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Old 11-26-2003, 11:26 AM   #1 (permalink)
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This is soooo wrong!

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From joy to heartbreak
Toys' disappearance ruins dying boy's birthday
By ALLAN TURNER
Copyright 2003 Houston Chronicle
Steven Rael's 13th birthday was the best day of his life -- for three whole hours. Then the joyous day went heartbreakingly sour.

Here's the story the way Diane Lewis, Steven's mom, told it. She choked back tears to get it out.

Steven's dying of cancer. It's eating at his bones and now it's moved into his lungs. Doctors didn't expect him to last much beyond his 11th birthday. So far, he's proved them wrong.

On Monday, the spritely birthday boy -- the youngest of five children born to Lewis and her fiancé, Jose Gonzalez -- got his wish: a three-hour shopping spree at a Toys "R" Us off FM 1960.

With store employees, friends, family and representatives of the Texas Wishing Well Foundation at his side, Steven made his way through the store, packing shopping carts with the items he liked. He started at 3:30 p.m and by the time he finished three hours later, Steven had filled five carts to the brim.

He picked a Play Station 2, DVD movies, computer games, a bike.

The value of the toys as well as donations made by other well-wishers came to about $5,000, Lewis estimated -- more than her family ever could have hoped to spend. Lewis works only in the home. Gonzalez, a construction worker, hurt his back and is awaiting surgery. Without Texas Wishing Well's help, Steven's birthday celebration wouldn't have been as grand.

"He told everyone it was the best day of his life," his mother said. "You had to be there to see his face. There was happiness and joy."

As family and friends milled about outside the store, taxi driver Cedric Edmonson, 25, helped load the boy's presents into his cab. "He hugged me. He cried. He said he was so sorry for what Steven was going through," Lewis said of the driver. "He told me he hardly could wait to meet Steven."

After that, Steven and his folks and a few others climbed into the shiny, silver Hummer that Santos and Rose Matos, owners of a Spring hair salon, brought to chauffeur the boy in style. With the cab bringing up the rear, they entered late-afternoon Beltway 8 traffic en route to the family's West Airport Boulevard apartment.

After a while, other cars pulled between the Hummer and the cab. And what happened next is a matter of unpleasant question.

"We got home and the cab didn't come," Lewis said. "It didn't come in half an hour. It didn't come in 45 minutes." In fact, it didn't come at all.

Finally, Texas Wishing Well head Frank Willis reported the cab missing. "The other cabdrivers began looking for it," Lewis said. "They didn't know whether he'd been in an accident. They finally stopped him -- one pulled in front and the other in back -- and made him stop."

The cab's rear was empty.

Details of the stop are uncertain. Citing privacy and legal restrictions, the cab people won't talk about the incident. The episode crossed police jurisdictions, and Houston Police Department spokesman John Cannon said it is unclear in what manner city officers were involved.

What is certain, though, is that Edmonson was transported to Harris County Jail on four outstanding warrants, including allegations of writing bad checks and failing to appear in court.

Liberty Cab Co., for which Edmonson works as a contract driver, said in a prepared statement that the driver claimed he had been hijacked and the presents stolen. Liberty Cab has pledged $3,000 to help replace the missing presents.

Edmonson was released from county jail late Tuesday after posting bond. He was not initially charged in the toy theft.

While the toys' fate has yet to be determined, Lewis and her son blame the cabdriver.

"We just couldn't believe it," Lewis said. "Why would someone do this to Steven? Don't they have a heart?"

Steven is taking the blow as well as he can, his mother said. "Someone asked him what he would tell" the person who stole the toys, Lewis said. "He said he never wants to see him again. He should stay away. He's a monster."
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That's just wrong on ALL levels. the guy is like the grinch, expect he stole the poor kid's birthday. what an evil bastard!
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Old 11-26-2003, 11:32 AM   #2 (permalink)
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They should let the kid torture that dude until he gives up where the toys are.
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Old 11-26-2003, 11:35 AM   #3 (permalink)
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That is terrible.
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Old 11-26-2003, 11:44 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Unbelievable.

Just when you think humanity couldn't sink any lower...
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Old 11-26-2003, 11:52 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Old 11-26-2003, 12:04 PM   #6 (permalink)
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i cant believe some people can be so cold hearted...Time to bring back the Lynch Mob
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Old 11-26-2003, 12:08 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Jesus fuckin' Christ.


How can you be that evil?
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Old 11-26-2003, 12:12 PM   #8 (permalink)
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I will stop bitchin' this very moment.

And there is nothing you can do this man to teach him about his heartlessness,
just put him in jail
harm or death would just put us at his level.

Hopefully, the news about this will make more aware,
and the boy will get his gift and then some,
and hopefully help the family out a bit.

The shameful thing is children are in these situations everyday,
and people do these type of things everyday.
It's enough to make you numb.
But maybe this time, a little more caring & sharing will happen.

In the end, no matter what
there is Hope.
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Old 11-26-2003, 12:18 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Time for a major league ass whupping
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Old 11-26-2003, 12:25 PM   #10 (permalink)
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On a happier note, the owner of the taxi company immediately wrote out a check for the value of the stolen toys.

Nice to see someone taking responsibility.
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Old 11-26-2003, 12:34 PM   #11 (permalink)
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damn, even I wouldnt steal toys from a kid with cancer...
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Old 11-26-2003, 12:35 PM   #12 (permalink)
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This was unbelievably heinous enough to make the front page of the fourth largest city in the nation's newspaper this morning.
Here is some of the latest info:

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Edmonson (the cab driver) was arrested on outstanding warrants. The cab company felt so badly that the company has decided to furnish a check for $3,000, because the most important thing is that this child gets both his toys and his wish.

The cab driver does have a felony theft record. He is not yet charged in this case, but is still in the Harris County Jail for other outstanding warrants for writing bad checks. Edmonson claims he was held up at gunpoint Monday night. But he never bothered to call the police.
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Old 11-26-2003, 01:06 PM   #13 (permalink)
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This was unbelievably heinous enough to make the front page of the fourth largest city in the nation's newspaper this morning.
Here is some of the latest info:
the story is from the houston chronicle
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Old 11-26-2003, 01:17 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Hopefully they are a few people waiting for him in jail to explain that somethings are out of order and he needs to be taught that this is one of them.
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Old 11-26-2003, 03:28 PM   #15 (permalink)
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That is so sad

put him in jail and let him rot
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Old 11-26-2003, 03:33 PM   #16 (permalink)
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Hopefully they are a few people waiting for him in jail to explain that somethings are out of order and he needs to be taught that this is one of them.
This is true...he's going to get the shit beat out of him in prison.
They take anything dealing with kids seriously.
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Old 11-26-2003, 05:17 PM   #17 (permalink)
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STONE THAT BASTARD!!!

Seriously though, that's just not right. How could anyone..
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Old 11-26-2003, 06:42 PM   #18 (permalink)
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hope more ppl help him out
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Old 11-26-2003, 07:05 PM   #19 (permalink)
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Old 11-27-2003, 02:24 AM   #20 (permalink)
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yeah- most of the time lynch mobs wind up killing the innocent- and are just a bad idea- this time though- hell, does anyone think this guy needs to keep breathing- it will cost us, what, $ 30,000 per year that he's locked up- fuck, its about $.50 for a realy nice 9mm bullet.......(it should be noted that I spent my 13th birthday on a cancer ward watching my dad die from bone cancer, so I may be slightly biased- cancer sucks.)
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Old 11-27-2003, 05:10 AM   #21 (permalink)
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Pretty shitty act.
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Old 11-27-2003, 05:56 AM   #22 (permalink)
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On a somewhat insensitive note, he wouldn't have been able to enjoy the toys for long anyway.
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Old 11-27-2003, 07:57 AM   #23 (permalink)
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On a somewhat insensitive note, he wouldn't have been able to enjoy the toys for long anyway.
YOU DESERVE TO TAKE A RIDE IN THAT TAXI.
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Old 11-27-2003, 09:43 AM   #24 (permalink)
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Yes, jail will be hard for that guy. The screws will let the appropriate prisoners know what they need to know. The rest is a forgone conclusion.
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Old 11-27-2003, 09:56 AM   #25 (permalink)
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Mn that is one bad run of Karma coming up on someone.
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Old 11-27-2003, 03:13 PM   #26 (permalink)
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man, what a fucking asshole.

surely he KNEW he'd be caught.
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Old 11-27-2003, 05:31 PM   #27 (permalink)
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this is soooo wrong indeed! i'd like to punch that guy in the face.
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Old 11-27-2003, 07:23 PM   #28 (permalink)
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i cant believe some people can be so cold hearted...Time to bring back the Lynch Mob
I second that. The Lynch Mob was so much better than Dokken.

As for the ripoff guy. Well,...he'll get his one day
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Old 11-28-2003, 08:13 AM   #29 (permalink)
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Man....that person is so fucking horrible....at least he's getting some sort of compensation....
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Old 11-28-2003, 08:32 AM   #30 (permalink)
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I vote for public stoning. I will throw the first stone, sinner or not.
And I will throw the second one. This is absolutely horrible. It is just beyond me how anyone could do this at all.....let alone to a child who is dying for God's sake. I am just appalled.

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On a somewhat insensitive note, he wouldn't have been able to enjoy the toys for long anyway.
SHAME ON YOU FOR SAYING THIS!
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Old 11-28-2003, 09:04 AM   #31 (permalink)
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Old 11-28-2003, 09:31 AM   #32 (permalink)
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as horrible as this is why couldnt someone go in the cab with the driver and 5000$ worth of stuff?

or better yet eliminate the cab and take the stuff with them ?
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Old 12-04-2003, 08:17 AM   #33 (permalink)
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I vote for having someone in the cab as well. No excuse for the cabbie's behavior (if, in fact, he stole the stuff), but why give him such a golden opportunity.
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Old 12-04-2003, 11:11 AM   #34 (permalink)
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I know that I'm a cynical bastard, but I couldn't help it. . . I laughed my ass off when I read this story. Its sad. Its wrong -- in every way that it could be. . . but its still kinda funny.

*ducks while you all throw the proverbial rotten tomato
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Old 12-04-2003, 01:20 PM   #35 (permalink)
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I didn't want to be the first to say it... thanks.

It is absolutely terrible. It is inexcusable. The cab driver is a horrible person. But something about the whole situation is humorous. Maybe it's one of those defense mechanisms that make us laugh when something is so bad that we can't comprehend it.

The kid did get reimbursed $3,000, and they were just toys... it's very wrong, but it is kinda funny.
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Old 12-04-2003, 01:34 PM   #36 (permalink)
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Yeah, that's bad. What a childish and insensitive act!
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Old 12-04-2003, 02:25 PM   #37 (permalink)
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As I read that I was thinking to myself that it has to be a hoax, but once I read more of the thread I found that it's not and that has me just sitting here wondering just how much lower a person can get.
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Old 12-04-2003, 04:29 PM   #38 (permalink)
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Some people just don't understand kindness. That guy is not only incredibly stupid, he is almost not human.
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Old 12-05-2003, 02:18 AM   #39 (permalink)
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I don't know whether to laugh or cry.

The cabbie is a complete tool for stealing toys from a defenseless kids. How could he have possibly thought that he could get away with this mess?

The whole situation is completely absurd.

Sure, lock his ass in jail - but what you have to do is make the guy wear a special shirt that says "I'm an ass who steals from dying children."

I don't think the taxpayers will have to foot the tab for his 3 squares for very long. Lots of inmates have kids, ya know.
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Old 12-05-2003, 03:31 AM   #40 (permalink)
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Some people just don't understand kindness. That guy is not only incredibly stupid, he is almost not human.

danger its always bad to dehumanize some one



like i said thorw him in jail
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