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"WHEN I COUNT MY BLESSINGS, I COUNT YOU TWICE" - with best wishes from Josef in Germany (on behalf of Randy Halprin). The following note is sent by Randy: "Hello, everyone. Just thought I'd check in and say hello and send love. Things here have been extremely boring, but we make do with what we have. My appeals are still moving… slowly, but I'm not complaining. No new hearings have been set as far as I know. I've got hope and confidence in my Attorneys. We shall see what happens. I miss doing the Journal, but one of these days it should be back to normal. Anyways, keep peace and love in your hearts and keep on fighting. Peace- Randy"
My name is Cheryl Stepnioski.I live in Michigan. Eight years ago my 18 year old son, Jon Kaled, was arrested along with two of his friends, for a murder they did not commit. We live in a small lakeside community outside of Detroit. There hadn't been anything like that here in 30 years. It was highly publicized here and around the US. You may or may not, have heard about it. It was in New Baltimore, Michigan? A 16 year old young man was shot execution style, in a walk in cooler at a local Pizza Shop in town.
A week later they arrested our son and his two friends. It was the very worst time of my life to say the very least. The community treated our families horribly. I have 7 children and had 4 grandchildren at the time. Three of my children and one grandchild were still in school here and one child was in college. They were all harassed and mostly by the the school staff not the other students. We lost friends and family over it.
The police here had gotten False Confessions from My son and one of the other boys. They were held in Macomb County jail for a little over 6 months. My son spent most of that time in Lock down 23 hours a day, by himself.
We remortaged our home, and got the best attorney we could. We faught the Injustice of this Broken Justice System. We three Mothers even did the investigating the police refused to do. It was the most horrific time in my life. But we were able to free our sons and the true killers were bought here last year and sentenced for their crime.
Unfortunately one of the boys arrested with my son. was he himself murdered one year later on the very day of their arrest. That was also another dibocal of injustice in our justice system.
I know the Pain The In justice Of Our Justice System Can cause.
"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength while loving someone deeply gives you courage."
-- Lao Tzu
There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love. When we are afraid, we pull back from life. When we are in love, we open to all that life has to offer with passion, excitement, and acceptance.
We need to learn to love ourselves first, in all our glory and our imperfections. If we cannot love ourselves, we cannot fully open to our ability to love others or our potential to create. Evolution and all hopes for a better world rest in the fearlessness and open-hearted vision of people who embrace life.
"It matters not Who you love, Where you love, Why you love, When you love, Or how you love, It matters only that you love."
-- John Lennon
"Why not go out on a limb? Isn't that where the fruit is?"
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