~I didn't find this on here so thought I'd post it. This trial is on In Session today and I was really shocked.
http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/..._are_some.html
http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local...rs-final-phase
~I didn't find this on here so thought I'd post it. This trial is on In Session today and I was really shocked.
http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/..._are_some.html
http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local...rs-final-phase
Last edited by steffie; 04-06-2010 at 06:27 AM. Reason: Link didn't work
I'm watching it now. I hope those parents get sent up the river.
Interesting note - the jury is allowed to discuss the case and ask questions during the proceedings. I guess it's some kind of new procedure in Michigan.
Me too. I'm already pissed
You know sometimes I really wonder about people and the way they torment children.
Poor little girl. How can anyone treat a child this way? She must have felt so unworthy and unloved. DAMN! Makes me sick.
They try to talk about her being a risk to herself and others and she was mentally unstable, hmmm, could it have been her fucked up life??? Bingo! Makes me sick
She was "special needs" & prone to wandering..How about locking her bedroom door and putting bars on the windows so she can still move around freely and not hurt herself???
ITA Malaki. Did you see the pics at the trial? It pisses me off soooooo bad!! They had her waist chained, she didn't have a chance >o<
I swear, the more I watch of this trial, the more pissed I am. There is no excuse to chain a young girl to a bed where she held prisoner in a filthy environment, not able to take care of her personal needs in any way.
No matter how dangerous they might of thought she was, there are medical facilities where she could be medicated and taken care of in a decent manner. It actually makes me sick to how this girl suffered. The panic she went through with the fire just to lay there and die. The one sister who was aware of her suffering never mentioned it to the authorities!
I am so pissed too.
I cannot believe those dumb fuck "parents".
Did you see the "alarm" they had that was supposed to notify them if she got out of bed?
I hope they send them both to the poky.
She had no blanket. How sad is that?
Oh my God! This girl was only 91 pounds when she died at the age of 16. When Calista started talking about abuse at school, she was pulled out and home schooled. Things that make one go "hmmm," yes?
These people really need to burn...
This makes me sick .
There ARE people with unruly teens who are DEFENDING the restraints put on Calista, but my stars, there IS a difference between a hulking hyperactive boy and an undernourished slip of a girl.
Yes there is Linnie.
The social worker or something was on the stand talkingf about how sweet she was and she said she took Calista to Burger King and when she got home, her stepmother wouldn't let her keep the freakin paper crown because her sisters didn't have one. She also said they locked her in and she had accidents and peed the bed because she couldn't hold it. Then when she got up the stepmonster made her clean it up and even took her mattress off her cot so it was frame only for awhile.No blanket,pillow or mattress just frame.That pisses me off so bad!If I ever saw something like this I would call on them every day.That poor child had the worst life =[
Another reason to hate Michigan; why are these people standing trail to determine custody of the remaining children? Why aren't they doing jail time for manslaughter instead?
poor little girl. RIP
Last edited by rjbrasher; 04-11-2010 at 05:55 AM.
I have a special needs son. He is 15. He would wander at night, so I got a lock on his door, and baby proofed his room. All outlet covered, all toys that are dangerous or could become dangerous, put up on high high shelves so he cant get to them. And then I have a camera set up with the monitor next to my bed so that I can keep an eye on him. I could NEVER chain him to a bed. Never even crossed my mind. I understand wanting to make sure your child is safe at night, but dam..there are other ways to go at it. Ones that wont be abuse and kill your child. I am saddened beyond belief about this. How could someone do that. Special needs children are hard to take care of, but their happiness and excitedness over anything makes it a blessing. One child in my sons class, he is adorable, everytime i see him, I will say hi how are you, and he will laugh and jump around so excited to see me. I just love it. The love they give is worth every hardship!
I caught a bit of In Session today-they had someone on the phone-a teacher's Aide or someone like that. She were enraged about how Child Protective Services(?) really dropped the ball for this girl.
I heard that too. It was nice to hear someone passionate about Calista for a change. She even admitted that they dropped the ball.
I watched about ten minutes of this trial last week and I had to stop. It enrages me. That's the only way I can describe it.
The juror interaction is an experiment, I read an article about it but can't find it now, of course. The jurors will be allowed to submit their own questions to be asked of witnesses, after approved by the judge, and will be able to discuss the case while it's ongoing among themselves if all jurors are present. They also get all the written evidence to review themselves. It's being tried in several jurisdictions in MI, I think.
I think the jurors being able to ask questions during the trial is a great idea.Maybe it will cut down on deliberations.So far they have asked some good questions.
Last edited by steffie; 04-12-2010 at 08:36 PM.
I think this is pissing a lot of people off. There were so many opportunities for social services or whomever to intervene and save this beautiful girl, yet dropped the ball. Just looking at Marsha and Tony makes me want to chain THEM to something.
Sorry, but IMO, anyone who abuses a child, especially their own, are scum of the earth.
Are you still watching the trial too Purr Purr?
I am so pissed =[
The way the father sits there holding hands with the stepmother~I'm like WTF!!!
Her little friends testifying today brought tears to my eyes =/
I just found out about this case - have very sad. I feel sorry for the other girls, you know they are torn. To them, the way Calista was treated was normal and their parents were good to them so I am sure they are very confused. They have lost a sister and both parents.
I don't feel sorry for the parents, they should get what is coming to them, I am just looking at them through the eyes of their remaining kids. It is amazing to me how abused kids always seek to protect and have unconditional love for their parents.
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It really makes me mad that they keep talking about her stealing pencils and erasers from kids at school.Ok we get it already.Let's talk about the freakin dog chain around her stomach =/
OMG PurrPurr do you see her sister on here today? That girl is lying through her teeth =/
Okay, this sister of Marsha's REALLY pissed me off, and I despise her with the heat of ten thousand suns. It's OKAY to chain a kid to the bed, yet she turns around and said she never did it to her own sons? Calista was "deadly" and the woman was afraid of her? Who talks about their own niece that way? Ever hear of not speaking ill of the dead, which your sister took part in KILLING her, Ms Sawyer? I think this woman is as sociopathic and psycho as her sister, if not more so!
I know!! I feel like punching her and Calista's little sister both.They are both lying through their teeth.What's up with the mullet haircuts btw =O
It doesn't take a legal expert to know that Courtney was coached before testifying. As many pointed out, how many teenagers say someone "was a hazard" to themselves and others? No question her parents and/or the defense attorney got to her, with some outright lying in between. NONE! Calling the prosecutor "the enemy" didn't help either. One just doesn't do that if they want to come off as genuine and credible.
She acted like such a smart ass too. I wanted to smack the shit out of her. I cannot believe that this is her sis and she acts like whatever. She's DEAD! This case is making me furious It also makes me sick how when they show Marsha and Anthony she is always holding his hands and rubbing on him~gag
Just tuning in. Calista's grandmother was interviewed and said she saw nothing to indicate special needs.
Also, a friend was reading letters Calista wrote her, she went on to say that she always had turtlenecks on that covered everything, and that her clothes were always dirty.
The friend said she would go wash in the bathroom sink at school
Did you see the demonstration by the fire department or whoever it was about how that poor girl died? I couldn't stand to watch the whole thing thinking about Calista's last moments. I had to change the channel.
I saw that PurPurr =[
I can't wait to see he "father" on the stand tommorow
Okay, the prosecutor had a golden opportunity fall into their lap..so why didn't they cross examine Anthony Springer?
They were acquitted of murder, but found guilty of torture and child abuse.
ITA PurrPurr!
Well I'm so glad that they found them guilty of child abuse and torture.I can't believe no second or first degree murder though. Finally that bitch Marsha is crying~for herself.
Enjoy prison bitches!!
Too bad she didn't get the same sentence at Tony - she only got 19 to 50 while he got the whole 25 to 50...but at least they're going to be locked up for awhile. There should be a special place in hell for both of them
It seems that people who commit crimes against children are never punished as harshly as they should be.
And then Karma steps in....
http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/...lista_spr.html
Not seeing any reports after this 10/2015 article, but parents could possibly get new trials???
***VERY SAD THERE HAS TO BE A WEBSITE LIKE THIS!!!
http://disability-memorial.org/calista-springer
Ughhhhh!!!! What pisses me off is how these fawkers get off with a slap on the wrist for MURDERING children!
There are assholes serving more time for drug charges and child killers get 5 to 10 or probation....
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