There are some here that are turning this into a serious soap opera. I believe what has happened in this case is unjust. This man does not deserve 43 years/life sentence prison time. I am sure that there are people who have murdered serving less time than this. I want to encourage the Dew family to keep fighting. There are so many people that will help in any way possible just let it be known how to help.
My one thought is this... There are many in this case who stood and took an oath to tell the "truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth." For anyone who believes in God knows that he is a fair and just God. I pray that Greg will not have to serve the 43 year sentence. However "if" he does as hard as it may seem, 43 years is but a small moment compared to eternity. All christians believe that everyone will stand before God the Eternal Father and be judged accordingly to our words and actions here on earth. I know that if I were someone in this trial who did not tell the "complete truth and nothing but the truth" I would be concerned. I am sure that God does not give "discounts" in Heaven. He knows us individually and know the desires of our hearts. If anyone has told something that was anything but the truth in this trial for a selfish personal gain will stand before his maker and answer the question "why?" To me that would be a hard question to answer.
I do not wish to offend anyone or seem like I am on my high horse. I sincerely believe this and I know many others do to. I pray that the "Whole truth and nothing but the truth" will prevail for everyone involved. I hope that one good thing that can come from this is, that we truly investigate who is on the ballot sheet as we go to vote. Don't just look at the name and say "I have heard of him/her" and then vote for them. Truly know who we are voting for and vote for who we seriously believe will act as we would want them to. We the people are the ones who give them the "power" to make the correct and just decisions.
This is my last entry and will not read or comment on this blog anymore.
This case is a very interesting case. I think that there are two extremes here. There are the women who are at one end that are saying he committed all these terrible crimes and how terrible it was, and then you have the Dew's who are saying he is completely innocent. I believe that somewhere in the middle is the truth. There are a few things that really bothers me the about this case. When I was 14 I was molested by a friend of the family. Someone mentioned "grooming" that man totally groomed me. I loved him and trusted him. He also was in a man in position. He was my brothers scout leader. I didn't tell anyone at the time because I thought no one would believe me. When I went to college I went on a date with a friend and I was date raped. That young man forced himself on me and "in" me, he physically hurt me while holding me down. My sister-in-law from the age of 12-18 was abused by her step father. That man did as Greg's judge said "God awful things" he would go into her room 3-4 times a week at night and he would abuse her in her bed, and make her perform terrible things to him. This went on for 6 years. To make matters worse her mother knew about it. Since then my sister-in-law and I both went to the authorities. Most importantly we both went to many sessions of counceling and therapy. We both have forgiven our offenders, however you do not ever forget something like that. If you know anything about this case, none of these women were ever held down and had "penile" penetration. I am not saying they did not feel violated. I know what it feels like to not be able to wash the filth off your body! However, what my sister-in-law and I went through went through just doesn't seem to be on the same level as what these women experienced. Greg being sent to prison for 43 years just does not seem justified here to me. I believe crimes such as these need to have prison time. However, locking someone up for years and years in my eyes only brings immediate satisfaction. Someone else said that things like this happen all the time, and it is closer than you think. I agree 100%! What we need to do is empower our children and encourage the communication skills with them. We need empower them to be able to tell the person to stop touching them. If our child has been abused we need to do have those communication skills already built strong, and self confidence strong, so they will come to us and know that we will believe them, and help them every way possible. I do believe what has happened in this case has been unjust. I do not believe that the truth has been told. The judical system did all of this very wrong. I do support the Dew family. I hope that they will include everything they can on the web site. I hope that these women can now seek counceling or continue it if they have had recieved it. I know that it is possible to move forward and forgive.
Dew sentenced to 43-year term
There are some here that are turning this into a serious soap opera. I believe what has happened in this case is unjust. This man does not deserve 43 years/life sentence prison time. I am sure that there are people who have murdered serving less time than this. I want to encourage the Dew family to keep fighting. There are so many people that will help in any way possible just let it be known how to help.
My one thought is this... There are many in this case who stood and took an oath to tell the "truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth." For anyone who believes in God knows that he is a fair and just God. I pray that Greg will not have to serve the 43 year sentence. However "if" he does as hard as it may seem, 43 years is but a small moment compared to eternity. All christians believe that everyone will stand before God the Eternal Father and be judged accordingly to our words and actions here on earth. I know that if I were someone in this trial who did not tell the "complete truth and nothing but the truth" I would be concerned. I am sure that God does not give "discounts" in Heaven. He knows us individually and know the desires of our hearts. If anyone has told something that was anything but the truth in this trial for a selfish personal gain will stand before his maker and answer the question "why?" To me that would be a hard question to answer.
I do not wish to offend anyone or seem like I am on my high horse. I sincerely believe this and I know many others do to. I pray that the "Whole truth and nothing but the truth" will prevail for everyone involved. I hope that one good thing that can come from this is, that we truly investigate who is on the ballot sheet as we go to vote. Don't just look at the name and say "I have heard of him/her" and then vote for them. Truly know who we are voting for and vote for who we seriously believe will act as we would want them to. We the people are the ones who give them the "power" to make the correct and just decisions.
This is my last entry and will not read or comment on this blog anymore.
April 5, 2008 at 2:28 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Dew sentenced to 43-year term
This case is a very interesting case. I think that there are two extremes here. There are the women who are at one end that are saying he committed all these terrible crimes and how terrible it was, and then you have the Dew's who are saying he is completely innocent. I believe that somewhere in the middle is the truth. There are a few things that really bothers me the about this case. When I was 14 I was molested by a friend of the family. Someone mentioned "grooming" that man totally groomed me. I loved him and trusted him. He also was in a man in position. He was my brothers scout leader. I didn't tell anyone at the time because I thought no one would believe me. When I went to college I went on a date with a friend and I was date raped. That young man forced himself on me and "in" me, he physically hurt me while holding me down. My sister-in-law from the age of 12-18 was abused by her step father. That man did as Greg's judge said "God awful things" he would go into her room 3-4 times a week at night and he would abuse her in her bed, and make her perform terrible things to him. This went on for 6 years. To make matters worse her mother knew about it. Since then my sister-in-law and I both went to the authorities. Most importantly we both went to many sessions of counceling and therapy. We both have forgiven our offenders, however you do not ever forget something like that. If you know anything about this case, none of these women were ever held down and had "penile" penetration. I am not saying they did not feel violated. I know what it feels like to not be able to wash the filth off your body! However, what my sister-in-law and I went through went through just doesn't seem to be on the same level as what these women experienced. Greg being sent to prison for 43 years just does not seem justified here to me. I believe crimes such as these need to have prison time. However, locking someone up for years and years in my eyes only brings immediate satisfaction. Someone else said that things like this happen all the time, and it is closer than you think. I agree 100%! What we need to do is empower our children and encourage the communication skills with them. We need empower them to be able to tell the person to stop touching them. If our child has been abused we need to do have those communication skills already built strong, and self confidence strong, so they will come to us and know that we will believe them, and help them every way possible. I do believe what has happened in this case has been unjust. I do not believe that the truth has been told. The judical system did all of this very wrong. I do support the Dew family. I hope that they will include everything they can on the web site. I hope that these women can now seek counceling or continue it if they have had recieved it. I know that it is possible to move forward and forgive.
April 2, 2008 at 10:10 a.m. permalink suggest removal