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StumblePublished Monday, Nov. 24, 2008 | 7:10 a.m.
Updated Monday, Nov. 24, 2008 | 11:20 a.m.
Judge Donald Mosley, in an interview with my Channel 8 colleague Jonathan Humbert, essentially admitted he is powerless to control his 16-year-old son Michael. Michael was arrested at the scene of the fatal crash that killed 15-year-old Olivia Hyten. Henderson police say Michael was not cited in connection with the accident but rather for DUI.
Back to Michael's father, who blamed the media for what he called a daily diet of misinformation.
The only "misinformation" Judge Mosley mentioned was the assertion of Michael's mother, Terry Mosley, that the judge left his son alone while he went hunting. The judge claims he was not hunting but taking care of his deceased father's affairs.
It makes little difference which is true. Neither is an emergency nor a reason to leave a child unattended. But the topper was this: Mosley said his son's drunk driving, when he should not have been driving at all due to a court-ordered restricted license, may have happened even had the judge been in town because "you can't be with your children all the time."
If I may, Judge, for a guy who has been on the bench for nearly three decades, I'm surprised you didn't think of this... but then, you have one child and I have four. A word of advice - cars (and trucks) require keys. You say your fiance and your neighbors were looking in on Michael. Did anyone ask for his keys after school that Friday?
Terry Mosley hopes to have her son released from juvenile detention to her custody Monday. I think Judge Mosley may have just bolstered her case.
It is about time that this has come out in the open. The son needs some serious help. He is out of control in every aspect of life. We see it first hand as neighbors. It is frightning at times. Please, someone get him off the streets.
and.... this guy is making decisions for our community? it's sad what happened -- no -- it's horrible. what a shame that a person of such power can't control his own house.
If the judge was quicker he could have dumped the kid in Nebraska before they changed their safe haven law last week.
This is the same judge that sentences other young adults, with no prior records, to JAIL for a first offense. I know this first hand. He thinks he is God and should not be on the bench.
This is the same judge who got favor after favor from the courts in his divorce process against his wife Terry. Of course he got custody - he is a judge. The records to the case are sealed by his request. He is not capable of parenting this boy and he is not capable of rendering judgements against others in a courtroom. He uses the justice system to fight his private wars and to play God against others.
Really Judy? I am in his court all the time and I have never seen him, or any other judge for that matter sentence a young adult to jail for a first offense. Unless, of course, the crime was violent or guns were involved. If that is the case, they should be in jail anyway! They are always given a chance at probation or some other program. And yes, if they screw that up then they are sent to jail, as it should be. Do I sense a little bias? Son or daughter in the clink are they? God is what he is playing? Pretty stong words there.
Young Michael has allegedly been encouraged by his father to drive the "family truck" since he was 12 around the otherwise quiet streets of the McNeil neighborhood. Wouldn't take a lot of doors to knock on to find a neighbor who has Michael stories dating back years as they relate to underage driving, bb guns, menace, etc.
Concerned parents: take the car keys away and turn off the MySpace and cell phones.
"Judge Donald Mosley essentially admitted he is powerless to control his 16-year-old son Michael".
I don't even know where to begin with the emotions reading that statement evoked in me. Here is a Judge, a purveyor of justice, who claims he cannot control his 16 year old child? What has happened to parental responsibility? It makes me ponder another thread about uniforms in schools. Oh yeah, uniforms will mend parents not taking responsibility for their children. But I digress, just a little bit. I loved my parents, depite the fact that I knew if I committed the slightest act of delinquency, there would be severe consequences. And no, I do not mean by law enforcement, I mean by the long arm of the parent.
Maybe if Judge Mosley had handed down some of the discipline he is so famous for doling out in his courtroom, to his child, he could have maintained "control". How is a child to understand consequences for their actions, if they are never held accountable for anything they do during their developmental years? And whom exactly should be the one to hold the child accountable? The school district? The Teachers? The childs peers? (ridiculous, I know) The Church? NO! The Parent/s. Do any of the following sound familiar?: "Oh it's just a phase", "Oh it's OK, he's just acting out". "I don't know what to do with my child's behavior". "I work a full time job and have to take care of the house, I don't have time to keep track of everything my child is doing (or who they are hanging out with)".
A Parent chose to bring a child into this world, they should have no choice but to bring that child up in a responsible, productive, and disciplined manner. And by the way, that statement is irrelevant to whether or not the parent is a Judge. Or maybe to the contrary, it should hold true even moreso if the parent IS a Judge.
Really bobman? Why does it matter if Judy has a son or daughter that is "in the clink"? Are you insinuating that a parent of an incarcerated child is incapable of making an educated and un-biased decision? If that is truly your opinion, maybe you should inform Judge Mosley know next time you are in his court room. I do believe that, in most cases, Judge Mosley does give a non-violent first time offender one shot at probation and/or a program -unless they "screw up". Even if the accusation that Michael Mosley was racing at the time of the accident is untrue; I would still call breaking a court order to only drive to and from school, having passengers, and driving while intoxicated "screwing up", wouldn't you?
Misssharpshooter: I have to disagree... If this was anybody else we would still hear about it. Take the case of Nick Bollea (AKA Hulk Hogan's son) for example. There was news coverage of the driver of the car Nick was driving (Daniel Jacobs). The coverage was not as extensive as the coverage of Michael Mosley; but then again Daniel was not DUI or driving on a restricted license at the time of the accident.
db: "smart and very well behaved child?" Are you kidding?
Rick, Where did you hear Judge Mosley can't control his son? How did you get that from you can't be with your children all of the time. Michael was in Henderson near his mother? Confused? It seems like Dana Gentry likes to keep the pot boiling.
Mikegino, No I wasn't kidding. I have known the Mosleys for many years and Michael is a very dear friend and I feel he is being condemed because his father is a high profile judge and that is not fair.
Staff, I thought you didn't remove comments? where is misssharpshooters blog?
db, in the interview the article links to Judge Mosley himself said, ""Michael was in Henderson with his friends driving and doing whatever they were doing and if I'd been home, I probably wouldn't have known anything about it or could have controlled it."
He adds, "You can't be with your child 24 hours a day."
Sadly, the judge is correct, and he can't control his son. It seems maybe the mother can't either. So now it will be up to the justice system to control that child.
As far as the boy being "loving, kind, generous, smart and very well behaved child" we can all see the 'well behaved' part is incorrect. Had he behaved, he wouldn't be in the mess. He may very well be smart and loving and kind but now he needs to step up and take his punishment. He is young and if he's as smart as you seem to think, he'll stop screwing around, get and education and never see the wrong side of the court again.
db, if you read the Full Comments Policy that is linked to right next to the box you post comments in, you would know "The management and editors of LasVegasSun.com retain the right to remove individual posts or to revoke the access privileges of anyone who we believe has violated any of these terms or any other term of this agreement."
Typically entries are removed because they violate that policy. I didn't read misssharpshooter's so can't guess why.
db: why did he continue to have access to a motor vehicle? Why wasn't he required to take the school bus or public transportation? Both parents are at fault.
DB, my comment is based on the article, the very first line in of which states, as I quoted previously: "Judge Donald Mosley essentially admitted he is powerless to control his 16-year-old son Michael". I am more prone to believe the article than I am to believe you. And allow me to explain why. You are defending an individual who disregarded a standing court order. Not only did he disregard a court order, he did so while intoxicated, hence the DUI charge. Maybe, in this unfortunate tragic accident he was not directly responsible for the poor young ladies death, but is that strictly a matter of his luck. Or maybe, his actions were partially responsible, and we have yet to know that for sure, or maybe we'll never know. But his responsiblity in this situation is irrelevant to your claims of his being a well behaved child, as his actions show otherwise. You say he is a child, maybe so, but he is a child that chose to disregard a court order, and in addition, drive while intoxicated. I would love to see how quickly you would jump to his defense if it were someone in your family that had passed away. Also, what of the posts by individuals who claim to be his neighbors, and have nothing but negative feedback in regards to your friends behavior? You ask people to stop the slanderous comments? Let me help you out a little here.
Definition of slander: Slander is the oral communication of false statements that are harmful to a person's reputation. If the statements are proven to be true, it is a complete defense to a charge of slander. Oral opinions that don't contain statements of fact don't constitute slander. Slander is an act of communication that causes someone to be shamed, ridiculed, held in contempt, lowered in the estimation of the community, or to lose employment status or earnings or otherwise suffer a damaged reputation.
Let's not convolute the bottom line issue, he did not skip school, he did not neglect his chores, it doesn't matter who his parents are, or who wrote the article. He was driving under the influence, on a previously restricted license (which of his "well behaved" characteristics caused his license to be restricted?), and was somehow, however slight, involved in an incident which took the life of an innocent young lady.
It says something for your Judgement in your defending him.
Dana, Dana, Dana, you JUST can't leave it alone can you. Why don't you take a vacation to a far off land and leave this case alone! Get a life!
"bahhumbug": So it's Dana's fault? Did you miss the FIRST LINE that states "Judge Donald Mosley, in an interview with my Channel 8 colleague Jonathan Humbert ...". IOW (because this obviously has to be spelled out for you) it wasn't DANA who is keeping the story alive, it was THE JUDGE HIMSELF.
And "misssharpshooter" .... you are blaming the "media" for this? The kid is the son of a PROMINENT Las Vegas resident; a JUDGE nonetheless. Did you expect this to be buried somewhere?
Just how "great" a kid is he anyway? He WILLFULLY violated a court order and BROKE THE LAW .... THREE TIMES (violating the court order, being under the influence, driving under the influence).
I have no way of knowing what type of "parenting" this kid received, but it's quite disingenuous to place all the blame on the parents when the "kid" is SIXTEEN YEARS OLD. I don't care how nice he is, or how nice a neighbor he is ... none of it is relevant. He broke THREE LAWS.
And whether or not he is directly responsible, one person is dead. That is the point you should all be discussing, not who should be ignoring the story.
How can this get turned against the media? Did the media drink and drive? Did the media disobey a court order giving them restricted driving privileges? I'd be willing to bet that if there was this much media coverage when Michael Mosley lost his driving privileges that he wouldn't have ignored a Judge's orders to only drive to school and work. This case has nothing to do about whether or not Judge Mosley is a good parent. The bottom line is Michael Mosley disobeyed a court order.
PS. The easiest way to avoid negative press coverage is to NOT DO ANYTHING WRONG!
Did I hit a nerve or something JD? I was just making a point that someone was biased probably due to a prior dealing with the judge. Now for my reply to you. First, you said "Are you insinuating that a parent of an incarcerated child is incapable of making an educated and un-biased decision". No, that is not what I was saying. I was trying to make the point that if that child was sentenced by this particular judge that she might be biased. Next, you said "If that is truly your opinion, maybe you should inform Judge Mosley know next time you are in his court room". I am not sure how to respond to that one because I speak and write English. Lets hope that JD in your name isn't for Juris Doctrate or you might need to give that piece of paper back. Now I would like you to go back and read my post and see where I mentioned Michael Mosley. I didn't even mention him did I? I was simply making a point, thanks for taking it out of context.
Wow Bob'sMan, calm down. You don't need to have an attitude just because you can't get married in California anymore...
misssharpshooter: Does the "Judge" have any responsibility for parenting his son or does the sole responsibility for this task fall to Ms. Mosley?
Perhaps you should be telling Michael not to "dishonor the Judge" instead of berating the press for doing its job. IMHO, a 16 year old, especially THIS 16 year old, KNOWS right from wrong.
Sunvisiter, If you had read the last blogs with Dana Gentry you would would see that she said they DON,T REMOVE BLOGS, And JD the problem here is that all this attention is on a minor, their names are not to be published.If it was anyone but a Mosley you would not have heard a thing about it. Where are the comments about the boy who actually rolled his truck and took the life of a 15 year old girl? What about his driving record?
MissSharpShooter, why is it wrong to criticize the Judge? Regardless of his position, he is Michaels father. I am the divorced father of two Young Men whom live with their mother, yet I still know of their activities, I still know who their friends are, I still make sure they know the consequences should they consider doing something they know their mother or I would not approve of. Do I agree that the Judge should be penalized because of Michaels actions? No more so than any other parent would be for the actions of their children, but he is a Judge. You would hope that someone of that stature would be more involved with his children, and their behavior and abidance with the law, or lack thereof, as the case may be. You made the statement that Terry, Michaels mother, should have been parenting Michael. Just because the Judge and Terry were not together, does that alleviate the Judge's parenting responsibilties? The Judge had the opportunity to raise a young man with a much better understanding of the law, and maybe a chance to have a better life by following in his fathers footsteps, but such is not the case. It would appear that regardless of a previous encounter with the law, Michael did not learn his lesson. Is this because he is truly a delinquent, or because his parents, including the Judge, failed to provide the discipline and structure that was obviously justified with this young man, or a combination of both? Whatever the case may be, some criticism of the Judge, who dispenses judgement and justice to others every day, is justified.
In regards to waiting for the police report to come out, some things are fact based whether or not the report is currently available. Michael was driving under the influence, based on the arrest report. Michael was driving with a restricted license, under circumstances not permitted by the restriction. These two issues stand alone in justifying the criticism against Michael, and also to some degree against the Judge, who is his father, regardless of custody. It is my opinion that a lack of custody of ones child does not alleviate the responsibility of being a parent.
These aren't "blogs", db; they are posts. And the Sun reserves the right to remove any post they deem in violation of the TOS (Terms of Service)/posting guidelines. It's very clearly stated when you post a comment. Well, it's somewhere; I remember seeing it LOL.
You have a point on the minor/name thing but in this day and age to consider a 16 year old as a "minor" ..... well, just not sure I'd agree with that on any level. The other driver was to have been arrested (IIRC) as of last Friday. I didn't notice a story on it but I really wasn't looking for one, I'm sorry to say.
Misssharpshooter:
If you know Judge Mosley as well as you claim you certainly know he has not given Terry Mosley the opportunity to co-parent. Since we appear to be killing the messenger, don't believe me. This is from a recent order from Judge Noel Manoukian, the senior judge in their custody case:
In spite of my Findings, Conclusions and Order of October 15th, 2007, which provide that the parties were to equally share the physical custody of their son, Michael, Don Mosley, has thoroughly dominated the physical custody of Michael to the complete exclusion of Terry Mosley, and over the understandable protests of Terry Mosley.
Manoukian goes on to say Mosley is disinterested in co-parenting. Again, Manoukian, not me.
Also, Misssharpshooter and DB, it is your friend, Judge Mosley, who released a statement citing his son's involvement in the acccident and identifying him. It was also Judge Mosley who gave the interview to Channel 8 in which he admitted to having essentially no control over his son's behavior. He can talk but we should wait???
Finally, I never said comments aren't removed. I said I don't remove them.
DB - a comment is NOT a blog. Read the terms over on the right.
And if you read the recent article in the Sun today, you'll see the well behaved child:
"Michael Mosley was also being held on a 2005 charge of discharging a firearm, a July 2008 charge of reckless driving and an October 2008 charge of possession of a firearm on school property. The firearm charges involved a BB and a pellet gun."
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/nov...
Well behaved indeed.
Very intelligent reply JD. Wow, I really thought your last reply was irrellevant but you have broke new ground. Try sticking with the conversation just for a minute Mr. ADD. Thanks
Particialv, excuse me, when I log in I click on the BLOGS. Blogs, posts, comment whats the difference. I thought we were discussing the article not what it is called.
I usually just read the new stories for entertainment; however feel the need to voice my opinion about the comments that have been posted. Bobman, how is your original post about Mosley controlling his son? You can make personal attacks against people but you get upset when they respond to you? Not all lawyers are as hypocritical as you.
db - just to clarify. You click on the blogs. You read a blog, like Dana's here. And then you comment. When your comment is not relevant or contains abusive language - or otherwise violates the Sun policy (which you can read if you just click on the link that says Full Comments policy) then the Sun staff MAY remove your comment. If you notice on each comment there is a link that says "Suggest removal" and you can click that if you'd like to bring an inappropriate comment to the attention of the Sun staff. And then the Sun staff might remove it.
My first post was in response to Judy's post about Judge Mosley, not his son. Who said I am an attorney or upset? Just merely stating my opinion as you just did. Have a pleasant evening.
Goodness people, the point seems to have gotten lost here.
Who is Dana Gentry anyway? She certainly did not give Michael Mosely either alcohol or keys. Donald Mosely, the father, has said "give us our privacy and let the system work for my son". Unbelievably, the media has never gotten the story wrong or made it unclear. Instead, it has been perfectly clear that Michael was not driving the vehicle that the poor, beautiful girl died from. Instead, he was the kid who was ordered by a judge not to drive not one or two times but numerous times. In addition, he was legally intoxicated! Does it matter that he was or was not the driver or who his father is?
No, don't miss the point. He needs to be punished for HIS OWN delinquent acts!
Anyone who has EVER been before Judge Mosely, the Judge, knows - you disobey the law or court orders in his courtroom, YOU ARE DOOMED! This rule applies to everyone in his court: white, black, old, young, male, female, pregnant, gay, straight! You violate parole or re-offend before Judge Mosely, disobey court orders or participate in ANY activity where a life is taken you will be punished severely - the person who pulled the trigger or not! He is TOUGH on crime, that is why he keeps being re-elected, right? There are no emotions and no excuses in his courtroom!
Judge Mosely has asked that the system work for his son, lets hope he means it. Michael should be punished. Maybe not get a license until he is 21, go through a juvenile program, camp or other - he needs to learn from his mistakes - the obvious one he has to live with is that a girl's young life was taken and he was in some way, shape or form involved. The not-so-obvious one to him is that he is not ABOVE the law! Judge Mosely would never want anyone to walk away from his court without learning that lesson! I am unclear as to why this has become more than what it is. Stop taking your eyes off the ball people!
As for Donald and Terry, grow up! This isn't about you! A child needs a mother and a father and/or people who love and care about them. Michael is SO LUCKY that he has this! Stop by juvenile court one day and see all the kids who don't have this! Lets hope that Michael gets the chance to allow the juvenile system work for him, that Michael's mom is able to be a mom and that Judge Mosely becomes a better Jurist because of this experience - for all of us in this city!
Judge Mosely, Michael and Terry should all look up at this point and thank their lucky stars that the State is not trying to certify him up to adult court for his actions. Other kids in this state are not so lucky!
If you are under 18 then most likely one can almost get away with murder.
In fact, if one gets charged with murder as a juv then they get out of jail when they turn 18.
I am sure that the Mosley boy will get probation for less than 1 year, a fine, some community service and maybe lose his license until he is 18. I am guessing they will be tougher on Mosley boy than a non-famous person charged with the same crimes.
The other boy, if ever charged, might have to go juv camp for 6 mos or a 1 year, be on probation until 18, might get a restricted license after 18 to the age of 21 and pay a fine.
Even adults get off easily unless one commits a violent crime or get caught with a gun. I know of a person that stole 3 cars, went on a high speed chase and all they got was 1 year probation. I know of another person that broke into 5 or more houses and only got 2 years of probation. Why? The jails and prisons are at their max. They do not have that much room for new fools.
If you do a violent act then it greatly increases your odds of getting jail time.
If you are carrying a gun then it greatly increases your odds of getting jail time.
If you commit non-violent felonies go to court and repeat that cycle 3 to 5 times then that greatly increases your odds of getting jail time.
If you claim that you have drug or a drinking problem and it is your first or second felony then that actually will decrease your penalty if you are willing to go AA or rehab.
One last point......when you hear somebody getting a life term without parole in Nevada...it does not mean they will serve a life term. Most of the time, the parole board commutes their sentence to life with parole and they get out in 20 to 30 years.
The state of Nevada charges and sentences children as young as 8 years old to murder which carries a minimum of 40 years in adult prison, period. Kids as young as 14 are serving 40 year plus sentences in Nevada. they never walk into a juvenile court, they go straight to adult court. They will not see the light of day until they are at least 54 years of age. Life without in the state of Nevada MEANS Life Without unless the Governor, not parole board, pardons! Misinformation is VERY dangerous. I do not need a law degree or a bench to say this! You are right about one thing, our prisons are overcrowded. Room needs to be made for more people who deserve to be there and those who have been sufficiently punished or overpunished/charged in the first place, released..
This kid has spent over a week in jail . . . this might be the first time in his life he's been held responsible for his actions. Maybe it's enough to scare him straight.
According to the Nevada Revised Statues, if a person is serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole and if the person was convicted before 1995 then the parole board may commute the sentence to life with the possibility of parole.
According to NRS, the parole board may commute other sentences as they deem as approriate.
It is not the parole board but the Board of Parons that includes more than just the Governor.
Board of Pardons....that is.....the power to pardon or commute sentences is not vested exclusively in the hands of the Governor.
The board includes the governor, all the state supreme court justices and the state attorney general.
Well Judy, if he's using his position to "play God" as you put it then he's right in line with just about every politician alive - they ALL do it - doesn't it make right, for sure, but he's certainly not unique when it comes to the real motive for wanting the job he has. Name me one politician who really gives a crap about the people who elected them - they all just want the power to protect their own assets, of which they have MANY.
Michael Mosley is not the first, nor will he be the last teenager to whoop-it-up on Friday night.
No one has discussed whether or not the deceased victim consumed any alcohol that night.
If you're going to character assassinate everyone and hold a trial in the newspaper, let it all come out. It certainly seems that Michael's neighbors have taken full advantage of airing their grievances, true or otherwise.
What we have here,is "the sins of the father being re-visited on the son."
Michael didn't kill this young lady. He may have hurt himself but that's none of anybody's business any more than what goes on in your family should be subject to public speculation and humiliation.
This young man deserves his day in court because we have laws that says he does.
Seems like a trip to Nebraska is in order!
Bob, I assumed you are an attorney because your connotation is that your opinion is better then everyone else's.
Are you people completely out of your mind? "Seriously out of control in every aspect of his life?" What?? This is simply a case of a young man who has made some bad decisions in his short lifetime. Yes, he's gotten into a little bit of trouble here and there, but are you all forgetting when you were 16 years old? I know I made my fair share of not-so-intelligent choices at that age, all of which made me a much better person today. Granted, the kid did take a bb-gun onto school grounds (why I have no clue) but lets also remember that the boy blew a .026 on his DUI charge, way below the legal limit. ALSO, the boy stopped for a crash in which he was NOT involved in, to which he was then arrested. Did he run from the scene? Nope. He stopped. I'm sure all of you on this blog do remember drinking a few beers at an age to which the state deemed it illegal, and I'm sure most of you today will have a beer or two, or a glass of wine and gladly drive yourself home from dinner or happy hour.
Judge Mosley is simply trying to protect his family. Put yourself in his shoes with a son that has gotten into his fair share of trouble, would you REALLY want him to be sitting in jail awaiting trial? Do you HONESTLY think that is the best thing for him? Perhaps this boy needs a little counseling for his recent behavior, but military school? Yeah I'm sure a huge disconnect from his family and people that care about him would do him a lot of good.
My point is, yes obviously this kid is hanging out with the wrong crowd which is having an influence on his choices, but I hardly doubt he comes from a "bad" family.....we are talking about an official here that we ALL elected into his position. How about we try and support our city representatives instead of tearing them down every time they do something stupid or their family gets into a little bit of trouble. You people are worse than the tabloids.
It is not right to try this kid before all of the facts surrounding the accident are in. there has been no mention of what actions will be taken against the boy that was driving the car in which the young girl who died was riding.
Also,
having unfortunately been a defendant in Judge Moseley's court (I say unfortunately because it was due to a poor choice on my part), I was given fair and equitable treatment and was given a second chance by Judge Moseley to get it right. Thankfully I did and have not been inside a courtroom again. No, I am not rich or connected and I was not given any type of special treatment. Just a fair shake by the Judge.
Alot of people seem to be convicting this kid of murder already. And like NevadaRose7 stated already. He was not the one driving the vehicle which wrecked and tragic death resulted in.
Why wqs he not expelled for bringing the bb gun to school? Most places that would have gotten you the boot on the spot. Maybe the day that Michael's parents realize that he is their son and not a pawn in their childish game things will be better for him. Actually I feel kind of sorry for Michael. Years of parents using you for their own sick pleasure can really screw up a kid in their formative years.
It's easy to lose control of a teenager in the age we live in. I wonder if all these harsh judgements are from people that have children. I think a more appropo thought would be "There but for the grace of God, go I." Two families lives are ruined & the best we can do is throw stones? Come on!
I have read hundreds of comments so far, and it seems to be all about Judge Mosley and his son's mom Terri. Everyone is pointing fingers about this case and who is to blame, and how Judge Mosley is finally getting paid back. I see a whole different picture here that everyone has clearly painted. It seems that this boy is in the middle of major turmoil and crisis. Is anyone and has anyone ever paid attention to him. Who is he, and what is he so angry about that he continues to spin out of control with his wreckless behavior? It is apparent that he is trying to get someone's attention, and no one is listening. I agree his keys should have been taken, and yes this tragic accident could have been prevented with responsible parenting, but I think there is a bigger problem that needs attention. I think this boy got lost in the middle of his parents crossfire, and this is the end result. Maybe now, someone will pay attention to him, it is obvious that he is screaming for help, love, and guidance. He is still a kid, and the community should reach out and wrap their arms around him and get him the help he needs. He should receive the same punishment that is due to him, not any more, not any less, but in addition to that he needs something so much more than punishment. If he continues to be known as "Judge Mosley's" kid and not have his own identity, he will never get better with any punishment or boot camp.
My prayers go out to Olivia's family. I am so sorry for your loss. I too have 2 teenage daughters and can't imagine the pain you are suffering through. May you find the strength to carry on and use Olivia's story to educate our youth and their parents.
God Bless!
Who is Olivia?
Are we capable of keeping her name alive?
I am sure her family needs the support of the community.
Let's take a moment to talk about her.
Is there anyone out there, friends, family or educators that knew this beautiful girl that has anything to share with all of us?
Let's remember that there are people grieving right now for their loss, so let's show our support!
Let's remember what this is truly about, the painful loss of another teenager in our community.
Let's never forget Olivia!
I demand to know the name and history of the person driving the vehicle in which the victim was riding. Until that driver is given the same public humiliation as the Mosley kid, this is all sour grapes on the part of a very specfic reporter.
That's been my contention from the git-go - why have we not heard FACT ONE about the kid who was actually driving the vehicle she was riding in? Why is just all about this judges' kid? I can't believe the actual driver of the murder weapon has been kept out of this to this extent.
Both drivers should be severely punished for their reckless, criminal stupidity. The young ladies who went along with this activity also are culpable. Unfortunately, poor Olivia paid for her share of the "mistake" with her life. Why wasn't she restrained?
This blog was not intended to be about who is responsible for the accident. Michael Mosley may have no responsibility or it may turn out he was racing. We don't know. He deserves the protections afforded by the juvenile system. It was his father who identified him by releasing a statement to the media. That is why you know about Michael and not the other driver.
My interest is simply this: the judge's disregard for court orders... be it for child custody or child support or to ensure his son does not drive. That's it. Please be civil.
Dana, good luck with controlling the direction a conversation on a blog takes. :-) This is a whole new world as the media tries to contend with open comments from the public. Especially since with anonymity people say things to each other they'd never say face to face. There is no way the Sun could ever have enough moderators to keep people on topic and force them to be civil.
Now, isn't this interesting????? My two comments that supports Judge Mosley have been deleted by the "site staff". Why? I am sure Dana Gentry can give me a very good explanation even though she claims that she does not have a thing to do with it! However, before they deleted them my comments were well read! Hurrah! Now you can delete this one also.