A friend's niece makes homecoming queen

[GardDog]

Not what you might expect. Truly an inspirational story.


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[Moose72]

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That's great that her peers did that for her.. It's nice reading, hearing, or watching something good unfold like this.. It shows that there are good people out there in the world..

 

[AXEMAN]

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very nice.

 

[USAFDoug]

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OUTFREAKINSTANDING.

 

[Nessal]

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Stuff like this don't happen in CA. I'm not surprised.

 

[GardDog]

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The unsung heroes in the story are the parents. They refused to let the young lady become an afterthought. They never doubted a recovery would come to pass, where she could rejoin her high school mates. I would hope that I could be that strong when faced with a similar situation. Their story makes me hug my two a little tighter each evening.

 

[SmokinAce]

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It shows that there are still those out there that are about other rather than themselves (this type of individual is becoming rarer by the day)... Good story!

 

[lazy21]

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love the way she looks so happy when they called her name, she's one lucky young lady.

 

[DP425]

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That's hell of a story- both horrible and heart warming at the same time.

I hope the SOB drive got some prison time!

 

[dsink]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: DP425</div><div class="ubbcode-body">That's hell of a story- both horrible and heart warming at the same time.

I hope the SOB drive got some prison time! </div></div>

They should make him watch that everyday.......And then give him the chair!!

 

[GardDog]

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The offender was found guilty by jury of first-degree vehicular negligent injuring, DWI & a traffic charge. Her Blood Alcohol Concentration was determined to have been 0.270 g% following the crash. She was sentenced to 10 years.

 

[ArcticLight]

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Got a bit choked up on that.
my g/f was in an accident and lost mobility on her left side.

She's regained 50% back and I hope your neice can too, those docs that say she'll never walk again or will be a vegetable can and almnost ARE always wrong.

My g/f was never supposed to have come out of her coma, never supposed to walk again, never supposed to do any of those things but she did.

That's an inspiring vid, going to send that to my g/f at work...

 

[ArcticLight]

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GardDog- I sent that to my g/f at work as she's the disability EEO director on base.
(Her work, I'm a starving author write now hahah pun intended)

Her response was:

<span style="font-weight: bold">Pretty cool, thanks. The city I was born too.

</span>

 

[GardDog]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ArcticLight</div><div class="ubbcode-body">GardDog- I sent that to my g/f at work as she's the disability EEO director on base.
(Her work, I'm a starving author write now hahah pun intended)

Her response was:

<span style="font-weight: bold">Pretty cool, thanks. The city I was born too.

</span> </div></div>

Great man, I'm glad she could relate to her progress.

The Doctors initially cast some doubts on alot of things that Ashlee has accomplished. Someone's previous reply above hit on what made me get some of that "ceiling dust" (that Switch has spoken about) in my eyes as well. When they announced her as the queen, she was visibly excited and showed emotion about being chosen.

 

[DP425]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: GardDog223</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The offender was found guilty by jury of first-degree vehicular negligent injuring, DWI & a traffic charge. Her Blood Alcohol Concentration was determined to have been 0.270 g% following the crash. She was sentenced to 10 years. </div></div>


Good, but I almost wonder if 10 years is long enough. I'm conflicted myself as to what is worse, instantly kill someone or leave them extensively paralyzed for life. On one hand you're taking life from someone, on the other you are seriously degrading their quality of life for a LONG time to come.

Is there really any punishment that will right the wrong? And at what point do you say someone has paid enough for a presumably one time, honest mistake?

Anyway, good to hear she has such support from her fellow students- compassion is not generally something teenagers excel in... at least not for the right causes.

 

[chris223]

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for half time they should have brought the jag out that hit her
and let the crowd beat em with bats for 10 bucks a swing and use the cash for a wellness fund for her
im good for 5 or 6 swings .

 

[ArcticLight]

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I knew a guy once that killed a little girl - she ran out in front of his car between two parked cars.

You can punish someone all you want but it becomes ineffective.

Why?

Because no punishment will be greater than that which they give themselves.

That holds true for about 90% of human beings, IMHO.

 

[Queequeg]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ArcticLight</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I knew a guy once that killed a little girl - she ran out in front of his car between two parked cars.

You can punish someone all you want but it becomes ineffective.

Why?

Because no punishment will be greater than that which they give themselves.

That holds true for about 90% of human beings, IMHO. </div></div>

Well said Arc. This story shows that people of conscience still abound and it is precisely people like them who would be forever tormented with the guilt you describe.

No accounting for the sociopaths though. Nothing is ever their fault.