Comments on: Escambia Woman Convicted Of Murder, Gets Life For Sitting On Child

By: Ben Watchin

Ben Watchin — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 20:03:35 +0000

The sad part is that Dericka wasn’t the only child in the room when this happened. Her sister was right there and witnessed the entire thing and SHE IS REALLY TRAUMATIZED and probably will forever be. No wonder Ms. Smith is having mental issues…..she probably replays this over and over in her mind, hearing that little girl scream that she couldn’t breathe.

I think she deserves a life sentence. They younger sister certainly will spend a lifetime getting past the trauma.

By: Bewildered

Bewildered — Sun, 17 Mar 2019 16:10:39 +0000

Howie, do you want to put Grace Smith in prison with her husband even if she has not been to court due to physical and mental problems? She is probably confined to a nursing home. The elderly adoptive father did not intervene In this crazy form of punishment administered by this woman and received 10 years. Some people simply should be prevented from having kids (or any living creature for that matter) and NO – it’s not a discriminating statement because of age, race or sexual orientation!!

By: Arissia Brown

Arissia Brown — Sun, 17 Mar 2019 06:01:08 +0000

God has her with him my heart hurts so bad too know what she went through rest in peace sweet angel

By: gmp

gmp — Sun, 17 Mar 2019 04:14:58 +0000

How is it that he only got 10 years and she got life?

By: Howie

Howie — Sat, 16 Mar 2019 19:36:28 +0000

James and Grace Smith should be jailed in the couple’s ward together.

If jails don’t have couples housing, then create one for these scoundrels.

Grace needs her husband James to help care for her. That relieves some of the money us TAXPAYERS are contributing to their jail time.

By: nod

nod — Sat, 16 Mar 2019 19:01:57 +0000

I think she was punished too severely. very wrong, yes. intentional, no. this was not murder but manslaughter. dopers that kill people over drugs do not receive this punishment. may GOD be with her and comfort her.

By: anne1of2

anne1of2 — Sat, 16 Mar 2019 16:51:39 +0000

What can we do to get abused children to report abuse?

By: Wow....

Wow.... — Sat, 16 Mar 2019 13:45:23 +0000

And the idiot crime of the month award goes to………..

By: Wanda Repine

Wanda Repine — Sat, 16 Mar 2019 13:38:50 +0000

I want to know why the Smiths were even allowed to adopt a 9 year old. Articles call her mentally and physically ill. He has been referred to as elderly and the conditions in the house were deplorable. Wouldn’t that little girl have been better off in foster care? I teach 8 and 9 year olds and this breaks my heart.

By: Janejoe

Janejoe — Sat, 16 Mar 2019 13:32:43 +0000

Why was someone with mental and physical illness in a position to be adoptive parents anyway?