The Face of a Child
Have you looked into the face of a child?
The tragic occurrence surrounding little Shasta Groene and her
family is indescribable!
What this child may have witnessed is not something any one and
most assuredly a child of any age should have to witness.
This is not so much an article about what occurred but about
what DIDN'T occur.
Shasta and registered sex offender in two states. Joseph Duncan
enters a gas station convenient store along with 5 other people.
Apparently, there is such a mental and emotional grip on 8 year
old Shasta Groene that she is released to freely walk about the
store as alleged kidnapper Duncan calmly reads a paper.
It appears she was instructed before hand, not to speak or draw
attention to herself. At one point she even drastically avoids
bumping into an female shopper.
As she appears to look into the faces of other customers with
folded arms she seem to scream out for HELP, in hope that
someone will recognize her.
Sadly she goes unnoticed by everyone and all of her hopes are
dashed as she and Duncan quietly leave the store and Shasta
walks towards the Jeep Cherokee, opens the door and climbs into
the passenger seat with no visible instructions from Duncan her
alleged kidnapper.
I am not looking to bring guilt upon the patrons or the
employees who were in the store that Friday, for I must
shamefully admit that I, myself likely would not have noticed
Shasta's silent cries as well.
So busy are we with our lives and problems that we can not
recognizes the silent cry of an 8 year old child!
Again I ask...
Have you looked into the face of a child?
Kootenai County District Court Judge Wayman set a $2 million
bail bond on fugitive charge, and no bail for kidnapping charges.
Public defender Lynn Nelson filed a bail reduction request that
will be heard on July 19th, 2005.
Magistrate Benjamin Simpson will hear the reduction plea also at
which time Duncan is expected to enter a plea of the charges
filed against him.
Idaho, Kootenai County Tel: (208) 446-1000 Email:
kkcinfo@kcgov.us
County's Mailing Address: P.O. Box 9000 Coeur d'Alene, ID
83816-9000
This article is written in hopes that we all will become more
aware of our surroundings. In hopes that Web Masters across
America and Canada will place on their site the Code Amber Alert
Ticker!
In 1993, Amber Hagerman of Arlington, Texas, at just 9 years
old, was kidnapped and murdered. She was simply doing what
millions of kids do everyday... riding her bicycle.
Code Amber became effective "In April, 2003, President Bush
signed the Amber Alert legislation making it a national program.
While the Amber Alert system is now mandated across the country,
some states are still trying to implement the procedures
necessary in bringing the alerts to the public."
I urge you to contact your local and state officials to confirm
that your state is in compliance with this much needed
requirement!
If they aren't, I also ask that you RESPECTFULLY demand that
they do so IMMEDIATELY, not only for YOUR child's sake, but for
the safety of children across America and Canada.
To place the Amber Alert Ticker on your website go to:
http://www.codeamber.org/
A monetary donation can also be made to help advance the Amber
Alert System. Click the donation button on the website.
In memory Brenda Groene, 40, Mark McKenzie, 37, Shasta*s
brothers, Slade Groene 13, and Dylan Groene 9 who was later
found murdered as well.
My condolences goes out to Shasta The Family of Brenda Groene.
The Family of Mark McKenzie To Shasta*s Father Steve Groene.
Shasta's Maternal Family Members "She's a real strong little
girl," her grandmother, Darlene Marie Torres declares.
Jacqueline Ennis is the Publisher of Body By Baby E-Zine a copy
of this article will appear in the July 15th, isuue.
NOTE: You're welcome to "reprint" this article online or in
physical print as long as it remains complete and unaltered
(including the resource box at the end), and you send me a copy
or link to your reprint at bodybybaby@gmail.com
If this article helped you to decide to add the Amber Alert
Ticker to your website. http://www.codeamber.org/
I would like to know for this is one of the reason this article
was written. Thank you,
Jacqueline
bodybybaby@gmail.com http://www.bodybybaby.NET