Posted on 01/16/2007 11:28:48 AM PST by keats5
Ben will probably be just fine...the other boy...not so much.
Sadly, I agree, though I pray we are both wrong. I can't think of any punishment for the abductor that would actually provide just retribution for the damage he has done to Shawn Hornbeck.
Locked room...two baseball bats.....both father's..........15 minutes...........
Who knows? Some people are remarkably resilent, especially when transformed by the power of the Lord and supported by loving family. Others take great pride in their victimhood status, after experiencing relatively minor trauma.
Anyhow, I thought this was the most important part of the article:
"The captor who held Shawn Hornbeck for more than four years kept him from fleeing by threatening to kill the boy and his entire family, investigators said Monday.
That helps explain why Shawn, 15, freed Friday when police tracked a second kidnapped boy to an apartment in Kirkwood, did not seize ample opportunities to run or summon help, according to the investigators."
I concur. Punishment will accomplish nothing. Put him down as humanely as possible, just as we would any other dangerous animal.
Do they really even need 15 min?
Community service would be sufficient. He donates his cornea, lungs, heart, pancreas, liver and gall bladder. Once these are harvested the surgeon bends over and announces in his ear:
"You're free to go!"
Jack Bauer would bite a chunk of his neck off.
how bout 5 minutes!
Rest breaks..........
Wouldn't even get warmed up good! Don't wanna sprain or cramp, you know!.....
The 15 year old looks seriously depressed and that pic of piercing his eyebrow with a paper clip is gruesome. To me, it does not make sense to keep wondering why an 11 year old did not escape.
Did ya'll see that pompus jack-ass Bill O'Reilly last night? I wish I could have gone through the t.v. screen and grabbed him by his neck. He said that he believed Shawn didn't escape because he preferred to be with his captor, the captor obviously let him do whatever he wanted and let him get a lip ring and then the blow hard said, he's usually right, end of story. How dare he!!!!
it was pretty disgusting!
The cornea would be enough.
He may be right. I would factor in shame. Funny the things that are never said, when homosexuality may be involved.
Shawn has a hard road to hoe, no doubt about it. But I would give him full room to recover. After all, he DID stay alive for over 4 years. People can be incredibly resilient. My best friend was sexually assaulted by her father who threatened to kill her family if she told. She's had a hard time too, but you'd never guess that she had such a past. He needs help--which he's NOT getting by the doubts expressed by the media. He's got great parents, so he's got a good chance of rebounding to health. A lot depends on him. I wish him the very best.
"Also on Monday, Washington County Sheriff Kevin Schroeder said Devlin owned a piece of vacant property there, about 20 minutes from where Shawn was kidnapped in the rural community of Richwoods."
Someone needs to start digging. There may have been earlier victims that grew too old to "keep" any longer.
Since I live in St. Louis.. I've heard this miraculous story non-stop. Apparently the captor had his toe amputated due to complications from diabetes and chain smoked--not sure if I'd want any of his organs.
The humour in your post is definintely noted!!! =^)
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