I have been doing a lot of research and a lot of reading the past few weeks and I just cannot get over the number of children that are killed every year by a so called "loved one", someone that is supposed to protect the child, to keep them from harm, to love them and cherish them.
In many of the articles regarding cases of child murders I am also astonished at the men and women who will testify as an expert for the defense to try and say the injuries sustained are not indicative of intentional injury (AKA child abuse) and how the injuries could be caused by a short fall onto a carpeted floor or how the child suffered from an undiagnosed seizure disorder with absolutely no proof whatsoever that the child had such a disorder.
I know every person accused of a crime has a right to defend themselves against the charges but I do not get how the people that defend them - the lawyers, the "experts" - can do what they do. How can you look at the evidence and know that everything is there to prove the guilt of the accused yet still perform their job to defend or refute other experts? "It's their job" many will say and I get that. But what made them go into that "job" in the first place?
In many of the articles regarding cases of child murders I am also astonished at the men and women who will testify as an expert for the defense to try and say the injuries sustained are not indicative of intentional injury (AKA child abuse) and how the injuries could be caused by a short fall onto a carpeted floor or how the child suffered from an undiagnosed seizure disorder with absolutely no proof whatsoever that the child had such a disorder.
I know every person accused of a crime has a right to defend themselves against the charges but I do not get how the people that defend them - the lawyers, the "experts" - can do what they do. How can you look at the evidence and know that everything is there to prove the guilt of the accused yet still perform their job to defend or refute other experts? "It's their job" many will say and I get that. But what made them go into that "job" in the first place?
The days are coming where we will be sitting in the courtroom for hours each day listening to testimony of doctors, law enforcement officers, EMS personnel and others explain the scene at my daughter's house on March 12, 2013 and about the injuries to Joey. We will listen with great pain in our hearts as they describe the injuries and show pictures of those injuries to the jury and to the courtroom audience. We'll listen to the defense team's witnesses and have to keep our calm while we listen to the lies of some and the B.S. "expertise" of others.
We cannot wear our Joey bracelets during the trial, nor any thing that will depict him in any way. Why? Because we do not want to provide any means whatsoever that the murdered can appeal the trial later using the excuse that our wearing the blue bracelets (or whatever else) helped to influence the jury. But I hope on the day that the verdict comes back friends will join us in wearing blue - blue to show we defend and speak up for those children that cannot defend and speak up for themselves and that we are there to be a presence and a voice for Joey.
And -- apparently I do not know how to count -- my last post said 70 days -- oops. We are now at 68 days - here's the countdown to justice clock - http://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/generic?p0=42&year=2014&month=8&day=19&hour=9&min=0&sec=0&msg=Justice+For+Joey&fg2=80c2da&csz=1
Play with your little ones, enjoy every moment, get down on the floor and see the world from their view and play, play, play. Never forget to say "I Love You".
Love from this old Grandma who is sorely missing her Grandson Joey tonight
Grandma Kathy
We cannot wear our Joey bracelets during the trial, nor any thing that will depict him in any way. Why? Because we do not want to provide any means whatsoever that the murdered can appeal the trial later using the excuse that our wearing the blue bracelets (or whatever else) helped to influence the jury. But I hope on the day that the verdict comes back friends will join us in wearing blue - blue to show we defend and speak up for those children that cannot defend and speak up for themselves and that we are there to be a presence and a voice for Joey.
And -- apparently I do not know how to count -- my last post said 70 days -- oops. We are now at 68 days - here's the countdown to justice clock - http://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/generic?p0=42&year=2014&month=8&day=19&hour=9&min=0&sec=0&msg=Justice+For+Joey&fg2=80c2da&csz=1
Play with your little ones, enjoy every moment, get down on the floor and see the world from their view and play, play, play. Never forget to say "I Love You".
Love from this old Grandma who is sorely missing her Grandson Joey tonight
Grandma Kathy