How stupid can parents be! Keep your children away from strangers!

by Sol Reform 9 Replies latest social current

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  Sol Reform

  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/22/charish-lilly-perriwinkle-body-found-dead-donald-james-smith_n_3483380.html?utm_hp_ref=crime&ncid=webmail1

  Charish Lilly Perriwinkle Body Found: Donald James Smith Arrested In 8-Year-Old Girl's Abduction

  The Huffington Post | By Hilary Hanson

  The body of 8-year-old Charish Lilly Perriwinkle was discovered near a church in Jacksonville, Fla. around 10 a.m. Saturday, Jacksonville.com reported. Perriwinkle was abducted from a Walmart in Jacksonville at around 11 p.m. Friday. Donald James Smith, a registered sex offender, has been arrested and charged with murder, according to Action News Jax.Police have not commented on the cause of Perriwinkle's death.

  Perriwinkle's mother told police that Smith had befriended her and her daughter at Walmart on Friday night, then disappeared with the girl after saying he was going to take her to the store's McDonald's for a snack.

  Smith, 56, was previously convicted of attempted kidnapping and lewd and lascivious assault on children. Police tracked down Smith's van driving on I-95 in Jacksonville at around 9 a.m. Saturday. They have not said whether or not Smith led them to the girl's body.
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  Simon

  It's easy to lay blame and be critical of the parents but we don't know all the facts so let's put blame where it deserves: the creep who did this.
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  zeb

  7.62.
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  gma-tired2

  Released from jail 3 weeks ago. Keep child molesters in jail and throw away the key.
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  mamochan13

  WE`ve had this blame the victim conversation on the rape thread. Yes, the mother should have used better judgement. But who knows what really happened? This article seems to imply that the creep told them he was with social services and that they were under investigation.

  http://www.news4jax.com/news/amber-alert-issued-for-missing-girl-8-taken-from-jacksonville-walmart/-/475880/20673410/-/140v30n/-/index.html

  These guys should not be out on the street trolling for thier next victims. Very sad.
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  laverite

  This is such a horrendous tragedy. Rather than lashing out, I'd hope people will find ways to try to comfort this poor mother.
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  StAnn

  Laverite, I doubt there is any comfort to be had for this poor mother.
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  The Quiet One

  Nearly in tears reading this, and I don't cry easily.. Anyway, Mamochan, sorry to correct you (not trying to sound clever or anything, especially not on a topic like this), but from reading your link, he pretended to be a social worker in his previous offense, not this time. My guess is that the mother is a kind and trusting sort, and this %*@#* pretended to be a nice friendly guy who just wanted to buy a snack or whatever for the child, and she would meet them there in a minute when the mother had paid for/packed the shopping, perhaps. Try to imagine the scenario, rather than just say 'how stupid..' . There are still some naive, trusting people in this world, fortunately or unfortunately. The poor woman is going to feel worse than anything we can imagine...
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  Simon

  Yes, the people who do this are unlikely to be 'obvious creeps' like we sometimes see on TV shows. They will likely be smooth and charming and convincing. Someone was fooled and I'm sure they will struggle with the consequences for the rest of their life. They need support, not blame. Someone else needs a bullet.
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  Sol Reform

  UPDATE: Initial reports suggested that Charish Perriwinkle's mother allowed her daughter to go to McDonald's with Donald James Smith. The mother has now told Action News Jax that she did not realize Smith left with the girl.

  The girl's mother, Rayne Perriwinkle, told Action News Jax that she and her daughter met Smith Friday evening at a dollar store. Her two other children, ages 4 and 5, were also with her, according to Jacksonville.com.

  Smith overheard the mother saying she couldn't afford to buy her daughter a dress, and offered to help her out. She says Smith told her his wife had a Walmart gift card, and could meet them at Walmart and use the card to buy items for the family.

  Once there, Perriwinkle says Smith kept insisting they were waiting for his wife. At one point, he said he was heading to the store's McDonald's. The mother says she did not realize her daughter was going with him.

  "He asked if I wanted anything and I heard Cherish say 'cheeseburger.' I thought she stayed near me. I didn't realize she went with him. I didn't let her go with him like people think," the mother told the station.

  Smith, 56, was previously convicted of attempted kidnapping and lewd a

  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/22/charish-lilly-perriwinkle-body-found-dead-donald-james-smith_n_3483380.html?utm_hp_ref=crime&ncid=webmail7

  They headed to the Walmart in Smith's van