There are MILLIONS of people that stand between that boy and evil of any sort, and support his Daddy. He might read this someday, and he'll probably come to the conclusion that his father was a tolerant man, despite perceptions to the contrary.
Jim Bell was arrested for stalking "protected persons." Not even our military is exposed to the sort of personalized fear and exposure that public servants and their families experience today. "War is an act of force to compel our enemy to do our will." Where a man's family is concerned, words count. I'm fairly certain you just crossed the Rubicon. ~Aimee > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of proffr11 > Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 3:12 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Say a goodnight prayer for joshua. > > > Vancouver Wa. (AP) -Josh Gordons new face looks a lot like his old one, > before a flesh-eating fungus ate away his eyes, nose, cheeks and the roof > of his mouth. > Like a mask, the newly created prosthetic face he received earlier this > month fits neatly over the hole. Silicone skin blends with Joshua's skin > tone, eyebrows are made from his own hair and the glass eyes, from which > he'll never see, match the brown hue of the originals. > "The first thing we did after I got my new face was go to a public > restaurant and have a steak dinner," said Josh who had avoided going out > because of his disfiguration. "I felt wonderful; I felt pretty." > Josh wears rose-tinted shades to take attention away from the mask's > unblinking eyes,"Id like to thank the doctors and my father who works > nights as a carny to pay them"he stammers out through great choking sobs. > > He that would make his own liberty secure must guard even his enemy from > oppression; for if he violates this duty he establishes a precedent that > will reach to himself. - --Thomas Paine
