Crime Hurts Everyone
Most of us are insulated from crime. We hear about it on the news, discuss it at lunch, then trust the justice system to take care of it. Before crime became an all too real subject for me and my family, I used to believe in the justice system...not anymore.
I've discovered that politicians give plenty of lip service to the issue, but really are more concerned with other more "important" issues that will get them re-elected. The media is only interested in reporting crime, not listening to victims who are trying to change the system.
Daniel Hawke Fears is a killer. The Oklahoma Criminal Court of Appeals says he's insane. The jury however, saw it differently. I used to think that if a jury convicted someone it would stick. It's not true...especially in Oklahoma. We keep asking ourselves how a killer, now considered insane could enter the "mental health" system and be subject to a loose set of laws, drafted by liberal politicians, that will allow him to walk-out.
I spoke with Melinda Dutton last evening. She was a victim of Daniel Hawke Fears. One Saturday she and her 3 girls were taking a walk, one of the girls was in a stroller, the other two were walking next to their mother. We talked about what happened that day and she never saw it coming. She was shot from behind with a shotgun. Daniel Hawke Fears moved across 3 lanes of traffic to single out her and her family. She told me she still has buckshot in her body the doctor's couldn't remove. Her children run and hide every time they hear a loud noise. Keep in mind this happened 4 years ago. I don't know how to keep her from crying. She's scared that Daniel Hawke Fears will come after her again.
My niece Ashley saw my mother being shot and killed while hiding across the street under a parked truck. She also saw my step-father being shot and then had to see Daniel Hawke Fears walk toward the truck. Thankfully he lost interest and fled the scene. Ashley is not the same anymore. She asked me if I thought Fears would try to find her and kill her. She's worried that since she testified against him he will seek revenge. I try to tell her it will be okay, but I don't think she believes me.
Jimmy Nunn was showing a truck to Reba Spanger at the local car dealership in Sallisaw. He saw Mrs. Spangler being shot point-blank. She was killed instantly. Jimmy was shot in the chest but was far enough away that his injuries weren't life threatening. However, Jimmy will never get the image of almost losing his life out of his mind. He'll never be the same and is struggling to cope on a daily basis. He had hoped so desperately for closure, he was denied justice by the Oklahoma Criminal Court of Appeals and their liberal bias.
All of the victims of the horrific shooting spree are still struggling with fear and psychological trauma, Earnie & Sharon McMahon, Matthew Tabor, Elive Wells, Greg Caughman & his daughter Bethany. Not to mention all of the extended family of each of the primary victims.
We all lost something that day...we faced the devil and he's about to be free to roam loose...again.
Please email Governor Brad Henry to help change the law and keep the killer, Daniel Hawke Fears, from having the opportunity to ruin more lives. governor@gov.state.ok.us
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