[LM_NET] Yesterday, Julie was reportedly crying uncontrollably

[Nancy Willard <nwillard@CSRIU.ORG>]

You ALL must read this:

Author 'Maura' interviewed Julie.  Her article is here:

 http://www.myleftnutmeg.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=5793

From the article:

"Talking with Julie, I found her version of events to be believable and
heartwrenching.   She and Wes hope to appeal her conviction, but are
struggling just to pay their mortgage with their existing legal bills and
Julie unable to work.  They've contacted a number of attorneys about the
case but have not yet found expert counsel willing to take the case pro bono
or at any cost that would be affordable to them.  At the end of our
hour-long conversation, I attempted to lighten the mood by asking about her
baby.  After all, I had read in news and blog reports that she was pregnant
at the time of the incident, and I assumed her baby would be one of few
happy aspects of Julie's life. "

"Well, I really put my foot in it.  Experiencing overwhelming stress after
her arrest on felony charges, Julie miscarried.  To make this tragedy even
worse, Julie had been fighting infertility for years, and after investing
thousands of dollars in fertility treatments, this was the only time Julie
and Wes had succeeded in conceiving.  Two years after losing that
much-wanted pregnancy, Julie and Wes can barely afford to keep their home
much less pay for fertility treatments.  They have given up on their dream
of children and are simply hoping to keep Julie out of prison in the short
term and clear her record on appeal in the long term."

"Raising awareness about Julie's case and her legal defense fund  s one way
we can help. "
http://julieamer.blogspot.com/2007/02/contribute-to-julie.html

Nancy
-- 
Nancy Willard, M.S., J.D.
Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use
http://csriu.org
http://cyberbully.org
nwillard@csriu.org

Cyberbullying and Cyberthreats: Responding to the Challenge of Online Social
Aggression, Threats, and Distress. New edition, published by Research Press.

Cyber-Safe Kids, Cyber-Savvy Teens: Helping Young People Learn to Use the
Internet Safely and Responsibly. Jossey-Bass (March 16, 2007)

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