Imagine if you'd raised this boy in Ireland …
… and he became this young man …
… and then he was slaughtered in the street by somebody like this and by some of the local rednecks …
… in a small American town, who tried to portray this young man …
… as a violent criminal.
And imagine if the rednecks owned the District Attorney and the local police.
And imagine if the rednecks thought they could silence the family of the murdered boy and deny them the information they need to find out how their boy was killed. And imagine if the local authorities including the District Attorney ignored the family's requests for information.
Well, that's what's happening right now in the little town of Silverton, Oregon.
If you need reminding, read all about it HERE on Bock. It hasn't gone away, you know.
If you didn't read it already, do it now. And be angry.
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Previously on Bock: AJ Hanlon
Bock, I have six beautiful kids, all grown up, but all still vunerable. I cannot even comprehend the pain of losing a child.
Yes. It's appalling, which is why I took up the case in the first place. With a bit of luck, other people would publicise what happened as well.
I suppose there's not a whole lot we could do to help (aside from taking donations to put a hit out on that redneck fuck) but perhaps this will help aliviate your readers frustration;
Silverton City Manager Bryan Cosgrove :
bcosgrove@silverton.or.us
Email him, plague the bastard, explode their fucking server with mails; i know I will.
And while your doing that, check out this link
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080722/UPDATE/80722015
Fair play Bock
Nicky -
That's old news. I recommend reading all the posts on this subject.
Bock, I want to commend you on keeping this issue alive.
I have often criticised those for tackling an issue that has either passed, or is so mired in practical irrelevance that it is self defeating.
But this is issue is live, and it is relevant, and if all this achieves is a sounding board for the frustration of all of us who are stunned at the slaughter of an innocent, or peaks the conscience of someone who can help reveal the truth, or just simply allows Andrew's family to know that there are those among them who acknowledge their pain and loss, then you have done a great service
I don't want any commendations.
This is a disgrace and it needs to be exposed.
Also there's the Statute of Limitations. And that should worry those 'rednecks' too.
Bock,
I would like to thank you for keeping alive the memory of this gentle loving young man.
I would like to thank you for ensuring this crime and injustice will be kept fresh in the minds of your readers everywhere.
I thank you on behalf of Andrew-James, his family and his friends.
Bock – I can't find 'Pat' commenting here now.
Jasjeet — Pat is just a front for one of the parties involved in the killing. We got a lot of that kind of thing as they closed ranks.