A sick distortion of the facts

That is all I have to say.

by khayes1943 (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 12 comments) on Saturday, August 11, 2007 at 11:14:09 PM
 

Interesting,

and just what "distortion of facts" might you be referring to? What part of the following are you claiming is untrue or distorted?  That,

- Kenneth Foster is on Death Row? Convicted of murder under the Texas Law of Parties?  That he did not murder anyone?  That he never touched the gun? That he was unaware that a murder was going to take place?  That Kenneth Foster Jr. is scheduled to be executed on August 30?

- That the convicted shooter of Michael LaHood has already been executed for the crime of murder?

- The Democracy Now! transcripts are not valid?

- That my father, in his early twenties, didn't serve just shy of 3 years for a botched, attempted unarmed robbery of a liquor store? And my visits to San Quentin were fabricated?

- Family members don't suffer when a loved one is incarcerated - there are no "innocent" victims?  That a child who grows up behind a glass partition, unable to have a normal relationship with a parent, is just tough luck?

The ONLY "sick distortion" is anyone who believes that the barbarism of capital punishment is acceptable and, that the suffering of children, who through no fault of their own, endure hardship and loss that strips them of any sense of innocence, and robs them of the purity of youthful joy.

Sadly, there has never been, and never will be a shortage of heartless human beings in this world.

by Jan Baumgartner (52 articles, 137 quicklinks, 10 diaries, 252 comments) on Sunday, August 12, 2007 at 9:45:59 AM
 

I only comment on things I know about.

The cock and bull story that they came up with does not even make sense. Example, that no one knew that Brown who had robbed 4 other people that night had taken the gun with him when he got out of the car. If you believe that I sell you some swamp land in the Sahara.

To call Foster "innocent" is sick!This is what I posted in another blog about this case and statements about it.

Let us look at this piece by piece:
* On the evening of August 14, 1996, Mauriceo Brown shot and killed Michael T. LaHood, Jr.
TRUE IN PART --THE NIGHT'S CRIME SPREE BEGAN ON THE 14TH BUT LAHOOD WAS KILLED ON THE 15TH.

* Kenneth was the driver of a car in which three passengers Brown, Steen, and Dillard committed multiple robberies.
TRUE

* Kenneth was only the driver. He did not participate in the robberies.
TRUE IN PART -- HE WAS THE DRIVER, PROVIDED THE VEHICLE, AND FOR THE MOST PART DROVE THROUGH AREAS THAT HE KNEW. ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ANY OF THE STATES HE PARTICIPATED IN THE ROBBERIES. HE ALSO HELPED DIVIDE THE LOOT FROM THE ROBBERIES.

* Kenneth tried to persuade them men to desist and return home.
DUBIOUS: -- THIS WAS NOT IN THE ORIGINAL STATEMENTS FROM THE INDIVIDUALS, WHAT CAME UP WAS THAT HE WANTED TO DRIVE OFF AND LEAVE BROWN BEHIND AND WAS STOPPED.

* Later in the evening, the men found themselves behind another car. The car parked and one of its occupants, Mary Patrick, waved them to the side of the road.
TRUE IN PART: -- THEY WERE LOOKING FOR ANOTHER ROBBERY- PATRICK WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY OF LaHOOD'S FAMILY HOME AND SHE YELLED AT THEM.

* Brown exited the car to speak to Patrick. During the exchange, he shot and killed the woman’s boyfriend, Mr. LaHood.
TRUE IN PART -- BROWN SHOT LaHOOD. WHEN BROWN GOT OUT OF THE CAR HE WAS WEARING A MASK. THE EXCHANGE WAS THE DEMAND OF THE ROBBERY.

* Kenneth, along with Steen and Dillard had no prior knowledge of Brown’s intentions nor did they assist.
NOT A SHRED OF TRUTH; -- THEY HAD BEEN OUT FOR SEVERAL HOURS, OTHER ROBBERIES HAD HAPPENED, THIS WAS PART OF THE 2ND CRIME SPREE IN A FEW DAYS.

Maybe it would help if you had attended the trial, or read the transcripts, or were a little less _______???? Instead of believing the crapola being put out by the people who really do not care what lies they tell as long as Foster is not executed. 

by khayes1943 (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 12 comments) on Sunday, August 12, 2007 at 4:02:47 PM
 

You're obviously missing the point,

First of all, we can agree to disagree.  You are for capital punishment, I am not.  

What seems to have escaped you in your rage is rather blatant -- this article is about Nydesha.  A child, innocent.  Period.

If you must, re-read this piece to see what you seemed to have overlooked.  Additionally, Kenneth Foster is innocent of murdering Mr. LaHood.  Brown pulled the trigger, not Foster.  

Again, what seems to have bypassed you: this piece is about an INNOCENT CHILD.  Apparently, something that doesn't concern you nor you have compassion for.  She is not the guilty party and yet she is suffering a tremendous loss, and will suffer yet more.  That is what this article is about. How can you argue with that, her interview with Democracy Now, or my comments about children being innocent victims? The bulk of this article is about Nydesha - that she is a lovely, smart, compassionate little girl who is going through a horrendous, forever life-altering experience. 

What "sick" distortion is that in your mind? What "facts" are being altered there?

Yours is a very sad statement indeed when we are so blinded with rage and hatred that we cannot find empathy or concern for children. 

What you claim to "know about" -- well, you know about being pro-death, that you believe in capital punishment -- that is no more or less than anyone else knows that disagrees with you, and does not believe in killing another person.     

This article is about a little girl.  If you don't get it, move on, please.

by Jan Baumgartner (52 articles, 137 quicklinks, 10 diaries, 252 comments) on Sunday, August 12, 2007 at 4:58:08 PM
 

You're obviously missing the point !!

Don't try to put a guilt trip on the rest of the world.

You seem to miss the point he is guilty.

"What "sick" distortion is that in your mind? What "facts" are being altered there?"

 That is the fact!

I am sorry that the little girl is hurting, but that is her father's (and the rest of the gang) fault. No amount of half truths will ever change that.

For whatever it is worth I have forgiven the person who killed my daughter.  I also have worked very hard to get several people off death row.

I have known the victim's famiy since the 1960's and they are hurting. All he was doing is standing in the family driveway. They were stalking their prey.

If Foster had not been there then neither would have been Brown and the little girl would not be hurting.  

Having spent most of my life working with innocent victim's families I really don't relate well to sob stories and lies from the killers side.  

by khayes1943 (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 12 comments) on Sunday, August 12, 2007 at 9:23:36 PM
 

On a slightly different note

In many of the states the dragging the young lady through through this the way it is being done would be considered child abuse.

There are a couple of cases where this exact thing has come up as a defense or mitigation when the "child" has grown up and committed their own crimes.

I respect your right to say what you have, but not some of what you have said.

by khayes1943 (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 12 comments) on Sunday, August 12, 2007 at 9:33:46 PM