Graham James was sentenced to two years for being a repeat, high risk sex offender of children. We all know that he'll be out in less than one year; I am sure he will be on his best behavior while inside. There are no children in prison for Graham, only men who do not take kindly to the people who harm children. However he will be separated for his safety because it would be inhumane to allow him to be assaulted and possibly murdered. Is it not inhumane to allow these monsters to continue? What about the children once he is free again Canada?
What about the children who are presently being abused by other monsters like him?
What about those he and others have already harmed, who had the guts to step forward?
What about those who have not and will not come forward to report their
abusers?
It is your fault Canadian “justice”; you have failed them so miserably with your watered down version of punishing these monsters- you have given many no recourse, but to walk the road suffering in silence the way so many
do.
And top secret pardons Canada with such a high profile predator?
Keep this in mind the next time you punish the drug addicts harshly while pardoning a convicted sex felon in order to lesson his later sentencing. Just think about it. There needs to be an overhaul in your ranks, from the top down and there is no question about it.
Never mind, we’ll get back to you; suffice it to say Canada, you have weakened us.
When I first heard the news, I threw up and felt the strong urge to find the nearest offender and exact some revenge for the survivors and for those who are not so lucky (which isn’t as difficult as it first appears for there are more walking amongst us than our government wants us to believe). I understand that any sort of violence is futile because my punishment will reflect the crime, as opposed to the very monster I would slay.
Mind you, the worst violence I or anyone could perform on them would never compare to what these monsters take away from children when they abuse. From the hole they leave inside of the victims, that hole which follows us until, if we are lucky, we die of natural causes at a ripe old age. When we work through it, we learn to live with it and we watch as our coping mechanisms slowly develop.
But we are the lucky ones, who reach out and trudge the road in full knowledge of what happened and maybe still knowing only glimpses of what was stolen.
Before we gain insight, we drink, use drugs, use each other, walk the streets selling our sex because it appears meaningless in hindsight, we trust no one, connect rarely if ever, and attempt suicide when it gets too dark to see. To name just a few of the ways we try to rid ourselves of the pain these monsters left in us and replace whatever it was they stole; we are the lucky ones Canada.
The unlucky ones Canada; we overdose, commit suicide, we runaway, we are murdered, we murder perhaps, and we are lost forever.
You dishonor their memory and ours with your sentences.
You dishonor our families and you are responsible.
There was no coincidence that the news came after weeks of working off and on with survivors – and as usual I turn to this; the page, the written word, and the click clacking of the keys on my key board when something burns over the edges of the brain.
When I have settled it enough through prayer, conversations with other survivors in my circle, and my own counselor; this is the final resting place for the anger, sorrow, and misery. The last avenue in order to keep the rubber from hitting the road so to speak and turning my emotions outward onto those who commit the crime.
I know I don’t deserve it any more than any survivor or victim does, but I do
recognize who is deserving of some kind of retort…unfortunately Canadian
“justice” does not understand who is at fault and continues to allow the
victims, survivors, and their families to be punished.
Consider yourselves lucky Graham and the other monsters, who are somehow wandering free today stalking new victims, living in the memory of the past ones. Consider yourself lucky that the whole of the surviving community do not rise against the inept justice system and take matters into our hands.
The why you are not all strung up?
First, nothing we do can ever bring back what you stole from us or lighten up the thick blackness you left inside.
Second, we have been punished enough and do not deserve to be punished more severely than the monsters, which started the whole cycle.
Third, and most importantly, God WILL sort you out and that is a fact, which slowly provides a great deal of relief from the overwhelming anger your collective existence causes
Canada, keep in mind when you decide to punish other offenders harshly based on what is popular under whatever political regime is in power. Keep in mind that you have been neglecting victims and survivors of sex crimes of all ages from time immemorial by downplaying the crimes and finding any reason to provide leniency to those who committed them.
Canada I hope that you somehow, someday bring to light the true beauty, power, and wonder that makes this country so special; shame on you Canada. As difficult as it is for me to type this, I cannot stop my fingers; I love this country, but today I find myself disappointed and ashamed of you.
I have grown accustom to high expectations I suppose. I firmly believe we are a country who values our children and the lives they can have, the dreams they can fulfill, and the wonderful presence they can have in the
future.
For absolute shame Canada.
David W. Lewry
What about the children who are presently being abused by other monsters like him?
What about those he and others have already harmed, who had the guts to step forward?
What about those who have not and will not come forward to report their
abusers?
It is your fault Canadian “justice”; you have failed them so miserably with your watered down version of punishing these monsters- you have given many no recourse, but to walk the road suffering in silence the way so many
do.
And top secret pardons Canada with such a high profile predator?
Keep this in mind the next time you punish the drug addicts harshly while pardoning a convicted sex felon in order to lesson his later sentencing. Just think about it. There needs to be an overhaul in your ranks, from the top down and there is no question about it.
Never mind, we’ll get back to you; suffice it to say Canada, you have weakened us.
When I first heard the news, I threw up and felt the strong urge to find the nearest offender and exact some revenge for the survivors and for those who are not so lucky (which isn’t as difficult as it first appears for there are more walking amongst us than our government wants us to believe). I understand that any sort of violence is futile because my punishment will reflect the crime, as opposed to the very monster I would slay.
Mind you, the worst violence I or anyone could perform on them would never compare to what these monsters take away from children when they abuse. From the hole they leave inside of the victims, that hole which follows us until, if we are lucky, we die of natural causes at a ripe old age. When we work through it, we learn to live with it and we watch as our coping mechanisms slowly develop.
But we are the lucky ones, who reach out and trudge the road in full knowledge of what happened and maybe still knowing only glimpses of what was stolen.
Before we gain insight, we drink, use drugs, use each other, walk the streets selling our sex because it appears meaningless in hindsight, we trust no one, connect rarely if ever, and attempt suicide when it gets too dark to see. To name just a few of the ways we try to rid ourselves of the pain these monsters left in us and replace whatever it was they stole; we are the lucky ones Canada.
The unlucky ones Canada; we overdose, commit suicide, we runaway, we are murdered, we murder perhaps, and we are lost forever.
You dishonor their memory and ours with your sentences.
You dishonor our families and you are responsible.
There was no coincidence that the news came after weeks of working off and on with survivors – and as usual I turn to this; the page, the written word, and the click clacking of the keys on my key board when something burns over the edges of the brain.
When I have settled it enough through prayer, conversations with other survivors in my circle, and my own counselor; this is the final resting place for the anger, sorrow, and misery. The last avenue in order to keep the rubber from hitting the road so to speak and turning my emotions outward onto those who commit the crime.
I know I don’t deserve it any more than any survivor or victim does, but I do
recognize who is deserving of some kind of retort…unfortunately Canadian
“justice” does not understand who is at fault and continues to allow the
victims, survivors, and their families to be punished.
Consider yourselves lucky Graham and the other monsters, who are somehow wandering free today stalking new victims, living in the memory of the past ones. Consider yourself lucky that the whole of the surviving community do not rise against the inept justice system and take matters into our hands.
The why you are not all strung up?
First, nothing we do can ever bring back what you stole from us or lighten up the thick blackness you left inside.
Second, we have been punished enough and do not deserve to be punished more severely than the monsters, which started the whole cycle.
Third, and most importantly, God WILL sort you out and that is a fact, which slowly provides a great deal of relief from the overwhelming anger your collective existence causes
Canada, keep in mind when you decide to punish other offenders harshly based on what is popular under whatever political regime is in power. Keep in mind that you have been neglecting victims and survivors of sex crimes of all ages from time immemorial by downplaying the crimes and finding any reason to provide leniency to those who committed them.
Canada I hope that you somehow, someday bring to light the true beauty, power, and wonder that makes this country so special; shame on you Canada. As difficult as it is for me to type this, I cannot stop my fingers; I love this country, but today I find myself disappointed and ashamed of you.
I have grown accustom to high expectations I suppose. I firmly believe we are a country who values our children and the lives they can have, the dreams they can fulfill, and the wonderful presence they can have in the
future.
For absolute shame Canada.
David W. Lewry