The Feral Blue Chicken

Dear Sen. Stephanie Flowers, You recently made national news when you stood up against a Stand Your Ground Law in Arkansas. You verbatim said that daily on the news were stories of black men being killed by white men and this would just give them an excuse to commit murder? Where are those stories? I haven't seen any, and trust me I've looked. I did find the following during my search:In 2017, 40 white persons were arrested for murder, but 92 black people were arrested for murder. 77% of Arkansas is white and only 15% is black. That doesn't really make much sense does it? Shouldn't the black murder rate be reason of logic be 20??? If you are only fifteen percent of the population logic would be that the murder rate would be similar. Instead, the murder rate for blacks is nearly five times what it should be. Call me crazy but I see people saying we should do away with police and monitor ourselves, then people like you come out against stand your gr...

Tabitha Buck was convicted in the murder of Lauri Show along with Lisa Michelle Lambert. Clearly, time has been kind to neither woman. Inside sources tell us Tabitha is quiet, keeps to herself and avoids all unnecessary drama. When the Supreme Court ruled that life sentences without parole were unconstitutional when utilized against juveniles, Buck became eligible to be re-sentenced for her role in the murder. She had the decency to testify on the stand, stating: “Honestly, I have some mixed emotions about today’s proceedings,” she said. “I can’t imagine how Laurie’s family feels that this is even happening. I also can’t imagine how my family is feeling that this is even happening”. Time will tell if she is safe to live in society without causing futher harm to others. In her defense, she was new to the area, had no friends and was befriended by Lambert who has proven herself to be controlling, domineering, and rather mentally ill. If released, she would relocate to Oregon, wher...

Sterling Kohen was a three month and thirty day old baby. At his murder trial, the prosecutor used the word malicious many times and to be honest, it's the perfect word. He was born healthy and over the course of his very short life he remained so and gained weight and grew. At some unknown point and for reasons that are not particularly clear, she began to resent his intrustion on the life she had shared with her older daughter Nala and he boyfriend Zach. He was found in a house that contained everything he needed to survive – formula, bottles, diapers, diaper rash cream, wipes, and clean clothing and blankets. It was not as if they could not afford to care for him. The father believed he was not his child and ignored him for the most part, which no doubt played a part in his mother's rejection. Both parents were abusing meth at the time of the murder. The father was gainfully employed and provided for the physical needs of the child. At the Zach's trial, DN...

Carolyn has never been convicted of a murder, so we can not legally call her a murderer. Regardless there are lessons we can learn from her story. When she was a teen, her ex-boyfriend, Matt Uland began dating Sarah De Leon, who was later found stabbed to death. It made national news when charges were filed against her in the case from 1989. Unfortunately for the victim's family, a judge dismissed those charges against her due to lack of evidence, which did not make national news. The good news/bad news about this event is that it doesn't constitute double jeopardy, but rather means she can be tried at a later date when more evidence becomes available. The bad news is Sarah's family must wait even longer for justice and justice delayed certainly feels like justice denied. Years later, Carolyn had an affair with Tim Ault, whose wife, Diana Ault, was found shot in her kitchen dead, with her four year old son witnessing the murder. He had recently ended the affair p...

Time will tell if the justice department made a huge mistake in giving Dawone Cook a second chance  at life. Dawone liked to post pictures on Instagram of himself and others flashing lots of cash and guns. I’ve included two I found on his Facebook. According to Burns, Dawone accidentally shot his best friend in the head while filming a live video on Instagram on April 27, was sentenced to probation Wednesday, July 18. Dawone Cook and 18-year-old Dylan Hemphill were making the video on San Juan Street in Detroit, flashing money and guns, when Cook accidentally pulled the trigger of a gun he was holding and shot Hemphill in the back of the head. Hemphill died at the scene.   He was sentenced under the Holmes Youthful Trainee Act, meaning if he successfully completes probation, pays his restitution, and does one hundred hours of community service, including speaking to schools about playing with guns on social media. The victim’s family who appeared at his sentencing...

On March 22, 2018 Candida Jimenez was walking with two male friends towards her apartment when an unknown male approached them and demanded her purse. He shot her friend in the foot, Candida was shot nine times. The shooter then fled on foot with the purse. Candida was transported to University Hospital where she died due to her injuries. She was only 22 years old at the time of her death. Police have not said if it was a robbery or a targeted attack. The Victim There was not a lot of information on her Facebook page which is maintained by her mother. She had at least one child, but again, it is unclear the number of children she had. There are not pictures of her engaging in high risk behaviors like drinking or using drugs. Her interests, music, movies and TV show preferences are very similar to her peers. I would say other then being out at 3:00 AM in the morning, she appeared to be a very low risk victim. Nothing indicates that she ever put herself in danger. The name is c...

Gabrielle Barrett was a four and a half year old little girl who had only been living with her mother, Candice Diaz for three months when she died on New Year's Eve at the hands of her mother and her mother's boyfriend, Brad Fields. The child was covered in bruises and suffered burns allegedly because she ran her own bath. Prior to this time, she had spent her entire life with her Grandmother, Cynthia Diaz who failed her horrendously by leaving her in the care of her mother. The grandmother claimed the child had to live with her mother to attend pre-k schooling. This school attendance is not mandatory, but is optional. In most states you are not required to enroll your child in school until the age of six. The grandmother stated during the preliminary hearing she saw Gabby on Christmas and she appeared fine. Her hair and teeth were fine, though allegedly she had head lice (not life threatening and easily treated). She did everything but backflips to defend her daughter...