The more I hear and read about the current stories on finding Jacee Dugard, the angrier I become that it happened in the first place. Just today ABC interviewed one of his first known victims, Katie Hall. Garrido conned her into giving him a ride home from a parking lot, stating that his car broke down. I will spare the detailed specifics, as I get sick to my stomach thinking about the event as it is. (For the full news stories on this topic you can go to (www.abcnews.go.com/GMA/Story?id=8460220&page=2).
Fortunately for Katie, an officer found her vehicle outside of the storage unit where he had raped her and found it to be suspicious. If it weren't for that officer, Katie probably would be dead. There is much speculation at this point linking Garrido to the deaths of previous prostitutes and other young girls. He even openly admited to exposing himself to young girls and to experiencing strong urges of rape! How is it then that he only served 11 years of his 50 years to life sentence?! Garrido should never have been given the chance to rape, torture, or kidnap again. But he was. Not only was he given the chance, he took it and got away with it for 18 years despite what I believe to be obvious signs of wrong-doing. I found pictures online showing his home and backyard. The yard was filled with tents, storage barns, and other makeshift shelters. (http://extras.mercurynews.com/slideshows/news/2009/08/jaycee_dugard_0828/)
I don't understand how his parole officers could come to his house without checking his backyard and the inside thoroughly. Now I know I watch way too much NCIS, CSI, and that sort, but still. There are numerous ways that a repeat sex offender can get away with his/her sick deeds. So why make it so easy on them to do so? I read one of the comments made to the ABC news article on this topic. Someone had stated that we need to understand that not every sex offender repeats his/her act. I don't buy that one bit! And regardless, if a man or woman has committed an act such as this to a child or anyone, they DO NOT DESERVE the right to complete privacy.
One may say that Jaycee is lucky. Lucky to be alive. That her family is lucky to have her back....but what now? What about her future? What about the future of her two innocent daughters? An officer stated that he found the "robotic" state of the two young girls odd and suspicious. Can you imagine where their state of mind is at? It infuriates me to think about! Garrido altered (negatively to say the least) the lives of numerous people and now claims that once we have seen how much his two daughters have changed his life, we'll view his actions in a different light. Really?! Like anyone who hears about this story even slightly gives a damn about him or how he has changed as a result of Jaycee's capture! My thoughts are on Jaycee as a horrifed 14 year old giving birth for the first time without the support of a mother or a loved one! Can you imagine how an experience such as that alters one's state of mind? Or how Jaycee endured anything of which she experienced?
I pray that Jaycee and her young daughters adjust and transition well with the support of her loved ones who missed her dearly over the last 18 years.
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