Posted on 01/24/2007 8:24:19 AM PST by Halls
CHESTERFIELD, Mo. - Shawn Hornbeck's parents hope "to step out of the spotlight" to focus on their abducted son's healing now that he has returned home.
That plan to take a lower profile was announced Tuesday during a news conference, as a suburban St. Louis homebuilder detailed plans to build a new house for Shawn and his parents, Craig and Pam Akers. The home will include office space for the Shawn Hornbeck Foundation, which Shawn's parents began as a means to aid in the search for missing kids soon after Shawn disappeared in 2002.
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Well, it wasn't exactly nice for you to tell her she needed to be on meds, either. I think, for the most part, you have been civil and I have tried to be as well. I really do get where you're coming from. Please understand that most of the anger you're sensing is with people who want to blame Shawn for his circumstances.
I am frustrated with aclu loving freepers who say vile untrue things about Shawn & his family .
One freeper who was eventually banned stated the sickest most disgusting things possible about Shawn .
You judged me & said I should be on meds .
So based on your behavior MEGoody I Know you think it's okay to judge also :)
Actually telling someone they need to be on meds is a form of using judgement .
It was after i read the meds statement directed towards me that I decide to use scarsam towards MEGOODY
So when MeGoody says she doesn't judge I think that she isn't being very lucid but is being ludicrious !
His name was out there since 2002 as a missing child. When he was miraculously found, of course he'd be identified. What was the alternative? Big announcement about a kid missing 4+ years found, but we can't tell you who the kid is? There really was no avoiding that.
Whether or not he should have gone on the Oprah show is another question. It could have been cathartic for him for all we know. He and his family have gone thru 4+ years of hell. Not having been there, I don't feel in a position to judge their decisions.
Can't we all just share their joy and pray for the best for that family?
I think you both need to take a step back. You and I have been on so many threads where people are really trashing Shawn and the Akers, that we tend to become sensitive to any questioning. Personally, I don't think it is necessary to criticize the Akers over their decision to appear on Oprah, but I understand people can do that without intending to trash them. At least MeGoody offers rational arguments, as opposed to mad as he$$, who seems to think his personal hatred and envy of Oprah is the reason they shouldn't have appeared on the show!
MeGoody Posted to me stuff a bible believing person who uses scriptures in her tagline Shouldn't post while trying to walk the walk & talk the talk .
I was using satire right back at her...
I don't think she is civil at all at least towards me she isn't . If I think of MeGoody and civil the first word that pops up in my brain is the word preposterous !
I'm well aware that i will be held accountable for every word , every thought , & every deed i will every do towards man , & that God will judge us all !
I struggle bigtime with turning the other cheek , but I will definitly admit it
"Can't we all just share their joy and pray for the best for that family?" Amen! Unfortunately for some, there is no such option. If a family experiences joy as part of a media story, there are some people who just can't stand it and have to find some negative angle.
Actually MeGoody instigated everything by saying I should be on meds , & saying I'm a raving lunatic .
So , I don't think those words are what a civil minded person says
Dvd, are you saying it is okay for you to do the things you accuse me of because you don't believe in the bible, but not okay for me because I do believe in the bible?
I don't think she is civil at all at least towards me she isn't.
You fired the first shot, kiddo. I merely said I did not think it wise that Shawn's parents allowed him to appear on Oprah and you got all postal on me. Seems you can dish it out, but you can't take it.
I struggle bigtime with turning the other cheek , but I will definitly admit it.
In this case, you were the one striking the cheek.
Sorry, your comments to Dvdmom about me render this type of comment from you meaningless.
As for the raving lunatic statement MeGoody Stated . I've known of cases were people have sued for slander & libel because of similar untrue statements like those used by MeGoody
And people have actually won monterary judgements for the things the "civil minded " MeGoddy says & writes
Perhaps, but I haven't been one of them.
You judged me & said I should be on meds.
Oh please. You went all postal on me then pretend to be the wounded party? Grow up.
So based on your behavior MEGoody I Know you think it's okay to judge also :)
Yes, we are to judge all things rightly. (John 7:24) Obviously, someone who goes postal on someone who merely says they don't believe it was wise for someone to do something they did needs some kind of help. So go get some.
LOL More hysteria from you. Get a grip, kid.
You need to get help ! My first post to you was for you to BLAME Devlin , & Stop Blaming Shawn's Parents !
I didn't get into any personal attacks , I Just said Blame the Evil Child porn addict kidnapper molster !
You have a issue with Oprah , that's your probelm
You responded with hate in stateing take your meds & you Never said anything bad about Shawn's family
then you backtracked & admitted you judge Shawn's family when you were proclaiming you weren't .
As for your new scripture I Agree And I Judge you & Find You Lacking !
Thanks for now saying you can Judge because I Judge you & find I judge you rightly & you're the postal raving lunatic liar :)
You need to grow up , my first post to you was fine
You're the one who responded with personal attacks .
You have a probelm with turning the other cheek too , at least I acknowlege the truth :)
AMEN!
LOL This statement shows me just how hopeless you are.
You have a probelm with turning the other cheek too
Too? Sweetie, you were the smacker, not the smackee.
You're a loon. Have a nice day. You are dismissed.
give it a rest already!
First of all, "picking on the parents" is what they asked for-- what did they actually think that going on television with oprah would bring them to her 'status'= a narcissistic, fat, phobe who doesn't even know how a telephone works (look up the episode where she was "shocked that the telephone lines were wires")...
Secondly, you're parading on here pushing your opinion on everyone else without even taking a minute to see the other side-- I guess that puts you on her level too...
And no-- Shawn's parents are not serving society for 2 reasons: 1. The police already have the suspect in custody, therefore its not as though his face needs to be plastered around because they are looking for him; neither does Shawn's.
2. They give the defense more ammo to request a moved trial because idiots like the Hornbecks ruin whatever chances they have locally for a trial, costing taxpayers more dollars. But you wouldn't notice that, right? because you write off all your charities to the "land of faires and puppy dog tails" in your neighborhood where there are no sex offenders...
So stop belittling people and focus on the issues. I know its difficult to reason with someone who is unreasonable but I'm trying, so you should try the converse-- you might even grow some new glial cells in your brain from it.
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