tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post2863244112055372422..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Bilking Crimestoppers, the Invisible Informant, Constables Gone Wild, and Book 'em HornsGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-74449470023011463962010-06-16T21:41:11.345-05:002010-06-16T21:41:11.345-05:00How in the world is it disloyal to forgive someone...How in the world is it disloyal to forgive someone who killed your daughter. People who have lived through the experience should know best how to deal with their anger and loss. Reading a book certainly provides limited insight. Please show the woman some respect. Do you think that she hasn't thought of how she would feel if he did something else. Imagine how discouraging it would be to live a life of bitterness and hate and to withhold the release of that because of what someone might do next. By the way, forgiving someone has nothing to do with what they might do next. It has to do with what they have done.<br /><br />I have incredible respect for that woman.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-59765463730959327042010-06-16T15:38:10.812-05:002010-06-16T15:38:10.812-05:00My daughter was murdered in 1985 and I am still &q...My daughter was murdered in 1985 and I am still "living through the experience". I do not know how anyone can forgive a person who takes the life of your child for no reason. Yes, your initial thoughts are to find them and kill them, but in today's society consummating those thoughts puts you in the same class as the killers. <br /><br />You must let the criminal justice system do it's thing, pitiful as it is in most cases. Im my "case" a guilty plea was made in exchange for??? who knows for sure. The shooter is sent to prison and his attorney requests he be allowed to serve his time in another state for fear the victim's father will have something bad done to him. Inmate is transfered out of state to do his time.<br /><br />Inmate is paroled in spite of stained institutional record and requests from victim's relatives for denial. Parole folks also allow inmate to return to his home state, California, because that is where his family is and the victim's father is not.Is this the same board that I read on this blog, has no compassion? Yep!. <br /><br />The killer and his companions were caught as a result of the reward posting (There was no connection between the victim and the POS; he was shooting at someone else, missed, and the errant projectile struck my daughter who just happened to be walking on a public street at the same time). Local business men and Crimestoppers offered a large reward for information concerning the persons responsibile. Thank God for Crime Stoppers <br /><br />I'll be the first to admit that Jesus Christ did a lot I could not and I am very thankful for his presence.<br /><br />Retired 2004Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-69482788321783049342010-06-16T13:31:52.851-05:002010-06-16T13:31:52.851-05:00I don't think it disparages me in the slightes...I don't think it disparages me in the slightest. I have read some psychological stuff about it--one school of thought is that the person who did it has so much power over the victim's family that one way to deal with the power asymmetry is to exercise the power of forgiveness. In any event, there is NFW I would ever ever forgive someone who deliberately murdered my child, nor would I forgive the jerks at the parole board who decided to let him out after a scant 23 years. And you may consider it bluster--but I would definitely want to put a bullet in his head.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-85523520028513327592010-06-16T05:15:55.624-05:002010-06-16T05:15:55.624-05:007:12, the difference is she lived through the expe...7:12, the difference is she lived through the experience and you're just anonymously shooting off your mouth. Christ forgave his own killers, after all; that you can't understand why someone would do so says much more about you than it disparages her.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-87098848130527860722010-06-15T19:12:21.079-05:002010-06-15T19:12:21.079-05:00Forgiving my daughter's killer--wonder how she...Forgiving my daughter's killer--wonder how she'll feel if that murderer decides to commit more violent crime. <br /><br />I find it difficult to understand the disloyalty involved with forgiving someone who deliberately took your child's life. <br /><br />23 years isn't enough. I'd be inclined to kill the guy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-24676435888305112842010-06-15T18:23:46.817-05:002010-06-15T18:23:46.817-05:00Sending out the police only on verified alarms wou...Sending out the police only on verified alarms would certainly be a good idea. Every time someone opens the door at our church after hours the alarm goes off and we can't afford the fees charged, which go up with each succeeding false alarm.Pamhttp://www.mindwanderingsinsanantonio.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-67959051217629151782010-06-15T13:05:03.205-05:002010-06-15T13:05:03.205-05:00I'm with you, RS. My favorite C&W song of ...I'm with you, RS. My favorite C&W song of all time is his "Georgia on a Fast Train."Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-20482509766419601962010-06-15T10:25:48.819-05:002010-06-15T10:25:48.819-05:00Billy Joe Shaver is one of the few REAL country si...Billy Joe Shaver is one of the few REAL country singers left, not one of these sissy metro sexual pop Country Lite posers you get nowadays. Straight from the '40s and '50s.R. Shacklefordnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-62555988869869214452010-06-15T08:58:53.169-05:002010-06-15T08:58:53.169-05:00As a Crimestoppers board member in another part of...As a Crimestoppers board member in another part of the state, it's discouraging to hear that someone allegedly committed this major ethical and potentially criminal violation. Nonprofits, just like the government, are entrusted with public funds that are donated by generous individuals as well as collected through court fees. That someone would violate this trust is irreprehensible. <br /><br />Formal audits are not conducted on nonprofits unless there is a reason to do so. The IRS has oversight in order for nonprofits to maintain their tax-exempt status but it is likely that an IRS audit will result from this scandal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com