means to an end

'I'm smiling on the inside' is a blog about "taking time to enjoy what is important first and foremost: family", and in yesterday's post remembers JonBenet in looking for an end to crimes against cildren--

Is it ever going to end?
by Cecilia
April 10, 2009

"I suppose this question could apply to many situations. Let me see what I can come up with....

1. My allergies/cold: I'm not sure which it is. I don't know how to tell the difference. The sinus drainage is so bad that I choke. I prop myself up with four pillows and take any medicine under the sun. Benadryl doesn't even do the trick. I don't really want to go to the doc because of a runny nose and coughing. Plus, taking Little D to the doc isn't as much fun as it sounds. I know. Poor me! LOL.

2. Crimes against children: In my opinion, a person who commits a violent crime against a child has NO place in our civilization. I know some people say, " You can't solve violence with violence." If you are spineless and coward enough to hurt a defenseless child, you deserve what you get. Haleigh Cummings. Caylee Anthony. Sandra Cantu. Samantha Runyan. Polly Klaas. Shawn Hornbeck. Ben Ownby. Arlin Henderson. JonBenet Ramsey. These are just a few off the top of my head.

3. Drunk drivers: I cannot for the life of me understand why people feel the need to drive under the influence. If you are impaired, you should NOT be behind the wheel. There is always another option. Choosing to drive drunk, is choosing murder..."

primal reaction

The tragic discovery of 8 year old Sandra Cantu's body this past Monday, JonBenet's likewise brutal and unsolved murder is relived. Experts like Tamara Walker,RN want to help parents address this difficult topic with their children and Dr. Debra Moore explores the importance of our human connection--

Media chronicle wide grief for slain Tracy girl
By Cynthia Hubert
Friday, Apr. 10, 2009

"Joanne Arpino remembers Polly Klaas. She thinks a lot about Caylee Anthony. She said she will never forget JonBenet Ramsey's sweet face.

But lately, the retired nurse has been haunted by the images of another little girl whose life ended in tragedy, Sandra Cantu of Tracy.

The reaction is not surprising, said psychologist Debra Moore of Sacramento.

"As human beings, we are evolutionarily programmed to feel this way," Moore said. "Protecting our young as a way of continuing the species is about as primitive as it gets.

"When a child is harmed, everything inside of us screams out that this cannot be, that we cannot have this. When we see the images of someone so vulnerable, we react."...

Moore, the psychologist, said whether people feel a connection to someone who has died seems to have little to do with whether they knew the individual directly, or even lived on the same continent...

"It's very beneficial for these families to know that we are all connected, and that someone has taken the time and the effort to visit a memorial or to write," Moore said. "That's very powerful. This is a great gift that people are giving."