Was justice really served in Isaac case?
Our entire family has waited over a year and a half for Ronell Isaac to be brought to trial. Since the morning of October 12, 2006, our lives, as we knew them, ended. A horrible roller coaster ride began, filled with court delays throughout the many months that followed that tragic morning. It has been a nightmare for our entire family. Now that Isaac has been found guilty we should be thankful, yet he was only found guilty of a lesser charge, not the premeditated attempted murder that he was originally charged with. As a result, Isaac will spend far less time in prison than he deserves.
Everyone who knows my daughter, Georgenia, knows the truth. She was the victim of continuous harassment and stalking by Isaac for two years prior to that tragic morning. No one has that right to take another person”s life. God was on Georgenia”s side that morning and gave her the strength to survive Isaac”s murderous attack.
Although Georgenia is still having medical problems as a result of her wounds, those wounds will heal. But she will forever be scared with the memory of that awful morning. Her entire family was and still are the victims.
How just is our legal system when it is the victims of a crime who are the ones sentenced for the rest of their lives? Time may fade the tragedy, but the pain will always be endured in one form or another, forever. The legal system is not justice, it is only the law. Who really pays the price?
Georgenia”s four children were the innocent victims of Isaac”s murderous attack. Those four children were pulled from their classrooms that awful morning and never had a chance to say “Good-bye” to anyone. One minute their lives were happy and carefree, the next minute their being swept away for their own protection.
Someone they had known their entire lives tried to kill their mother. How difficult for their young minds to understand. Their lives were turned inside out, being torn from their family and friends like that. The nightmares have lessened over time, yet they will never fully go away.
The people affected by Isaac”s actions reach far beyond our immediate family. So many lives were touched in a negative way that morning. The other innocent victims of Isaac”s attack included all the students and staff at Burns Valley School who were put on lock down for hours. Isaac had no regard for anyone that morning; his only quest was to commit murder.
There were key pieces of evidence left out of the trial, for reasons which we will never understand. Certain facts were not told to the jurors, which I”m sure would have made a difference. Georgenia”s clothing was not shown. Major facts that could have easily been clarified, were left out. Is that really justice? I have no faith in our legal system.
On behalf of our entire family, we would like to say thank you to everyone who offered their support and helped us get through those awful first few hours and days.
Isaac”s actions that awful morning of October 12, 2006, included many more victims than just the two people he shot. I do not believe that Isaac or his family will ever understand how unfair his actions were, or how many innocent lives he hurt.
Lynn Faith
Clearlake
