The 15 year old sister of a teen tagger, Pihema Cameron, who died after a confrontation with Bruce Emery, was upset that his sentence wasn't longer than the 4.25 years Mr Emery was given. She said she wanted to rip the man's eyes out.
Aquitania said since the killing she did very little with her life.
"I just stay home, bum from my dad, get some money, go get stoned, drink alcohol and do whatever," she said.
Well, at least she's not vowing to take up a life of tagging. But hearing this, I'm wondering if the parents need to take on board that drugs and alcohol and whatever is not the best way to deal with grief.
And given this was a public statement, will we hear from the Police, CYFS or Dr Kiro on this matter?
There do seem to be many mysteries to resolve - why was Pihema a tagger, and how often did he do it? What is the family environment like that allows a 15 year old to access booze and drugs? The solo mother was quoted as not even being around to look after the children:
She said as a solo mother of four she had gone to Australia to earn more money and when she was in Australia she learned Pihema had died.
I'm going out on a limb here and making a few assumptions based on a few disturbing quotes in the article. Maybe this point isn't about this family in particular, maybe it's more general. I can only go with what is reported.
And based on what is reported, Pihema's sister appears to be heading in exactly the same direction as he took. Her current attitude is that there is always some-one else to blame for where your life will end up. Does she have anyone that cares for her enough to teach her otherwise? I hope so.
Source: [PDF Download of 4MB] TGIF 13 Feb 2009
Aquitania said since the killing she did very little with her life.
"I just stay home, bum from my dad, get some money, go get stoned, drink alcohol and do whatever," she said.
Well, at least she's not vowing to take up a life of tagging. But hearing this, I'm wondering if the parents need to take on board that drugs and alcohol and whatever is not the best way to deal with grief.
And given this was a public statement, will we hear from the Police, CYFS or Dr Kiro on this matter?
There do seem to be many mysteries to resolve - why was Pihema a tagger, and how often did he do it? What is the family environment like that allows a 15 year old to access booze and drugs? The solo mother was quoted as not even being around to look after the children:
She said as a solo mother of four she had gone to Australia to earn more money and when she was in Australia she learned Pihema had died.
I'm going out on a limb here and making a few assumptions based on a few disturbing quotes in the article. Maybe this point isn't about this family in particular, maybe it's more general. I can only go with what is reported.
And based on what is reported, Pihema's sister appears to be heading in exactly the same direction as he took. Her current attitude is that there is always some-one else to blame for where your life will end up. Does she have anyone that cares for her enough to teach her otherwise? I hope so.
Source: [PDF Download of 4MB] TGIF 13 Feb 2009