheds more light on the nature of their relationship and Taylor's part in that relationship. Taylor wrote in the blog entry:
If you read this,
Even if I don't speak to you often,
You must post a memory of me.
It can be anything you want, good or bad,
Just so long as it happened.
Then post this to your journal.
See what people remember about you(...)
And Fawley responded:
...This very attractive girl climbed up into my bunk @ 407, the last girl to do so before the move...
Taylor wrote back a bit later; "well I was curious..." and three days after that response, on April 11, 2005, Skulz again commented; "...so was I...fact I still am.... :-p" In case Taylor's journal is one day taken off-line I have preserved the dialogue in a screenshot found at the bottom of this blog entry.
Five days later, according to an April 15, 2005 entry Fawley made in a Livejournal he apparently has recently deleted, Taylor Behl came to Richmond to visit Ben:
Tomorrow looks to be a very busy day if all goes as it should. Off early with Kathleen to help her with yet another art project. I am so glad the photos I took of her art showed it well enough for her to show them how good she is. She is up for a scholarship in the art department. That is due her talent, not my photos, but she needed good photos to show the work. Then I think Taylor should be here around noon, but then who knows. If she does I plan on taking her off to take photos in that spot I want to take some photos in. I think it would be a great place for photos. I wanted to take another there, but I don't think that will happen and Taylor is game...
Fawley later wrote in an entry in his Skulz67 Livejournal about Taylor's visit:
Then Taylor came down to Richmond to visit for the weekend. Got out to Belle Isle amongst other things. ::
:: I did some more playing in Photoshop. I have some of the simple wallpapers I have made up in my Photo Bucket if you would like to see. I didn’t do anything great as I am still playing around, but keeping it simple for now. I didn’t post all of the images I made into wallpaper, some I will not post for one reason or another. I got some photos, not as many as I would have liked, but Taylor looked cold...
Taylor Behl's Livejournal
http://www.livejournal.com/users/tiabliaj/
he had photos of her on his deviantart.com page
http://skulz.deviantart.com/
Fawley has removed the photos in question, but thumbnails can still be found here
http://search.deviantart.com/searchcraft/?cmd=1&offset=72&search=skulz
If you had said "I'm sorry for this mother's loss. We should all prepare our daughters for the evil that awaits them" that would have been a site different than what you did say.
Oh- and I'm one of the least politically correct people you'll ever meet. I don't suppose I should be offended by your assumption, since you assumed Taylor's mother didn't teach her daughter about the evil in this world.
You never met Taylor or her mother. How do you KNOW she didn't teach her daughter how to defend herself? You think that every girl who fights back lives?