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Originally posted by korkscru
Well, Sisterfriend, I can understand that we all make mistakes. But THIS was like the ULTIMATE mistake (to say the least). Her children are DEAD!!! It's not like they were left in the car for 7 hours and didn't get anything to eat or something like that (although THAT'S bad too). Those babies are DEAD because of her SELFISHNESS, STUPIDNESS, and utter DISREGARD for the safety and welfare of her children. It has absolutely NOTHING to do with poverty or being Black. It seems to me that she wasn't THAT poor if she was a REGULAR at this salon. Also, if someone wants to defend her actions by playing the "poverty" and "race" cards, then a fair question would be, why did she have children in the first place? On top of THAT, this woman isn't a child or teenager. Heck, she's 25 years old. So, I SERIOUSLY doubt THAT particular defense could be anything that would hold any weight. As a matter of fact, it has NOTHING to do with her even being IGNORANT because she WASN'T. This woman came up with an elaborate story to try and cover her tracks. That only tells me ONE thing. SHE KNEW WHAT SHE DID WAS WRONG!!! But I think that, if she REALLY loved her children, the GUILT of what she's done will be an awesome and overwhelming burden to bear for the rest of her life. Therefore, whatever sentence she receives is going to seem minute. I can say that I'm glad to see that she DOES have some kind of conscious because she DID finally tell the truth. Can you imagine riding around in a car with your children's dead bodies in the back? She was probably in total shock. You can tell from her picture that she HAS TO be feeling SOMETHING.
GOD, what's wrong with people today??? All I can say is Lord, have mercy!!!! However, you are right, Sisterfriend, her actions are UNEXCUSEABLE and UNACCEPTABLE.
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Great post, Sister Greek. No matter what the sentence, she will feel that guilt for the rest of her life.
This just tears at me, although I'm not a parent and it is not highly likely that I will be one (I'm in my late 30s, have had female health problems and most importantly, haven't found any man who is eligible, desirable and marriage-minded.) As someone who would love to get married and have a baby, this story just burns me up and I will be incensed if some freak tries to explain away what happened to those poor little babypeople.