So Very Precious : Riley Ann Sawyers
2006/4/8
Mom Not Guilty By Reason Of Insanity
How does a person not really know there actions are wrong when it comes to murdering their own flesh and blood? A 10-month old helpless 25 pound child, unable to defend herself in a world with a new word she barely knew how to speak "Mommy". So in ten or fifteen years when this murderer is 48 or 53 years of age. Will we be reading about her again and the remarkable treatment she received to now be free in society living among us? I pray to God that doesn't happen.
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2006/3/28
A Reminder To All Of Us Life Is So Very Precious
Yesterday, a beautiful 8 year old child was murdered. Had it been a slow news day across the country, you probably would have read about it or seen it on a national media network. Explaining how a man, who was her father murdered this precious gift of life. Who knows, perhaps Lauren would have grown up to be a doctor or maybe a scientist discovering a cure for a fatal disease, we will never know. And although she didn't receive national attention for being killed by her father, her death should have more importance to each of us as parents, grandparents, neighbors and teachers. This could have been your neighbor next door. A quiet family, that no one really knew. A neighbor who played with your kids or sat next to them in school. This is just a reminder to all of us that life is precious. We can't predict if we will see the sunrise the next morning. So in memory of Lauren lets all remember to give our kids a great big kiss and tell them how important they are each and every day.
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