You would have to be a long-time reader at this blog to remember this post from more than three years ago.
CAN YOU HEAR HER NOW?
Tragedy Strikes Women’s Rights Advocate Up Close and Personal: Her Daughter is Shot.
December 21, 2008 by still4hill |
… I woke up to this news the morning after it happened in a neighboring town. I had no idea that her mother was someone I knew from the blogs and Blog Talk Radio. This is cross-posted from Freemenow.
Louisa Rodas, the daughter of outspoken women’s rights advocate Betty Jean Kling was shot in the head the evening of December 15th, 2008 as reported HERE and HERE and HERE. In Betty Jean’s Blogspot, Freemenow, she writes: “She has less than a 50/50 chance of surviving and if she does, she will have one eye, one ear, a half of a head and be paralyzed on one side-we have no idea how much brain damage.”
Not long after the incident, Louisa’s sister Denise succumbed to cancer. Louisa was in the hospital for a long time and then went into rehab. She will never be the same.
I just received an email from a friend and would like to share it here. Please write letters and ask for a long sentence for the man who shattered this family.
Friends,
Many of you know BettyJean. BettyJean needs people to write letters to the Judge in NJ on her daughter’s behalf. Louisa Rodas, BettyJean’s daughter, was the victim of domestic violence.George Hartwig, the man who shot Louisa is being sentenced at the end of this month. He needs to be sentenced harshly. The deadline is Jan. 27. She has less than thirty letters written to the judge. You can even just hand write a letter and send it on Tuesday.Let’s get her hundreds of letters.Please, take a moment and think of people who will write letters and ask them.More information:This is an article about George Hartwig in Court: http://www.northjersey.com/news/HARTWIG.html?page=allThis is what Betty Jean wrote to me today in response to my questions:Q: Is the letter to ask judge to put him away for good?
A: No not forever- just not the minimum sentencing. We want 40 years.
URGENT-
That is how long Louisa will suffer in the condition he left her in.
They need to see this link!
Here is the address to send your letter;Judge Liliana S. DeAvila-Silebi
Bergen County Justice Court
10 Main Street Hackensack,
New Jersey 07601Thank you very much for reading this,Jennifer
How about a google blogspot share option?
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These are the only share options I have found.
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If you go to dailypuma.com you can check out the share options I have listed at the bottom of each article. I don’t know if they work on wordpress or not, however.
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Thanks, I will take a look tomorrow. WordPress is oddly cranky about some functions.
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Thanks Jennifer- you have been a real warrior for Louisa! Please join us Monday night radio show and help bring listeners so we can try to get others to join the cause time is getting short now.
On MLK day – Let us say ” We have a Dream Two: To see DV Reform and Justice for Women”
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Thanks for posting this, Still. I remember when this tragedy happened. And, I remember all of Betty Jean’s tireless efforts, and the outpouring of support she was sent from the writers and readers of many blogs. I’m sure there will be much support for this, as well.
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I hope so. I see it’s a woman judge. I hope she is truly wise.
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Case number appears to be 09-06-1226-I, The State of New Jersey vs George Hartwig.
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