How do you win against small town politics?
How do you get justice?
These are the questions that haunt my family every. single. day. And while I must admit that when I think of Lucas' birth mother, it is usually to hope that she lives in fear. Fear that every time the phone rings with an unknown number, or there is an unexpected knock at the door, that she panics thinking it's the police. But she probably doesn't. Wichita County is not interested in prosecuting her, even though all of the evidence points to her, so why should she?
Maybe I've just been going about this the wrong way. I mean, everybody has SOME good in them, right? Maybe no one has sat her down and said, "YOU are the only one who can make this right". Maybe no one has given her the chance to do the noble, human thing. We'll see.
Open letter to Sarah Price
Sarah,
I have been so wrapped up in grief and frustration that I have not stopped to consider your feelings. I have no idea how Lucas' death has affected you, other than your actions towards my parents. Let me explain. You took them to court last year to get custody of Logan for the entire month of December. Your reason was that they were Jehovah's Witnesses, and therefore did not celebrate Christmas. You knew it was a lie--and it was easy to prove so. They have pictures of you celebrating Christmas at their house for years. I can't wrap my head around something like this, but that is just the tip of the unnecessary legal actions iceberg.
I also can't imagine the thoughts in your head, not only for causing the death of your own child, but for allowing your husband, your partner in life, to sit in jail for a crime he did not commit. Has anyone brought that to your attention? Has anyone actually sat you down and said, "Look. You are the only one who knows what happened that night to Lucas. You were alone with him. You are the only one who can get the false charges against Brent dropped." Do you realize that? Do you realize that we can get medical experts and tests and evaluations the rest of our lives, but YOU are the only one who can tell us what really happened? Don't we deserve that? Don't Brent and Logan deserve to know the truth? Will you let Logan grow up wondering if his father killed his brother?
Since your parents are financially supporting you, I can understand that you feel the need to go along with what they say. They want Logan, and will lie all the way to their graves to get what they want. But you don't have to. I have referred to you as a psychopath-someone who does not feel the same emotions...guilt, compassion, empathy...as others. Do you lack these feelings? This is your chance to change things. This is your chance to prove me wrong about your lack of emotions. You can continue to let someone else pay for your actions, or you can honor the memory of your lost son by telling the truth. We can't threaten you, or force you to talk, but remember, you will have to live with these decisions every minute of every day for the rest of your life. Please tell us the truth.
You have three days.
How do you get justice?
These are the questions that haunt my family every. single. day. And while I must admit that when I think of Lucas' birth mother, it is usually to hope that she lives in fear. Fear that every time the phone rings with an unknown number, or there is an unexpected knock at the door, that she panics thinking it's the police. But she probably doesn't. Wichita County is not interested in prosecuting her, even though all of the evidence points to her, so why should she?
Maybe I've just been going about this the wrong way. I mean, everybody has SOME good in them, right? Maybe no one has sat her down and said, "YOU are the only one who can make this right". Maybe no one has given her the chance to do the noble, human thing. We'll see.
Open letter to Sarah Price
Sarah,
I have been so wrapped up in grief and frustration that I have not stopped to consider your feelings. I have no idea how Lucas' death has affected you, other than your actions towards my parents. Let me explain. You took them to court last year to get custody of Logan for the entire month of December. Your reason was that they were Jehovah's Witnesses, and therefore did not celebrate Christmas. You knew it was a lie--and it was easy to prove so. They have pictures of you celebrating Christmas at their house for years. I can't wrap my head around something like this, but that is just the tip of the unnecessary legal actions iceberg.
I also can't imagine the thoughts in your head, not only for causing the death of your own child, but for allowing your husband, your partner in life, to sit in jail for a crime he did not commit. Has anyone brought that to your attention? Has anyone actually sat you down and said, "Look. You are the only one who knows what happened that night to Lucas. You were alone with him. You are the only one who can get the false charges against Brent dropped." Do you realize that? Do you realize that we can get medical experts and tests and evaluations the rest of our lives, but YOU are the only one who can tell us what really happened? Don't we deserve that? Don't Brent and Logan deserve to know the truth? Will you let Logan grow up wondering if his father killed his brother?
Since your parents are financially supporting you, I can understand that you feel the need to go along with what they say. They want Logan, and will lie all the way to their graves to get what they want. But you don't have to. I have referred to you as a psychopath-someone who does not feel the same emotions...guilt, compassion, empathy...as others. Do you lack these feelings? This is your chance to change things. This is your chance to prove me wrong about your lack of emotions. You can continue to let someone else pay for your actions, or you can honor the memory of your lost son by telling the truth. We can't threaten you, or force you to talk, but remember, you will have to live with these decisions every minute of every day for the rest of your life. Please tell us the truth.
You have three days.
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