Comments on: AJC & Patch Report Community Divided Over Garden Name After Allegations Come to Light

By: MoveAside

MoveAside — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 00:21:49 +0000

Protect your kids! Why is there a huge child sex trafficking and child porn problem? Lots of available customers. What is the difference between a pervert and your next door neighbor? Only what you can’t see and won’t know until it is too late.

By: Marli

Marli — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 20:18:28 +0000

Considering the fact that metro Atlanta is a major hub in Georgia's booming child sex trafficking industry, it would be lovely if the donations could be turned to support local sex trafficking survivors, perhaps with the involvement of the garden overall.

By: Richard Taylor

Richard Taylor — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 19:56:16 +0000

Apparently the question of naming the garden after him is moot.

I did not know this fellow. I don’t have the slightest idea whether he did what he is accused of doing or not. I do not believe that any of the persons who made the above comments know whether he did what he he is accused of doing.

What I do know, with certainty, is that just because the government (the police and prosecutors) says a person committed a crime doesn’t make it so. What I do know, with absolute certainty, is that we are all the sum of both good and bad.

The man is dead and in the grave. His wife and kids are suffering. The AJC article surely hurt them. It’s wrong to make definitive statements about this man if one is not privy to the truth.

By: Nick

Nick — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 19:53:11 +0000

They should name a urinal after him.

By: cranky old timer

cranky old timer — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 14:00:56 +0000

This whole thread makes me incredibly sad. I hope the garden flourishes and that all the donors realize that the community garden and its continued existence is the focus of their donations, not any one person.

By: Diane

Diane — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 13:18:41 +0000

NellieBelle,

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By: DecaturCyn

DecaturCyn — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 00:05:29 +0000

Yeah, that’s happened to me (not here in Atlanta). Although some reporters won’t accept written interview responses, it’s worth offering to provide quotes by e-mail. In the past, I’ve promised to keep the quotes conversational in tone and vocabulary in exchange for that favor. If that’s not possible, try to confirm verbal responses in writing immediately after the interview. It’s a service to the reporter who is juggling a gazillion facts, and it helps protect people from getting misquoted.

By: Aloysius

Aloysius — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 22:59:21 +0000

Absolutely, the family, friends, students, and coworkers deserve compassion and to be allowed to grieve how they will. I can’t even imagine how hard this must be for them. My heart goes out to them all. Losing a loved one is a horrible thing, and the circumstances must make it even harder for these folks.