It is hard to imagine that across every mile of this great wide promising earth something utterly horrifying is happening. Things inconceivable to the human conscience and are happening to millions of nameless victims every 2 seconds that pass. We don’t know it, we don’t always see it and we never see how many people really get hurt every hour, every day.
We hear of things, experiences and traumas of unimaginable proportion- all the time, every day. It’s hard not to get numb, fade away and tune out. There is just so much going on. But, we always know in the back of our mind that man or woman and sometimes child can be fatally dangerous. It’s everywhere and somewhere maybe even next door. Horrible things happens in all kinds of neighborhoods. We just hope and pray it does not touch our lives intimately.
Its inconceivable what some people can psychologically conjure up, emotionally prepare for, and then physically carry out against another person, let alone a child. It’s disturbing when we realize that the innocence of an abused child could have been saved and preserved- if only. You know, we have just too many if only’s. What are we going to do about that? How about exchange a greater lobby effort to protecting children instead of focusing on less pivotal issues?
But what went wrong here? I am breathless. Appalled. Disgusted. And want to see some accountability!
If he could come up with the post for the $500,000 bond, 47-year old Daniel Rinehart, of Harrisonville, Missouri would get it. But, it seems the trailer he’d cowered in behind his frail mom’s house who just can’t believe all of this- isn’t worth anything. With a ridicule like stoicism, his every facial expression reverberates the words “This is ridiculous. Just get me out of here. This is bullshit! I didn’t do anything wrong. I won’t be found guilty, you’re wasting my time” in my head. I can hear it. Perverts say these things all the time, until they actually believe it. Daniel Rinehart, is definitely a dangerous man and I don’t doubt that every one of these thoughts have gone through his head more then once, let alone tipped his dirty lips.
On January 1st, Daniel was charged with one count of statutory rape (for a serious of sexual violations against a child under his authority, his own daughter beginning when she was 13 until she was between 18 and 19.). He faces 2 counts of incest (although his victim bore 4 of his children/grandchildren), one count of child endangerment, and abandoning a corpse. 2 children’s corpses were located on the premise where the family once resided, in a cooler. By medical evaluation, one child appeared to have lived a duration but died from untreated pneumonia. Thus, explains the case of neglect. The third child that also died is buried somewhere in Oklahoma. Just simply matterless bones to this pervasive child molester. The surviving child, who is three, is now in the custody of the state.
It is just not even right. There is no sense. I am gasping for air. It’s unfathomable. There was family- adults, there was an opportunity- no, a responsibility to save this little girl’s life and everyone failed to respond because in situations like this- you look, you all look. But here only the children were the made the repeated, ignored victims.
On March 5th, 2009 Daniel will stand for his preliminary hearing. So the charges will be read and choices will be made regarding his punishment. In a separate courtroom will be another responsible party, who is out free to roam at this very moment, and has already missed her first court appearance- the primary victims mother.( I am going to have to refer to the girl as the primary because there are multiple victims in this case). 47-year old- Linda Rinehart who will face a charge of child endangerment. “A” charge of child “endangerment”. Linda not only allowed her own child to be sexually violated repeatedly, but helped birth the inbred babies and of course would be privy to their undisclosed deaths. Great parenting skills, and wow! What a grandma! A wife only Daniel could love. She needs to be held accountable to her grave.
It took a very brave move on part of the abused girls sister, who upon turning 18, realizing that she would not become a ward of the state anymore- went and told the secrets she’s keep keeping that were internally breaking her so many years. I cant imagine the fear that Daniel impressed upon everyone in his life- the terrorism had to be constant.
I assume Daniel was pretty violent to Linda and there were some chemical dependency issues and a whole lot of other things transpiring within the frame of that house. Domestic abuse, is a very serious matter, but in no way should it be used as Linda’s defense. It can be understood of child witnesses but this mother wholly participated in the continuous sexual violence against her daughter, her child.
So Daniel’s mother is pretty old.
I have no pity for her, not an ounce.
When your grand-daughter gets pregnant 4 times before she is 18, and these babies vanish, why aren’t you asking questions? Like what’s going on here? Where or even who are these babies’ dads? Why isn’t she on birth control? Why no funerals? You don’t ask because you know. This kind of thing was probably okay in Daniels family all his life. The primary victim’s cousins knew what was going on and who these babies father was but everyone was afraid to say anything because of Daniels threats. Well, if there are cousins that means there are aunts and uncles too. Where were these cowards? Was she kept in the home all the time and denied schooling?
Right now people need to step up and start answering questions and not the victims here. Those that le this happen need a lesson in accountability. I guess we wait until March 5th to see how Justice is served and for whom.
