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Mother of suspect in death of girl doesn't think he's guilty
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jr | 6:40 a.m. April 3, 2008
this shouldn't even be news, of course a parent is not going to be able to
believe what has taken place. Please let the police do their job and allow
these poor folk time to grasp the whole situation. The media needs to quit
speculating and wait for the facts to be announced. The families are going
through a very rough time, give them breathing room.
A mother | 7:39 a.m. April 3, 2008
"Mar said she did not understand the legal system in America..."
Okay, fine... but I'm fairly certain the murder of a child is not okay in Myanmar, either.
Okay, fine... but I'm fairly certain the murder of a child is not okay in Myanmar, either.
To jr | 8:01 a.m. April 3, 2008
You say, "Please let the police do their job and allow these poor folk time
to grasp the whole situtation. The media needs to quit specualting and wait for
the facts..."
And yet, as you condemn this article and "the media", you sit here and read it. Thusly you are encouraging further reporting like this which appears to bother you.
And yet, as you condemn this article and "the media", you sit here and read it. Thusly you are encouraging further reporting like this which appears to bother you.
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if mom doesn't think he did it.. | 9:09 a.m. April 3, 2008
that's good enough for me. let him go.
RE: | 9:50 a.m. April 3, 2008
Not the mom of the girl DUH! His own mom, who doesn't believe their kids!
I teach and coach and usually the parent takes the word of their child even if I
know they are lying straight to their face!
wjgram | 10:07 a.m. April 3, 2008
What a tragedy for the family of the girl. I send my condolences to them and
will keep them in my prayers. May God bless them with peace and comfort, and a
knowledge that they will see her again some day...a difficult concept for
grieving parents and siblings, especially one who doesn't speak or
understand much English. My heart goes out to them.
I hope the person guilty of killing her will be identified and punished equal to the crime, whether it be the man in jail or whoever else it could be.
I hope the person guilty of killing her will be identified and punished equal to the crime, whether it be the man in jail or whoever else it could be.
jbusch | 10:22 a.m. April 3, 2008
mom might be right . he might be protecting someone else it wouldn't be a
first
Rich | 10:24 a.m. April 3, 2008
I loved the response of the father when asked about the suspect. He said it was
none of his business; it was the business of the police. I wish all relatives
of murder victims had this same attitude. Often on television I watch families
of victims push for convictions of suspects, regardless of the evidence. Juries
don't need additional pressure from families as they determine guilt beyond
a reasonable doubt. When DNA evidence first became reliable, a shockingly large
percentage of cases in which DNA could be a determining factor resulted in the
overturning of wrongful convictions. Sometimes the circumstantial evidence was
so flimsy that it makes one wonder how a jury could convict. In one case a son
was convicted of murdering his parents primarily because he didn't show
what police and the jury thought was an appropriate reaction to the news of
their death. Also, the motive was that he would inherit his parents'
belongings (and who among us doesn't expect to inherit our parents'
belongings upon their death?). Sometimes the major circmstantial evidence of
murder is the existence of a life insurance policy. I'm not implying that
the police have arrested the wrong person here.
Sarcasm | 10:24 a.m. April 3, 2008
RE:
I think the comment to which you responded was probably meant to be sarcastic. That said, it is difficult to convey sarcasm in text.
I think the comment to which you responded was probably meant to be sarcastic. That said, it is difficult to convey sarcasm in text.
Huh? | 10:24 a.m. April 3, 2008
What does the ability to speak/understand English have to do with understanding
the concept of God's blessings of peace and comfort and a knowledge that
they will see her again some day?
RIP Moo and sympathies to her family.
RIP Moo and sympathies to her family.
Give the police credit... | 10:32 a.m. April 3, 2008
We don't know all the facts, but the facts we do know suggest that Esar Met
is the culprit: 1) he confessed, 2) the police released the other supects, 3)
Met's clothes were confiscated and he is being held.
gvw | 11:32 a.m. April 3, 2008
why is met not telling what happened that caused the girl's death. This
must be pretty bad if there was Trauma to the girl's body. She was only 7.
What was he doing to her, or going to do to her?
Anonymous | 1:05 p.m. April 3, 2008
I believe the punctuation was mixed up on the title of this article.
Instead of "Mother doesn't think he's guilty"
it should read: "Mother doesn't think. He's guilty!"
Instead of "Mother doesn't think he's guilty"
it should read: "Mother doesn't think. He's guilty!"
Sad | 1:25 p.m. April 3, 2008
It's sad when families are so unwilling to accept the truth when one of
their own commits a terrible crime.
Esar Met deserves a fair trial to determine his guilt, but having his mother refuse to accept even the possibility that Esar could be guilty of this horrible crime when Hser's body was found in Esar's apartment is disturbing.
Cartoon Wah showed great courage by not lashing out at Esar, but leaving it entirely in the hands of the authorities to determine Esar's fate.
Esar Met deserves a fair trial to determine his guilt, but having his mother refuse to accept even the possibility that Esar could be guilty of this horrible crime when Hser's body was found in Esar's apartment is disturbing.
Cartoon Wah showed great courage by not lashing out at Esar, but leaving it entirely in the hands of the authorities to determine Esar's fate.
Citizen | 1:37 p.m. April 3, 2008
He Deserves the highest sentence available
Cheryl | 1:41 p.m. April 3, 2008
Im sure the police will find out the truth in this case. In the mean time I pray
for her family, that they will have the comfort of God with them. I too lost a
son to murder, six years ago. It is a very difficult time for victims families
to go through.
May the family have the comfort in knowing that their little daughter is with God, and that nothing again will ever hurt her. May they also know that in due time they will be with her again.
May the family have the comfort in knowing that their little daughter is with God, and that nothing again will ever hurt her. May they also know that in due time they will be with her again.
Reader | 2:35 p.m. April 3, 2008
That mother sounds like all too many American mothers: they're sweet little
baby could never do anything like that.......
InEternity | 3:01 p.m. April 3, 2008
Whatever we loved, whatever we admired in Hser Nay Moo, survives, and will
survive in the hearts of men, in the succession of the ages, in the fame that
waits on noble deeds. Over many indeed, of those who have gone before, as over
the inglorious and ignoble, the waves of oblivion will roll; Hser Nay Moo, made
known to posterity by history and tradition, will live for ever.
me | 3:24 p.m. April 3, 2008
As a mother of a criminal I can understand how Mah's mother feels. Because
I knew nothing about the world of crime I didn't believe that my son was
capable of committing the crimes he was accused of. No one in my husband's
or my family had ever been involved in any criminal behavior. Our other
children were educated responsible citizens. It took hard evidence to wake me
up.
lovesaltlake | 3:23 p.m. April 3, 2008
no duh..what mother in the world thinks their son could murder a 7 year old
girl...
Reader | 3:25 p.m. April 3, 2008
Correction on my comment: "their", not "they're." I
should know better.
Wilf | 3:36 p.m. April 3, 2008
We should not forget that her words were being translated. Transmission of exact
meaning could be difficult. Even in English sentences in such circumstances can
mean different things: "I can't believe he did it",
"It's impossible to imagine he did it", "To think he did it
is impossible..." None of these says "he did not do it". One
thing is certain: another mother will grieve forever.
I am confused | 4:20 p.m. April 3, 2008
In other reports it said that the little girl entered the appartment and was not
able to leave but this one says that she was kidnapped while playing in front of
the complex. There are contradicting stories here. So at first it was thought
she fought with her brother and left her house and went into the appartment and
now she was playing and kidnapped? Something is not right with the news here. No
matter what happened it is terrible that she is dead and that he hid what had
happened. I would like to hear what he says happened so some light could be shed
on this issue.
TJ | 4:33 p.m. April 3, 2008
How do we know he intentionally did it? From what I recall she was found in the
basement and could it be perhaps that in an accident she fell down the stairs
and when she didn't get up he was scared? There are so many things that
could have happened and so many spectulations as to what happened. He had
something to do with her death but how can we be so sure he did it on purpose. I
would wait to hear what an investigation brings to light about this before
stating what his sentance should be or before judging. I am not trying to side
with him and not saying he is innocent but I would like to see some facts as to
what happened first.
Just think | 4:35 p.m. April 3, 2008
If this was your child being accused of the crime would you want to believe it?
What parents raise their children to murder a little girl? I know I
didn't, and if one of my children did something like this it would be very
hard to believe and accept.
Remember there are no victimless crimes. The main victim in this was Hser Nay Moo, then there's her parents and family. Esar Mat's family are also victims of this crime. Go further than that. Reading through the comments the past couple of days, all of us, have become emotionally involved with this case and with Hser Nay Moo and her family. We've all become victims in a sense.
Hser Nay Moo, be happy baby. You're in a happy place surrounded by people who have gone before you and love you. We won't forget your sweet face.
To Hser Nay Moo's family. Please accept the sympathy and prayers of the community. I am so sorry for your loss.
Remember there are no victimless crimes. The main victim in this was Hser Nay Moo, then there's her parents and family. Esar Mat's family are also victims of this crime. Go further than that. Reading through the comments the past couple of days, all of us, have become emotionally involved with this case and with Hser Nay Moo and her family. We've all become victims in a sense.
Hser Nay Moo, be happy baby. You're in a happy place surrounded by people who have gone before you and love you. We won't forget your sweet face.
To Hser Nay Moo's family. Please accept the sympathy and prayers of the community. I am so sorry for your loss.
dee | 4:47 p.m. April 3, 2008
RE: i am confused ,JUST WAIT AND SEE!!!
Sick | 4:44 p.m. April 3, 2008
Many of these refugees are from areas where actions that are considered
perverted, criminal, and damning here are almost generally acceptable. That is
one of the scariest things about the situation.
Ken | 5:19 p.m. April 3, 2008
If mom doesn't think he did it, let him go? What kind of thinking is that?
I love my children and grand children, but they and all of us have to stand
accountable for our actions. My heart goes out to both families.
Contrarian | 5:55 p.m. April 3, 2008
Groups of young, unemployed males, hanging around an apartment complex is not a
healthy situation. Bringing refugees from camps in Thailand, where they were
born or have lived for up to two decades, subjecting them to a foreign climate,
race, culture and language is madness. For people to develop properly they need
their own people and their own culture - that which has nurtured their people
for hundreds of thousands of years of their evolution. At least in their own
land there is a cultural paradigm within which the young can develop and mature.
Stripping young men of all the tools with which to grow into Burmese men can
only lead to alienation and maldevelopment as they pick up modern, American,
commercial "culture" and try to make sense of a life directed by
Mammon. Even American youth is at risk in such a world - there is nothing here
for them.
Phe Phe Carolyn | 7:52 p.m. April 3, 2008
As mentor to two Burmese families in Lincoln, Ne., I am deeply saddened by this
atrocity. My prayers and sympathy goes out to both families, and to all the
Karen people who mourn for her. The ignorance of contrarian's comments
deeply offends me. The Karen people of Burma are some of the kindest, hardest
working people I have ever met. This evil event has stricken them all deeply.
It is so unheard of in their culture to harm one another, especially a
child.They were in the refugee camps because they are Christians and were forced
from their homes by the military junta in Myanmar. They have prayed for the
opportunity to come where they would have the freedon to practice their faith,
to work and to raise their families. They come eager to find work, to learn
English and assimilate, to become Americans. I am blessed to be called Phe Phe
"Grandmother" to their children. They have enriched my life.
to Ken | 8:53 p.m. April 3, 2008
Ken, Don't you understand sarcasm at all?? I read it and knew exactly
what was being said. Now, moving on to the father's statement about the
"alleged" killer of his daughter. This man showed great inner
strength in saying it is a police matter and they should handle it. He is a
great example to us all. My heart goes out to you, kind sir, for the pain you
are feeling.
Nae | 11:41 p.m. April 3, 2008
Of course the mother doesn't believe he is guilty, what mother would want
to think that their child was capable of doing such an awful thing. As far as
Moo's family I hope that some day they will find Happiness in this country
and my heart goes out to them. To the SSL PD. I want you to know that you did a
great job.
Anonymous | 12:27 a.m. April 4, 2008
I want to offer my sympathy to Hser Nay Moo's family.
God bless and comfort you always!
God bless and comfort you always!
Contrarian | 1:27 p.m. April 4, 2008
Phe Phe Carolyn: If it is "unheard of in their culture to hurt one
another" then it is clear that the young Burmese man who committed this
terrible crime lost something vital in his culture when he came to the US.
That was my point.
That was my point.
Think Again | 5:52 a.m. April 18, 2008
To Contrarian, Just Think, and others,
How do you know he committed "the crime"? How do you know there was a crime at all? Read what TJ says above.
How do you know he committed "the crime"? How do you know there was a crime at all? Read what TJ says above.
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