Have you ever wondered what the pro-choice movement means by 'choice'? Don't we all have freedom of choice in this world? Aren't some choices so abhorrent they should not be made? After all, when the choice is life or death;wouldn't common sense tell you to choose life?

In the case of abortion, women are told they have a choice to have the baby or not. In choosing not to have the child and carry to term a woman is given the legal right to hire an abortionist to end her pregnancy,which is essentially ending the life of a new human being at the earliest stage of development.

The 'choice' in pro-choice is to dismember a living human being from usually 6-8weeks through D&C,chemical abortion or some other form of induced abortion.  Thanks to the decision of Roe V Wade, a human being can be killed legally in the US through abortion,in other words government sanctioned murder, such as the death penalty. Sadly, abortion kills innocent human beings, while the death penalty punishes those convicted by jury of the most heinous crimes of murder. These are currently the two forms of legalized murder allowed in the US. Yet abortion advocates demand the right to kill an innocent unborn human,while they are angered by the killing of murderers or rapists on death row.

This being the 39th year since the legalization of Roe V Wade; I along with Jill Stanek and others hope to raise awareness of this choice by drawing attention to what 'choice' means when the pro-choice movement demands choice.

Jill Stanek has the latest on who is participating in this social media advocacy:

UPDATE 1/22, 3:35p:I’m still adding blogs and reading some great posts. Don’t forget to use hashtag #tweet4choice on all pro-life tweets today.
UPDATE 1/22, 9:10a:Today is the tragic, terrible 39th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision, which legalized the subsequent murders of 55 million children and counting.
Abortion proponents call this “choice.” They fear the word “abortion.” They know it has negative connotations – not so different from the word “holocaust.”

©2008 Patricia Garza

Labels: abortion, abortionists, abstinence, pro-life, prochoice, prolife

If there isn't a better reason to secure our borders than this I don't know what is. In this heinous case a father is charged with raping his one year old daughter. It's not clear if he is the biological father but DNA tests are being taken to determine if he is. Either way, for any adult to do something this despicable to an infant is unforgivable. I don't care if he was on drugs or not, there is no excuse for this barbaric behavior.

What makes this case even worse is that he had been deported previously and charged with child sexual abuse once before, however because our borders are not secure and our child abuse laws are too lenient he was set free only to re-enter the country illegally and now this little baby girl is dead!

How many more innocent children, women, and men will become victims to the increase in illegals crossing our border? In the meantime, the Department of Justice will not enforce the laws and is suing states that try to enforce immigration laws, such as Arizona and others.

It is my hope he gets life in prison without parole, unfortunately the taxpayers of the state of New Mexico will be left with the cost of incarcerating him,trying him, and keeping him in prison. If the federal government had done it's job in securing our borders he may not have come back into the country to commit this crime. 

From the articles it appears he will be charged with sexual abuse of a minor and child abuse resulting in death.  I don't think he will be charged with rape as well, but if so this is also a case of forcible rape under the new DOJ definition of rape:

Via Examiner.com

Galindo is an illegal alien from Mexico who uses various aliases and dates of birth. He claims to have fathered six children with different women in Mexico. 

According to his records, Galindo was arrested almost 20 years ago in Texas for a DWI. He was deported back to Mexico but managed to sneak back into the U.S.

 He has been arrested for a case involving prior child abuse in Texas.

 

Local police said each charge against Galindo carries a life sentence. Also, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents stated that Galindo may face 20 years in federal prison for reentering the country illegally.

 

"Reentering the U.S. after deportation is a serious offense punishable by up to 20-years in prison. Politicians, advocates for illegal aliens and most of the members of the press fail to tell Americans that fact, preferring to lead citizens to believe it's a misdemeanor and not the felony it truly is," said police lieutenant Stanley Rodgers.

 

"Our president and his attorney general spend more time harassing police who attempt to enforce immigration law than they spend trying to protect Americans -- including American babies and children -- from sexual predators who are in the country illegally. We have our own predators, we don't need Mexico's," Rodgers said. 

Man charged in fatal rape of baby

Via Kasa.com

Bernalillo County Sheriff's Deputies have charged Juan Galindo, 37, for the rape and death of his girlfriend's 1-month-old infant daughter. Deputies say around 4:00 this morning[Dec 30,2011], family members called 911 from a home in the 1900 block of Lake Southwest.   When deputies arrived, they found the baby girl already dead. Medical investigators were also called to the scene. 

Sources tell News 13, Galindo, told them he was high on heroin when all this happened, and that the child's mother was at a casino.

Galindo was charged with aggravated rape and child abuse resulting in death. 

Family members tell News 13 the girl's mother had been dating Galindo for about a year. At this time officials have not confirmed the man's relationship to the baby but believe he is the baby's father.  They are conducting a DNA test to confirm that information.

Via  Koat.com :

Federal agents said the man accused of sexually assaulting and killing a 1-month-old baby girl had recently sneaked back into the United States after being deported to Mexico four months before the crime.

Police released a recording of the 911 call that indicated the baby was already dead before anyone contacted the authorities.

 "(The) baby was taking a bottle and choked and couldn't stop, and the baby has now passed away," the caller told a 911 operator.

According to a criminal complaint, sheriff's deputies found a 4-week-old baby girl battered, with blood pooling around her clothes all the way into the footie of her Onesie. Officers said the baby had two black eyes, a bite mark on her cheek, brain bleeds, a lacerated liver and anal and vaginal tearing. The 911 operator asked the family to perform CPR, but it was too late.

Immigration officials said Galindo, a convicted felon, may face 20 years in prison just for coming back into the country. Investigators said it's still unclear if anyone else will face charges in the incident.

Galindo is facing charges of aggravated criminal sexual penetration and child abuse resulting in death, deputies said.

 "Mr. Galindo the allegations of the criminal complaint are extremely serious, extremely disturbing I'm also concerned about your criminal history I'm setting your bail at $1 million cash only, " Judge Daniel Ramcy told Galindo.

 Court records show his criminal history is in New Mexico and Texas. One of the charges includes an assault and injury to a child conviction in Texas in 1993.

Galindo is now facing charges for sexually assaulting a 1-month-old and child abuse resulting in death.According to the Office of the Medical Investigator, the infant's injuries included brain bleed, a bite mark on her cheek, a lacerated liver, and anal and vaginal tearing. 

Read more: http://www.koat.com/news/30097847/detail.html#ixzz1jNrxOl5G 
 

Sexual abuse of a minor is defined as: 

Aggravated Sexual Abuse with a Child: When a person knowingly engages in a sexual act with another person who has not attained the age of twelve years, or attempts to do so.

Sexual assault of a minor is a federal crime when it occurs in federal maritime jurisdiction, a US territory, or if the victim is taken across state lines for commission of the offense. The penalties are enhanced if the victim has not yet attained the age of 12. The sentence can range from any term of years to life imprisonment, and a conviction for a second offense carries a mandatory life imprisonment term.

In most states in the US, anyone convicted of sexual assault of a minor must register as a sex offender. The registration must be renewed anytime the offender moves to a new address. The requirement of registering as a sex offender can last for life. Most states maintain databases of all registered sex offenders, and the information is available to the public. Failing to register at the appropriate times is itself a criminal offense, and results in a parole violation and a return to prison.

 

 

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©2008 Patricia Garza

Labels: abuse, child abuse, Crime

Now this doesn't really surprise me after all the other crimes from rapes,drug abuse,murders and suicides that have occurred at the Occupy movement encampments throughout the country. Most involved in this movement are after all "prochoice" and the choice to abandon a baby is no different than disposing one in a dumpster or having one removed from your womb by a licensed doctor who makes millions killing the most defenseless among us. Abortion after all to me is the ultimate child abuse, the mothers 'choice' to neglect her commitment/obligation to carry her pregnancy to term& raise her child or put them up for adoption.

In this case, the father abandoned the baby, but fathers are also known to walk out on their families or pay for abortions because they don't want the responsibility of being a parent. As they say, anyone can have babies, but not everyone can be a loving mom or dad and if you are unable to be a loving mom or dad then you might want to avoid sex altogether, because there isn't a 100% effective way to prevent children unless you abstain altogether or you are sterile. Thankfully this little girl was rescued, considering the temperatures and the lack of clothing she was wearing.  Of course the Occupy campers are denying they knew the man and had never seen him there before, but that's beside the point. Their movement has attracted crimes and criminals since the protests began.

An infant’s cries rang through the Occupy DC encampment in McPherson Square Wednesday morning, and when a group went to investigate they found only a baby girl alone in a tent, wearing a onesie and mittens.
Soon after, authorities said, a man had been arrested and the girl — who was unharmed — was in the city’s care.
The campers notified U.S. Park Police officers and then cared for the girl until help arrived, according to Kelly Canavan, 36, a retired Prince George’s County school teacher who has been living at the camp.

Officers called D.C. Fire/EMS to check on the girl around 10:30 a.m., according to Sgt. David Schlosser, a Park Police spokesman. She was fine, he said, and is now with the District’s child protective services department.
About 30 minutes later, Schlosser said, a man returned to the encampment and identified himself as the baby’s father. Police arrested the man, charging him with attempted second-degree cruelty to children.
“Mid 40s, rainy, onesie, alone,” Schlosser said, describing the circumstances that led police to arrest the man.
Read more at The Washington Post.

Source: Big Journalism

©2008 Patricia Garza

I've heard about this story and wasn't really going to comment on it,but thought after seeing it online and the picture that was submitted it was worthy of some commentary. Sure the picture is a nice photo for a modeling agency portfolio, but traditional yearbook photos should be used in High School yearbooks. High School yearbooks should set a standard of what is appropriate for students to wear and students should be informed that standard school dress code rules should be adhered to in yearbook photos. I don't know if this was stated before she submitted her photo, but it seems common sense for most. I know in my yearbook photo I,like many other girls, wore a sweater! Others wore dresses and the majority of boys wore suits with shirts&ties or sweaters.

According to the article, Colorado state law says the students have a right to freedom of expression, but why have school laws and codes of conduct if the states can override them? Schools should be able to enforce their student codes of conduct and dress codes, otherwise students would be allowed to wear what they want to school anytime and claim freedom of expression. While I am a proponent of free speech and freedoms, if adults don't set standards for students through laws and guidelines then they will do what they want and schools will have no power over them. Students who attend schools that require uniforms are often private schools, but I have taught in public schools who require them to avoid gang activity and violence. I don't know if uniforms actually prevent this behavior or not,but I think it makes choosing clothes for school less of a problem for students and keeps the family budget in check when back to school shopping.

The picture below shows 18 year old Sydney Spies wearing a black shawl with a yellow mini skirt revealing her shoulders and midsection. The pose is somewhat seductive and in my opinion it is not appropriate for a school dance nor school setting so why should it be appropriate for a school yearbook? It's a cute outfit to go out on the town but not to flaunt in your senior picture. Of course now the point is almost moot because she has received national media attention and has gone on national television discussing her story and sharing her controversial picture. I'm sure it was a great way to help get the attention of modeling agencies and who knows maybe she'll get her first gig in an upcoming Playboy.

Television viewers across the country are up on the controversy since Spies and her mother appeared Monday in a 6½-minute spot on the “Today Show.”

Durango Herald website

This screen capture from The Durango Herald website shows Spies being interviewed Monday on NBC’s “Today Show.”

Courtesy of Miki Spies

Miki Spies, mother of Durango High School senior Sydney Spies, provided this photo of Sydney Spies taken by Thru the Lens Photography. The photo was rejected by student editors of the Durango High School yearbook for use as Sydney Spies’ senior portrait.

News of the dispute – which started when the photo Spies, an 18-year-old Durango High School student and aspiring model, submitted for her senior portrait was rejected – first appeared in The Durango Herald last week. As of Monday evening, stories about it on the Herald’s website had garnered more than 1 million page views.

In the photo, Spies is wearing a sheer yellow skirt and a black scarf that exposes her shoulders and midriff.

“This photo represents who I am. I want to be a model. I’m a dancer, and I feel like administration isn’t allowing me to show that,” Spies said in an interview last week.

A second photo Spies submitted for the yearbook, in a sheer black dress, also was denied by student editors, who worried the racy photos were unprofessional.

During a sit-down interview with “Today Show” anchor Matt Lauer, Spies, seated with her mother, Miki Spies, accused the editors of changing their position under pressure from the administration.

Administrators and the yearbook adviser have denied influencing the students’ decision.

During the segment about Spies, which appeared as the NBC morning show celebrated its 60th anniversary, the student editors, in a recorded interview at DHS, said the photo wasn’t in keeping with the quality of the publication.

Spies told Lauer she is still holding out hope the yearbook staff will reverse its decision and let her use the picture, which she called “artistic.”

Miki Spies told Lauer she initially had reservations about submitting the photo.

“I asked her not to do it,” she said. “I said, ‘Sydney, really, is this the one you want?’”

But she said she came to accept the decision.

“When your child is spreading her wings, you just want to come alongside and support them. That’s what I’m doing as a mother,” she told Lauer.

Sydney Spies said she has been told the photo can still appear, but as a paid “senior advertisement,” which appear at the end of the yearbook.

The Spieses could not be reached Monday afternoon, and DHS administration did not return calls seeking comment.

A poll on the “Today Show” website asked viewers if they thought the photo was “too inappropriate” to go in the a yearbook. Seventy-seven percent, or 134,318 votes, indicted “yes” as of Monday evening.

©2008 Patricia Garza

Today's horrific story of the day comes from Missouri where a then 15yro teen murdered her 9yr old neighbor just 'to see what it felt like to kill someone'.

How sad and disgusting, it makes you wonder what kind of society we are raising our kids in when the desire 'to see what it feels like' turns into murder.

Too many people think freedom of choice, as in abortion, is a right to kill and take the life of someone. When we are raising our kids in a society that says 'abortion is health care', how can we teach our children that freedom of choice doesn't apply to doing what 'feels good' or a desire to see what something feels like?

Today's media and culture teaches kids that drugs, abortion, homosexuality and other immoral behavior are 'choices' and as long as they aren't imposing their 'choices' on others it is their right. Freedom of choice should never include self harm nor harming others. In this case, the teen obviously had some mental instability since she had a history of a past suicide attempt and self-abuse, but why didn't the treatment she had help her two years before? Where was her family and what kind of home environment did she come from? Regardless, it sounds like she planned it out and knew what she was doing and made this choice simply to find out what 'it felt like'. Unfortunately, for the nine year old victim, the teen could only receive three years in prison because she plead guilty to reduce charges.

Teen murders neighbour's kid to 'know what it felt to kill someone'

A US teen has been charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action for murdering her nine-year-old neighbour. Alyssa Bustamante from Missouri said that she wanted to know what it feels like to kill someone, so she strangled her neighbour with her hands, stabbed her in the chest and cut her throat with a knife.

Bustamante pleaded guilty in the October 21, 2009, killing of Elizabeth Olten in St Martins, a rural town just west of Jefferson City. The plea avoids a trial that had been scheduled to start later this month. Bustamante, who is to turn 18 on Jan 28, was 15 at the time of the slaying and lived just a few homes down the road from Olten. She told the judge that she knew what she was doing when she strangled the kid with her hands and used a knife to attack her.

Bustamante would have faced life in prison without parole if convicted of first-degree murder. But by pleading guilty to a reduced murder charge, Bustamante could be released, News.com.au reported. The punishment for second-degree murder ranges from 10-30 years in prison or life with the possibility of parole. The judge said the armed criminal action charge is punishable by three years up to life in prison.

Bustamante's lawyer, Charlie Moreland, said in an interview that Bustamante decided to plead guilty because "she wanted to take responsibility for it''. Juvenile justice officials testified at a November 2009 hearing that Bustamante had attempted to commit suicide at age 13 after receiving mental health treatment for depression and cutting herself.

At that hearing, prosecutors said Bustamante had plotted Olten's death, even digging two holes to be used as graves, then attending school for about a week while waiting for the right time to kill. Missouri State Highway Patrol Sergeant David Rice testified that the teenager confessed to the slaying and led authorities to Elizabeth's body. Rice said Bustamante told him "she wanted to know what it felt like'' to kill someone. (ANI)

©2008 Patricia Garza

Labels: abuse, behavior, Crime, Kids and Teens