Katie's Story

 This is an interesting story. Men were shot at. Their families begged for money. The public was very generous. Now both men face Federal charges. Will they get to keep the donated money? Here is the link to the article about the charges..  Teens involved in Edgewood shooting facing federal charges (1011now.com) Here are the links to the GoFundMe pages Fundraiser by Brenda Mcguire : Jayden Prentice Fundraiser (gofundme.com) Fundraiser for Kaleb Duncan by Carter Mcelhose : CJ Duncan (gofundme.com)

  I haven’t updated this in a long time. Why? I haven’t had a lot of free time to write. I am also scared to share my true thoughts because I fear retaliation. This week, I watched the fall of Gruden because of some emails he wrote over 10 years ago. What he said was wrong and stepping down was the right thing to do, I will not dispute that. I wonder what will happen to those who exposed the emails. I recently received a social media message that was directed at me that is filled with insults. I reported it and I was retaliated against for reporting. The person went unpunished. Now the writer of the hateful message has joined another group that I am apart of. I am concerned that the same scenario could play out again. I sought out advice and was told that if you report what someone else says or does to you, you can be seen as retaliating against that person and be punished. So, when can you report that someone is harming you or threatening you and not be punished? Why do we punis...