Someone you should know about

I made a new friend tonight. Too bad it's not under better circumstances. I spoke with a woman, after reading her entire blog, who lost her brother in May 2007. His name was Griffen Lollis. You can see his website here: http://www.griffensgift.com/about.php

Griffen was 20 years old. He drank so much one night, he passed out. His "friends" removed his clothing and drew obscenities all over him with a permanent marker. They plucked his eyebrows and drew new ones on. Griffen was left to die on the side of the road. He woke up and saw the "tattoos" and tried to wash them off. He was angered and shamed. His last minutes of life we spent in shame. Griffen was a shy boy who stuttered and spent most of his childhood being ridiculed by his peers.

I feel for his sister. She is currently trying to change South Carolina laws so that the people who gave Griffen the alcohol will face a harsher penalty. Currently, transferring alcohol to a minor carries a punishment of 30 days in jail and a fine. People who are cruel to animals get harsher penalties than that! Kimberly is speaking at public forums, including Senate, to try to bring attention to this fact. She admits her brother's fault and is not a hypocrite. She just feels Griffen was punished for his actions. Shouldn't the other people involved be punished as well?

Please take a few moments to visit Griffens website and "meet" this young man.

Thank you all for still being here. I have big news, but I don't want to jinx it. But as soon as I have a definite answer for you, I will post, I promise!