Remembering Carlie Brucia. I'm sure that everyone is aware of the fact that Joseph Smith was convicted of Carlie Brucia's murder and rape. This eleven year old child did NOT deserve to die! She did Not deserve the torture and abuse subjected by this man, ten times or more stronger than her physically.
And as on many issues, I have mixed feelings on the Death Penalty. But in a case like this, where there is NO doubt as to this man's guilt, I feel strongly that he should be punished to the maximum.
Maybe I should keep certain views to myself, but I just cannot help to express my emotions, especially when I have raised 3 children, 2 who are girls, and I don't know how I could ever have dealt with what Mr. Brucia and the rest of the family is going through.
And I can't think that GOD would judge us on punishing someone to the fullest extent when a child is treated in this way. This man, a known drug user, a father of three...how could this happen? I don't understand. What evil and perverseness lurks out there, it's such a horrible shame. I have more feelings that I do intend to reserve on this site.
But as a part of my campaign, I still believe that we need to quadrupole our efforts times 100 to find out WHY?, and HOW do we prevent this from happening?
And what about all of the cases of the father/husbands taking the lives of their wives and children, how can this be in a civilized society as ours?
This is so bothersome to me. I cannot begin to express the pain and the anger I feel about these cases. I know that everyone is "innocent until proven guilty" but when the facts are there, specifically things such as positive id by a camera system, or blood spatter evidence that totally contradicts an individuals statements, come on, these people need to be severely punished.
Let me explain why I have made some comments in the past about feeling some sympathy for certain convicted perpetrators. I felt that I made remarks which may have been misconstrued without a way to really explain what I felt. I know that at times I watch too much television. Sometimes when the pain is severe, I have to do things to try to take my mind off of the pains. So television is one way to try to deal with this. What I am getting to is things such as "The Innocence Project" which has been successful in releasing many incarcerated individuals who were NOT guilty, especially cases prior to DNA testing. It's sad that there are so many people who have been convicted of violent crimes and spent several years behind bars, without having committed the crime for which they were accused and convicted.
But to know that some of these perpetrators did experience abusive childhoods, some very severe, these are the things that give me a little room for a VERY FEW of offenders. But only a very few.
But to clarify, Christians are supposed to forgive, and my interpretation of this is that we are to forgive those who trespass against us. This word trespass is a far cry from the words rape and murder! And these cases, not being my own children, from a biological standpoint, (for which I am very thankful) whether I forgive or not is irrelevant. But for the parents of these victims, and their families, should they be burdened with guilt if they cannot find it in their hearts to forgive? I think NOT!
But, you might be surprised at the number of people who do actually forgive, but we all know, they never forget! How could they ever forget? I lost my next door neighbor and best friend when I was twelve years of age, and I did not forget this for many years, and obviously I never forget it completely. So I know these parents never go a day without missing those innocent children.
This madness has got to STOP! And WE have got to have a hand in this. I mentioned that I am feeling a good bit better today, but the pains have been so severe lately that I become totally incapable of doing almost anything, and my poor wife still has to take up my slack a good bit of the time.
I did send her some flowers to work today for Valentines Day. This is so important in a relationship. And you know what? It's NOT because I think she expects it, I look forward to occasions when I can spend a little extra to show people how much I love them. I also send my daughter's a Valentine's gift, usually including flowers in recent years since they are adults. I enjoy the satisfaction of each of them receiving flowers at their work place, I know this makes them feel good. I even take flowers to my mother when I can. And I don't always wait for a special occasion. Even after almost 27 years of marriage.
I have been incapacitated for so long, and there is so much to do here, I don't know if I will be able to take flowers for mother today. I hope I will. If I can feel well enough to finish cleaning, and to cook dinner then maybe I will be able to go see her today. If not, I will at least call her.
This leads me to other thoughts and wishes. In most cases, from my personal experiences and now from what is read and heard, people all over the world want the same basic things, such as love, companionship, acceptance, security, etc. These are very recognizable traits of the larger portion of the human population. And most people have compassion for others.
But there is another side to everyone. And what we do with that is up to us. We have all felt or thought about greed, selfishness, etc. at one time or another. But it's what we do with these thoughts and feelings. We can entertain those thoughts into becoming a reality, and we have changed ourselves to horrible creatures. Or we can resist the thoughts and temptations and we can be happy.
I am not saying that everyone has the tendency to murder and rape, but to be selfish in certain ways. I certainly have never had these tendencies. But again the questions, why do people allow themselves to kill and to harm others for their own pleasure and gain?
Maybe Dr Phil can answer that one???? And I go back to the essential basics on this subject, to correct a problem, we have to find out what is causing it. And to do this takes a lot of time, money and research. But is it not worth it? To save innocent lives and protect innocent children. Don't we need to be doing something about all of this?
When are we as a society, as a human race going to start to begin to unravel these complex and harming minds that lurk among us and our children? And many are in our own homes! This is really sad. I'm certain I have stated that the number of victims is much higher than statistics indicate. And there are a lot of cases that go undetected and unreported. THIS IS A CRIME!
Know your children. Look them in the eyes. Love them, nurture them, and PROTECT them. This is your job as a parent. And although at this point and time I may be writing for only a limited amount of readers, only a handful, hopefully these bursts of compassion for the victims and their families will continue and I will continua to react and eventually there will be many more readers.
I don't say these things because I am interested in fame or monetary gain from this mission. I just want people to be educated, including the Children. I want people to know and understand the consequences of domestic violence, of sexually molesting children, and other such crimes. And I realize it may be difficult for some of you who are here who were victimized as a child to read and to post. But this is so essential to the success of this campaign. And if it is successful, and I believe that it will be, then We are not interested in fame. We are interested in SAVING OUR CHILDREN.
They need your prayers; the families of these victims, they really need your prayers.
Let the prayer-chain remain unbroken.
dj
