I read the news tonight.
I was sickened when I read this:
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This article, written By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS, Associated Press Writer
Tue Jul 12,11:14 PM ET, titled, "Idaho Suspect Allegedly Staked Out Home".
In the article, it says,
"Joseph Edward Duncan III had spotted 8-year-old Shasta Groene playing in a bathing suit with her 9-year-old brother, Dylan, the documents say"
I don't know if I've broken a copyright rule or not here, but I credited the author, and the source, I just ...hell, this case has really done something to me.
Duncan (allegedly) did the things he did because he saw this little girl playing in a swim suit.
The article too goes on to say that he watched them for 2 or 3 days, using night vision goggles to case the house, peeking in their windows so he could do what he did. Kill their mother, her boyfriend, and their brother. He didn't know these people. This was random. He saw this child, and the nightmare for her began and will be with her for the rest of her life.
Joseph Edward Duncan III had spotted 8-year-old Shasta Groene playing in a bathing suit
Long ago, I used to have a website dedicated to Mikyla. I think I posted every photo I ever took of her there, from the time she was born. I distinctly recall one photo of her at maybe 8 months old, only wearing a diaper. To me it was a beautiful, innocent baby photo. However an acquaintance at that time saw it and went on about how some sick perverts might look at that photo and make it something ugly in their minds.
I remember how angry and afronted I was.. to me, the acquaintance who had made that comment made me sick at my stomach for even suggesting such a thing. I deleted the photo, just to be safe, and became more careful about what I posted.
Then tonight I read the news.
Joseph Edward Duncan III had spotted 8-year-old Shasta Groene playing in a bathing suit
In light of this, I've gone through my journal, and deleted all posts that had the kid's photos on them. I don't know if I'll ever post another picture of the kids, the things they so love to do - I enjoyed that so much, but as of tonight, to me, it's just not worth it. Just this week I posted some photos of the girls enjoying the swimming pool. Innocent, sweet summer pictures. They were wearing their swim suits.
One completely sick, twisted, filthy bastard has managed to destroy so many lives. Because he saw a child he wanted to hurt playing in her yard, wearing her swimsuit.
I went to this man's blog, read it, and read some comments other people left there on his last post. Just reading those had me sitting here furious, just wishing so much that I could reach through this monitor and gouge out some of their eyes. The disrespect some of them held for that child...for her family... I don't know if they're teenagers, or grown men and women, but I don't care how old they are. Some of those posts were, in my opinion, left by people who are every bit as sick and dangerous as Mr. Duncan.
I don't know about you, but I'm tired of this. It seems like every day I hear about another child being abducted and molested, abducted and used, abducted and maimed, abducted and slaughtered, and I'm sick to death of it.
We make these bastards register, but as in the Groene killings and abduction, what the hell good does that do? What the hell good did it do that family, and the children, and Shasta? Absofrickinlutely none.
When is someone going to stand up and say, That's enough folks. We're done.
How many times do these bastards have to repeat the offense, getting worse as they go, before legislators realize.. "Oh, hey, they don't get well.. they don't become rehabilitated...we need to keep these guys off the streets period. ONE STRIKE AND THEY'RE OUT!" How many Shasta's and Dylan's, and Jessica's and Duncan's and Couey's, is it going to take before something is done about this?
Joseph Edward Duncan III had spotted 8-year-old Shasta Groene playing in a bathing suit
God bless you, Shasta. My heart goes out to you and your family. Little girls should be able to wear their swim suits without having to be afriad of something like this.
I don't know what else to say. I'm sorry.
Posted by juel at July 13, 2005 03:12 AM