Our Lives Are Destroyed?

Ok... now REALLY. Seriously...

What in the fuck is up with these quacks? We were invited. Ummm... yeah... to the White House? Where is the invite? Oh no... we were invited via email. That's like me pulling a fast one on my nutritionist. I'm 110... I swear... Really? Get on the scale and then me being so busted.

What gets under my skin about this so much is first off, the media attention this story has generated. I understand it is a serious issue given the security failure and it needs to be addressed, but there are far graver crimes going on in this world. (ie: murder, rape, child abuse, domestic violence, genocide, war.)

Secondly, to give this couple so much airtime and attention only serves to feed their quest for fame and fortune. They are nobodies trying to strike it rich just like the balloon boy family.

Thirdly, when my tax dollars employ the secret service, I think I am entitled to a serious refund after they fucked up so royally.

If you see something, say something, It's better than staying silent. You could save someone's life and they will thank you for it.

A survivor friend of Mine raised my attention to the recent developments in the case of a Virginia missing college student, Morgan Harrington, in an excellent news article.

http://www.readthehook.com/blog/index.php/2009/11/15/concerned-witnesses-before-hitching-morgan-harrington-caused-worry/

Morgan Harrington was supposed to be en route attending a rock concert, but suddenly disappeared and the accounts of what went down as to what happened and why vary. I understand that pending investigation, police can't say much, but it appears more people are shutting up than talking.

Two years ago, I could have died if people had not assisted me in a near fatal accident. My response to this situation is the following, and my prayer, that people learn from it.

This is a very excellent article. But the circumstances haunt me. It seems that something went down that day that made her get stuck and not able to gain re-entry and more people who know what was up with her like her friends aren't talking. Why go to a concert allegedly planned with friends and arrive by yourself? Alleged... How I detest that word. But it unfortunately has to be used in the lienancy of what is the BS of our criminal judicial system, in my opinion.

What is so troublesome to me is that people have reported mutiple accounts of seeing someone hurt and disoriented resembling her descrption and not wanting to get involved. It's like the Richmond case. What is wrong with people? If I ever saw anything like that, I would call for help immediately and report any suspicions to 911- whether I knew the victim or not. I'd give my name and tell the police everything I knew and saw, willingling and with no regrets. At least one person did according to the article. If you have nothing to hide, then talk. This woman is missing, my fear, dead. Her family devastated at her disapearance. It Reminds of the Natalee Holloway Case.

I live in Manhattan and suffer from a seizure disorder. Many times, I have had seizures on the streets of New york despite compliance with all medication. 1 that severely injured me just two days ago in 2007 and nearly cost me my life. Granted, it was a busy time during exiting work rush hour in midtown and people were around to help, but there were other times at random times of day or just a late night trip to the grocery store where I had them. In all instances, people helped and got me to the hospital. Granted, I carry all medical 411 on my wrist, but still. Why can't more people help people in obvious danger because they fear their reputations of their own ass?

That being said, I will never forget the good samiritans who helped me when I was too impaired from a horrible disorder to help myself and not take advantage of me. They know who they are.

Speechless

There was the piece I posted yesterday about the mother starving her child to death, and now there is this:

http://vodpod.com/watch/360360-ifbb-pro-chris-cook-teaches-rear-deltoid-technique-from-gmv

I really just can’t say anything except that this headline making heinous gang rape case along with the deceased victim who was deprived of nourishment by her mother are tied for the year 2009 of the most heinous crime stories I have read about. Let’s hope there’s not a third in the roughly 65 days we have left.

I could go on and on about this, but it hits too close to home for me. However, I will say this. While every detail of this case is very disturbing, what really had me rip roaring pissed was what this cop said. I understand that he probably in the shock and magnitude of the injuries this young woman sustained wasn’t thinking about how he phrased this comment, but to me, it was downright as bad as Whoppi Goldberg saying that rapelanski didn’t “Rape-Rape” his victim. Please. 13 years old…and at the time, at least 2.5 times her age, drugging her with alcohol and sleeping pills. THIRT. FREAKING. TEEN. Earth to Hollywood….

This gang rape victim was not much older than rapelanski’s victim.

"She ended up with those guys under her own will because she knew one of the boys who had gone to the high school before," Gagan said.

LT, who wills themselves or asks to be gang raped by at least 4+ men while fifteen people watch them being brutally sexually assaulted, beaten to a pulp, and found unconscious under a bench? To use the word “rape” and “will” in the same family is a bit of an oxymoron to me. I can’t go there- I just can’t.

I hope these disgusting pigs- and that’s far too mild of a name to describe them, get the chair. If I were this victim, I would be more than “WILLING” to gladly flip the switch and my Catholic ass would not flinch with a shred of regret. God bless this woman and may she be able to heal and find the strength to testify and put her attackers where they belong.

I have no words for the murder of Annie Le...

Except that my heart goes out to her family, fiance and freinds. Given how near this college town is to where I grew up, I am grateful I never went to Albertus Magnus College. No offense to Yale or AM students- they are fine educational institutions. But as a Fairfield County Native whose parents wanted me to go to Albertus Magnus- I didn't want to. I was alaramed at the crime rate in New Haven.

Believe it or not, I opted for College at Marymount Manhattan- back in the day, an Upper East side finishing school for girls. Having been exposed to Manhattan as a child to see Broadway, Saint Patrick's Day parades, and all events etc from two parents who grew up there, I never felt safer going to a school that was an hour train ride away from them on Metro North. Manhattan is not without crime or its issues, but I will never regret going to school there.

This murder of this promising student is just beyond my comprehension. It is so senseless and hateful.

http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-15948-Homicide-Examiner~y2009m9d13-Body-of-missing-Yale-graduate-student-believed-found

I Just don't get it...I try, but I don't

Two of my friends alerted me to this story today.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/27/california.kidnap.shed/index.html

Had I not been on vacation, I probably would have seen it and commented on it.

But after reading about it, I have few words. I just don’t understand how this is possible… Like Josef Fritzl (infamous Austrian Incest Dad) how no one could have seen anything? How do you raise an abducted girl who bears two of your children from rape in a shed, live there for what I can’t even comprehend to calculate for how many years and neighbors not notice something array?

At the time frame of the anniversary of when my own rape surrounds me, this just eats at my heart and raises my awareness of just how flawed our system is, and that we live in a society of denial. Until one is caught. Then law enforcement decides to pay attention and do something. In my view, while I wish this amazing woman for surviving what must have been pure hell hope and healing, the legal action comes too little, too late.

WHY?

There are a lot of things in this world that I just don’t understand. My biggest one on this list is why do people rape? Another big one after this God-awful just gut and heart wrenching story is how could a mother driving five kids in a car drive drunk and stoned? 2 of the children were her own. The other three were her brother’s three little girls. The only one that survived this senseless, reckless and tragic car crash was her first born son. She killed herself, the remaining four children and three others in another vehicle on a Westchester Highway returning from a family camping trip. See link below on Diane Shuler.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/05/nyregion/05crash.html?_r=1&hpw

I try not to be judgmental because not all the facts have come out yet, but it makes me very very angry. I mean the facts are that she was drunk and stoned. Toxicology reports don’t lie. What’s even more wacked is that all friends who knew her for years and observed her that weekend said she was fine- that they have never ever seen evidence of a drug or alcohol problem- never even seen her pick up a drink or a ciggie. Even the camp owner who knows her because the family stayed there often said she was very physically close to her when they said goodbye to depart home and didn’t smell a thing. So when exactly did she drink this alcohol? We will never know because the husband left in a separate car going on a fishing trip. Were the kids screaming and it all just got too much for her to deal with so she pulled over and had cocktail hour? Did she have a fight with her husband that morning?

All we know is that she was drinking and puffing the magic dragon based on the blood tests and the Absolute Vodka bottle found at the crash scene. How any Mother could put her own children and her sibling’s children in this kind of situation is enraging and unspeakable. In my view, it makes it worse that she’s dead because now the families of the victims will probably never see any justice.

Something about this story isn’t right and doesn’t add up. Why does a person who never drinks just randomly chug a bottle of Vodka? Something tells me the husband knows more to this story than he’s saying about what was bothering her or knows of a possible substance abuse problem. Unless the boogie man pulled this woman over, forced to her to drink booze and smoke weed, something was very wrong with her that morning. I am hoping her little son once he recovers from his injuries can shed some light to this story.

This is a horrific and devastating tragedy. Please keep all the victims and their surviving family members in your prayers.

Does NYPD Blue not have better things to do?

See letter posted below to recount this outrageous hoopla.


April 11th, 2009

Environmental Control Board
Mail Adjudication Unit
68 John Street, 10th Floor
New York, New York 10038

Dear Environmental Control Board:

This morning, on my way to run to my local convenience store to purchase Cat Litter, I disposed of my trash in a public trash bin, as the ones provided by my apartment building were full, which is often the case.

Mind you, I have disposed of my garbage many times this way when the above aforementioned is the case in the decade I have resided here. In ten years, I have never been stopped, seen a sign, or issued a fine when I have done this.

It was to my utter shock when an officer stopped me and asked me for my ID. I was terribly taken aback and frightened that I had done something wrong, unbeknownst to me. He was very cocky and took his sweet time explaining to me why I was being approached, but finally told me he observed me disposing of my personal trash in a city trash bin, and fined me $100.00, while pointing to a sign that said this was illegal.

I had no knowledge of this, nor had I ever seen such a sign before. Linings in the trash bins and weather conditions can easily hide this. Had I known that this was not allowed, I NEVER would have proceeded to dispose of my trash this way both in the past and of present.

Despite my explaining to him that I truly did not know that this was the case, that I was in a hurry to attend a Religious Obligation for Holy Saturday, he took his sweet time in recording my drivers license information, and was incredibly arrogant and rude. When he finally issued me the paper fine, I asked him what I needed to do to appeal or fight it. His response was “Oh… so how in a hurry are you now?” I was indeed in a hurry, as I had to be on the Upper West Side at 11:00AM and all of this occurred at approximately between 10:AM and 10:15AM.

I must say that as a crime survivor myself, I have to ask myself, do your officers not have anything better to do with your time than to go after people like me who made an innocent mistake and presented no danger to society? If public trash bins can not be used to dispose of trash, then what are they there for? He was a bored cop with nothing better to do with his time, probably pissed off that he has not risen above sanitation duty, and decided to get his jollies by punishing me- on a Holiday Weekend, no less.

To fine me with such an enormous citation when I explained to him over and over again that I did not know I was doing anything wrong is egregious. The least he could have done was issue me a warning, but he was unmerciful.

In conclusion, I will not and can not afford to pay this fee. I suffer from Epilepsy. Massive accidents as a result of this medical condition resulted in very serious injuries that I sustained to my teeth- injuries requiring oral reconstructive/cosmetic dental surgery that my insurance does not fully cover. I am buried in medical bills, various Dr.’s appointments, etc, and I do not have the personal time to defend my position by appearing in court at this outrageous abuse of power and injustice. I maintain my position that I honestly did not know that I was doing anything wrong, and was very alarmed and unsettled by both this incident, and the Officer’s attitude itself.

I ask in kind to please excuse me of this violation, as I state yet again, was completely unaware I committed one.

Sincerely,

Michele Pardon



State of New York, County of New York

Dated this day of April, 2009

Notary Public



Seal:

What Recession? How much luxury can one need?

Sweet Jesus... Reading about this Nasty Divorce between George David and Marie Douglas David just makes my stomach lurch. I mean seriously... whatever their marital indiscretions, he gave her whatever she wanted. She could probably sell that shit and still be just as rich and still be able to afford a Park Avenue Apt- let's not mention it's already been previously agreed in a pre-nup she would get $40mm something, no? And now she wants 100?

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article5945856.ece

Such is a very serious problem in this country called greed. She had a job- she left it to jet set living the good life. What about all the people who have lost them and don't have one through no control of their own? Can't feed their families, can't afford their mortgages? I mean you have Ellen DeGeneres giving away 2 grand at families writing in asking for help due to her fabulous and amazing act of generosity, Ellen's Stimulus package on her talk show.

I seriously wonder whether or not Ms. Countess entered into this marriage because she loved him, or because he could afford to provide her lavish things and if they divorced, she'd immediately get a huge a chunk. He seems like an old ass fart to me. I don't care how rich he is... you'd never find MC servicing him in his bedroom. Umm-he has enough cash to pay prostitutes who won't complain. But, now that it is over... isn't the agreed to amount enough for her? Aiye! And like my friend Liz pointed out, what in the hell is up with her walking around wearing a banana clip? Darling, get your self some fancy diamond barrette's. I haven't worn banana clips since I was in 6th grade- and I am only 2 years younger than this outrageous gold digger. America- where are our prioorties- PLEASE?

This makes no sense to me....

This story is just one that is horrible writing about because it is just so beyond incomprehensible, unconscionable, and just down right pure evil at it's worst.

Austrian Incest victim Elisabeth Fritzl was held hostage in a basement dungeon for nearly 24-years. She was abducted by her father and forced to be his sex slave where she was raped repeatedly by him and fathered 7 of his children- one who died shortly after birth that he burnt in a furnace so no one would discover his crimes.

Anyways, the girl's dip shit clueless mother claimed she had no idea that her husband had abducted their daughter and bought his bullshit story that she ran off in a cult, got pregnant, and left 3 of the kids on the doorstep with a note asking her Mother to raise them saying she wasn't capable of raising them herself. Apparently, the father felt those three were the loudest of the six and feared his heinous actions would be discovered so he concocted this story and the mother bought it. So, three kids were captive downstairs, with Mommy and grandpa, while the other three were raised upstairs with the grandmother.

Let's not mention- this man prior to abducting his daughter had a rape conviction, did time in jail for it, and his wife, Rosemarie Fritzl continued to stay with him. I believe their own family has 7 children. What kind of a mother stays with a man like that and bears his kids with no freaking clue he is at risk for doing the same thing to his own. DUH? History repeated itself. It makes me SO MAD.

What makes me even madder is the fact that now, the mother won money because the Austrian papers used her name and slandered her- something like that... Yet, the court ruled against awarding any compensation to Elisabeth- THE VICTIM... because her case was criminal and a matter of public record. I know she has gotten plenty of money from the government and probably still will after her ordeal to continue to shelter and feed her children, but STILL.... Does this make sense to you? It's outrageous. No amount of money will ever compensate for what she endured, but the fact that they ruled against her in this case and awarded her nothing is infuriating to me. Her name was blasted all over the place too...as are many victims. Personally, I don't view Rosemarie Frizl as a victim. I view her as an enabler in some serious ASS DENIAl. Go ahead, call my judgemental... the gospel according to me will never budge my opinion on this one.

News story posted: http://austriantimes.at/index.php?id=11208

Mother of the Year!!!

If there is one topic I try to refrain from discussing my feelings about, it is abortion. The subject is just too heated and I avoid it like the plague. The truth of the matter is that I have very mixed feelings about when abortion is and is not appropriate regardless of the fact that it is legal.

But the situation of Nadya Suleman….well umm… hmm…. I kind of don’t really know what to say except that after seeing clips of her interview with Ann Curry, my first impression was that she’s nuttier than a fruitcake and has more distorted thinking than one of those trick mirrors you see at the county carnival

I don’t think it’s very responsible to give birth to fourteen children when you have no spouse and no job. DUH? I think Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar are a little fruit loopy too with eighteen children all starting with the letter J but at least they are married and the Father works.

Apparently, this woman wanted a big family to fill a void from when she was a child, and having fourteen little buggers out of wedlock with no hubby and no job was her idea of a solution. My Solution in the Gospel according to MC…. sweetie, if you had a fucked up childhood, get your tush on the couch and out of labor-PRONTO! I mean, I had a fucked up childhood with my learning disability, my eating disorder, and sexual abuse, but I am not dumb as fuck to think that having fourteen kids when I am broke as hell is going to fix my childhood traumas.

I don’t know who is crazier- Ms. Suleman or the quack Dr. who knowing her situation implanted the embryo’s when she already had six kids she could barely take care of as it was.

I also love how she has this amazing church group and that her friends will help and God will somehow provide. I’d like my friends at church and God to pay my bills too, but they don’t. I asked one of my close friends from this amazing church group on face book this morning… if I had fourteen kids would you and all my other best buds on the God Squad be beating down my door to sign up for diaper duty? She just started laughing at me hysterically.