Not guilty.
I write about controversial issues because I want the world to open their eyes to what goes on behind closed doors. I write about horrific incidents because there are people who live them. I write because I want the world to heal.
I don't know what to say about Casey Anthony's not guilty verdict. But I do know what to say about how I feel. First and foremost, I was not in the court room, therefore, I did not see the evidence. There must have been some doubt in the jurors minds.
I am a mother. I know for a fact that if my child was missing for ONE hour I would call the police. Let me tell you a story: I was working at a hospital and my children where in third and fourth grades at the time. By the time I had returned from work, they would have been home alone for thirty minutes. (I worked literally five minutes away.) One evening, I returned home and did not find my children in the apartment. I found pictures of them and went out in the neighborhood to look for them. My fiance (now my husband), drove around the neighborhood looking for them and asking if anyone had seen them. He came back to the apartment and told me some kids had seen them get off the school bus. About twenty minutes had passed, a total of fifty minutes from the time they should have been home. What did I do? I called the police who arrived approximately ten minutes after the call. There were five police officers who showed up to my apartment. I was asked questions like: when was the last time I had seen them, what did they wear to school that morning, was there any family members who could have picked them up.... During this questioning I was frightened! I was imagining all types of horrific events. After five minutes a police officer came into my apartment and asked me to come outside and motioned to a boy and girl walking up the sidewalk. "Are these your children?" My heart sank. It was them! I was relieved. I thanked the police officers for their time. They informed me that parents should call the police immediately when the suspect their child is missing, because time is an abductor's best friend. (They were giving me facts, not chastising me.)
The only thing I have to say is, why didn't she call? If it was an accident, your child was killed, why didn't she call? Even Shaniya Davis' mom called and reported Shaniya missing.
What happened to both Caylee and Shaniya were horrendous. As hard as it may be to believe, I truly believe, everything happens for a reason. May the reason is to shine light in a dark place.
If you know a child who is suffering abuse, please call Child Help 1-800-4-A CHILD
I don't know what to say about Casey Anthony's not guilty verdict. But I do know what to say about how I feel. First and foremost, I was not in the court room, therefore, I did not see the evidence. There must have been some doubt in the jurors minds.
I am a mother. I know for a fact that if my child was missing for ONE hour I would call the police. Let me tell you a story: I was working at a hospital and my children where in third and fourth grades at the time. By the time I had returned from work, they would have been home alone for thirty minutes. (I worked literally five minutes away.) One evening, I returned home and did not find my children in the apartment. I found pictures of them and went out in the neighborhood to look for them. My fiance (now my husband), drove around the neighborhood looking for them and asking if anyone had seen them. He came back to the apartment and told me some kids had seen them get off the school bus. About twenty minutes had passed, a total of fifty minutes from the time they should have been home. What did I do? I called the police who arrived approximately ten minutes after the call. There were five police officers who showed up to my apartment. I was asked questions like: when was the last time I had seen them, what did they wear to school that morning, was there any family members who could have picked them up.... During this questioning I was frightened! I was imagining all types of horrific events. After five minutes a police officer came into my apartment and asked me to come outside and motioned to a boy and girl walking up the sidewalk. "Are these your children?" My heart sank. It was them! I was relieved. I thanked the police officers for their time. They informed me that parents should call the police immediately when the suspect their child is missing, because time is an abductor's best friend. (They were giving me facts, not chastising me.)
The only thing I have to say is, why didn't she call? If it was an accident, your child was killed, why didn't she call? Even Shaniya Davis' mom called and reported Shaniya missing.
What happened to both Caylee and Shaniya were horrendous. As hard as it may be to believe, I truly believe, everything happens for a reason. May the reason is to shine light in a dark place.
If you know a child who is suffering abuse, please call Child Help 1-800-4-A CHILD
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