I'm still pissed..but I like you guys. (NO, not you)

PinkoLady · Post by **PinkoLady** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 6:53 pm

Goddamn it, that's so sad...

Maybe someone will eventually explain to her why some ass thought her dad's life was only worth less than year of some idiot's life.

Languorous Lass · Post by **Languorous Lass** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 6:55 pm

I don't know if there's any way of explaining a decision like that.

Anyway, sorry for bumming you out.

PinkoLady · Post by **PinkoLady** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 7:07 pm

No no no... You're dealing with all of that, so I want to hear about it. I'm sure it bummed you out way more than it did me, anyway.

AutoPilate · Post by **AutoPilate** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 7:46 pm

Ziola wrote:I can't tell you how safe and secure I feel each month knowing there's a little F-16 in my pants.

Oh, that's signature material right there, son.

Ziola · Post by **Ziola** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 10:48 pm

AutoPilate wrote:
Ziola wrote:I can't tell you how safe and secure I feel each month knowing there's a little F-16 in my pants.
Oh, that's signature material right there, son.

Damn...I need to stop drinking and posting

Sim7lizard · Post by **Sim7lizard** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 7:30 am

NOOO!!!!!! Don't stop!!!!

Kasdeja · Post by **Kasdeja** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 7:38 am

My best friend, Michelle, her sister was murdered by her boyfriend. He shoved her into the river and she drowned. He got 8 months because he claimed he couldn't swim to save her and he didn't mean to push her in. Now, he didn't ever call for help or anything. In fact he went to the local burger king and got a meal to go, pants soaked up to his thighs, and didn't say a word. She was 16 at the time, he was 18.

Sim7lizard · Post by **Sim7lizard** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 8:21 am

WTF!!!!! KILL HIM!!!!

Kasdeja · Post by **Kasdeja** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 8:22 am

Yeah, he pretty well never came back to this area after he got out.

Ziola · Post by **Ziola** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 8:33 am

Things don't always work out for the worst, though. A friend of mine (kevin) killed a man in a drunk driving accident. As a result of the accident, he spent 2 years in a rehabilitation center, he is a parapeligic and will eventually end up being a quadrapeligic. His wife divorced him. At his sentencing, the mans family asked for leniency because their father wouldn't want Kevin to be unduly punished since they figured God had a hand in his punishment, what with the paralyzation. He got well over 1,000 hours of community service and has since dedicated his life to informing teenagers of the true dangers of drinking and driving.

joygasm · Post by **joygasm** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 8:34 am

That is really sad Lass. That is my biggest fear. I despise drinking and driving. It pisses me off that although I make the decision not to get behind the wheel after drinking, that some a*****e could be out on the road some night after having way too much to drink and could hit me and my daughter. They could either put my daughter in the same situation as Jazmine... which the thought of breaks my heart... or, they could take my daughter away from me... in which case, that a*****e better not expect to live another day, because I swear to GOD I would kill anyone who took my daughter away from me.

Sim7lizard · Post by **Sim7lizard** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 8:34 am

wow!!!!

Languorous Lass · Post by **Languorous Lass** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 9:48 am

Wow, Kas. That is a horrible situation. How long ago did this happen? Is Michelle managing to heal yet?

Zi, it sounds as if Kevin is genuinely remorseful. The guy in this situation is a different case entirely. He claims to be sorry for what he did, but fought the charges for 3 1/2 years (he paid a traffic ticket about the accident two days after it happened, but the day before Judy's son actually died -- imagine living 3 days with a severed spine! -- and then claimed double jeopardy, IOW that he couldn't be criminally prosecuted for vehicular homicide because he'd paid a fine. The judge bought his argument, but the appeals court said no way in hell, and sent the case back to the judge).

He also put himself under "voluntary house arrest," complete with ankle bracelet -- back in January 2007. A whopping two months, out of 3 1/2 years when he was still able to run around and go to parties -- and rack up more traffic tickets for moving violations.

When he read his statement expressing remorse, he didn't even look at Judy and her husband. He just looked at the paper and read in a monotone. Only at the very end did he as much as glance in their direction. Then when the judge issued her sentence, he smiled broadly. I thought, "How dare you smile in the presence of these people whose son you killed."

Ugh. The whole thing just makes me sick.

Thank heavens Judy had the support of her M.A.D.D. group. There were four or five women there from the group, and after the sentencing they stood around hugging Judy and telling them how the killers of their children got off lightly as well.

Sim7lizard · Post by **Sim7lizard** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 10:05 am

M.A.D.D. Is a great association!!!!

Ziola · Post by **Ziola** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 10:30 am

Lass...I really am sorry for your friends loss. I want to make sure that you know I didn't mean to belittle it in any way. Yes, Kevin truly is remorseful about what he did. And as much as I love him, I think he got what he deserved. He'll never be able to destroy another family again because he will never be able to drive again. I'm not a big believer in God or higher powers, but I really think he (or it, or they) had a hand in this one. It took me almost 2 years to be able to talk to Kevin again, because I was so mad at how selfish he had been, drinking and driving. My BF still hasn't spoken to him other then a quick hello.