American Hero:
Most of Albuquerque has heard of David Siebers. While the rest the
country was reeling in fear due to rumors about this man, Daisy Mae Johnston (at right) asked
God to guide David to her home in Verguita, New Mexico -- about 50 south of
Albuquerque.
Daisy is a colorful woman who has lived through a great deal of New Mexico history. She will turn 77 in April. Her family has been defending our great nation for many years. She lost her husband over ten years ago, yet he served the United States during WWII, working as a mechanic on the planes that dropped the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. She has a large family, with two of her sons still working to defend this nation. One is in the Naval Reserves, presenting preparing to ship out in case war breaks out with Iraq. Another son, Artie, serves in the the Army reserves, and is currently stationed in New Mexico.
We would like to extend Daisy our thanks and appreciation for her courage in this matter. Due to a criminal justice system that appears to need major overhall, the State of Michigan released David Siebers from in carceration in September '02. Although authorities had retained David for nearly twenty years, they believe he is likely to re-offend.
The question we must ask ourselves is how come our criminal justice system is failing to rehabilitate these offenders. We must move to a system where we do more than just incarcerate. By releasing David under these conditions, the State of Michigan created a panic in our society -- and put David in a most difficult situation. If he is reformed, and truly wants to go forward with him life, the stigma assigned to him is dangerously unfair. On the other hand, if he still needs therapy, the State of Michigan put society at risk unacceptably.
For now we thank
Daisy and Artie (far left) for their courage to continue defending America. They
stepped up, where others had failed, to provide a short term solution to this most
difficult challenge. Daisy and Artie, America continues to salute you.
Daisy is a colorful woman who has lived through a great deal of New Mexico history. She will turn 77 in April. Her family has been defending our great nation for many years. She lost her husband over ten years ago, yet he served the United States during WWII, working as a mechanic on the planes that dropped the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. She has a large family, with two of her sons still working to defend this nation. One is in the Naval Reserves, presenting preparing to ship out in case war breaks out with Iraq. Another son, Artie, serves in the the Army reserves, and is currently stationed in New Mexico.
We would like to extend Daisy our thanks and appreciation for her courage in this matter. Due to a criminal justice system that appears to need major overhall, the State of Michigan released David Siebers from in carceration in September '02. Although authorities had retained David for nearly twenty years, they believe he is likely to re-offend.
The question we must ask ourselves is how come our criminal justice system is failing to rehabilitate these offenders. We must move to a system where we do more than just incarcerate. By releasing David under these conditions, the State of Michigan created a panic in our society -- and put David in a most difficult situation. If he is reformed, and truly wants to go forward with him life, the stigma assigned to him is dangerously unfair. On the other hand, if he still needs therapy, the State of Michigan put society at risk unacceptably.
For now we thank
Daisy and Artie (far left) for their courage to continue defending America. They
stepped up, where others had failed, to provide a short term solution to this most
difficult challenge. Daisy and Artie, America continues to salute you.
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