We're better than this as a society, or at least we should be. The incident attracted international attention due to both the brutality of the murder and the young age of the perpetrators, who were aged between 15 and 17 years old. She was 12 years old at the time of her death. From Michael Quinlan, staff member of the Louisville Courier-Journal and the only journalist to interview all the parties involved, meticulously recounts the shocking and horrific events surround the murder of twelve-year-old Shandra Sharer by a group of teenage girls. They opened themselves up to all this hate and controversy because they had compassion. Shanda Renée Sharer (J January 11, 1992) was an American girl who was tortured and burned to death in Madison, Indiana by four teenage girls. Melinda Loveless was the ringleader responsible for the murder of Shanda Sharer, along with her three accomplices, Laurie Tackett, Hope Rippey and Toni. A tragic and riveting true story of teenage obsession, torture, and murder. I have nothing but total respect for the owners, who put up with so much for so long. Last I knew, Hope was no longer employed by that kennel. This kind of digital lynch mob undermines our entire justice system which we cannot allow to be be continuously destabilized and tainted with vengeance. Pushing them so they can't rejoin society, so that eventually they'll have no other option to commit another crime (stealing for food or money perhaps because they can't find work) and go back to prison because you think they didn't serve enough time is wrong on every level. To continue to punish criminals after they've served time, worked through an extensive rehabilitation program, and received a release is outright despicable. The game those internet warriors were playing was very dangerous. Justice isn't always eye-for-an-eye and that seems unfair, especially when you've lost a child. Here this nice couple opened their hearts to forgiveness, to give her a chance at rebuilding her life and they became the target of unending harassment because of it. I didn't' let on that I knew anything about it of course, but the threats and harassment she and her co-workers were subjected to on a daily basis was heartbreaking. This week on ISGD Podcast, Stacey tells us about the horrific murder of Shanda Sharer, a 12 year old girl from Madison, Indiana who was tortured to death by. I managed to find out about her because of the hate-campaign launched against the business by Shanda's family and some of their supporters. I actually met Hope once after boarding my dog at the kennel where she worked. Their stories do elicit a certain amount of compassion when you factor in their histories and age, more so than other murderers do.

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