tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689654975245458947.post5973170075829126050..comments2023-07-16T03:58:42.088-07:00Comments on Acts of Faith In Love and Life: Revisiting the Tale of Banita Jacks: How Unsupported Mothers Fall Through The CracksFaith at Acts of Faith Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02150553143062604249noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689654975245458947.post-84184525911224387012009-10-20T17:24:09.391-07:002009-10-20T17:24:09.391-07:00http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-mother18-2...http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-mother18-2009oct18,0,6949060.story<br /><br />Another mother who became overwhelmed. <br /><br />'A young mother who allegedly shot her two boys Saturday -- killing her 5-year-old and critically wounding her 1 1/2 -year-old -- shouted, "I've wasted my life!" from her balcony and threatened to kill herself before she was arrested, police and neighbors said.'Chele Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02642517573077534316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689654975245458947.post-59386127499317259732009-10-20T00:15:39.109-07:002009-10-20T00:15:39.109-07:00Ruth: It is tragic and I do not think she should g...Ruth: It is tragic and I do not think she should go unpunished. I just don't think she belongs in prison and should be in a psychiatric facility.<br /><br />Borther OMi: You bring up an interesting point. Women like her are being held up for ridicule. They're damned if they do and damned if they don't.Faith at Acts of Faith Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150553143062604249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689654975245458947.post-44664069460802894342009-10-19T11:08:29.797-07:002009-10-19T11:08:29.797-07:00Its a terrible, terrible story that quite honestly...Its a terrible, terrible story that quite honestly, we ALL have to take responsibility for. How many of us know a Banita Jacks whose back is literally against the wall but instead of helping her, we dog her out?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13205384167481897308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689654975245458947.post-13861108100369514542009-10-18T08:57:34.417-07:002009-10-18T08:57:34.417-07:00It's a really difficult story to read. I feel ...It's a really difficult story to read. I feel so much for the woman. She really was failed - by <i>everyone</i>. <br /><br />Still... I struggle a little with having complete sympathy for her - after all, she did murder her four children. If a <i>father</i> had done that I would be horrified and angry and think of him as vile. So I don't know. I know I couldn't judge her as I've not been in her shoes. <br /><br />But I totally agree that in no way should <i>all</i> the responsibility for this rests on her. If she is sent down, so should everyone else involved be, from the children's father or fathers who didn't care, to the Mayor who cares more about dogs than children, to the neighbours and relatives who didn't notice or care that anything was wrong.... <br /><br />I wish rather that something positive could come out of this trial, that could stop similar situations from happening again.Rosemary Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12204378986946967049noreply@blogger.com