Recently, I emailed an article to many of our supporters regarding the high correlation between violent criminal behavior and people who have been accused of animal cruelty. In response, my cousin, Judge Margaret Noe, a family court judge in Adrian Michigan, sent me the following note...
(It's a pretty gruesome account of animal cruelty, so I'd truly advise dumping blog #7 if you're weak of heart.) For those of you who choose to read on; I can only say that her note serves as yet another confirmation that the work of the Light Center must continue. Although these two kids live in Michigan, they could just as well live in your backyard~
Margaret wrote: Jan, these stories are heart breaking. A reality check...this past week I had a 5 year old and a 7 year old in my Court. The crime: they poked the eyes out of a cat with a stick, then turned their bicycles over, stuck the cat's head into the spokes and spun the wheel. It is terrible. I locked them down for an hour so as to compose myself and then ordered they be given psychological testing. I see people, including children at their worst. This is a sad condition which we must not ignore. We need to continue to work with these children so we don't lose the war! Prayer helps too. Keep up the good work. Cousin Margaret.
So now you have a choice.... You can read this and think, "what a Monday morning downer!" Or, you can read it and think of our blog as Light Center hope shining through for even the most troubled kids! It's all in the perspective, but my guess is that you've already made the right choice because you're reading this in the first place!
We'll lighten it up in # 8, I promise!
Jan
1 comments:
Thanks for writing this.
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