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I just watched the movie conviction tonight wih my dad, was pretty great sad depressing entertaining serious etc. But a question that was raised in the movie made me think it myself.
If your sibling brother or sister was convicted (hopefull wrongfully) of anything that would separate the you. Would u not do any and all thing/s in your power to get them out (say become a lawyer yourself like the sister in the movie did based in rl btw)even if it meant sacrificng everyone and everything else in your life to do it just to bring them home?
The answer myself that i came up with (though i have called the cops on my sis once or twice) is that i think i might. Only because she is my sister, i only have one blood related siste and even though our bonds are broken etc we still have them and therefore i would. afterall no one pics on my lil sis accept me :p rofl. I would rather have my sister at home out of chains then in a stranger filled jail with chains on. Like they say blood is thicker then nectar, but sisters are for life :)
so again i ask u what would u do? yes/no & Why?
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If I Believed They Were Innocent
If I believed they were innocent, I would go to the ends of the Earth for them. If I knew they were guilty, I would allow them to face their punishment.One of the saddest cases I know of, is what happened to a teacher I had in Junior High. They had two sons and had married when they were teens, because she got pregnant. Their oldest son was born and as he grew up, he became more antisocial. He started doing drugs and committing crimes to get his fix. Anyway, they had another son ten years later. He was the apple of their eye. The oldest son became such disgrace to the family that he was relegated to Black Sheep status and very rarely mentioned. About 3 years ago, the oldest son arrived at his parents home in a fit of rage, because he heard a false rumor that his grandmother had decided not to leave him five acres of land in her Will. He shot and killed his father and severely wounded his mother. She recovered and testified against him. She told the Court to lock him away for life, because she feared for her life if he was ever let out. I couldn't even imagine the heartbreak she endured, knowing she had to put her own son away. She was never the same after that day. I saw her in a restaurant a couple years ago and she didn't even look like the same person. She passed away last year and It struck me that she would finally be free of the pain and reunited with her soulmate. She was one of the sweetest people I ever knew. One year, our family was struggling financially and there wouldn't be much of a Christmas for us. She organized a huge surprise for us on the last day of school before Christmas. My mother was the School secretary at the same school. Anyway, she got the other teachers together and they filled our car with food and gifts. I will never forget that as long as I live.
Blood is Not Thicker than Water
That was a saying my father drilled into my sister and I when we were going up. I learned the hard way it was a lie when I transitioned. You see, not every family embraces their transgender child. Some, like mine, shun them.
As to what I would do? Well there are limits what can be tolerated. A transgender son, a lesbian daughter or, (God forbid), a lawyer are things I could easily live with. On the other hand, I can safely say if any of my children decided to become a chain saw murderer or started making bomb vests for martyrs-in-waiting, I can honestly say I would volunteer to plug in their electric chair.
Call me cold hearted or, as one contributor here does, 'The Queen of Hate.' I do believe there are things even the most tolerant and caring parent cannot tolerate.
Nancy Cole
"You may be what you resolve to be."
T.J. Jackson
Absolutely.
I can add nothing but agreement.