Posted on 09/01/2005 9:51:24 AM PDT by NYer
TAMPA BAY, August 31, 2005 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Ten year-old Joshua Heldreth, the eldest of eight children, was arrested on Good Friday of this year for trespassing while attempting to bring a drink of water to Miss Terri Schaivo. Days later Schiavo died of intentional dehydration. In court Joshua pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 25 hours of community service and ordered to write an apology for his actions.
The boy whose arrest photo was splashed on front pages of newspapers across the nation wrote in his apology letter, "I was arrested on Good Friday for trespassing on the hospice center's property . . . Not giving Mrs. Shiavo (sic) food or water was wrong. The reason I had to go on your property was because Jesus would do the same thing. It made me sad that she was so thirsty and it made Jesus sad too. I knew she would die without water and I am called by Jesus to be a defender of the defenceless. So I had to go on your property to try to bring her a drink."
Joshua added, "I am sorry that you didn't like that and wouldn't allow me to help save her life and one day you will have to tell God why. I won't be able to help you then like I tried to help her. I will pray for you every day . . ."
LifeSiteNews.com caught up with Joshua's father Scott Heldreth today. Scott told LifeSiteNews.com he is very proud of his son. "My son has amazed me through this whole thing," said Heldreth. The proud father said it was his son's own initiative to attempt to give the starving woman a glass of water, and despite the warning of his parents that he'd be arrested, the boy insisted. "He was the one who begged us to go down, because he wanted to give her a glass of water . . . We explained that police will never let you help . . . you'll be arrested, but he went anyways."
Pro-life leader Rev. Flip Benham of Operation Save America told LifeSiteNews.com that the whole pro-life movement shares Heldreth's pride in his son. Benham recalls the reaction of Heldreth on Good Friday as he watched his son being arrested: "When that all took place Scott was weeping, this father was weeping tears of joy seeing his son not only talk the Christian talk but walk the walk."
While the apology letter has been submitted, Heldreth told LifeSiteNews.com he's not completely sure it will be accepted.
See Joshua's full handwritten apology letter here:
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2005_docs/JoshuaApolog...
That's so sad about Scott. Maybe his story should have it's own thread or be included in the October Terri thread title.
Well, that does add a dash of Tobasco to it....
Yeah, and to make hell a little hotter for the scumbag he wrote the letter to, the speaker is a child. Oh man, stoke 'er up, Satan. That letter sounds like God was speaking.
Yes, especially since they haven't finished him off yet...
I will try to keep watch on anything that comes out on him.
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I understand after he was arrested he was questioned and counceled by a Psychiatric at the jail. [hope I spelled that right]
Anyway, no doubt the little fellow will be in their data base forever as having mental problems.
I read somewhere that some popular Floridians (and it may have been those wanting poor Terri exterminated) said to keep the hurricane evacuees away from their neighborhoods!
if Martha Stewart can go to jail
Good point, FV!
Seems like scientology is protected more than the SEC!
Didn't know that. Seems like many favors were called in regarding Terri. No wonder this beautiful lady never had a chance.
I agree. He had a strong conviction to do what he did. God Bless Him! And HE will bless him because of his obedience.
Thanks for posting about Scott. He and his mom both sound like fighters, to me. My prayers for them both! I hope the police investigators are working overtime to solve this crime. It'd be interesting to learn more about Eliza's life prior to immigrating here.
But Wait! There's more! A great contrast of good news comes from Mississippi. Thanks for the ping, Brad's Gramma.
As I recall, Eliza came into the country, got married and the whole thing looked suspicious to me at the time. It is worth a look. Doing euthanasia Americans won't do, at least in some other states.
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A staffer from Homeland Security was ordered by the USDOJ to stop the rescue. There was still time for her, an entire week left. That's why I'm going independent.
You put "awareness" in public awareness.
Deed Restrictions in homeowner's associations. Well, aren't people ALLOWED to have visitors? They are too ignorant in OCALA to look over their deed restrictions. HAVING VISITORS IS A LOOPHOLE imo. And, do their homeowner documents say anything about "national emergencies". I know many HA's don't like the American flag either, Teddy R.
I agree. It's incredible the crazy rulings judges have made and are allowed to get away with.
CALLING STONE PHILLIPS, this is another WHAT WENT WRONG expose' for you.
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