Authorities finally doing something!

[Star]

when i was a kid, like duke said, it was a crime (statutory rape). that was all changed a few years ago when they changed the young offenders act. it really is sick!

[Merika]

Star,
Was your daughter orginally arrested or wanted for arrest because she ran away....or some other reason?

[sn00py]

how can someone have sex with a 21 year old if there 14....legaly i thought they had to be 18 is it becuz to many ppl were going to jail 4 it?????

[Duke]

21 is not the oldest a man has ever got together with a child, believe me. It's only a problem if someone actually presses charges which I don't think is a common occurence.

[Star]

Originally Posted by Merika

Star,
Was your daughter orginally arrested or wanted for arrest because she ran away....or some other reason?

it was all for running away. First, she was ordered by the court to stay at home, got to school and behave. then that didn't work so we had to call the police over and over again to report her missing all the time. then we placed her into a residential program. she was again ordered to stay put and do her counselling, go to chool and behave and failed at that. again the police were called over and over again because she ran. then we tried to bring her home again and the same thing. then finally, as the last straw, placed her in temporary care of children's aid because they had tons of resources to help her. she was again ordered to stay put, do the programs and go to school and behave and she still ran. so all of her warrants and court charges are for breaching her court orders of staying put, behaving and doing what she has to do to get help and turn her life around. there is nothing criminal in any of her charges.

She's got to go to court again in june. Back in january, she was supposed to show the court that she's back in school, doing counselling, parenting and anger management is still haven't proved any of that. the courts are useless IMO.

Krystal is a prime example of a kid who fell through the cracks of the justice and educational system. We tried our best for that not to happen but it did. We were paoweless and even more so now that she's 16 (turning 17 in a few months).

[Rock]

Star I just read the whole story and I am sorry this has happened to your family and hope that one day everyone will have recovered from the terrible times you are all having. I have not really given much thought to having children but this story has almost convinced me that it will be a long time if ever before I do.

[Star]

Even though I have a super troubled daughter (my first born to boot), I wouldn't trade her in for anything and I have no regrets at all for her being my daughter either.

Sometimes kids jsut get nabbed by society and turn out not as planned but at some point, they do wake up and grow up and end up being the people that you had hoped they'd become. I wasn't a prize of a teenager myself and put my parents through a lot of heartache and grief myself and I turned out to be a good person in the end. I expect that Krystal will be the same way in the end.

Having children is the most rewarding thing you can do for yourself. I love both my girls with all my heart and now I have a beautiful grand-daughter to love with all of my heart too so I consider myself blessed big time.

We raised Krystal right, tought her right from wrong. Those things will always be embedded into her mind and will eventually come to light. We'll be here waiting with open arms when she's ready to let go of her outer walls and come back to us and be part of this family again. I have faith that day will come and I'll be here waiting, we all are here waiting.

Raising her beautiful little baby girl is like having Krystal here with us for now. She looks so much like she did when she was a baby and is as loving as Krystal used to be with us. We have a piece of Krystal with us now which I think keeps me from breaking down. I look at Erika and I see Krystal in her face. She's my little rock.