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stephenw20
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Thanks Dad
by crossroads inwalk like a man.
i remember how rough your hand felt on mine.
on my wedding day.
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I have come to hate this life in this system
by stephenw20 inbc news online provides excerpts of the letter left by mark barton in the house where he killed his wife and two young children before murdering nine others in downtown atlanta.
july 29, 1999 .
to whom it may concern, .
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stephenw20
now fred.
you admitted YOU were the ASSHOLe..and I am just a complete ass.......
I'll live with it............btw fred...........get a good wipe wont ya!
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I have come to hate this life in this system
by stephenw20 inbc news online provides excerpts of the letter left by mark barton in the house where he killed his wife and two young children before murdering nine others in downtown atlanta.
july 29, 1999 .
to whom it may concern, .
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Fred,
His idea of" this system" .... is that a baptist teaching...they call god Jehovah now.........?btw hello asshole!
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the cry is not just inthe US
by stephenw20 inpaedophile escapes jail.
a sheriff's decision not to jail a 60-year-old paedophile has provoked a public outcry on the island of harris where the man is now living.
thomas maxwell, a jehovah's witness for more than 30 years, was sentenced to three years probation and 240 hours community service for sex offences against a 12-year-old.
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Paedophile escapes jail
A sheriff's decision not to jail a 60-year-old paedophile has provoked a public outcry on the island of Harris where the man is now living.
Thomas Maxwell, a Jehovah's Witness for more than 30 years, was sentenced to three years probation and 240 hours community service for sex offences against a 12-year-old.
His name will also be added to the sex offenders' register.
At Alloa Sheriff Court, Sheriff William Reid said his decision not to impose a prison sentence had been influenced by Maxwell's voluntary exile to a remote part of the Western Isles.
But the residents of Leverburgh in Harris where Maxwell is now living are outraged.
'Thoroughly nasty'
Community council secretary John Mitchell said people would be horrified and that children on the island needed protection from Maxwell.
Maxwell could be expelled from the Jehovah Witnesses
But Sheriff Reid, who described the offences against the girl as "thoroughly nasty", said: "If I were to send you to prison the maximum period you could spend there would be three months, and then you would be released back into the community without any supervision whatsoever.
"I doubt whether such a short period of imprisonment would benefit you or society as a whole.
"It is better for the community that you be kept under prolonged supervision.
"I also take into account that you have voluntarily exiled yourself to some remote part of the Western Isles."
'Animal'
Maxwell was living in Woodlea Park, Sauchie, near Alloa, at the time of the offences.
He was found guilty at Alloa Sheriff Court in June on two counts of behaving with shameless indecency.
His bgcoim, now 17, broke down in loud sobs as the sentence was read out. She shouted "animal" as Maxwell was led quickly from the dock.
As he left the building, members of the Alloa congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses shouted "pervert".
Robert Millan, a church elder, said Maxwell would be summoned before the church's judicial committee and could be dismissed from the movement. (COULD BE?)
The girl's father said: "This man betrayed our trust and ruined our family life.
'Huge personal loss'
"He should be disfellowshiped and no longer regarded as a brother in the Christian congregation until such time as he shows true repentance, and I don't think he's very likely to do that."
Defence lawyer, April Campbell, said Maxwell had suffered "huge personal loss" as a result of the case.
She said: "His life has been irrevocably shattered. His marriage has broken down, he has been rejected by his family, and he has been rejected by the congregation of the church of which he was a member for 30 or so years.
"He has suffered severe psychological difficulties and depression and it is inconceivable that he should find himself in a position to re-offend."
Miss Campbell added: "He feels a great and terrible shame and recognises the possibility of psychological harm to his victim."
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I have come to hate this life in this system
by stephenw20 inbc news online provides excerpts of the letter left by mark barton in the house where he killed his wife and two young children before murdering nine others in downtown atlanta.
july 29, 1999 .
to whom it may concern, .
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BC News Online provides excerpts of the letter left by Mark Barton in the house where he killed his wife and two young children before murdering nine others in downtown Atlanta.
July 29, 1999
6:38 am
To whom it may concern,
Leigh Ann is in the master bedroom closet under a blanket. I killed her on Tuesday night. I killed Matthew and Mychelle Wednesday night.
There may be similarities between these deaths and the death of my first wife, Deborah Spivey. However, I did not kill her and her mother. There is no reason for me to lie now.
It just seemed to like (sic) a quiet way to kill and a relatively painless way to die. There was little pain. All of them were dead in less than five minutes. I hit them with a hammer ...
I'm so sorry. I wish I didn't. Words cannot tell the agony.
Why did I ? I have been dying since October. To wake up at night so afraid, so terrified that I couldn't be that afraid while awake. It has taken its toll. I have come to hate this life in this system of things. I have come to have no hope.
I killed the children to exchange them for five minutes of pain for a lifetime of pain (sic). I forced myself to do it to keep them from suffering so much later. No mother, no father, no relatives.
The fears of the father are transferred to the son. It was from my father to me, and from me to my son. He had already had it, and now to be left alone, I had to take him with me.
I killed Leigh Ann because she was one of the main reasons for my demise ... I really wished I hadn't killed her now. She really couldn't help it, and I love her so much anyway.
I know that Jehovah will take care of all of them in the next life.
I am sure the details don't matter. There is no excuse. No good reason. I am sure no one will understand. If they could, I wouldn_t want them to. I just write these things to say why.
Please know that I love Leigh Ann, Matthew and Mychelle with all my heart. If Jehovah's willing, I would like to see them all again in the resurrection to have a second chance.
I don't plan to live very much longer, just long enough to kill as many of the people that greedily sought my destruction.
You should kill me if you can.
Mark O Barton
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the money goes ? to whom
by stephenw20 inworld: europe.
swiss holocaust fund closes .
a fund set up in switzerland to help needy victims of the holocaust has reached its deadline for applications.
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World: Europe
Swiss holocaust fund closesA fund set up in Switzerland to help needy victims of the holocaust has reached its deadline for applications.
Officials say that about ten percent of the one-hundred-eighty million dollars in the fund has yet to be spent.
Almost three-hundred thousand Jewish holocaust survivors and their families have received payments.
Further payments have gone to Gypsies, homosexuals, Jehovah's Witnesses and other groups persecuted by Nazi Germany.
The fund was started two years ago following growing criticism of neutral Switzerlands wartime role in the laundering of assets confiscated from persecuted minorities. The fund is separate from a 1.25 billion dollar payment that big Swiss banks have proposed to settle lawsuits brought by Holocaust victims.
From the newsroom of the BBC World Service
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now this may seem trivial...but the ~victims~...the actual victims of these crimes........ .do they get the money?..........or does the publishing company........ -
MOLESTING in THE KINGDOM HALL
by stephenw20 inadelanto man takes molestation plea for weekends in jail .
court: the parents of one young victim say they expected harsher sentence.. by scott vanhorne/staff writer.
victorville a 20-year-old adelanto man accused of molesting two young girls accepted a plea bargain allowing him to admit to a misdemeanor charge and serve 210 days in jail on weekends.. scott gilmans sentence, handed down in victorville superior court friday, infuriated one victims family.. i was thinking he would get three to five years in state prison; no less, winford roberson said.. it makes me feel like hes doing a part-time job at his own convenience, kim roberson said.. in 1998 when the couples daughter was 3 years old, gilman reportedly took the girl into a bathroom at the jehovahs witnesses kingdom hall in adelanto and molested her in one of the stalls.. church officials did an internal investigation of the incident and determined nothing had happened.
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Adelanto man takes molestation plea for weekends in jail
court: The parents of one young victim say they expected harsher sentence.
By SCOTT VANHORNE/Staff Writer
VICTORVILLE — A 20-year-old Adelanto man accused of molesting two young girls accepted a plea bargain allowing him to admit to a misdemeanor charge and serve 210 days in jail on weekends.
Scott Gilman’s sentence, handed down in Victorville Superior Court Friday, infuriated one victim’s family.
“I was thinking he would get three to five years in state prison; no less,” Winford Roberson said.
“It makes me feel like he’s doing a part-time job at his own convenience,” Kim Roberson said.
In 1998 when the couple’s daughter was 3 years old, Gilman reportedly took the girl into a bathroom at the Jehovah’s Witnesses Kingdom Hall in Adelanto and molested her in one of the stalls.
Church officials did an internal investigation of the incident and determined nothing had happened. The girl’s parents later reported the molestation to the Adelanto Police Department, according to court records.
Gilman was also accused of molesting a 4-year-old girl in her playhouse.
The District Attorney’s office filed two charges of lewd acts with a child against Gilman in April 1999, and the case dragged on until the defendant pleaded guilty to annoying or molesting a child, a misdemeanor, earlier this year.
The other felony charge was dropped in accordance with the plea bargain.
If Gilman had been convicted on both of the original charges, he would have faced three to 10 years in state prison. Gilman’s attorney, Rollin Rauschl, said his client has maintained his innocence since the beginning of the ordeal.
“Rather than go to trial, my client agreed to take a plea bargain,” Rauschl said. nt><n his wildest dreams, he never thought picking up a child would be child annoyance.”
Rauschl said prosecutors offered the deal because they knew the case against Gilman was weak. Both victims were very young, and the investigation into the allegations didn’t start until more than nine months after the incidents reportedly occurred, he said.
Deputy District Attorney Connie Standley, who handled the case, was not available for comment.
Probation Officer Monica Stidham interviewed Gilman before he was sentenced and recommended that he serve more time in jail than the plea bargain allowed.
“The truth is Mr. Gilman could still be a danger to the community if allowed to do weekends without getting some counseling before he is released to the community,” she wrote. “It is strongly recommended that Mr. Gilman serve 360 straight days in county jail.”
Besides the jail time, Gilman must also register as a sex offender for the rest of his life, pay the Robersons more than $3,000 in restitution and serve three years supervised probation.
Meanwhile, the Robersons have moved to Los Angeles County. They said they wanted to get away from the High Desert and all the memories it holds. .-----------------
and it happened in the building with no windows!
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A NEW BUILDING IN NewBurgh NY
by stephenw20 inlocal news story.
jehovah's witnesses planning large conference center.
the jehovah's witnesses religious order wants to build a large conference center off route 17k and route 300 in the town of newburgh.. .
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Local News Story
Jehovah's Witnesses planning large conference centerThe Jehovah's Witnesses religious order wants to build a large conference center off Route 17K and Route 300 in the Town of Newburgh.
Town Supervisor George Bucci said the facility is proposed for construction behind the Newburgh Auto Park. He said the proposal is to build a conference center and hotel which would be used several times per month and expect a "huge turn out." Bucci said officials have told the town planning board that the hotels and restaurants in the area would be full the days they hold the conferences and Stewart Airport and surface transportation would get a lot of use.
The proposal is now before the planning board for its review.
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Its free I tell ya .......all free! Hmmmm hotel ? $$$$$............close to an airport........easy for those traveling from east to west..say Hawaii to NY....whats next?.....move GB to Patterson or Walkill......closer to the Airport.
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Witness (appropriately titled)
by riz inwitness .
make me a witness.
take me up out of darkness.
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Shauna,
will there be some Sarah @ the Beach bash?*S*
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Question to shunned persons
by HesterPryne inhello everyone,.
if your jehovah's witness relatves came to you and said..... "praise jah, there has been 'new light" and we can associate with you again!".....
what would you say or do?
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RR,
is that bitterness I hear?.........listen to Donnie
"I'm learning to live without you now
But I miss you sometimes
The more I know, the less I understand
All the things I thought I knew, I'm learning again
I've been tryin' to get down
to the heart of the matter
But my will gets weak
and my thoughts seem to scatter
But I think it's about forgiveness
Forgiveness
Even if, even if you don't love me anymore
These times are so uncertain
There's a yearning undefined
...people filled with rage
We all need a little tenderness"its about FOrgiveness