In my neighborhood...tragedy strikes again

[Guest guest]

Woodlawn, Arkansas - the small community in which we live - has been hit again.

" Beth " Stiltner, a 14-year old 9th grader at Woodlawn High

School, was found Tuesday evening, a black shoe string wound tightly around her

neck, hanging from the post of the top bunk of her bed by her mother when she

returned home from work. She was dead.

Her horrified mother thought she had committed suicide. This news flew

through our small community like a wildfire - Oh, no, not another one...just

like Matt, just like B.J.

A neighbor came forward and told the authorities of having seen two local

boys, both 7th graders, in the family's yard shortly before Beth's mother

arrived. Wednesday morning, the police were at the school when the boys got

there. One of them was missing a black shoestring from his shoe. The other was

scratched and had a black eye. It has now been said that one or both of them

killed her because she wouldn't date one of them. The other boy has been

accused of threatening another girl that he was going to sneak into her room at

night and inject a bubble into her vein so she would die. Beth was threatened

by this young man a week ago, but no one really took him seriously.

Of course, both of the boys are " problem " kids. Both of them were ADD/ADHD in

elementary school. Both have had scrapes with the law. Both are now on meds

for depression and " anger management. "

Now - how do I feel? On the one hand, I want to demand their heads for their

horrendous crime. On the other hand, I KNOW that they should not be held

accountable for actions they have taken while screwed up on these drugs - which

is since they were 5 years old. How can I reconcile these conflicts? How do we

solve these dilemmas? How do we call for their daughter's murderers to be set

free and still support the family of the victim? How do we express our

condolences to her family AND their families? Who and how do we mourn?

Terry

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[Guest guest]

Woodlawn, Arkansas - the small community in which we live - has been hit again.

" Beth " Stiltner, a 14-year old 9th grader at Woodlawn High

School, was found Tuesday evening, a black shoe string wound tightly around her

neck, hanging from the post of the top bunk of her bed by her mother when she

returned home from work. She was dead.

Her horrified mother thought she had committed suicide. This news flew

through our small community like a wildfire - Oh, no, not another one...just

like Matt, just like B.J.

A neighbor came forward and told the authorities of having seen two local

boys, both 7th graders, in the family's yard shortly before Beth's mother

arrived. Wednesday morning, the police were at the school when the boys got

there. One of them was missing a black shoestring from his shoe. The other was

scratched and had a black eye. It has now been said that one or both of them

killed her because she wouldn't date one of them. The other boy has been

accused of threatening another girl that he was going to sneak into her room at

night and inject a bubble into her vein so she would die. Beth was threatened

by this young man a week ago, but no one really took him seriously.

Of course, both of the boys are " problem " kids. Both of them were ADD/ADHD in

elementary school. Both have had scrapes with the law. Both are now on meds

for depression and " anger management. "

Now - how do I feel? On the one hand, I want to demand their heads for their

horrendous crime. On the other hand, I KNOW that they should not be held

accountable for actions they have taken while screwed up on these drugs - which

is since they were 5 years old. How can I reconcile these conflicts? How do we

solve these dilemmas? How do we call for their daughter's murderers to be set

free and still support the family of the victim? How do we express our

condolences to her family AND their families? Who and how do we mourn?

Terry

---------------------------------

What are the most popular cars? Find out at Autos

[Guest guest]

Woodlawn, Arkansas - the small community in which we live - has been hit again.

" Beth " Stiltner, a 14-year old 9th grader at Woodlawn High

School, was found Tuesday evening, a black shoe string wound tightly around her

neck, hanging from the post of the top bunk of her bed by her mother when she

returned home from work. She was dead.

Her horrified mother thought she had committed suicide. This news flew

through our small community like a wildfire - Oh, no, not another one...just

like Matt, just like B.J.

A neighbor came forward and told the authorities of having seen two local

boys, both 7th graders, in the family's yard shortly before Beth's mother

arrived. Wednesday morning, the police were at the school when the boys got

there. One of them was missing a black shoestring from his shoe. The other was

scratched and had a black eye. It has now been said that one or both of them

killed her because she wouldn't date one of them. The other boy has been

accused of threatening another girl that he was going to sneak into her room at

night and inject a bubble into her vein so she would die. Beth was threatened

by this young man a week ago, but no one really took him seriously.

Of course, both of the boys are " problem " kids. Both of them were ADD/ADHD in

elementary school. Both have had scrapes with the law. Both are now on meds

for depression and " anger management. "

Now - how do I feel? On the one hand, I want to demand their heads for their

horrendous crime. On the other hand, I KNOW that they should not be held

accountable for actions they have taken while screwed up on these drugs - which

is since they were 5 years old. How can I reconcile these conflicts? How do we

solve these dilemmas? How do we call for their daughter's murderers to be set

free and still support the family of the victim? How do we express our

condolences to her family AND their families? Who and how do we mourn?

Terry

---------------------------------

What are the most popular cars? Find out at Autos

[Guest guest]

Woodlawn, Arkansas - the small community in which we live - has been hit again.

" Beth " Stiltner, a 14-year old 9th grader at Woodlawn High

School, was found Tuesday evening, a black shoe string wound tightly around her

neck, hanging from the post of the top bunk of her bed by her mother when she

returned home from work. She was dead.

Her horrified mother thought she had committed suicide. This news flew

through our small community like a wildfire - Oh, no, not another one...just

like Matt, just like B.J.

A neighbor came forward and told the authorities of having seen two local

boys, both 7th graders, in the family's yard shortly before Beth's mother

arrived. Wednesday morning, the police were at the school when the boys got

there. One of them was missing a black shoestring from his shoe. The other was

scratched and had a black eye. It has now been said that one or both of them

killed her because she wouldn't date one of them. The other boy has been

accused of threatening another girl that he was going to sneak into her room at

night and inject a bubble into her vein so she would die. Beth was threatened

by this young man a week ago, but no one really took him seriously.

Of course, both of the boys are " problem " kids. Both of them were ADD/ADHD in

elementary school. Both have had scrapes with the law. Both are now on meds

for depression and " anger management. "

Now - how do I feel? On the one hand, I want to demand their heads for their

horrendous crime. On the other hand, I KNOW that they should not be held

accountable for actions they have taken while screwed up on these drugs - which

is since they were 5 years old. How can I reconcile these conflicts? How do we

solve these dilemmas? How do we call for their daughter's murderers to be set

free and still support the family of the victim? How do we express our

condolences to her family AND their families? Who and how do we mourn?

Terry

---------------------------------

What are the most popular cars? Find out at Autos

[Guest guest]

" How do we call for their daughter's murderers to be set free and still

support the family of the victim? "

By putting the blame where it lies and punishing the correct people.

You don't put a gun in jail. No one wants the shoe string punished.

These boys were obviously the weapon, not the murderers.

[Guest guest]

" How do we call for their daughter's murderers to be set free and still

support the family of the victim? "

By putting the blame where it lies and punishing the correct people.

You don't put a gun in jail. No one wants the shoe string punished.

These boys were obviously the weapon, not the murderers.

[Guest guest]

" How do we call for their daughter's murderers to be set free and still

support the family of the victim? "

By putting the blame where it lies and punishing the correct people.

You don't put a gun in jail. No one wants the shoe string punished.

These boys were obviously the weapon, not the murderers.

[Guest guest]

" How do we call for their daughter's murderers to be set free and still

support the family of the victim? "

By putting the blame where it lies and punishing the correct people.

You don't put a gun in jail. No one wants the shoe string punished.

These boys were obviously the weapon, not the murderers.