"...what I wrote on Facebook today is written below.
With a message that should be shared anyway possible,
even smoke signals if required,
to get to the furthest reaches of Canada. "
Seeing
the flowers & the red stained stones, is enough to make anyone cry.
Finding out that is was a 2 year old boy who senselessly had his light
snuffed out, this past Sunday, has me bawling. As a mother of 2 young
kids & living 5 minutes away from this tragedy - it has hit me close
to home on several fronts. This little boy, with so much unseen
potential, is gone. My heart breaks for the entire family & I offer
my heart felt condolences.
Drinking & Driving is NOT ok, & what
our Justice System has to realize; is a vehicle is a fast moving, heavy
duty weapon, of approximately 4259+ pounds & should be treated as
such! Driving a vehicle is not a right, it is a privilege. Zero
tolerance should be given when someone is drinking & getting behind
the wheel; especially upon causing a loss of life. I too will write a
letter to the MLA & share your story & demands for change.
Harsher punishments need to be handed out to people who take someone
else's life, especially in regards to vehicles & impaired driving.
Bail should not be granted in my opinion at all, as time needs to be
spent behind bars to have the murder think about his selfish actions
& the consequences to those actions. This is not an accident, it
could have been prevented, a little boy lost his life, the driver should
lose his freedom.
Like most people I believe this is a worthy cause,
and Geo should not be forgotten, or become another stat. I know that my
family, the community & Edmonton will rally around the grieving family -
hopefully giving them some strength in this dark time. "Geo's Law" as called by Didi Rasmussen
- is something more than worthy for us as parents, a community, a City,
a Province, to demand from our Justice System.
Our prayers are with your family.
Please go to the Facebook page that is set up for this and read the comments & offer your support. This type of senseless loss is preventable & it is time we all stood up and fight for what is right. https://www.facebook.com/groups/Justice4Geo/