Posted on 01/15/2007 8:27:11 AM PST by Halls
Another thought. Were you as quick to condemn the Duke 3? Or did you excuse their REPORTED acts because she was....shudder...BLACK?
I recall when the Duke case was first reported. The black leadership in this country sounded exactly like you and your holier-than-thou breathern who don't want the Constitution to apply to all. Just your color, your religion, your friends.
You are disgusting.
As a normal teenager, I, too, rebelled against my parents.
But I also wasn't scared they were going to shoot me.
Thanks. I did! I'm slow motion today!
So true. The good part is that Ben was only in the hands of Devlin for four days and though terrified and likely abused will recover more quickly than Shawn will. In contrast to Shawn, at his news conference Ben was beaming and very happy to be there. I expect he will be o.k. and back in school soon with his classmates.
Ya know, I thought you had just forgotten the sarcasm tag, and then read on the replies, that you actually seem serious. When I looked at Shawn, I saw a kid who wanted to be VERY NEAR to his family, in particular his mother! I cannot imagine him wanting to be separated from her again (at least not this soon)! We are talking about a kid who was taken from his family against his will, and held captive from his family, against his will.
I can't imagine what tortures this kid must have endured during his 4 years with this creep. I am praying that he can be healed and return to some sort of a normal life.
Apparently, you don't realize how trauma, abuse and torture can detour one from one's "main path", at any age.
you know what I remember from that press conference. Shawn was walking in with his mother. His mother hugs an apparent friend of hers and than Shawn looks up and sees a boy about his age standing next to the woman his mom hugged. You could tell they made eye contact and Shawn smiled at him so happily like he hadn't seem this boy in ages, but knew who he was and was so happy to see him.
I think Shawn was very happy to be there and so happy to see so many familiar faces.
I won't jusdge anything his mom and dad do in these coming days. They love Shawn and people have their own way of dealing with their circumstances.
No actually I was waiting for evidence against those boys. STILL WAITING!!! All the evidence I need for this case were the boys were where they werent suppose to be. Dont have a law degree but I do have common sense. Something you lack. I have come to the conclusion that you are a class A liberal schmuck. Now go back to surfing the NAMBLA website and make sure their constitutional rights arent violated. I am done with you.
They showed a film clip from the time that Shawn was first abducted of a nice looking man in a beard, talking about Shawn, was that his real father? It doesn't look anything like the guy with the horrible teeth that was seen at the school.
Shows were your heart's at...
Don't go there, Pete, please. It helps nothing and puts off people who would otherwise agree. Stop the nasty stuff. It helps no one. You have no idea what it's like to be the Duke three or the kidnapped boys, nor does the fellow you are sparing with. It is what it is. Devlin will get a fair trial, but he will be found guilty. The Feds are actually INVESTIGATING this one, unlike the Durham or little municipalities who just go through the motions.
Again, there are unmoderated forums out there that are much worse than anything allowed to remain on here. As he learned when he was abducted, the world is not all sweetness and light. Though mostly supportive, this forum does contain remarks from some folks who should know better. As part of his rehabilitation, I expect that he will be told not to internalize the bad ones but to celebrate the good ones.
Great post, CG!! TY very much!!
The kids were very afraid of this man. The boy called the police and told them their names, where they were and that they had been kidnapped. He gave them the names of their parents telephone number and address.
The police picked them up and the guy is now in prison.
you deserve a bump on that statement. Blaming the boy is disgusting and apalling
Look I would feel uncomfortable being in front of a bunch of tv cameras
Should be the man was an ex con.
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