Can We Count on the Law to Protect us?

by Su

Let’s face it, ladies, in some ways we are on our own! We are well aware that there are a lot of perverted perpetrators in the world today. Apparently they could even be our neighbors- whether we know it or not!

Anthony Sowell’s neighbors in Cleveland could smell the stench of death. He was a convicted rapist so; he had even been visited regularly by the authorities. They found nothing wrong- at least not enough to warrant further investigation.

Jaycee Dugard was abducted by Phillip Garrido and his wife and imprisoned in his back yard, subjected to unthinkable horrors for 18 years. He was also visited regularly by the authorities; they found nothing wrong- at least not enough to warrant further investigation.

Now Chelsea King has been brutally murdered by another know convicted sex offender, John Albert Gardner. His court appointed psychiatrist had recommend the maximum sentence and was frustrated when his recommendation was ignored.

Now it’s one thing when a “new” criminal starts his rampage of terror, but when these are known offenders that have been “watched” by “authorities” you’ve got to wonder if these people are taking their jobs seriously. You will hear that they are over-worked and understaffed. Is that justification? Do they suffer any personal remorse for something that could have been prevented?

My heart goes out to those girls who actually survive, losing their innocence and childhood to these monsters, as well as those family members who lose their loved ones and must live with the horror, anger and unbearable sadness of their loss. It is in no way the fault of the victim or their families. It should be the sole fault of the perpetrator, but, it seems that some fault should be shared by those whose job it is to protect us!