What a tragically, horrible yet remarkable story of 3 kidnapped teenage girls, held captive for over 10yrs., saved by an ordinary neighborhood guy, Charles Ramsey.
Ten years ago I just had my first baby. Ten years ago things were much different, life was not the same...ten years is a loooong time. These girls kept locked away from society, life and everything that is going on around them and without them. Only a few miles from each of there houses and families. A new baby girl born in captivity, I sound like I'm talking about animals, however, that is exactly how they were treated or I guess how I imagine it to have been. If I let my mind wander, I start to get really upset thinking of my own children in that situation. It's sickening really that another human being can do this, be so evil without any conscience. I guess it goes on more than we think in this world.
They are free due to Amanda Berry's bravery and a guy being in the right place at the right time, who did a selfless act in a short amount of time. Yes, I heard that their was another guy who helped but for whatever reason he didn't make the news like Mr. Ramsey. Here's what bothers me about this, or one of the things that bother me about this. Charles Ramsey is an interesting fellow, not perfect, could use a brush-up on social etiquette, uses colorful words to describe the rescue, probably made some poor choices in the past but nonetheless a pretty alright guy. Why is it that we take Mr. Ramsey's accounts of this dramatic rescue and turn his words into a song or viral video on You Tube? Sorry, but I don't find it funny. Nothing about this situation is a joke, nothing. He did a heroic thing, we reward and praise him for it but we don't sit and laugh at his accounts of this situation or pass it along to friends via facebook or other social media and attach the caption, "It was only a matter of time before this came out." Really? That makes me sick. I wouldn't feel good about myself if I was to belly laugh at something like this. Some might say that we have to find something to lighten up such a dark story....No You Do Not. We don't have that right to make a mockery of such a sadistic event. Sadly it is what it is. We thank God that these women and little girl are free and pray that they can heal after 10 years of captive abuse. We offer what we can to help make that healing process as smooth as it can be. We give them space and privacy that they are pleading to have but we don't make jokes about any of it.
Mr. Ramsey's life is also forever changed because of this, I can only imagine how he must feel. I can only imagine how the police feel after witnessing the horry that was within "that" house. I can only imagine how the neighborhood feels having lived so close to such a demonic creature. Each of those people will forever have to be reminded of the horrible things that went on just next door, down the street, across the street, at the next block over and so on. Those girls went home to families just a couple miles from "that" house, how could you go on with your life having to see "that" house all the time. I don't know but I think I would have to move. I would want to start over far, far away from the sadness that once was my life.
Anyway, I won't know how that viral video went or what the comments said about it on facebook, don't ask me if I saw how funny it was or tell me that I have to see it because I refuse to watch it. Personally speaking, something tells me that it's wrong and if it feels wrong, it probably is.
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