Re: The Price of Fear

[Sean Giovanello <sean.giovanello@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I understand the kind of pressure she must be under, but given her 
familiarity with these folks it seems that she knew what she was getting 
into by testifying.   Regardless of the circumstances, she lied under 
oath and deserves to be punished.   If situations were reversed, I would 
like to think I would do the right thing.   It would not so much so I 
could sleep soundly at night and so could Paul Pierce, but because by 
speaking up and telling the truth even at some risk to myself I am 
making sure these guys could never do this again.   I could never in 
good conscience do this knowing that because I didnt speak up someone 
elses daughter or son was killed six months or a year down the road.  If 
that ever happened, I would never be able to sleep soundly again.

Further, if the young lady is allowed to get away with this it sends a 
horrible message that witness tampering/intimidation is a sound strategy 
to pursue in cases like this.  As such, the AG's office should be aware 
that not prosecuting this woman for perjury will send a loud and clear 
message to witnesses and criminals alike.


Berry, Mark S wrote:


> Wow, don't you think you're being a little hard on this girl? It's easy to
> stand on a soapbox and rail about character, but this woman was an arm's
> length away when these thugs brutally attacked Pierce and tried to kill him.
> They did it in a crowded room and without a moment's hesitation. She knows,
> and probably has been told, that they wouldn't think twice about doing the
> same to her.
>
> So she can speak up on behalf of someone she doesn't know (Pierce), who can
> afford bodyguards for the rest of his life and sleep easy every night, and
> face retribution from the men she testifies against. Even if her testimony
> sends them away, the reach of gangs like that extends far beyond prison
> walls.
>
> Or she can lie and go on with her life without looking over her shoulder.
> Paul Pierce will go on with his life. Maybe they get convicted without her.
> Maybe they don't. 
> It's easy to sit at our computer and blast this girl for choosing her own
> safety. But remember, she didn't ask for any of this. She was put in a
> terrible decision facing a terrible choice. I, for one, feel for her. I'm
> not about to criticize her when I can't possibly imagine the kind of fear
> she must be experiencing.
>
> Mark
>
>
>
> ---- ---- ---- 
> Sean wrote: 
> Hopefully, she will be spending the next twenty years in prison for lying to
> the grand jury. If she is worried about street justice, hopefully real
> justice will do its best to put her away for the max.
>
> CeltsSteve@AOL.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated Tue, 24 Sep 2002 8:22:21 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> Tammo29@AOL.com writes:
>
>
> Yesterday, Krystal Bostick said she made it all up. Of course you did, said
> Marty Leppo. ``You just got swept up in the moment, right?'' 
> The girl with the vacant stare just nodded. The moment that caught her had
> its own >name: It's called fear.
>
>
> You know, like the old adage says: "What goes around comes around."
>
> One day, if the shoe is on the other foot and she or someone close to her is
> so unfortunate to find herself/themself in the same situation as Paul,
> she'll be praying someone, anyone will have the intestinal fortitude to come
> forward and tell exactly what they saw; the scowl of some street punks be
> damned.
>
> Sad, sad commentary on her as an individual. I only hope she can look at
> herself in the mirror from this day forward.
>
> Steve