Exactly. Agree 100%. I absolutely feel for this family and I’m sure they’d go back in time to make better decisions if they could. Hopefully this story will resonate with other families who may be in the same situation.
I agree that the attorney created a spin to do damage control. I think the truth of the matter is that they didn’t expect this friend to murder her, but they didn’t much care about anything else.
This is a wonderful project, and I’m glad to see them going foreword with it.FEB 24, 2024
Livingston ISD Superintendent Dr. Brent Hawkins disclosed Thursday the Audrii Cunningham Memorial Scholarship will be included in their Green and White Scholarship Ceremony that will be held on May 7, 2024.Livingston ISD to honor Audrii Cunningham with memorial scholarship: 'For her memory'
Audrii Cunningham's death sent shockwaves through Livingston, where she was considered a "standout" student at Creekside Elementary. The district said the scholarship was to honor her because she "loved school."abc13.com
"We will accept any donations to this scholarship fund through the Green and White Program. Audrii loved school, so what better way to honor her memory than to help a student further their education."
Audrii attended Creekside Elementary School, where she was described as a "standout" student. Dr. Hawkins said the bright student's artwork is hanging in the lobby.
Thanks for saying it. I absolutely agree.
Wow.***Posting this one because it has a nice picture of Audrii:
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‘The system failed us:’ Audrii Cunningham’s father, grandmother release statement following her death
‘The system failed us:’ Audrii Cunningham’s father, grandmother release statement following her death
The father of Audrii Cunningham along with her grandmother have released a statement after her body was found in the Trinity River on Tuesday.www.click2houston.com
I agree to some extent, but if you read between the lines of what they said, there is a possibility that they did what they said. There's a good chance he knows how to bend the truth, so he comes across as candid without being completely truthful. He may have said I'm being open with you, I have served time for (enter lesser charges), and I fell in with a bad crowd (explaining ideological tatts), but I want to turn my life around. They may have genuinely thought they were helping someone escape a bad place.
Parental alienation does in fact occur, sometimes when the alienated parent does not deserve it.
I totally agree with your take on the statement. There are many loopholes in our laws that should be addressed and closed but that does not absolve us as parents and guardians to be the first line of defense for our children. To leave no stone unturned when allowing intimate contact with your loved ones. I don't know exactly how much a full background check would cost but even if it was $500-$1000 is not that amount worth it for the safety of your family? I'm sure they spent at least that much money on vacations and gifts as evidenced by photos that have been posted. One's faith may encourage a helping hand to those who are struggling but I know of no faith that encourages one not to use the gift of discernment in all things including how and whom you help. moo
I do not like placing blame on this law. This law would be great, but what happened to using your intelligence? One should always be extremely careful with/ a young child and who is around them. I would go so far as to say, that having a formerly incarcerated individual guilty of assault around your child seems foolish not godly. Also, it is funny how it is described as an "old camper" to distance, like saying he wasn't in the home. Well, this old camper sure gave him a private place to possibly lure Audrii as well. I am having a hard time tampering my dislike of this press release and staying victim-friendly, so I will stop. I will just say, that this won't be received well, I imagine.
If he wanted to turn his life around he would have been mortified by those tats and hid them in public. NOPE, I will never buy it.
Yep. Registered or not doesn’t seem to matter given their family friends.
Oh I agree, I was saying that might have been what he said. He may have said he wanted to get them covered up or removed but couldn't afford it, etc. I believe they were very naive people who thought they were helping. It doesn't excuse them from not doing a thorough background check, but without being prejudiced, I think they may have been very simple people who tried to see the good in others. Rose-tinted glasses, turn the other cheek, ignorance is bliss etc etc
The entire press release is an attempt to gloss over the truth. He had multiple charges for violent crimes, ongoing and RECENTLY. He could have been as sweet as pie to them but he was arrested and charged often enough that it should have been obvious to them that he had big problems. And as others have also mentioned, being registered didn’t keep them from allowing others around their family so that excuse doesn’t hold up.
