No Justice for Tampa Mother
No Justice for Lisa Wilkins
On March 31, 2005 four children crossed the street on their way home from a community center event. They were run over by a car and left to die in the road. Over 200 witness saw the vehicle stop briefly, turn off the lights and sped away, grinding gears as it went and also, dragging the three year old child into the next intersection. Their mother, Lisa Wilkins, told them she would be back for them after it was over and to wait for her. This mother, who was six months pregnant at the time, was on her way to get her babies when she saw the commotion of the accident. Two of her children were dead and the other two injured severely.
On April 5th the driver of the vehicle who ran over these children came forward; with her high priced lawyer, Barry Cohen. Jennifer Porter, an elementary dance instructor, admitted to being the driver of the vehicle that fateful night. When the accident happened, she called her parents instead of the police. She took her car and hid it with the help of her father instead of contacting the police. I was sure that justice would prevail, but it wasn’t to be. On November 5th, Judge Emmett Lamar Battles handed down Miss Porter’s sentence. She received 500 hours community service, two years house arrest and three years probation. Her father received nothing for his part in concealing evidence.
I feel sick to my stomach.
On March 31, 2005 four children crossed the street on their way home from a community center event. They were run over by a car and left to die in the road. Over 200 witness saw the vehicle stop briefly, turn off the lights and sped away, grinding gears as it went and also, dragging the three year old child into the next intersection. Their mother, Lisa Wilkins, told them she would be back for them after it was over and to wait for her. This mother, who was six months pregnant at the time, was on her way to get her babies when she saw the commotion of the accident. Two of her children were dead and the other two injured severely.
On April 5th the driver of the vehicle who ran over these children came forward; with her high priced lawyer, Barry Cohen. Jennifer Porter, an elementary dance instructor, admitted to being the driver of the vehicle that fateful night. When the accident happened, she called her parents instead of the police. She took her car and hid it with the help of her father instead of contacting the police. I was sure that justice would prevail, but it wasn’t to be. On November 5th, Judge Emmett Lamar Battles handed down Miss Porter’s sentence. She received 500 hours community service, two years house arrest and three years probation. Her father received nothing for his part in concealing evidence.
I feel sick to my stomach.
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