Betrayed By The Justice System

There is no greater crime than to take a precious life. We are just a Mom and Dad being the voice for our daughter and fighting for justice. We believe any and every parent would want justice in this extraordinary criminal case. We go through life knowing that tragedies occur in the blink of an eye. However, nothing prepares you for "The Call". "The Call" is when you are informed one of your most precious gifts, your child's life has been taken. Anyone who's lost a child knows about "The Call" that begins a nightmare that a person cannot wake up from everything and be OK. "The Call" it will forever change life as you know it. Your heart is broken beyond repair, and from that point on everything is different. You must then put your trust and faith in the Justice System to hold the person responsible and accountable for taking your child's precious life. You believe the Justice System will do the right thing and be the voice for your child. They will administer the criminal laws with the highest level of truth and morals to conduct fair and equal administration of the law to everyone, without corruption, favor, greed, or prejudice for those who practice law and enforce justice. We will never get Megan back, but Megan's legacy will be the exposing of the willful and wonton decisions made by those within the Justice System that resulted in a "30 Month Probation" sentence for taking Megan's precious life. Does that seem like acceptable justice for a perpetrator that accepted a Felony Plea Bargain indicating he caused Megan's death?

A true story of murder, betrayal, injustice and manipulation - and a fifteen year search for the truth. Did a blinkered determination to secure a conviction lead to a grave miscarriage of justice? This book examines the murder of Jodi Jones and the conviction of her boyfriend Luke Mitchell in Scotland in 2003 and asks, Could he be innocent?

Betrayed by Choices tells the story of experiencing unspeakable tragedy and betrayal and a family's journey from disbelief, through trauma, to forgiveness and redemption.When Jim Buffington was only twelve years old, he suffered a tremendous loss due to an execution style murder in his family. The devastation was indescribable. A year later, while still working through his grief, he was dealt another adversity and the family entered the criminal justice system. Jim journeyed a long road of pain and betrayal that would lead most to a life of withdrawal, depression, and bitterness. However, Jim chose another path, one of healing and forgiveness and has helped many crime victims, as well as offenders in prisons.

If the laws are ignored at this lower level of our system of justice I can only imagine what takes place the higher one travels in our system. With the higher courts wasting their time by not holding jurisdiction in any case they review once you have convinced the higher courts to hear your case makes for a total waste of money, time, and real justice. The higher levels of law enforcement all looked the other way in my case even though they fully agreed with me privately. They all tried to pass it on to another agency without enforcing the law and doing their job. Now, maybe the fat lady finally gets to sing and the truth and justice will finally come forward. This is a must read for people who believe education and administration are laid back and boring. You will be surprised at what actually takes place in institutions for your children in both public and private schools existing today in our society. You can now judge for yourself based on the true facts presented in this book.

A startling look inside one of the most fascinating cases of last year––the murder of Terry King, the conviction of his 12 and 13–year old sons, and the pedophile who was accused of being an accessory. On November 26, 2001, Terry King was found dead in his recliner in his home in Pensacola, Florida. Though a fire had been set in an attempt to cover up the scene, the evidence was indisputable––he had been beaten to death with a baseball bat. Days later, King's two young sons, 12 and 13 and not even five feet tall each, were found hiding out in the mobile home of their close friend, Rick Chavis, a convicted pedophile who had recently become very close to 12–year old Alex. In parallel statements, Alex and Derek confessed to murdering their father, and soon, they became the two youngest people ever to stand on trial for murder in the state of Florida. But in a startling twist, the prosecution decided to do the unprecedented––try the boys for murder in one trial and Rick Chavis for murder in another, despite the boys' confessions. And in a case that gripped the state of Florida and hit headlines across the nation, convictions came down and were soon overturned. But in the end, the case became a series of missed opportunities, stunning reversals, and one of the most riveting true crime stories of the last decade.

“A landmark in the fight against the death penalty. Extensively researched and brilliantly written . . . The Wrong Men is a gem.” Martin Garbus, criminal defense attorney Every day, innocent men across America are thrown into prison, betrayed by a faulty justice system, and robbed of their lives—either by decades-long sentences or the death penalty itself. Injustice tarnishes our legal process from start to finish. From the racial discrimination and violence used by backwards law enforcement officers, to a prison culture that breeds inmate conflict, there is opportunity for error at every turn. Award-winning journalist Stanley Cohen chronicles over one hundred of these cases, from the 1973 case of the first ever death row exoneree, David Keaton, to multiple cases as of 2015 that resulted from the corrupt practices of NYPD Detective Louis Scarcella (with nearly seventy Brooklyn cases under review for wrongful conviction). In the wake of these unjust convictions, grassroots organizations, families, and pro bono lawyers have battled this rampant wrongdoing. Cohen reveals how eyewitness error, jailhouse snitch testimony, racism, junk science, prosecutorial misconduct, and incompetent counsel have populated America’s prisons with the innocent. Readers embark on journeys with men who were arrested, convicted, sentenced to life in prison or death, dragged through the appeals system, and finally set free based on their actual innocence. Although these stories end with vindication, there are those that have ended with unjustified execution. Convicting the Innocent is sure to fuel controversy over a justice system that has delivered the ultimate punishment nearly one thousand times since 1976, though it cannot guarantee accurate convictions.

Betrayed takes a new approach to the subject of global poverty, one that doesn't blame the West but also doesn't rely on the West for solutions. Betrayed puts the poor themselves at center stage, and shows how their entrepreneurial energies are shackled by political and social discrimination. When these shackles are removed, as is happening in places such as China and Vietnam, the poor are able to seize opportunities and drive wealth creation. Combining the latest research into poverty and state building with the author's personal observations drawn from years running businesses in the developing world, Betrayed explains how leaders in the developing world can build more inclusive societies and more equitable governments, thereby creating dynamic national economies and giving the poor the opportunity to accumulate the means and skills to control their own destinies. This refreshing new approach will appeal to business people who are fed up with reading critiques of global poverty that see capitalism as the problem, not the solution; people in both the global North and South who want to see attention focused not on Western aid but on what developing countries and their citizens can do to help themselves; scholars and practitioners in the development field who are looking for new, practicable ideas; and general readers who want accessible and engaging accounts of ordinary people struggling to overcome poverty.

In his new book Adam Gamble reveals how the Japanese media have dangerously overstepped their boundaries and distorted--even wiped out--honest news.

Betrayed uses the example of Jesus and His interaction with Judas to give us a spiritually sound example of how we can deal with the betrayal in our lives.