Life is busy...but good!!

Wow, what a week it has been!  Life is busy, busy, busy.  It's at times like this that I have to wonder how Kathie Briggs has managed to keep her sanity.  Life is full of hoops and curves all on it's own.  Then to have to deal with the hate, the threats and the continuous efforts of one person to destroy Kathie....it's a bit much, but somehow Kathie manages to get through it and maintain her dignity.  Seems someone has been very busy promoting their lies and hate.  And it's getting some attention, just not the kind they wanted or thought.  It's said..."be careful what you wish for" and sometimes that's true. 


Sometimes people draw attention and sympathy for the very one's they are trying to destroy, not themself.  They are shut down because of their deceit and lies, but give platform to those they tried to take down.  Along the way, someone in the background takes notice and before long in their research for the truth, they become disgusted at the crucifixion of the innocent and they become involved to right a wrong, without being approched, without being recruited, without the lies and deceit...and it's on.

Seems when you contact people and you deceive them, when they find out you aren't on the up & up, and they take a look at the facts for themselves, they are no longer interested in being a part of  spreading your diseased lies and hate. ( Imagine that.)  And without the participation and presentation of the truth...they just aren't intersted in the lies and deceit being promoted any longer...so sorry about that.

I wonder how a person's conscience allows them to do some of the things people do.  Is fame and fortune worth trying to destroy innocent people?  I guess to some it is.  Is it worth destroying yourself and becoming a failure in the process?  I guess to some it is if you can blame your self destruction and failures on others.  I think people that don't take responsibility for themselves and their own actions attract the same kind of people.  Raye Dawn seems to have in my opinion, attracted many like her, to her.

I can't wait for Sept. 1st!!  Another step closer to putting the "poor Raye Dawn" saga behind us.  Closer to forgetting about her and letting her get settled in her little cell and get comfortable, where she will be spending the next 20 yrs.  Closer to the Briggs being able to go back to as "normal" a life as they can without their precious Kelsey.  They will never be normal again without her, but I'm praying they can get close to it.  Getting this hearing over with and the appeal behind them will certainly be big steps towards that.  And the rest of us can forget the ignorance that spreads lies and hate in their efforts to free a much guilty woman. 


Seems some know what is coming, Raye Dawn is staying where she is and they are looking for their next attention getting rung on their way up, as they have have appeared to climb above Raye Dawn already on their ladder to fame and fortune.  In a way I kinda...kinda...feel sorry for RD but only in that aspect.  She thinks she has someone tooting her horn, but the only horn being tooted is the one that is doing the tooting.  Kind of a shame.  Not that Raye Dawn deserves anything better than she's gotten for what she did in my opinion.


I will have to say that I have learned a lot of things during this whole thing.  I have met wonderful people and have two very, very close friends because of it.  One thing I have learned that has shocked me to the core, is that some people actually want to be a victim.  For whatever reason, whether to validate themselves or to sell a book or fame and fortune.  It's sad because a REAL victim would give anything in the world to NOT be a victim, but sadly they have no choice.  Being a victim of DV I had a hard time understanding what I have seen, and still do.  It angers me that some portray themselves and compares themselves to real victims.  IF they are a victim, they are a victim of themselves only.  They choose that.  They antagonize, lie, attack, threaten, stalk, harrass and agg people on, it's like they beg to be attacked online and badmouthed to validate their purpose. ? I don't know why, I just know it's sad and disgusting all at the same time.  I guess being a "victim" in their mind gives them a purpose.  What a sad existence.  Soon that will fade away too.  You can only lie and deceive people so long before you are caught and exposed.  Then you can only say you are a victim of yourself, your lies and poor choices. 


I have also been pleasantly surprised that at least some of the national media people do actually check out stories they are presented with.  Just because someone says something or claims something... they have the smarts to know doesn't make it fact.  That's good lol  Now I will have a little more faith in some of the shows I used to enjoy.

Before I go feed the deer for the night, I want to tell you all that Bill Bowen is doing a series of articles on Kelsey's case and things surrounding it on his facebook page.  Appears to be a good read so far.  I don't know what all he has planned but I will be tuning in to see.  He's a good man for standing up for the truth, exposing the corrupt and caring about innocent children.  Be sure and check his FB page out!  could get interesting, knowing Bill lol   

Hope everyone is having a GREAT weekend! 

CONGRATS SMOTHERMON!!!

CONGRATULATIONS TO DISTRICT ATTORNEY RICHARD SMOTHERMON!!!
Personally, now that I think about it, I'm  glad that Roberson took the advise of those giving it and focused his campaign on Kelsey's case.  Maybe people expected that if the Smith family were supporting him, and those in that clan that couldn't even vote for him, were out campaigning and putting out signs, then there must have been a reason for it. 


The best man for the job obviously won and I had no doubt at all that he would.  I am still confident that RD will NOT win her appeal, but at least now one is not left to wondering if she would  just be turned loose, to walk away from responsibility for what she did to her own child IF she were to win her appeal.  One more step to being confident RD will NOT be getting out of prison any time soon.  I hope she enjoys the next 20 years being where she belongs. 

geeze....

Why in the world you always think everything is about YOU, I will never know or understand.  What is it in my post that makes you think that was directed at you?  If you want to apply it to yourself, then by all means feel free to do so.  To the real person it was directed to....I really hope your family finds you some help....and soon.  To the self serving person who thinks everything is about themself, maybe you need a new shrink...not everything in this world or that is posted on the internet is about you.   Amazing how self centered and self serving you are.  Though this shouldn't have suprised me.

When you lie and deceive people....

When you lie and deceive people by the masses, your evil WILL catch up with you.  It seems that trying to USE people that have been in DEVASTATING circumstances do NOT like being USED for one's own personal agenda/gain.  People don't like being LIED about and USED.  That makes them start looking into things/claims being made by the user/abuser.  To USE people in a false manner is ABUSING them and their tragedy's.  Sad that people destroy themselves and try to blame others.  Evil will get you nowhere.  Spreading hate and evil and abusing people will catch up with you eventually.  The family of this person should really seek some good mental help for this person.  They definately are NOT healthy in their mind.  STRANGERS who have been in devastating, tragic circumstances are now being drug into this person's sick plots/agenda and they are none too happy about it.  It's not only the legal ramifications that could be devastating to this person's family, but the loss of the mind of their loved one.  Obsession is NOT healthy.  When that obsession affects stranger after stranger and innocent person after innocent person, it's time for the family to step in and get this desperate, obviously ill person some help. 

Re-Elect Richard Smothermon!!

http://www.smothermon.org/    Here is the new website for Richard Smothermon.  

Smothermon vs. Roberson

THOSE WHO SUPPORT KELSEY, please watch this blog for upcoming news and a plan of action to come.  

I don't know how many of you know that the DA campaign takes place this month. (JULY)  Richard Smothermons opponent is a Mr. Roberson.  Guess who the Smith clan and their leader of Raye Dawn's fan club is supporting?  Obviously NOT Smothermon.  They surrounded Mr. Roberson at the last forum and are now all sporting his signs in their yards.  I will be doing some extensive research on Mr. Roberson and will keep you all updated, if not on here through private emails.  Mr. Roberson only needs 3 more years of service to qualify for a full retirement.  With no motivation/need of running again, we all know what that means.  We need to be writing some letters to the editor of the local newspapers and make sure everyone understands people will NOT support someone who is willing to let a person who contributes to the murder of their child or actually murders their child out of prison for ANY reason.  IF Raye Dawn by some slim chance wins her appeal, she MUST be held accountable and it will be totally UNACCEPTABLE FOR HIM TO DROP THIS CASE!!  In my opinion I really hope campaign favors are not returned for such a promise.  This man was the DA many, many years ago.  Which will provide some info on how he treats certain types of crime.
I will be posting a link to Richard Smothermon's website on here very soon.  Please check back.  Thank you for your time and attention to this matter.

I'm so sick of cops, Judges and attorney's that either don't know the laws or refuse to do their jobs or a combination of BOTH, when it comes to Domestic Violence victims!!  Recently I was put into contact with a woman that is in the process of leaving her husband.  Of course alcohol is a major factor, as it is in a lot of DV cases.

The woman has one minor child.  She states the man hasn't been physically abusive with her, but very mentally and verbally abusive.  I've always stated those types of abuse are often ignored and are very damaging.  I remember telling people that the bruises you see on the outside fade away, but the bruises left on the inside from the mental and emotional abuse never go away.  And that is so true.  Her alleged abuser was very physically abusive as well in his past marraige. Many court documents relfect his abusive past with women.  In fact, he is currently under a Protection From Abuse order out of another state's court.

She has removed herself and her child from the home and the threats to kill her and her family started.  Of course she made calls to her local law enforcement, she told them he was drinking and that he was harrassing her and her child and making threats.  Her abuser has a history where they live because of his past abusive behavior, so the cops know what is going on.  Instead of going to talk to him, they CALL him on the phone and tell him to stop harrassing her.  Now seriously....how many times do you honestly think a cop is going to CALL someone to tell them to stop harrassing someone instead of going to pay them a visit?  Why call??  Because they know from past experience when he's drinking he is dangersous?

This woman's alleged abuser as I stated is already under a PFA from a past marraige.  One he has gotten away with violating time and time again for many years.  FEDERAL LAW states that while a person is under a court order of a Protection From Abuse order they are NOT allowed to be in possession of firearms OR ammunition.  Actually, it is a FELONY count for EACH weapon and EACH piece of ammo.  This woman notified her local police department AND sheriff office that he IS in possession of firearms,  and told them exactly where they are in their home.  TWO WEEKS AGO, her local LE asked for and received a copy of the existing court order, where to be clear, it specifically states this person is not to be in possession of weapons or firearms.  PLUS, this man has prior convictions of violating PFA's and crimes of DV.  Again, FEDERAL LAW states that after a conviction of DV crimes, a person cannot buy nor possess firearms.  This woman has tried for several days to contact someone at an ATF office and has NOT received a call back from anyone. 

After the alleged threats towards her, she again notified her local LE agencies.  She filed for an emergency order of protection for her and her child and it was immediately granted by the local Judge.  They go to court on that in a few days.  Now keep in min  d that she once again made LE aware of the firearms he is illegally possessing.  By law, when they serve such an order and are aware there are firearms present, they ARE to confiscate those weapons and ammunition, which they did NOT.  But they DID send THREE officers to serve that piece of paper, and observed him consuming alcohol during serving this order. 

This past weekend, by order of the Judge she was able to return to her home to retrieve personal items from their home, with LE with her.  Of course her alleged abuser was not agreeable to some of the items she wanted from her home. 

 Now get this!!!  One of the items she had on her list and wanted from the home was a rifle she had purchased for her young son, which was still in the home and still in the POSSESSION of the man under a court order to NOT be in possession of firearms.  The officer would not let her remove the weapon from the home.  AMAZING.  It is specificaly written on her order of protection about his violence when he consumes alcohol.  While the officers made him remain outside the home while she went inside to retrieve personal belongings, this man asked one of the officers to go get his beer and bring it outside to him.  THE OFFICER DID AS HE WAS ASKED BY THIS MAN!! and brought a 30 pack of beer outside to him.  Now also keep in mind that the man knew exactly what day and time his wife and LE would be at their home to retrieve personal items.  He had one of his vehicles backed up to the garage door to where no one could get into or open that garage door.  LE knows that this man has a history of violence and threats to kill with weapons.  Now someone explain to me exactly HOW SMART those officers were in the first place by NOT securing the property whether by searching the premises for the weapons they know he has or by making him leave the premises while they were there at the property. 2nd...by not only allowing him to consume alcohol but also by bringing it to him!!! 

In my opinion this LE agency is in DIRE NEED of some DV training.  A typical threatening scenario such as this could have played out to where not only the woman ended up dead but the officers as well.  NOT VERY SMART on their part!

Of course the woman was upset by the events that took place that day and contacted the Sheriff's office about the unprofessional behavior of the officers.  She once AGAIN voiced her concerns that he is allowed to keep possession of firearms in direct violation of not only a court order but also a direct violation of a federal law of having weapons after prior convictions of DV crimes.   The officer told her he would have to check on a few things.  As of last night, she still has not heard a word from that officer in this matter.  How long do you suppose it takes to look up federal statues on a computer? call the ATF, the local DA and contact the court where the prior incidences and convictions took place?   Apparently long enough to allow him to carry out his threats of killing her. 

Most officers will admit that a DV call is the call they ALL hate the most. Those calls can turn deadly in seconds.  They know that.  Why is it they have a problem such as in this case of going to the home of this abuser and face him to tell him to "knock off the harrassing", but they don't have any problem in a woman and child having to face the abuser?  The victim isn't afforded the opportunity to deal with her abuser through the safety of a phone.  Why is it that these officers are not unholding FEDERAL LAWS???  Why leave weapons in this man's possession that not only put the woman and her child in more direct danger, but also the officers who have to deal with this case?  You can be assured these officers do NOT want to go take this man's weapons as it is a great possibility there could be a shootout in the process.  They don't want to die....I understand that.  But I can assure them, this woman does not want him to be able to consume his nightly alcohol, which only contributes to his anger, grab the weapon he always has beside him and get into his truck and drive to where her and her son are at and shoot and kill her in front of her son, or worse yet, have her son killed in front of her.  They don't want to die either.  Who is getting PAID to protect whom???


These two law enforcement agencies are in gross negligence of performing their job duties.  They are NOT upholding the law and they are NOT protecting the law abiding citizens of their community of which they receive a paycheck to do so.  She has done what she can do.  She's notified LE of the threats, prior violence, prior history of convictions, abuse and orders of the court.  She has asked for help.  She has filed for an order of protection for her and her son and it was granted by a Judge.  LE is refusing to uphold the law and enforce not only the law but court orders.  THIS IS EXACTLY WHY WOMEN DO NOT SEEK ORDERS OF PROTECTION FROM THEIR ABUSERS!!!! 


Statistics prove that this is a very dangerous time for a DV victim, the probability of death greatly increases during this volatile time.  If she had not filed for a protection order and was killed by her alleged abuser, typically and very often, the woman is blamed for NOT taking advantage of the avenues such as protective orders that are available to help protect her and her children.  Yet women do as they are expected with the false expectations that LE and the courts will do THEIR PART and enforce the orders and help to keep them safe.  What happens when the victim does their part but LE does not?  If she were to be killed now, typically the scenario goes, LE is interviewed and will state something to the effect of...well she had a protective order but it really is just a piece of paper.  We can't be everywhere at once. Or some other LAME excuse for them NOT DOING THEIR JOBS THEY ARE PAID TO DO! 

This kind of CRAP that is going on in this woman's case is what gets women and children who are victims of domestic violence, killed on a daily basis!!   We have discussed the possibilty of contacting the media.  Two problems with that.  Not only will it further anger her alleged abuser, but when documents and details are publicly released proving that LE is not doing their jobs, what happens when they are angered by that and she places the next call for help from them??  Of course that is NOT supposed to happen but those of us that have dealt with DV issues and cases know it does.   DV victims are often in a no win situation when this kind of crap goes on. 


 I am appalled to say the least by the actions and LACK OF, on the part of these two LE agencies.  I WILL be writing a letter to this woman's local sheriff office, demanding that they stand up for what their badges represent and for what they are PAID to do, and help this woman keep herself and her son safe.  It is appalling that they have done nothing about this man violating federal law and in the process they themselves are violating not on the trust of dependence of their local community but they themselves are also violating federal law.


I will be posting more on this soon.  For now, I need a break.  This is very aggravating for me.  Let me know what you think.  Any suggestions are more than welcome!  I hope everyone has a great day...and a safe day...something not everyone is afforded in this sad, messed up world.  God Bless.