Woman to marry man who shot her....

[Psalm25Gomer]

Your thoughts?




http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/11/16/shot.marriage.ap/index.html


SAN BERNARDINO, California (AP) -- A woman says she still plans to marry the man who shot her in the groin and then held her hostage in his family's garage for six days.

Tina Marie Stebbins revealed her intentions in a letter released Monday as her boyfriend, Christian Leroy Lindblad, 37, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for shooting her in June 2002.

"I love Christian today as deeply as I loved him before this awful thing happened to us," Stebbins wrote in a victim impact statement. "We are soul mates."

She added: "I want to tell you all that I have forgiven Christian. And I pray that Christian has forgiven me for failing him when he needed me most."

Lindblad and his parents tried to cover up the shooting by treating Stebbins with home remedies, according to a San Bernardino County Sheriff's report. They also threatened her young sons and her family, the report said.

Critically wounded, Stebbins was airlifted to a hospital after Lindblad mentioned the incident to a family friend who was a firefighter.

Lindblad pleaded guilty to a charge of attempted murder as his trial was about to begin in early October. He has said the shooting was an accident.

His father, Robert Leroy Lindblad, 72, pleaded guilty in 2003 to being an accessory and was sentenced to three years in prison.

His mother, Shirley Royann Samantha Lindblad, 62, was sentenced to three years probation after pleading guilty to the same charge.

[Tony Trout]

One question.............



WHY????



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[ibanez_player]

one word: wow

i mean, it's great that she's forgiven him, BUT would you want to marry somebody who was not only in jail, but who is there because he tried to murder you???!?!?! what is going on in this woman's brain? *confused*

[1inamillion]

idon't get why his parents were charged w/ murder?

[Thomas508]

One question.............



WHY????



:confused: :confused:
I'll second that!

[Psalm25Gomer]

idon't get why his parents were charged w/ murder?


His father, Robert Leroy Lindblad, 72, pleaded guilty in 2003 to being an accessory and was sentenced to three years in prison.

His mother, Shirley Royann Samantha Lindblad, 62, was sentenced to three years probation after pleading guilty to the same charge.


His parents were an accessory...meaning they knew about his plan to shoot the woman and/or they helped him with it. They didn't have to be "present" at the time of the crime. Being an accessory is just as bad as committing the crime itself, although the punishment is lesser.


Webster's definition:

Accessory

Main Entry: 1ac·ces·so·ry Variant(s): also ac·ces·sa·ry /ik-'se-s&-re, ak-, ek-, -'ses-re, also &-'se-/Function: nounInflected Form(s): plural -ries

1 a : a person not actually or constructively present but contributing as an assistant or instigator to the commission of an offense -- called also accessory before the fact

b : a person who knowing that a crime has been committed aids or shelters the offender with intent to defeat justice -- called also accessory after the fact

2 a : a thing of secondary or subordinate importance : ADJUNCT b : an object or device not essential in itself but adding to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness

[silly4HIM]

:eek:

(I couldn't think of anything to say)

[ExtravagantlyLoved]

If it was honestly an accident, then I think it's great that she was able to forgive him and still wants to marry him.

If it wasn't an accident and their relationship will be abusive in the future, maybe marriage isn't such a good idea. She shoud still forgive him, though.

I'd like to think that the former is the case, but most likelt it's the latter. :(

[fablov]

If it was an accident, why did he feel the need to hide it... she was "critically injured". If he loved her, he would have wanted the best of care for her...

~:-)

[jaelgomer]

That woman only has more trouble coming to her. Forgiveness is great, we should all be forgiving...but then marrying the guy...just plain stupid. My friend was just buried yesterday. She married the man she had arrested many times before for beating the crap out of her and Sunday night he shot her in the face and killed her. She was the mother of his child.
You can forgive and love someone, doesnt' mean you have to put yourself in harms way to do it. She deserved to live to see her son grow up. She made a choice to be with this man even though he beat her. She "forgave" him over and over, and now he's sitting and jail, and she's dead.

[SueQ]

Your thoughts?




http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/11/16/shot.marriage.ap/index.html

Not the first time...probably not the last...who is more lost...him or her? :confused:

[jaelgomer]

she has all the signs of an abused woman. she feels she has failed him? even though she is the victim, in her eyes, she is the one in the wrong....she has no idea. maybe the next 20 years will be enough time for her to think about it more clearly.