Ten Year Old, Arrested for Giving Food to Terri Schiavo, Apologizes

LifeSite ^ | August 31, 2005

[Stone Mountain]

Figures. You're just like the liberals on DU. You make unfounded allegations and refuse to support them. C'mon, if I'm as much of an evil anti-Christian bigot as you say, surely you can support your contentions. But no, you make an idiotic accusation, call it "objectively obvious" and refuse to support it. Very poor tactics on your part. I don't appreciate being called a bigot and it is pathetic on your part to throw the accusation out there without any support at all. So you are unable to support your statement. Admit you were wrong and move on. Or support your accusation. I guess option 3 for you would be to continue your cowardly unsupported hit-and-run accusations against me.

Perhaps you would be more comfortable at a more liberal site that takes all accusations of bigotry as gospel...

[pickyourpoison]

What a wonderful little boy. I would be proud if he was my son.

[AnimalLover]

What a wonderful little boy. I would be proud if he was my son.

So would I!

[Dante3]

Any person who objects to parents urging their children to do the right thing is at best a troll, wanting to disrupt this thread. Or he/she is a sociopath.

[DBeers]

thank you -now move on...

[8mmMauser]

DBeers, thank you for your posts. I hate when people call people they hate haters.

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[8mmMauser]

Reminder to all, remember Karen Ann Quinlan? A book is coming out.

Ottowa Sun

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(this includes Ohioan from Florida's ping list, v.7-10-05 with personal updates 8/22.)

[mtbopfuyn]

THE CHILD WAS FORCED BY JUDICIAL DESPOTS TO APOLOGIZE, I guarantee you that.

Although, imo, the letter shows a lot of adult influence, I like it. It doesn't give an apology for his actions, only that he's sorry hospice didn't like his actions which puts the guilt back on hospice.

[exDemMom]

For days, I have not read this article, even though I have been pinged to it several times. I really thought it was going to be a barfer.

Instead, it portrays a wonderful little boy. I really like his apology.

[T'wit]

Sounds as if Karen's mother is still trying to expatiate her guilt.

[TAdams8591]

What a terrible sentence to give a child for doing what he thought was proper and just. Beyond what he's written I wouldn't apologize further. Nor were I his parents, would I expect him too. They are and should be most proud of their son.

[TAdams8591]

"The LEOs from Pinellas Park, Florida, should be sent to New Orleans. Let's see if they are as tough against heavily armed thugs as they were against 10 year old kids."

I was thinking the same thing. Ridiculous to arrest a ten year old child, with a cup of water in his hand to offer a thirsty woman, for stepping over an imaginary line.

[8mmMauser]

I'll tell you the powerful image is still burned into my memory, those big tough cops in their black uniforms and jackboots on some, on each side of those tiny kids, escorting the kids to the paddy wagon. It was so bizarre, so ironic, I could hardly believe the scene as it unfolded. This is what we have come to?

Whatever the motives of the poor kids, this was a shame spectacle visited upon us all.

But those same cops with folded arms blocked the Schindler family members as well. It was hard to hold back the emotions of outrage.

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[TAdams8591]

"I'll tell you the powerful image is still burned into my memory, those big tough cops in their black uniforms and jackboots on some, on each side of those tiny kids, escorting the kids to the paddy wagon. It was so bizarre, so ironic, I could hardly believe the scene as it unfolded. This is what we have come to?"

It was OVERKILL (no pun intended). The utilization of brute force to which government resorted for the purpose of a goal so evil as to starve and dehydrate an innocent woman to death is stunning. Arresting ten year olds and blocking entrance to the mother who bore her, was undeniably vicious and cruel in its intent. And now we watch as innocent citizens are assaulted in the face of armed law enforcement in some instances, looking on and doing NOTHING.

The true EXPLOITATION was conducted by authorities, who misused the power of government to achieve an evil end.

[TAdams8591]

"Way to exploit a child for a political cause - what a wonderful father...."

Terri was NOT a "political cause." She was an innocent PERSON, whose life many, many hands were attempting to save.

[Dante3]

A photo of those cops arresting the boy and their names should be repeatedly posted on the Internet.

[TAdams8591]

Agreed. It would seem the most proper place to direct our ire is toward the IDIOTIC officers who arrested him.

[Dante3]

Yes, along with the judge.

[bjs1779]

From Joshua's letter:

I am also sorry you didn't save her life and one day you will have to tell God why.

I once had a vivid dream about that day (audio and video), and it ain't pretty. Thanks for posting this.

[Dante3]

Bump to #269.

Thanks for posting this letter from Joshua.