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  1. Amber Alert Issued Friday July 25

    Desire Sayles

    A State-wide AMBER Alert was issued by the Oconee County GA Sheriff's on Friday afternoon July 25.
    Amber Alerts are known as Levi's Call Alerts in Georgia.

    Desire Sayles is a 6 month old white female who was abducted from her home in Statham GA on Friday
    afternoon.

    The child has a life threatening kidney ailment and is considered in immanent danger.

    Police are looking for Kristina Sayles a white female, 18 yrs., 5' 9", 95 lbs. with brown hair and
    blue eyes. A judge had ordered the child be taken into state custody due to neglect in getting
    proper medical attention for the child's kidney problems. The child's kidney condition is
    considered fatal.

    They were last seen in a red or burgundy 1989 Nissan 240SX with a Georgia tag 7048 AJG.

    Anyone with information is asked to call the Oconee County Sheriff at (706) 769-3945 or dial 911.

    IMAGES:

    Victim codeamber.orgsayles.jpg

    Perpetrator codeamber.orgsayels perp.jpg

  2. I hope they never find this child and her abductor.

    The Police and public are HUNTING for the MOTHER of a 6 month old child who HAS a FATAL illness, the
    child IS DYING...so THAT the State can prosecute and probably imprison the mother and have her spend
    the rest of her life with a prison record (because) as the childs mother she wants to be WITH her
    fatally ill child....well Screw the State of Georgia. I'd be more critical of a mother who was
    willing to just walk away from being with her dying child. I guess ya gotta hunt down and arrest
    mothers in Georgia whose Maternal instincts are fully functional. [I am giving my opinion based only
    upon the information provided]
    ****************************************************************************
    ***
    "Robert L. Bass" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    Amber Alert Issued Friday July 25

    Desire Sayles

    A State-wide AMBER Alert was issued by the Oconee County GA Sheriff's on Friday afternoon July 25.
    Amber Alerts are known as Levi's Call Alerts in Georgia.

    Desire Sayles is a 6 month old white female who was abducted from her home in Statham GA on Friday
    afternoon.

    The child has a life threatening kidney ailment and is considered in immanent danger.

    Police are looking for Kristina Sayles a white female, 18 yrs., 5' 9", 95 lbs. with brown hair
    and blue eyes. A judge had ordered the child be taken into state custody due to neglect in
    getting proper medical attention for the child's kidney problems. The child's kidney condition is
    considered fatal.

    They were last seen in a red or burgundy 1989 Nissan 240SX with a Georgia tag 7048 AJG.

    Anyone with information is asked to call the Oconee County Sheriff at


    (706)

    Quoted message said:

    769-3945 or dial 911.

    IMAGES:

    Victim codeamber.orgsayles.jpg

    Perpetrator codeamber.orgsayels perp.jpg

  3. Hey stupid, the reason the child has a FATAL kidney disease is because her dumbass mother will not
    get her child medical attention.

    "The child, Desiree Sayles, has a pre-existing medical condition that could be deadly."

    Notice the COULD in the statement.

    Joshua Goldberg said:

    I hope they never find this child and her abductor.

    The Police and public are HUNTING for the MOTHER of a 6 month old child who HAS a FATAL illness,
    the child IS DYING...so THAT the State can prosecute and probably imprison the mother and have her
    spend the rest of her life with a prison record (because) as the childs mother she wants to be WITH
    her fatally ill child....well Screw the State of Georgia. I'd be more critical of a mother who was
    willing to just walk away from being with her dying child. I guess ya gotta hunt down and arrest
    mothers in Georgia whose Maternal instincts are fully functional. [I am giving my opinion based
    only upon the information provided]
    ****************************************************************************
    ***
    "Robert L. Bass" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    Amber Alert Issued Friday July 25

    Desire Sayles

    A State-wide AMBER Alert was issued by the Oconee County GA Sheriff's on Friday afternoon July
    25. Amber Alerts are known as Levi's Call Alerts in Georgia.

    Desire Sayles is a 6 month old white female who was abducted from her home in Statham GA on
    Friday afternoon.

    The child has a life threatening kidney ailment and is considered in immanent danger.

    Police are looking for Kristina Sayles a white female, 18 yrs., 5' 9", 95 lbs. with brown hair
    and blue eyes. A judge had ordered the child be taken into state custody due to neglect in
    getting proper medical attention for the child's kidney problems. The child's kidney condition
    is considered fatal.

    They were last seen in a red or burgundy 1989 Nissan 240SX with a Georgia tag 7048 AJG.

    Anyone with information is asked to call the Oconee County Sheriff at


    (706)

    Quoted message said:

    769-3945 or dial 911.

    IMAGES:

    Victim codeamber.orgsayles.jpg

    Perpetrator codeamber.orgsayels perp.jpg


  4. Now that Joshua and Co got a nice bonfire going I guess I can toss a bit of wood on too. ;-)

    Correct me if I'm wrong but arent Amber Alerts pretty well publicized already? As in featured on
    tv and radio in the areas in question? If so posting here seems a bit pointless although the
    sentiment was nice.

    Mikael

    Heres what Emily Postnews says:

    "Q: They just announced on the radio that the United States has invaded Russia. Should I post?
    A: Of course. The net can reach people in as few as 3 to 5 days. It's the perfect way to
    inform people about such news events long after the broadcast networks have covered them.
    As you are probably the only person to have heard the news on the radio, be sure to post as
    soon as you can."

  5. "Mikael Seierup" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    Now that Joshua and Co got a nice bonfire going I guess I can toss a bit of wood on too. ;-)

    Correct me if I'm wrong but arent Amber Alerts pretty well publicized


    already?

    Quoted message said:

    As in featured on tv and radio in the areas in question? If so posting here seems a bit pointless
    although the sentiment was nice.

    Mikael

    Its only being posted by Robert to draw people to his site to sell alarm equipment

  6. Joshua Goldberg said:


    I hope they never find this child and her abductor....

    The real reason to "Screw Georgia [1]" is that they prohibit the use of bicycles on public roads
    that have the pedals (at the bottom of the cycle) more than 12 inches above the ground, making many
    recumbents illegal for use.

    [1] The "State of Georgia", not to be confused with the "Republic of Georgia".

    Tom Sherman - Quad Cities USA (Illinois side)

  7. Mark Leuck said:


    Its only being posted by Robert to draw people to his site to sell alarm equipment

    If this is true, then why did Mr. Bass leave his normal signature (which includes the URL for Bass
    Home Electronics) off the posting?

    Tom Sherman - Quad Cities USA (Illinois side)

  8. "Tom Sherman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:


    Mark Leuck said:


    Its only being posted by Robert to draw people to his site to sell alarm equipment

    If this is true, then why did Mr. Bass leave his normal signature (which includes the URL for Bass
    Home Electronics) off the posting?

    Tom Sherman - Quad Cities USA (Illinois side)

    He doesn't have to since his web page is included along with his countless other posts in
    alt.security.alarms. The only reason he decided to post it here was because i questioned why he
    didn't in the first place.

    This is about the third one he posted so far, after reading enough of his other posts you'll
    understand why this is my opinion

  9. Mark Leuck said:


    "Tom Sherman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:


    Mark Leuck said:


    Its only being posted by Robert to draw people to his site to sell alarm equipment

    If this is true, then why did Mr. Bass leave his normal signature (which includes the URL for
    Bass Home Electronics) off the posting?

    Tom Sherman - Quad Cities USA (Illinois side)

    He doesn't have to since his web page is included along with his countless other posts in
    alt.security.alarms. The only reason he decided to post it here was because i questioned why he
    didn't in the first place.

    This is about the third one he posted so far, after reading enough of his other posts you'll
    understand why this is my opinion

    I have seen plenty of "I hate Bass" posts in the past on a.r.b.r. and all I can say is, [Homer
    Simpson voice] "Boooooooring".

    Tom Sherman - Quad Cities USA (Illinois side)

  10. Hey Ted, ya got any kids? A mother is told her daughter has a kidney condition that is considered
    Fatal. (not dangerous, not life threatening...but Fatal). Are there any guarantees the child will
    survive if taken away from the mother and hospitalized.

    It did NOT say the kidney condition was caused by the mother neglecting her daughter OR her refusing
    medical care. It said it was a Pre-existing medical condition. Pre-existing in a 6 month old is
    usually a condition such as Renal Failure that is present at birth...Pre-existing is a more
    politically correct way of saying "birth defect". Six month old girls do not get Kidney transplants
    and are allowed to die (with dignity)...which in this case means with her 18 yearold mother in a
    jail cell. Don't know how you grew up Ted, but I'd hope the child passes in peace with the woman who
    brought her into this world. Ya gotta figure if the mother cared enough about her daughter she'd
    risk jail to be with her child....then she deserves to keep her child.

    Sometimes local officials fall over one another trying to do the "right thing" and forget the
    maternal instinct of a mother is to protect her young. Not so long ago State officials went around
    snatching the new born children of the mentally retarded for State ordered sterilization and parents
    who refused went to jail...now we are more "enlightened". When State officials start taking 6 month
    old kids (with pre-existing medical conditons that end in death) away from their mother and then
    sick the Police on the mother...it is time to get the hell out of Dodge.
    ***********************************
    "Ted" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    Hey stupid, the reason the child has a FATAL kidney disease is because her dumbass mother will not
    get her child medical attention.

    "The child, Desiree Sayles, has a pre-existing medical condition that could be deadly."

    Notice the COULD in the statement.

    Joshua Goldberg said:

    I hope they never find this child and her abductor.

    The Police and public are HUNTING for the MOTHER of a 6 month old child


    who

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    HAS a FATAL illness, the child IS DYING...so THAT the State can prosecute and probably imprison
    the mother and have her spend the rest of her life with a prison record (because) as the childs
    mother she wants to be WITH


    her

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    fatally ill child....well Screw the State of Georgia. I'd be more critical of a mother who was
    willing to just walk away from being with her dying child. I guess ya gotta hunt down and arrest
    mothers


    in

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Georgia whose Maternal instincts are fully functional. [I am giving my opinion based only upon
    the information provided]

    ***************************************************************************


    *

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    ***
    "Robert L. Bass" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    Amber Alert Issued Friday July 25

    Desire Sayles

    A State-wide AMBER Alert was issued by the Oconee County GA Sheriff's


    on

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Friday afternoon July 25. Amber Alerts are known as Levi's Call Alerts


    in

    Quoted message said:
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    Quoted message said:

    Georgia.

    Desire Sayles is a 6 month old white female who was abducted from her


    home

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    in Statham GA on Friday afternoon.

    The child has a life threatening kidney ailment and is considered in immanent danger.

    Police are looking for Kristina Sayles a white female, 18 yrs., 5' 9",


    95

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    lbs. with brown hair and blue eyes. A judge had ordered the child be


    taken

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    into state custody due to neglect in getting proper medical attention


    for

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    the child's kidney problems. The child's kidney condition is considered fatal.

    They were last seen in a red or burgundy 1989 Nissan 240SX with a


    Georgia

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    tag 7048 AJG.

    Anyone with information is asked to call the Oconee County Sheriff at


    (706)

    Quoted message said:

    769-3945 or dial 911.

    IMAGES:

    Victim codeamber.orgsayles.jpg

    Perpetrator codeamber.orgsayels perp.jpg

  11. I have no problem with Robert or anyone posting the Amber Alerts on ARBR. The Amber Alert is an
    excellent service and I am sure it will save lots of kids per year....BUT I do not agree that the
    Amber Alert should be used for Parental Abductions (when only ONE Parent exists) as in this case
    in Georgia.

  12. Joshua,

    You [or I] do not have anywhere near enough of the facts to make such a hasty reply. There wasn't
    enough information for an "opinion", only an emotional response. Here is the latest partial
    information from the Atlanta Journal & Constitution:

    Quote:
    -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Abducted baby taken to hospital

    Oconee County Sheriff's deputies said a baby believed to have been abducted by her mother was
    brought to a metro Atlanta hospital Friday night. The Sheriff's department issued a Levi's Call
    missing child alert for a 6-month-old Desiree Sayles Friday afternoon. The baby was brought to
    Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston at about 9:15 by a family member officials did not
    identify, Oconee dispatchers said. The sheriff's department had a warrant out for the baby's mother,
    Christina Sayles, 18, who is wanted on charges of interference with custody. Police said Desiree was
    last seen at 1721 Hebron Church Road with her mother, who police said fled with the child to avoid
    turning her over to the Department of Family and Children Services. Police said a judge issued an
    order Thursday for the agency to take custody of the child. Police said Desiree has a pre-existing
    medical condition that if not treated could be fatal. Officials also activated the statewide Levi's
    Call system Friday, alerting drivers on highway traffic signs. Anyone with information about
    Christina Sayles should contact the Oconee County Sheriff's Office at 706-769-5665.

    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    End quote

    Knowing what I know about the way Department of Family and Children Services operatess here in
    Georgia, she must have been a real loser to lose custody. Another clue [if accurate] is her
    hieght/weight of 5'9" 95 lbs. If that is true--can you say JUNKIE? Of course I am specualting on
    "partial information". Notice also that the baby has a "pre-existing medical condition that if not
    treated could be fatal", and is not necessarily a terminally ill child that this super-mom as you
    describe her took the baby home to die. Gather all the facts before running off half-cocked.

    Besides, what the #$&$%#^$ does this have to do with recumbent bicycles?

    "Joshua Goldberg" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:

    I hope they never find this child and her abductor.

    The Police and public are HUNTING for the MOTHER of a 6 month old child who HAS a FATAL illness,
    the child IS DYING...so THAT the State can prosecute and probably imprison the mother and have her
    spend the rest of her life with a prison record (because) as the childs mother she wants to be
    WITH her fatally ill child....well Screw the State of Georgia. I'd be more critical of a mother
    who was willing to just walk away from being with her dying child. I guess ya gotta hunt down and
    arrest mothers in Georgia whose Maternal instincts are fully functional. [I am giving my opinion
    based only upon the information provided]
    ****************************************************************************
    ***
    "Robert L. Bass" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    Amber Alert Issued Friday July 25

    Desire Sayles

    A State-wide AMBER Alert was issued by the Oconee County GA Sheriff's on Friday afternoon July
    25. Amber Alerts are known as Levi's Call Alerts in Georgia.

    Desire Sayles is a 6 month old white female who was abducted from her home in Statham GA on
    Friday afternoon.

    The child has a life threatening kidney ailment and is considered in immanent danger.

    Police are looking for Kristina Sayles a white female, 18 yrs., 5' 9", 95 lbs. with brown hair
    and blue eyes. A judge had ordered the child be taken into state custody due to neglect in
    getting proper medical attention for the child's kidney problems. The child's kidney condition
    is considered fatal.

    They were last seen in a red or burgundy 1989 Nissan 240SX with a Georgia tag 7048 AJG.

    Anyone with information is asked to call the Oconee County Sheriff at


    (706)

    Quoted message said:

    769-3945 or dial 911.

    IMAGES:

    Victim codeamber.orgsayles.jpg

    Perpetrator codeamber.orgsayels perp.jpg

  13. Yes, half-cocked. Your original post was short on facts. It was nothing more than a flaming
    editorial based on nothing but emotion. At least I had the honesty to admit to my hyperbole.

    With a three to nine hour delay on the virtually useless information you provided, you did nothing
    to "save the child". All you did was launch a nasty attack with no information to back it up. As I
    said before, the State of Georgia--have you ever been here?--does not take custody away from a
    mother unless there is a real problem. If you are going to criticize them without knowing the facts,
    you should default your criticism to say they usually act too late. In this case the mother has been
    charged with violatong a court order--again rarely done. From today's AJC:

    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Mom charged with custody violation

    Gwinnett police on Saturday arrested a woman wanted in Oconee County for taking her daughter in
    violation of a court order.

    Oconee County deputies picked up Christina Sayles, 18, from the Gwinnett County Jail at 2 p.m.
    Police said Sayles took her 6-month-old daughter, Desiree, from Oconee on Friday afternoon and drove
    toward Atlanta.

    A family member brought Desiree to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston on Friday night.

    Hospital officials would not discuss the child's condition. Gwinnett police spokeswoman Officer
    Valerie Southard Sayles was arrested without incident at a relative's home on
    Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road.

    Thursday, an Oconee judge issued an order for the Department of Family and Children Services to take
    custody of the child, the Oconee sheriff's department said
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    I know you will ignore this admonition, but wait a few days, gather the facts, THEN comment.

    Now, be a good boy and go out and ride your bicycle. You do have a bicycle, don't you?

    "Joshua Goldberg" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:

    half-cocked eh? I read several of the reports myself...just to get a better idea of the situation
    and what I read is somewhat different than what you read. WTOC version was that the Judge issued
    the State Custody order (after) the Child Welfare people tried (in vain) to seize the child....as
    in the mother refused to cooperate and THEN the custody order was issued. It implied the mother
    drove 65 miles to a relative, who then took the baby to the hospital...again showing the mother
    was not uncaring, just afraid. As for 95 lbs & 5.9 = a Junkie, my yougest daughter was 90 lbs at
    5.10 asa young teen and no one ever thought she was on drugs...just very athletic re:
    Ballet/Gymnastics/Swimming etc. My take is this teen was frightened that she'd lose her already
    ill child and she had no adult relative present when Child Welfare showed up to seize her
    child...so she ran to a relative. The child is in hospital and presumably safe.

    As for how this ended up on ARBR...well this Newsgroup has to be about more than just cassettes
    and 155mm cranks. IF a child is abducted the idea of the Amber Alert is to get everyone looking
    for the child....and everyone MUST include cyclists. We are lower to the ground and our eyes are
    wide open more than DF cyclists...I guess when we are out riding we have a good opportunity to see
    what is not quite right on the trails we ride. The Alert is for everyone to be more aware...would
    you wish bent riders to be overlooked?
    **********************************
    "Bobinator" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    Joshua,

    You [or I] do not have anywhere near enough of the facts to make such a hasty reply. There
    wasn't enough information for an "opinion", only an emotional response. Here is the latest
    partial information from the Atlanta Journal & Constitution:

    Quote:
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------


    ---

    Quoted message said:

    Abducted baby taken to hospital

    Oconee County Sheriff's deputies said a baby believed to have been abducted by her mother was
    brought to a metro Atlanta hospital Friday night. The Sheriff's department issued a Levi's Call
    missing child alert for a 6-month-old Desiree Sayles Friday afternoon. The baby was brought to
    Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston at about 9:15 by a family member officials did not
    identify, Oconee dispatchers said. The sheriff's department had a warrant out for the baby's
    mother, Christina Sayles, 18, who is wanted on charges of interference with custody. Police said
    Desiree was last seen at 1721 Hebron Church Road with her mother, who police said fled with the
    child to avoid turning her over to the Department of Family and Children Services. Police said a
    judge issued an order Thursday for the agency to take custody of the child. Police said Desiree
    has a pre-existing medical condition that if not treated could be fatal. Officials also
    activated the statewide Levi's Call system Friday, alerting drivers on highway traffic signs.
    Anyone with information about Christina Sayles should contact the Oconee County Sheriff's Office
    at 706-769-5665.

    --------------------------------------------------------------------------


    ----

    Quoted message said:

    End quote

    Knowing what I know about the way Department of Family and Children Services operatess here in
    Georgia, she must have been a real loser to lose custody. Another clue [if accurate] is her
    hieght/weight of 5'9" 95 lbs. If that is true--can you say JUNKIE? Of course I am specualting on
    "partial information". Notice also that the baby has a "pre-existing medical condition that if
    not treated could be fatal", and is not necessarily a terminally ill child that this super-mom
    as you describe her took the baby home to die. Gather all the facts before running off
    half-cocked.

    Besides, what the #$&$%#^$ does this have to do with recumbent bicycles?

    "Joshua Goldberg" <[email hidden]> wrote in message


    news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    I hope they never find this child and her abductor.

    The Police and public are HUNTING for the MOTHER of a 6 month old child


    who

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    HAS a FATAL illness, the child IS DYING...so THAT the State can


    prosecute

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    and probably imprison the mother and have her spend the rest of her life with a prison record
    (because) as the childs mother she wants to be WITH


    her

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    fatally ill child....well Screw the State of Georgia. I'd be more critical of a mother who was
    willing to just walk away from being with her dying child. I guess ya gotta hunt down and
    arrest


    mothers in

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Georgia whose Maternal instincts are fully functional. [I am giving my opinion based only upon
    the information provided]


    ****************************************************************************

    Quoted message said:
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    ***
    "Robert L. Bass" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...
    > Amber Alert Issued Friday July 25
    >
    > Desire Sayles
    >
    > A State-wide AMBER Alert was issued by the Oconee County GA Sheriff's


    on

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    > Friday afternoon July 25. Amber Alerts are known as Levi's Call Alerts


    in

    Quoted message said:
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    > Georgia.
    >
    > Desire Sayles is a 6 month old white female who was abducted from her


    home

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    > in Statham GA on Friday afternoon.
    >
    > The child has a life threatening kidney ailment and is considered in immanent danger.
    >
    > Police are looking for Kristina Sayles a white female, 18 yrs., 5'


    9", 95

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    > lbs. with brown hair and blue eyes. A judge had ordered the child be


    taken

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    > into state custody due to neglect in getting proper medical attention


    for

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    > the child's kidney problems. The child's kidney condition is


    considered

    Quoted message said:
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    > fatal.
    >
    > They were last seen in a red or burgundy 1989 Nissan 240SX with a


    Georgia

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    > tag 7048 AJG.
    >
    > Anyone with information is asked to call the Oconee County Sheriff at


    (706)

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    > 769-3945 or dial 911.
    >
    > IMAGES:
    >
    > Victim codeamber.orgsayles.jpg
    >
    > Perpetrator codeamber.orgsayels perp.jpg
    >
    >


  14. Yes I do have a bicycle (bent) and I just returned from my 7 am ride. YOU said the mother was
    probably a Junkie based upon her height to weight ratio....sounds like you are having a few problems
    of your own here....and NO I'm a Yankee & have never been to Georgia, closest I got was Fort
    Campbell Kentucky.

    As for my being 100% emotional....damn straight, but at least I went and did some research into the
    case within 20 minutes of reading the Amber Alert posted by R.L.Bass....So...how long did it take
    you to look it up before saying the mother was probably a Junkie who couldn't take proper care of
    her kid hmmmm.

    The Amber Alert should NOT have been used in this case. The mother was just transporting her ill
    child to the hospital by way of a relative. Even if she was fleeing the State (which is what the
    Police believed she was trying to
    do), it was still her child UNTIL the Judge awarded State Custody and IF you took the time to read
    the report properly you'd see the Custody Order was issued (after) Child Welfare failed to grab
    the kid. Children's Services DID NOT go to the house with a Custody Order, they went armed only
    with an "Apprehension Order" which is NOT a State Custody Order. State Custody Orders are ONLY
    issued (after) the child is in care of Children's Services OR the child was taken by an Adult
    (this case). So, at the point when this mother was driving to her relatives home, was WHEN the
    Custody Order was issued. The Custody Order came about AFTER apprehension failed...NOT before,
    which is what you keep implying. The original report stated, the mother fled the scene to avoid
    the serving of an Apprehension Order.

    Step One...Apprehension Order, StepTwo...present a "Show Cause" for Custody Order before a
    Judge...Step Three...Custody Order issued IF (various reasons, including the health/life of the
    child is in danger). Step Four...Custody Order has a shelf life of usually 30 days and Custody is
    restored to the parent (unless) Children's Services can make a case to extend the Custody Order and
    or seek State Wardship.

    You have your facts mixed up and the events out of order and IF it turns out the mother is NOT a
    Junkie, maybe you should seek sensitivity counselling. BTW (IF) you are married with children, does
    your wife share your beliefs?
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    "Bobinator" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Yes, half-cocked. Your original post was short on facts. It was nothing more than a flaming
    editorial based on nothing but emotion. At least I had the honesty to admit to my hyperbole.

    With a three to nine hour delay on the virtually useless information you provided, you did nothing
    to "save the child". All you did was launch a nasty attack with no information to back it up. As I
    said before, the State of Georgia--have you ever been here?--does not take custody away from a
    mother unless there is a real problem. If you are going to criticize them without knowing the
    facts, you should default your criticism to say they usually act too late. In this case the mother
    has been charged with violatong a court order--again rarely done. From today's AJC:

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    Mom charged with custody violation

    Gwinnett police on Saturday arrested a woman wanted in Oconee County for taking her daughter in
    violation of a court order.

    Oconee County deputies picked up Christina Sayles, 18, from the Gwinnett County Jail at 2 p.m.
    Police said Sayles took her 6-month-old daughter, Desiree, from Oconee on Friday afternoon and
    drove toward Atlanta.

    A family member brought Desiree to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston on Friday night.

    Hospital officials would not discuss the child's condition. Gwinnett police spokeswoman Officer
    Valerie Southard Sayles was arrested without incident at a relative's home on
    Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road.

    Thursday, an Oconee judge issued an order for the Department of Family and Children Services to
    take custody of the child, the Oconee sheriff's department said
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    I know you will ignore this admonition, but wait a few days, gather the facts, THEN comment.

    Now, be a good boy and go out and ride your bicycle. You do have a bicycle, don't you?

    "Joshua Goldberg" <[email hidden]> wrote in message


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    half-cocked eh? I read several of the reports myself...just to get a better idea of the
    situation and what I read is somewhat different than what you read. WTOC version was that the
    Judge issued the State Custody order (after)


    the

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    Child Welfare people tried (in vain) to seize the child....as in the


    mother

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    refused to cooperate and THEN the custody order was issued. It implied the mother drove 65 miles
    to a relative, who then took the


    baby

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    to the hospital...again showing the mother was not uncaring, just


    afraid. As

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    for 95 lbs & 5.9 = a Junkie, my yougest daughter was 90 lbs at 5.10 asa young teen and no one
    ever thought she was on drugs...just very athletic


    re:

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    Ballet/Gymnastics/Swimming etc. My take is this teen was frightened that she'd lose her
    already ill


    child

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    and she had no adult relative present when Child Welfare showed up to


    seize

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    her child...so she ran to a relative. The child is in hospital and presumably safe.

    As for how this ended up on ARBR...well this Newsgroup has to be about


    more

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    than just cassettes and 155mm cranks. IF a child is abducted the idea of


    the

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    Amber Alert is to get everyone looking for the child....and everyone


    MUST

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    include cyclists. We are lower to the ground and our eyes are wide open


    more

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    than DF cyclists...I guess when we are out riding we have a good


    opportunity

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    to see what is not quite right on the trails we ride. The Alert is for everyone to be more
    aware...would you wish bent riders to be overlooked?
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    "Bobinator" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Joshua,

    You [or I] do not have anywhere near enough of the facts to make such a hasty reply. There
    wasn't enough information for an "opinion", only an emotional response. Here is the latest
    partial information from the Atlanta Journal & Constitution:

    Quote:



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    Abducted baby taken to hospital

    Oconee County Sheriff's deputies said a baby believed to have been abducted by her mother was
    brought to a metro Atlanta hospital Friday night. The Sheriff's department issued a Levi's
    Call missing child alert for a 6-month-old Desiree Sayles Friday afternoon. The baby was
    brought to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston at about 9:15 by a family member
    officials did not identify, Oconee dispatchers said. The sheriff's department had a warrant
    out for the baby's mother, Christina Sayles, 18, who is wanted on charges of interference with
    custody. Police said Desiree was last seen at 1721 Hebron Church Road with her mother, who
    police said fled with the child to avoid turning her over to the Department of Family and
    Children Services. Police said a judge issued an order Thursday for the agency to take custody
    of the child. Police said Desiree has a pre-existing medical condition that if not treated
    could be fatal. Officials also activated the statewide Levi's Call system Friday, alerting
    drivers on highway traffic signs. Anyone with information about Christina Sayles should
    contact the Oconee County Sheriff's Office at 706-769-5665.



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    End quote

    Knowing what I know about the way Department of Family and Children Services operatess here in
    Georgia, she must have been a real loser to lose custody. Another clue [if accurate] is her
    hieght/weight of 5'9" 95 lbs. If that is true--can you say JUNKIE? Of course I am specualting
    on "partial information". Notice also that the baby has a "pre-existing medical condition that
    if not treated could be fatal", and is not necessarily a terminally ill child that this
    super-mom as you describe her took the baby home to die. Gather all the facts before running
    off half-cocked.

    Besides, what the #$&$%#^$ does this have to do with recumbent bicycles?

    "Joshua Goldberg" <[email hidden]> wrote in message


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    > I hope they never find this child and her abductor.
    >
    > The Police and public are HUNTING for the MOTHER of a 6 month old


    child

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    who

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    > HAS a FATAL illness, the child IS DYING...so THAT the State can


    prosecute

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    > and probably imprison the mother and have her spend the rest of her


    life

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    > with a prison record (because) as the childs mother she wants to be


    WITH

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    her

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    > fatally ill child....well Screw the State of Georgia. I'd be more critical of a mother who
    > was willing to just walk away


    from

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    > being with her dying child. I guess ya gotta hunt down and arrest


    mothers in

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    > Georgia whose Maternal instincts are fully functional. [I am giving


    my

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    > ***
    > "Robert L. Bass" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    > > Amber Alert Issued Friday July 25
    > >
    > > Desire Sayles
    > >
    > > A State-wide AMBER Alert was issued by the Oconee County GA


    Sheriff's

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    on

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    > > Friday afternoon July 25. Amber Alerts are known as Levi's Call


    Alerts

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    in

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    > > Georgia.
    > >
    > > Desire Sayles is a 6 month old white female who was abducted from


    her

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    home

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    > > in Statham GA on Friday afternoon.
    > >
    > > The child has a life threatening kidney ailment and is considered


    in

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    > > immanent danger.
    > >
    > > Police are looking for Kristina Sayles a white female, 18 yrs.,


    5'

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    9", 95

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    > > lbs. with brown hair and blue eyes. A judge had ordered the child


    be

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    taken

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    > > into state custody due to neglect in getting proper medical


    attention

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    for

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    > > the child's kidney problems. The child's kidney condition is


    considered

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    > > fatal.
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    > > They were last seen in a red or burgundy 1989 Nissan 240SX with a


    Georgia

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    > > tag 7048 AJG.
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    > > Anyone with information is asked to call the Oconee County Sheriff


    at

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    (706)

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    > > 769-3945 or dial 911.
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  15. I'm confused. What does this have to do with recumbents?

    "Robert L. Bass" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

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    Amber Alert Issued Friday July 25

    Desire Sayles

    A State-wide AMBER Alert was issued by the Oconee County GA Sheriff's on Friday afternoon July 25.
    Amber Alerts are known as Levi's Call Alerts in Georgia.

    Desire Sayles is a 6 month old white female who was abducted from her home in Statham GA on Friday
    afternoon.

    The child has a life threatening kidney ailment and is considered in immanent danger.

    Police are looking for Kristina Sayles a white female, 18 yrs., 5' 9", 95 lbs. with brown hair
    and blue eyes. A judge had ordered the child be taken into state custody due to neglect in
    getting proper medical attention for the child's kidney problems. The child's kidney condition is
    considered fatal.

    They were last seen in a red or burgundy 1989 Nissan 240SX with a Georgia tag 7048 AJG.

    Anyone with information is asked to call the Oconee County Sheriff at


    (706)

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    769-3945 or dial 911.

    IMAGES:

    Victim codeamber.orgsayles.jpg

    Perpetrator codeamber.orgsayels perp.jpg

  16. Emotional rambling snipped.

    Joshua,

    Get a grip. Here was my original statement

    "If that is true--can you say JUNKIE? Of course I am specualting on "partial information".

    I suppose I must give up on you trying to put anything in context or anything else related to
    critical thinking. Let me give another definition:

    hy·per·bo·le

    n.

    A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect, as in "I could sleep for a
    year" or "This book weighs a ton."

    Obviously this went WAY over your head. Let's discuss the original reason I even bothered to respond
    to this [censored] in the first place. You posted incomplete information about a case you knew nothing
    about then pontificated with you "screw Georgia" proclamation. Who the hell are you to pass
    judgement about a whole state--which you admit you have never been to--when you are even in the loop
    in regards to this case? The decision to issue an AMBER alert was made by local law enforcement in
    Georgia--not Canadians on the Internet. If the alert was overkill, it will be reviewed and the
    policy amended just like they do with everything else. Sorry they didn't consult you first, it wold
    have saved so much time and effort on all our parts.

    Now let's do all of A.R.B.R a favor. Give us your FINAL emotional reambling--I know you must the
    last word--then give it up, unless you want to move to Georgia (that's in the Unitied States) and
    become a child welfare advocate.

    Let us return to normal programming. This group is about recumbent bicycles, right?

  17. Thankyou BOBINATOR for asking me to offer a last word. Since you are not going to reply to this I
    can have a field day.

    1) when did it become necessary for a person to move to a particular State or country to be free to
    find fault and make your feelings known about that State?

    2) YES, I do know where Georgia is and YES I am aware Georgia is in the U.S.A.

    3) Yes, it would have been nice if Georgia had consulted me prior to issuing the Amber Alert and I
    trust you will bring this to their attention.

    4) YES, I can say "Screw Georgia" when a Judge WHO interprets and imposes the Laws and Statutes
    of the State of Georgia, that Judge IS the State of Georgia. So, I could equally say Screw
    the Judge.

    5) I did NOT post the Amber Alert on this News Group and I was pleased Robert Bass DID post the
    message...because bent cyclists ride trails and ride off the beaten path and this puts cyclists
    into areas not travelled by cars and trucks. Areas an abductor may take a child to avoid
    detection. My old bicycle club has been asked to assist Police many times in doing searches for
    missing and abducted children.

    When a child goes missing and an Amber Alert is issued. The idea is EVERYONE (including Recumbent
    Cyclists) should be looking for the child...NOT just people driving cars.

    You appear to object to being asked to look for a child missing in your own State by questioning
    this Amber Alert showing up HERE.

    My youngest daughter was lured from her schoolyard by a pervert when she was 7 years old. I would
    have been outraged if I found the authorities had EXCLUDED local cyclists from the search.

    I think Bobinator that if you took a poll here of how many recumbent cyclists OBJECT to being asked
    to look for a missing child....you'll find yourself in the minority or all alone.
    ****************************************************************************
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    "Bobinator" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    Emotional rambling snipped.

    Joshua,

    Get a grip. Here was my original statement

    "If that is true--can you say JUNKIE? Of course I am specualting on "partial information".

    I suppose I must give up on you trying to put anything in context or anything else related to
    critical thinking. Let me give another definition:

    hy·per·bo·le

    n.

    A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect, as in "I could sleep for
    a year" or "This book weighs a ton."

    Obviously this went WAY over your head. Let's discuss the original reason I even bothered to
    respond to this [censored] in the first place. You posted incomplete information about a case you knew
    nothing about then pontificated with you "screw Georgia" proclamation. Who the hell are you to
    pass judgement about a whole state--which you admit you have never been to--when you are even in
    the loop in regards to this case? The decision to issue an AMBER alert was made by local law
    enforcement in Georgia--not Canadians on the Internet. If the alert was overkill, it will be
    reviewed and the policy amended just like they do with everything else. Sorry they didn't consult
    you first, it wold have saved so much time and effort on all our parts.

    Now let's do all of A.R.B.R a favor. Give us your FINAL emotional reambling--I know you must the
    last word--then give it up, unless you want to move to Georgia (that's in the Unitied States) and
    become a child welfare advocate.

    Let us return to normal programming. This group is about recumbent bicycles, right?

  18. If the search involved hills I would have been a slower searcher on my bent than those on DF's. And
    it *is* OT bg

    Joshua Goldberg said:

    I would have been outraged if I found the authorities had EXCLUDED local cyclists from the
    search.

  19. .And it *is* OT....bite me Imagine the kicking and screaming IF the local Police called upon all
    local cycling clubs to look for a lost kid and there was a Bent club who was excluded.

    Bent riding clubs HAVE participated in Charity Rides and I'd suppose individual riders have kept a
    watchfull eye out for lost kids on their rides.

    As an evolving (or) as I suspect a mutating "Bent Culture", we have to get more involved in
    activities in our communities that will make us appear less like geeks to the heaving Un-Bent.

    I "believe" Robert L.Bass posted the Amber Alert message here, because as cyclists we travel on
    paths less travelled where a child might be taken.
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    "a&b" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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    If the search involved hills I would have been a slower searcher on my


    bent than

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    those on DF's. And it *is* OT bg

    Joshua Goldberg said:

    I would have been outraged if I found the authorities had EXCLUDED local cyclists from the
    search.

  20. "Joshua Goldberg" skrev

    Quoted message said:

    As an evolving (or) as I suspect a mutating "Bent Culture", we have to get more involved in
    activities in our communities that will make us appear less like geeks to the heaving Un-Bent.

    I "believe" Robert L.Bass posted the Amber Alert message here, because as cyclists we travel on
    paths less travelled where a child might be taken.

    Bollocks. Its not relevant for most of the group and those it was relevant for would have heard it
    on the news long before they read it here.

    M.

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