"Trash", The Definition.
"His mom cried afterward," Armell said of Wednesday's aftermath. "She was saying, 'That's my son; no matter what, that's my son.' He's got family. Every inmate has got family. Those are the forgotten victims of the crime.", says Christy Armell. (Taken from the Albuquerque Tribune article by Jolene Gutierrez Krueger, December 20, 2007.)
Christy Armell says she is not a member of the Astorga family, but felt the need to sit with them in the court room, (she is against the death penalty). She also stated that if she would have been sitting on the side of the prosecution, she would have been treated better. YOU BET HONEY!! YOU WERE SITTING WITH A "FAMILY" THAT HELPED THEIR ACCUSED COLD BLOODED KILLER FAMILY MEMBER ESCAPE THE COUNTRY. Christy, you just picked the wrong side of the court room. So sorry honey.
This statement above from Theresa Romero and quoted by Christy Armell, who doesn't believe in the death penalty and feels sooooo bad for Theresa Romero and claims she is a victim, gives me the opportunity to finally bring up this definition that I promised you I would do at a later blog.
It is just so fitting, so here it is:
Main Entry:
1trash Pronunciation:
\ˈtrash\ Function:
noun
(2): inferior or worthless writing or artistic matter (as a television show); especially : such matter intended purely for sensational entertainment
(3): trash talk2: something in a crumbled or broken condition or mass; especially : debris from pruning or processing plant material3: a worthless person; also : such persons as a group : riffraff
Wow! What a fitting word! Now, I think you know where I am going with this.
I am curious to find out how many people really feel that Theresa Romero (Astoga's mother) and the rest of this family are victims in the death of Deputy McGrane? If this community supports that statement, mentioned above, then Albuquerque has stooped to an all time low.
I am angered by the article in the Tribune from December 20th. To suggest that the Astorga family should receive the same treatment as the McGrane Family, is appauling to me.
Theresa Romero might have had a right to claim being victim to this horrific crime if she wasn't part of the crime, which she is. I suppose Christy Armell forgot that Theresa Romero and Astorga's aunt accessed (after hours) the MVD and compromised YOUR personal information Christy, along with the rest of the citizens in this state, in order to create false documents to help her son escape. Isn't that a crime? Did you say "victim" Theresa? You don't know the meaning of the word.
I don't find any of this acceptable!
So the word of the day is.......TRASH! TRASH AND MORE TRASH!!! What? You don't understand? Well now, I do believe that!
Comments
Christy Armell stands strongly in opposition to the death penalty as many people do. Michael Astorga stands accused but has not yet been convicted. Pre-trial motions have been heard but will be appealed on the basis of constitutionality of the death penalty. In this democracy, one is presumed innocent until proven guilty. Astorga hasn't even been tried yet, except in the court of public opinon. Furthermore, the families of those accused of crimes are also grieving, albeit a different level of grief than those of the victim's family. It is a testament to Ms. ARmell's humanity that she offers compassion to those that many other people view with disdain. Furthermore, the case against Astorga's aunt who was accused of issuing false documents was dropped, so it's not even part of the equation at this point. No one is suggesting that the Astorga family recieve 'the same' treatment as the McGranes, but hopefully we live in a world where compassion can be extended widely and with the understanding that no one is without pain in this whole experience. My heart goes out to ALL involved. No one should suffer alone or be mistreated because a loved one is accused of a crime, even the crime of murder.
Posted by: Tilda Sosaya | April 18, 2008 03:12 PM