This sickens me.  First the deaths, now the judge lowers the bond !
These events happen way to much, and what the hell was so important about a party that drags away the mother.?

i wonder what the fathers of the two boys think of this situation

I DON'T CARE IF SHE WAS GONE FOR A FEW MINUTES, SHE SHOWED NO
RESPONSIBILITY FOR HER CHILDREN.  SHE LEFT TWO INNOCENT LITTLE
KIDS ALONE TO GO PARTY--HOPE SHE ENJOYED EVERY MINUTE OF THAT
PARTY...MAY SHE HAVE NO PEACE.

This is very sad! She should be behind bars with no bond lowered, she knew what she was doing when she left those babies alone!!! It is a very selfish act! She should of been home instead of partying for the new year especially if she couldnt get a baby sitter her ass should of stayed home and protected those babies. She makes me sick!!!

The State Attorney's, The Judge, everyone involved in this case need to be reveiwed by the voters. We as voter's need to look at the people involve in this case and start voting them out.

THis is so sad!!!! It just further proves that some people are not "fit" to be parents. Was it (this New Year's Celebration) so important that she had to leave her babies? Such a shame! The judge should not of lowered her bond. She needs to "rot" in jail for the poor decision she decided to make....

This is very very sad,you shouldn t never leave kids home alone. This is a wake up call for people who leave there children. But one thing about it those kids don t have to worry anymore .    But there moma do .Im just praying for there family!

I heard the door was locked from the outside, never giving those kids a fighting chance to get out.  She may as well set that fire herself if that part of the story is true.  I hope she gets the maximum sentence! With 2 kids by 2 daddies at home, there's nothing more important than staying home on New Year's.  Hope she enjoyed herself!

I feel for the mother because she learned a hard lesson she might have loved those kids but a few hours of fun turned into a nightmare.She could go to jail but what is going to kill her is what those kids where going threw in that fire and she will never get to see there pretty face again. I pray for her and her family

Ho hum ... and a leave just fell off a tree.

This is just another example of rampant black irresponsibility in Memphis.

How many black kids have been shot, left in hot cars or vans, backed over in their driveways, drowned when they are with 10 blacks in a boat built to hold 4, etc, etc ...???

Call me what you wish ... BUT, you very, very rarely see this kind of stuff happening in the white community. It's not real unusual in the black community.

Sad state of affairs, if you ask me. I hope she gets the book thrown at her.

She should throw herself in the gas chambers just like she left her kids in the gas chambers so she can know how her kids felt gagging to death from smoke inhalation.  I would have missed my own New Years Eve party to protect them and they weren’t even my kids!!!

These poor innocent babies. My heart literally broke when I heard this story, and it still breaks just thinking of not just these precious little angels but EVERY child who is suffering. As a grandfather as far as I am concerned, she ALLOWED those little babies to BURN TO DEATH, this "so-called" mother should FRY, prison is too good for her. These babies are the VICTEMS NOT the mother. LOWERING her BOND? I guess the JUDGE obviously doesn’t care much for kids either. The "mother" is nothing more than a self serving, self centered, uncaring, as well as being irresponsible and should be forced to have a COMPLETE hysterectomy. Considering the attorneys will surely ask for a charge of 2nd degree murder, or maybe even reduce it down to a misdemeanor. I mean, she did not MEAN or INTENTNALLY, or even KNOWINGLY really kill the babies; all she did was leave them alone for hours to go party, I mean she was not even home at the time of the fire resulting in the deaths of her children that she “LOVED so much”. I can HEAR IT now. I hope with each and every breath, she hears the cries of those babies, screaming as they burn to death, “MOMMY.” No wait, that wouldn’t do any good, mommy was too busy partying, getting drunk, and wondering who the next baby daddy is.

Some will learn to stay out of the clubs and be responsible parents.  

The lure of bling bling, balling, VIP etc is going to be the doom of many.

My Comment is to Skinny Bill what about the preacher that left his son in the car and went into the church all day the son died he was white. Then all I see is white kids shooting the schools up thats they thing "SKINNY".Is not a race issuse she was dead wrong but stop making everything a race issue.

Deena V. I really think that there are two sides to the story.  Of course, I do not believe in leaving children alone under no circumstances.  However, this fire could have been caused by something that may have happened electrically in the apartment.  I am praying for the family, and I do not believe that this is a racial situation at all!!!! It could have happened to anyone.  

 
"bill griffin said:

This sickens me.  First the deaths, now the judge lowers the bond !
These events happen way to much, and what the hell was so important about a party that drags away the mother.?"


Bill I see it all the time. People spending their whole check in the clubs. Broke people trying to impress other broke people.

Hundreds of un - fulfilling relationships all sought out in the club. Looking for love in the club.

People who have to be in the club that bad have something wrong with them. People you see in the club especially at 29yrs of age has to have a problem.

It is overwhelming in the urban community. The club owners are getting rich on stupidity.


Babies are neglected and dying because of stupidity. The lure of the hot nightspot.

SMH

Honestly I say let the punishment fit the crime those innocent lives were taken and I couldn't even phathom the feelings they had and the pain they endured before their little lives taken from them.  I wish she could burn and suffer they way that her two children did.  The fact that is there are several people who don't have the chance to have little bundles of joy and she left her's to go out and party???? I don't get the mentality of people like this.  IT doesn't cost that much for a babysitter and obviously she had no regaurd for anyone but herself...

Why is it that a race issue is even brought up in this whole situation?  Just because we live in memphis that makes it a black or white thing???  It is a human issue people of all races, creeds and color are to blame for their desire to do something they shouldn't???  

Skinny Bill we just don't find these things out and hopefully they do not happen that often but we all know they do.  Memphis has enough racial tension so lets not bring any more out with blatent stupidity.

There is no way her bond should have been lowered other than the fact she has to plan their funerals. In my opinion they should haven given her a day pass for that. The other fact is this wasn't the first time she has left those kids alone. She just got caught by death.

Please don't make this a racis thing!She made the biggest mistake of her life.She needs to pay for that.No matter what the courts do to her,she will pay for this mistake for the rest of her life.There's a greater judge to take care of that!

Jones ... it should be noted that you remember that specific incident. You know why??? ... I'll help you. Because it's so very unusual to have that happen in the white community.

Not so in the black community. Hey, how about the Memphis infant death rate, that exceeds many 3rd world nations. Specifically, zip codes 38108 & 38109??? Here again, we have nothing in play, except utter irresponsibility.

Sure there were some crazed white kids who "shot up their schools". Once again, very unusual and isolated incidents.

How about the ~160+ murders in Memphis for 2007. By my recollection, whites committed 2, or perhaps 3, of them. What say you?

I'm very sad that this had to happen to 2 innocent children and there shouldn't be a bond for her.  She should automatically get life in prison with no questions asked.

To Skinny Bill:  Who are you to be judging blacks?!?!?  Have you forgotten what Andrea Yates, Susan Smith, Scott Peterson did to their kids and many, many, many more...  This is something that every and race is doing.  Although I shouldn't comment back to you Skinny Bill because only someone ignorant would say something like that.

Ho hum...another leaf just fell off the tree (Skinny Bill)

LD,

Blatant stupidity????

Do you not have eyes in your head? Do you have difficulty processing information???

The variances in the rates of "unpleasant episodes" are absolutely astounding.

It's about time someone points out the dog turd at the cocktail party. Everyone see it, no one ever states the obvious.

How do you think things will ever change if the problems continue to be ignored.

Example: We have a big crime problem in Memphis. It's certainly not a white crime problem. We have a big problem with underperforming students in Memphis. It's not underperforming white students.

Get the drift???

Who's "judging"???

The verdict's in ...

Stats back up every word I speak. If you don't want to look at the facts, crawl back into your weasel hole.

This is not about what color the person was. y bring up all the crimes that happen in Memphis. This is a new year and i think that what happen in the old year should be left there. The matter now is the two kids that two kids was left in the house by theirself so their mother could go party. It is sad that the kids had to go through this but they are in a better place. Everything is in God hands and he knows best. I think if you not going to give your comment on this matter, you should leave it alone.

Let's put her in a locked apartment and burn her like toast!!!!

Ohhhhhhhhhh ... I see, "friend".

Do you think God should bear some responsibility for her aberrant behavior?

What should His bond be?

yeah, the kids are in a better place, because she certainly wasn't taken care of them.  This mom should never be able to have children again.  The mom is a skank to leave her children at home to go out and party.  She should be placed in a burning building and let her feel the way her children must have felt.  

you are rite, she shouldnt be able to have any more kids. It was wrong for her to leave the kids in the house alone to go out and party. I do think she should be places in a burning house to see how the kids felt. Ok Skinny Bill, first of all you have put everything on black people enough, come now lets not put anythang on God. I said that everythang is in God hand. He is going to take care of the way she did the kids. You to chill out wit your comments and leave thangs alone. I don't think that she should be posted a bond.

Look, this is not a race issue!!!!! What is your problem?  Obviously, you don't know what you are talking about.  The issue is with the children, and it could have happened to anyone.  The big issue is that black people are put on display everytime something happens.  Just because this is a black lady does not mean that things like this does not happen in the white community.  What if this was a white woman?  Would you say the same thing?  You racist pig!!!!!!! You are missing the total point.  The children do not know about color.  Unfortunately you are still a child.  Grow up Skinny Bill

What SkinnyBill said is true. I am a black woman and I completely agree with him. I think the problem is that a non black person wrote the comments. There is a problem with the black community. A lot of people lost their lives so we could have equal opportunities as whites. Alot of of us have disgraced their memory. We are killing each other every day, we are not rasing our kids the way we should. Not all of us  are doing this but there is a large percentage of blacks not doing what they are suppose to be doing to raise their kids. Dont get me wrong whites have there problems too. But we as blacks are still blaming white people for our problems and we should start blaming ourselves.
Our kids are killing each other and they have no remorse for it. Yes there are whites that have done the same thing that woman did. But we as a race need to start trying to find solutions to save our kids and neighborhoods instead of getting upset at a non black person for stating what we already know. If he was black saying what said there would not be any issue. But because he is not black there is an issue and shouldnt be. The truth is the truth. Although the discussion was not about race it was about what this woman did. He still made a valid point.

Thank You!!!!! You are rite this is about the kids. Black people are always put on the spot. Skinny Bill grow up and leave it alone. If you are not going to comment about the kids, don't say nothing at all.

Thank You!!!!! You are rite this is about the kids. Black people are always put on the spot. Skinny Bill grow up and leave it alone. If you are not going to comment about the kids, don't say nothing at all.

Thank You!!!!! You are rite this is about the kids. Black people are always put on the spot. Skinny Bill grow up and leave it alone. If you are not going to comment about the kids, don't say nothing at all.

Thank You!!!!! You are rite this is about the kids. Black people are always put on the spot. Skinny Bill grow up and leave it alone. If you are not going to comment about the kids, don't say nothing at all.

Thank You!!!!! You are rite this is about the kids. Black people are always put on the spot. Skinny Bill grow up and leave it alone. If you are not going to comment about the kids, don't say nothing at all.

Skinny bill u know what u can do meet us at Shoney's on Sycamore View we are going to Protest!!!!!

skinny bill u should just give up on commenting because u know u aint right and the truth is not in you.

Turth. I understand what u said but I watch 48 hours all the time and Memphis is on there but it aint only black, its both. The point is She didnt no reason leaving her two boys in the apartment alone to go out and party for the New Years. What in the club, Nothing but drugs and drinking. She have learning her lesson and she got to live with this for life and pay for it. The subject is about the kids that got left at home and burned up in the apartment. No she shouldnt have any more kids because she didnt take care of the ones she had. Her mother and family took care of them. Its alot of people who want kids can't have them. I was sitting at home for the New Years. I dont party any more,  I would have watch the kids for her to go out and party. This is a sad time for the family and a lesson for anyone who is leaving their kids at home to go to party or do anythang else. Kids doesnt deserve this.

friend---you need to learn how to push a button once---quit being so concerned with skinny bill --by the way this really is not about the kids-they are gone but the mom is here and thats who needs to be punished and talked about and not nicely either. why do we have to worry about being rude to someone so stupid!!!!  

Lets meet Skinny bill so we can Protest

You are rite. She is going to get whats coming to her.

Everyone needs to get off of SkinnyBill's back.  Most of what he said is true.  Memphis used to be a great place to live and raise your family!  Now everyone wants to get out of Memphis.  The crime is bad.  The racial tension is scary.  But be honest, everytime you hear about something, it is black people killing their own or blacks killing whites.  Everyone needs the Lord!!

You are correct Friend. She was wrong for what she did and now she will remember that night for the rest of her life. I dont feel her bond should have been lowered she needs to be in jail. Maybe other people will learn from her mistake. Kids are gift and should be cherished and loved, and she took her gift for granted and now she has not only lost her kids but also her freedom. The sad part is that she may not even get a long jail sentence that part wont be on the news.

Everyone do needs the Lord.

this was a bad judgement call. i have a 15yr old and i have never left her at home alone. they were entirely too young to be left at home and this is not the first time that she has done this. she will suffer for this tragedy for the rest of her life. i am sure that now she is truly sorry. she could have partied at home with her boys. all she thought about was having her fun, well that type of selfish thinking got her a life time of pain. this was something that could have been prevented. where were the kid's dad's when this was happening. if you can't find anyone to keep your kids whilr you go out, that should be a sign that you should have stayed home. i feel sorry for her also because in the end, she is still and will always be thrie mom and she will have to live everyday of her life with the error in judgement that she has made.

Do not turn this into a race issue.  White people have left their children to go out and party too.  The problem is, the Memphis/Shelby County area is predominantly black.  Correct me if I am wrong, but it is over 80% black.  Of course the greater percentage of crimes will be committed by black people.  Are there irresponsible black parents?  Yes, absolutely.  Are there irresponsible white parents?  No doubt.  But the law of averages will always show more blacks than whites committing crimes because there are so many more black people here.  

People like Skinny Bill are not even worth responding to.  Why waste your time?  They contribute nothing constructive.  They only try to make everyone fired up.  If you ignore them, they don't get the desired reaction, and they will go away.  

amazed at the ignorance-this is true.  But he is only saying what everybody else is scared to say.  

@ Sherri.....he doesn't speak for me...or a lot of intelligent, rational people.  I hate the way Memphis has turned out.  I do not like that I need bars on my windows and doors, and an alarm system to feel safe.  I wish it was different.  However, we can't blame just blacks for the condition Memphis is in.  Believe me, I moved here from a predominantly white area where almost all the crime was committed by white people.  It's all about statistics.  

One thing I do believe is that the black population of Memphis needs strong, committed and honest leadership....something that is sorely missing right now.  The churches and parents need to step up and deal with what is happening to the children here.  Memphis will not be fit for any humans to live in before too much longer.  

Why are we so fast to turn everything into a racial issue????? Life and Death does not come in colors!!!! We need to realize that as human beings, we need to change our thought process. Firstly, i pray for the families of the mother and fathers of these precious boys. This hit close to home because i have two little boys the same age as her boys and there is nothing in the world that would make me leave my boys at home unsupervised. Secondly, we need to stop playing the race card, and furthermore stop commenting when someone like Skinny Bill has something to say. In an instant, we've turned a comment colum(for these little boys) into a race war. It is correct to say that there are women, both black and white who do not deserve to be mothers. We hear more about black families because Memphis has more of them, but this is an issue plagued by all races. There is trash, poverty and ingorance in ALL races. So let's please use this time to pray for the families and for the swift justice to this lady(i refuse to call her a mother).

another one of Memphis' finest citizens. Likely the judge was a family member, to some degree.

AMEN@JOE BLACK, parents need to realize once they have children its not about them anymore, yeah its cool to have some time away from your children, but at least put them in the care of responsible adults such as relatives or good friends.

i don't understand the uproar.  children are killed everyday by the hundreds-its called abortion.  These children are just as dead as these 2 boys are.  this women locked hers in an apartment alone-the other women jump up on a table and kill theirs.  talk at any nurses at these abortions-they will tell you of the scare reflex these babies have when they are being killed.  any women who has had a baby will tell you that baby reacts to noise-light-and touch while in utero.  so they feel pain too. but yet we allow these babies to be tortured everyday.  its the women right.  then there's the late abortion-if the baby isn't killed with the saline solution-burns them to death-then they are delivered up to the head and scissors are jammed into the base of the brain to finish the job.  it's murder whether it be alone in an apartment or on an abortion table.  the only difference is the government says one is legalized murder and the other isn't.  BUT THE KIDS ARE JUST AS DEAD.  people are surprised that the judge reduced bond-WHY????.  human life has no meaning anymore.  the most helpless of anyone on this world are being butched everyday and its no big deal  ITS A WOMENS RIGHT.  instead of taking some personal responsibility for herself-she just kills the resulting baby-and its O.K.  besides there will be another party-another man and another aborted baby.  its gotten to be lifes cycle.  sickening isn't it.  

Amazed at the ingorance-you are right.  I have lived here all of my life and have 1 teenager and 1 young adult child.  I am really scared for them as they become parents.  I pray that they will be able to raise them in a safer city.  Back to the main issue, this mother did wrong and it doesn't matter if they are black or white.  

This is crazy. If your children are just visiting you, why would you leave your children?  Besides these were babies. The judge redusing the bond makes it easier to get away with.

amazed, i'm with you, Skinny Bill does not speak for me, nor the millions of upstanding black mothers, fathers and families i know. This is a tradegy that has no boundaries. This lady will regret her decisions for the rest of her life. She needs to, but instead of down trotting her, i will pray for her too. I will also pray for the healing process that we as a community and city needs to go through right now.

If we as people would use the same energy it takes to point fingers at race, to try and make a difference, we all would make Memphis a safer and better place to live and raise families. What this lady did was unspeakable, and she should be punished, but her punishement should be deceided based on her crime and not her color.

I am a strong black woman, who lives in Memphis. I have seen hideous crimes committed by all races and my response is always the same......ingorance has no race, color, creed nor religion.

Once again these precious angels were taken from us. These young men could have been our next leaders. Now we as a community should learn from this and open our hearts, ears and doors to all children. It takes a village to raise a child, so i challange Memphis...not black Memphis or white Memphis, i challange Memphis to come together in 08 and make a difference. We see calling the police as being snitches, but more citizens need to call the police when we see things happen. Keeping quiet and hiding behind computers to make comments, rather true or foul will not change our current state of mind.

Be Blessed!!!!!

Sorry to say I think the only thing this girl will never forget is that she lost her monthly check when those babies died.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't believe there is a law in Tennessee that says how old a child must be to be left alone - legally. I moved here from Indpls. and was sickened when I watched a neighbor, black woman with 8 kids (different dad's - in prison) leave her children home for DAYS alone. No food and sometimes no electricity. This was in Midtown. Neighbors called Child Services and the caseworker would tip off the mother because they were friends. Nice. So, Memphis now has 9 more criminals in the making! Stop giving them checks and they will stop reproducing!

Sorry, the point of my last post was to say that because there are no LAWS we have to expect people to have common sense! That, my friend, in Memphis is very rare!

SickofMehphis, would it had made a difference if the woman living next to you was white and left her children at home????? Does it matter that they had different fathers????
The issue is they were left at home and it does not matter if the mother was purple, she was acting irresponsible.

I live in a very upscaled community in Memphis, were i am one of the only blacks in my neighborhood and i see white children left at home also. Does this change the way i would handle the situation.......NO!!!!! I will call the authorities on a white mother just as fast as a black or orange mother. Color has nothing to do with it AND IF YOU AND SKINNY BILL ARE SO SICK OF MEMPHIS........I HAVE A SUGGESTION, MOVE.. ps, you may have to move to pluto or mars because last i heard blacks lived in all 50 states and overseas too.

@OUTSPOKEN, wow I seriously didnt know anything about the late abortion procedure, thanks for the information, that needs to be stopped

this is just another example of "GOD's will"
Why blame her? It was all up to GOD. I personally think she should be set free. Why is everyone so uptight about it?

I DID move. I don't live in Memphis! Thank you.

Yes, the fact that she has 8 kids by different men does matter! That's what is wrong with society and your fine city.

I would also call the authorities on a white person.

Did I mention my race? No, I don't think so. I might be a black woman. You don't know. Just because I might be black doesn't mean I can't call a spade a spade!

If you're so proud of your people why don't you live amongst them? Why did you have to state that you live in an upscale area? Who cares. In your upscale area, find me one white family with multiple kids and multiple fathers?

It's funny how Memphis is viewing this situation.  This is a heartbreaking lost.  But who are we to say or Judge what the outcome of this situation should be.  I feel that we often get life so confused.  Life is full of choices; and the choices we make can determine our fate.  Everyone that has made and left a comment acts as if they have never made the wrong choice before. Maybe They would have handled this differently...
I knew Dria, and I pray that she gets the chance to read this.  " Baby girl my heart goes out to your children, YOU and your family.  I know how much you loved your children, because of all things and days you had to take from work in order to care for them.  it is not my place to tell you that you were wrong .  Because i understand that you already know.  My advice to you is pray.  Pray for healing.  Pray for forgiveness.  Know that everything happens for a reason and your angels are with the Almighty God. ( The giver of life and the only one whom can take it away)  Don't worry about what small minded people that can't see pass the darkness( the lost of the angels). They are not your Creator.  Allow the joy of the Lord to be your strenght.  He has the power to forgive and to determine your fate.  Cast all your cares on him because he cares for you.  I am praying for you cause it's not my place to beat down on you.

MARS-as long as the babies head is not delivered its not considered born yet.  so the doctor just simply jams a pair of scissors into the babies brain and its over-then they finish delivering the head.  these are babies that are viable-they could live if delivered in the proper manner.  but - its ok- its the womens right to choose.

@outspoken that is flat out murder, and I cant believe that the government has made that a right,

yes it is flat out murder and it is legal.  sickening isn't it.  Daring to be different-you did your friend no favors but stating that she was WILLING for miss work to TAKE CARE OF HER CHILDREN (?) but apparently not willing to miss the party.  that is not a glowing atribute.  sounds like any excuse for leaving work and nothing will stop the party.  

Matthews 5:1 says Judge yea not

According to the article there is no age limit in the State of Tennessee for which a child came be left unattended.  Question? If there is no age limit why is Aundria Jones' being arrested. Aundria Jones' is charged with two counts of reckless homicide. No where is it written that Aundria Jones'  has been charge with Arson.

I am not judging Aundria Jones' my its a sad day when a "Black Momma" would rather go out and party than to be at home providing comfort and security to our minor children.

It almost not safe for adults to be at home alone during the wee hours of the morning, adults are being robbed and killed it definetly not safe for children

I feel that this is situation that the mother of these children have to live with for the rest of her life.   Whether she remains locked up or not.  So many people in today society want to comment on this situation,  and have left their children home along.
We have so many parent along with other adults want to do what they want to do when they want to.  Often times we don't think about this before we start having children.  The Goverment always want to pass some controlling law.  I feel that their should be a law pass for those expecting parents that they attend a parenting class upon knowledge of the mother and/or father's  become parents.
What I don't understand about the law is there have been cases of parents doing the same thing and no charges was brought forth. To me their is no diffenrents than those who have left there children in a 100 degree or hotter car.
We must be careful how we point fingers!
I'm not taking up for what the mother has done,  as a mother I feel she's going to have a many sleepless and restless nights,  if she don't go crazy first!

What makes us angry, is the fact of what she was doing while she was out, it wouldn’t be as harsh if she was out taking care of business like getting groceries, paying bills, or getting a quick bite to eat for the boys, but she was out only thinking of herself and not anything else. That is what angers people, who knows, she could have been a good mother you know, but she made a mistake that cost her own children lives to be taken away.

So lets stop judging her as a person because of her tragic decision she has made.  And at least she did tell the truth on why she was out, she could have lied and said I just went to the store because some parents would be quick to lie in that situation, but im not justifying her, Im justtrying to see it from a merciful Godly view.

Parents do make mistakes, you had some good parents who raised their children and loved them to death, but one day they make a quick errand in a store or a building and left their child in a car that was over 85 degrees and assumed it would be ok if they just went for a minute, but that one little mistake cost them their child’s life.  Im not a parent but I think I have the right to say to parents do not make choices that would put your children in danger.  

There has been times that I was in the other room on the phone and completely forgot the other child was in the other room but thank God he brought my mind back to me and I went in the other rooom and spent my whole day in their with the child.

Because to err is human, and we all make mistakes even costly ones, but by Jesus Christ grace and mercy, it didn’t cost ourselves or anyone else’s life,

I guess you are right in so many differant ways"Dare 2 b Different", nobody thought to write down everything that they have done wrong in their entire life that could have ended in death, rather it was drinking, sex, drugs, speeding, running a red light, stop sign, adultry, fornicating, or maybe just a joke of pushing someone into the deep end of a pool or lake "AND I DO MEAN EVERYTHING!!!!" We all just have to pray and let God handle this situation. And just for the record Stupid, Ignorant and Irresponsilbilty comes in every race, color and creed from all parts of the world.  I know that it might seem like it, but all the stupid people didn't choose to just migrate to Memphis; I promise you that they are EVERYWHERE!!! NOW THAT IS THE TRUTH:)

You people need to lighten up.
I think she should be released with no bail.
Remember, this is GOD's will. God meant for this to happen for a reason, just like everything else.
Examples are Henrenton being relected, Wharton's son rapping a 13 yr old girl. The father that raped his 11 yr old daughter and got her pregnant. That little child she has in her could be the next saviour.
These two boys have a mission. Only GOD knows the mission.
Release this woman, no bond. Let my people goooooo!!!!

I guess the white race is so perfect according to skinny bill. i guess whites are so damn good and blacks so bad. so skinny bill all white parents are just perfect huh? you sound just like the typical dumb,ignorant, backwoods redneck. have a nice life "perfect whiteboy"

I really feel sorry for her and what she has done. She has to live with this for the rest of her life. I don't understand what makes our young parents do so many careless things. I see so many grandparents providing for their grandchildren.  We need some type of law to make the parents responsible for their own children.

WELL I THINK WHAT EVER SHE GETS SHE DESERVES IT SHE SHOULD NOT HAVE LEFT THEM BABIES ALONE WHITE OR BLACK NO ONE IS PERFECT BUT IF U BRING A CHILD IN TO THIS WORLD THEN U NEED TO ME RESPONSIBLE ENOUGH TO KEEP THEM SAFE AS POSSIBLE AND THINK OF THE CHILDREN FIRST AND NOT YOUR SELF AND NO PARTY IS WORTH A CHILDS LIFE AND AS FOR THE BOND WELL THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN LEFT ALONE AND SHE NEEDS TO BE IN JAIL FOR THE BAD CHOICE SHE MADE THAT COSTED THE KIDS THEIR LIFE.........

Hello "LEON"
Case in point, when you watch the news in Memphis, how often do you hear about white dude did this and white dude did that?
When I watch the news, and I think we may see the same stories, it's always blacks did this and blacks did that.
Don't get me wrong. I don't mean no harm, but the averages are higher on the story being about a black then a white, unless they are talking about the person that got robbed, murdered or attacked etc.
Do a little research and find out what the population is in America. Find out what the ratio is, white, black, latino, asian, etc. Then find out what the population is of the incarrcerated population in America. I think last I heard it was almost 3 million. Find out what the ratio is of them and I think you will be amazed at your findings.

Next you will say that blacks are framed and blacks are raised in poor neighborhoods. Once you achieve 17 yrs old, your destiny is in your hands. Growing up, I started to work when I was 14 yrs old at odd jobs, just to make a buck. I dismiss anyone telling me that you grew up poor. So did I. Still am. But I work 40 hrs a week and pay my taxes.
Now the field is even more uneven due to affirmative action.

According to the news this evening, the "mother" has a prior arrest for shoplifting. Seems she has a history of making bad choices.

Her children weren't living with her. Apparently, the Grandmother was raising the children in Mississippi so they could "go to better schools". According to the news, the children were with the mother for the holidays.

Questions :

1. If the mother is so wonderful, why didn't she move to Mississippi with her children? That is the EXACT reason we moved to Mississippi. We didn't stay in Memphis and send them to live with someone else because of that. Something is rotten in Denmark. Sounds like she wasn't the good mother her friends on here claim she was and perhaps the kids were taken from her.

2. If you only have your kids for the Christmas holiday then why didn't she stay home with them on New Years Eve?

Oh, and, baby daddy #1 is in prison. I believe in Alabama. They cannot locate baby daddy #2.  

Swan-Jiles ... I could be wrong but I suspect the fact that she locked the children inside the apartment with no way to exit has something to do with why she was charged.

No, she thought that she could feed them and bath them and they would be just find until she got home. She was wrong for what she did in the first place, and  why it took her til 4:30 to get home.I'm 36 and i don't stay out that late!!!!!!!!

Okay, let me say this, I know Ms. Jones PERSONALLY.  She is a friend of mine and I can speak to all of you, when I say this was a tragedy.  I have children myself and our children have played together on more than one occasion.  I am not CONDONING what she did in this moment of indecision.  However, I, as a mother, say that my heart goes out to her.  She has lost the only children that she has and she has to endure the ridicule of the community and the media.  For the individuals that are blasting her for what she did, don't be so quick to point fingers.  As I am sure that some of you have left your children to run outside to complete chores, or left your child asleep on the couch while you took baths and etc.  Regardless of the amount of time you left your child unattended, whatever was going to happen was going to happen.  Nothing happens unless it is what God intended.  This is a young mother who made a bad decision and these uneducated, ignorant ass hillbillies who are trying to act like this is a "Black folk epidemic" need to give it a rest.  You should watch more news and less HEE HAW and you will see that this affects all communities and all walks of life.  Stop spreading your ignorance and forcing others who are much more intelligent and sensible to come forth and alert you that your ignorance is showing.........

On another note, I feel like the media is delving into information that is not pertinent to the here and now.  "WHERE IS/ARE THE FATHERS?"  The fact remains that she was a single mother who moved to Memphis to try to better herself and her mother was attempting to help her do so by keeping her children until she could get on her feet.  There are websites talking about her experience with men, her criminal history, etc.........what does that have to do with the fact that she lost her children?  Nothing should tarnish that!!!!  I don't give a damn if she went to the moon on a donkey........what does that have to do with the situation at hand?  Two little boys are dead and a family is left grieving because of one bad decision.  We have all made them in different situations and different circumstances.  We should stop throwing rocks and hiding our hands.  Right now, she is standing naked being ridiculed before the world and she needs our prayers more than anything.  I don't expect the world to condone what she did but ridicule and admonishment will not bring back CJ and Juan.  They are gone and their voids have to be dealt with by the family and friends who loved and knew them.  Stop dragging her through the mud.  I know that she is broken inside and nothing will ever fix that.  Jeanine loved her kids.  She just made a poor choice that cost her everything.  

golly "friend" when the chips are down girl, I hope you got my back. You go girl, and don't you break any nails now, k....
Only other thing I can say is Heeheehee Hawhaha, Heeheeheehee Hawhahahahaw!!!
yuck yuck yuck

What you need to do is try to find a true friend such as myself.  Stop wasting your time throwing dirt on somebody else when you got all them skeletons shaking in your closet.  Get you a friend like me and you will be able to make it when the chips are down.  As far as breaking a nail goes, this ain't ***.....I can break some ass to match it.  Those last two lines that you typed suit you........you jackass!!!!

PRAY,PRAY,PRAY,PRAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I KNOW JANINE AND HER FAMILY AND I KNOW THAT SHE LOVED THOSE BOYS MORE THAN ANYTHING. SO PEOPLE PLEASE DON'T JUDGE HER, BECAUSE SHE HAS A BIG HEART. OF COURSE SHE MADE A BAD CHOICE WITH LEAVING HER CHILDREN AT HOME BY THEMSELVES. DON'T ACT AS IF YOU'RE PERFECT AND DON'T CRITICIZE HER. WE HAVE NO HEAVEN NOR HELL TO PUT HER IN. DO I THINK THE CHOICE WAS DUMB OF COURSE AND I AM NOT GOING TO JUSTIFY FOR HER. BUT THIS WOMAN IS GETTING BEAT ENOUGH. I HAVE NOT EVER LOST A CHILD AND LORD ONLY KNOWS THAT I AM NOT READY FOR THAT. I HAVE HEARD THINGS LIKE SHE NEED TO DIE JUST LIKE HER CHILDREN DID AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S RIGHT. WE ALL NEED TO PRAY FOR HER INSTEAD OF SAYING WHAT KIND OF PUNISHMENT SHE NEEDS. ALTHOUGH WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT SHE'S  FEELING UNLESS WE HAVE LOST A CHILD. WE ALL DO KNOW THAT SHE WILL PROBABLY NOT BE IN HER RIGHT STATE OF MIND SINCE THIS HAVE COME ABOUT. IF WE CAN ALL COME TOGETHER IN UNITY ANP PRAY THAT THE LORD WOULD LIFT HER UP IN THIS TIME OF MOURNING AND NOT JUDGE HER OR NO ONE ELSE THEN THIS WORLD WOULD BE OKAY. PEOPLE, PLEASE!!! PRAY FOR HER THAT SHE MAY STAY UPLIFTED. THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO TO JUDGE HER, BUT KEEP HER IN OUR PRAYERS.  PRAY THAT SHE DO NOT ATTEMPT TO COMMIT SUICIDE OR SUCCEED IN SUICIDE. PRAY THAT SHE KEEP A SANE MIND. PRAY THAT SHE GIVE HER SELF TO THE LORD. PRAY THAT THE LORD GIVE HER UNDERSTANDING. PRAY THAT THE LORD GIVE HER THE FAITH TO BELIEVE AND UNDERSTAND THAT THE THINGS ON EARTH ARE JUST TEMPORARY AND THEY DO NOT BELONG TO US. PRAY, PRAY, PRAY, PRAY, PRAY, PLEASE FOR JANINE (AUNDRIA) AND HER FAMILY. GOD BLESS!  THIS WORLD IS SO MESSED UP AND SO JUDGEMENTAL. GOD IS THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS A HEAVEN OR HELL TO PUT US IN. AGAIN I FEEL AS IF WE SHOULD PRAY FOR HER AND NOT CALL HER BY NAMES NOR SHOULD WE JUDGE. IT COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO YOUR FAMILY MEMBER. I KNOW THAT SHE REALLY LOVED THOSE BOYS BUT SHE MADE A TERRIBLY BAD CHOICE THAT ONLY SHE WILL HAVE TO LIVE WITH FOR THE REST OF HER LIFE. SHE NEED OUR PRAYERS AND OUR CONDOLENCES, WAKE UP PEOPLE. HAVEN'T YOU EVER MADE BAD CHOICES, PERHAPS IT WASN'T THAT BAD, WHICH INDEED IT WAS A VERY BAD CHOICE. BUT I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT THE ONLY PERFECT PERSON IS THE LORD. GOD BLESS AND I PRAY THAT WHOMEVER HAD NEGATIVE THOUGHTS AND SAYINGS BE DELIVERED AND DO REPENT. I LOVE YOU MEMPHIS AND MY PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU ALL.

My prayers go out to the mother and her family. She went out had a great time
and now everyday of her life she will remember her mistake. For the rest of her
life on New Years Eve she will relive that night. I think that is the worst sentence
she could receive.

spoken like a true NI66ER, Friend.
I love it, you people got an excuse for EVERYTHING.
If she was such a fine person, she'd have been married to the man she had her little pickinninies with, instead of out sluttin around.
You people make me SICK!!!!
Who'd you learn from, Ophilia Ford? Grow you azz up!!!

PEOPLE LIKE unsubscribe00 I CAN ONLY PRAY FOR, BECAUSE I DON'T ARGUE WITH THE DEVIL. GOD BLESS, BECAUSE IT'S ALL ABOUT THE CHILDREN AND THAT MOTHER THAT NEEDS PRAYER. JUST BECAUSE SHE'S NOT MARRIED TO HER CHILDREN FATHERS DOESN'T MAKE HER A BAD PERSON. I THANK GOD THAT YOU ARE SO PERFECT AND LORD FORBID WHEN YOUR WALLS START TO CRUMBLE DOWN THAT HE KEEP YOU SANE AS WELL. GOD BLESS AND I LOVE YOU AND WILL KEEP PRAYING THAT HE WILL GIVE YOU UNDERSTANDING AS WELL.

you keep your prayers for yourself. I am pretty sure you need them more then I do. I greatly appreciate your efforts, but I don't think I need a 2 faced Judas doing jack for me.
I don't know you and you don't know me so, do yourself a favor, save your time, your prayers and do it on someone that wants something from you and your type.
Also, as for me, I don't puke garbage onto other people until they deserve it.
People like you as well, make me sick. If your so damn holy, you should be someplace other then Memphis, or Earth for that matter.
Adjust your crown of thorns and get bend.
Seems awefully funny that for a town with so many people that are GOD fearing and Holy Rollers, sure is a lot of filth, destruction, crime, and people that couldn't give a rats azz when they cut you off on the road and speed around you just so they can turn at the next intersection even though there is no one behind you.
You people just make me sick, each and every single one of you.....Read the Bible instead of having your preacher interpret it for you. Think for yourself and read newspapers from some place other then Memphis. Get some enlightenment outside of Memphis. There is a whole world outside of Memphis that most of you have no clues about.
I grant you one thing. I am no hillbilly and I am no heathen, but you are. So take that bible of yours that you think your so in tuned with and read it word for word.

I think that 50,000 dollars bond is too low for two children's lives. I belive that it should have been at least  1 million dollars or even higher or how about not even a bond at all. And she needs to be put away for along time.

We all need to stop saying this is a black/white thing.  I am a white woman, age 30.  Pointing fingers and blaming race/marital status/religion is not going to fix anything.  It does not "take a village to raise a child".  It takes parents that care.  TWO parents that care!  Married or not.  The crime rate in Memphis doesn't have a damn thing to do with this.  This is an irresponsible mother who is going to pay for this for the rest of her life and beyond, no matter what her punishment turns out to be here on Earth.  I feel bad for the children, and the family.  I hurt for the mother, but I do not feel sorry for her.  My husband and I have not been able to conceive a child and all I can say is that, if women don't want babies, either be responsible about having sex or don't have sex!  Stop all this carelessness with lives of those innocent children that rely on you for everything!

When I first heard this story I was outraged and very critical of the mother. After careful consideration I now feel like this may not have been the right approach. She and her family need prayer. Did she make a bad deadly decision...yes! Does she know this now...yes! I do understand why the judge lowered her bond b/c she does need to bury her children and whether we believe what she did was right or wrong but those are still her children and deserves to bury them properly even though they didn't deserve to die so soon! I believe that she is going to remember what she has done for the rest of her days so we just just send out our prayers and leave the judging to the HIGHER POWER!!!!!

There is no excuse for this mother, none.  When you become a parent, your life changes forever.  At least until the children are adults. Things that go on in this city and across the country makes me want to scream!  I can't understand why her bond was reduced.  Who is going to speak for the victims?  Why would any judge do such a thing?  The people in public office are a great part of the problem.  Let's work to get them out of office.  I cannot fix what's wrong in the community, but I can ensure that I teach my children from the moment they can understand, to do what is right always, strive to be the best in everything they do, have good character, and good moral values.  I have three children and I am so proud of them.  I as an African American am sickened by the decline of many of our people.  There is no excuse that is acceptable.  I know that racism exists, but it is not the blame for what is going on in our community.  I know nothing about this woman, but many young mothers are neglecting their children and killing them.  

As for Skinny Bill, he may not even be Caucasian.  If so, he may be one of the ones in the minority of whites with the low test scores.  I say that because of his error in grammar, "Ho hum ... and a leave just fell off a tree."  Bill, the word leave should be singular, leaf.  He never said he was Caucasian, people assume that all racist comments come from another race.   Sometimes, our own people are the most racist of all.  And Bill, if you would look up statistics on young, intelligent girls who murder the babies at birth and put them in trash bags, drown them in the bathtub, you'll find that the majority are Caucasian.  I follow statistics too.  Not that there is any excuse for them either.  They may not have been doing it to go out for New Years, but many of them do it, because they don't want to spoil their good girl image and want to continue being active in sports or any other ridiculous excuse.  If you look up statistics on who get abortions, it would also be slanted in favor of Caucasians, which is still murder.  The world has a problem, it's not a black problem nor a white problem, but the root cause is the sin problem.

In conclusion, this article was not about the ills of the African American, but what can be done to pull us out of this downward spiral?  Please start at home, rear your children well,  turn back to the Biblical principle that brought us through racism and jim crowism.   NO EXCUSES!!!

I totally agree with SickofMemphis.  If the goverment stops giving these low life women checks for the kids they have, then i'm pretty sure they'll stop having soo many.  Many of those women i believe have lots of children on purpose for the sake of not having to work.  They know for sure that if they go downtown with a baby on each hip and 5 in tow they are set for life.  Because as long as they have children under the age of 18 they will be well taken care of by the goverment.  That was a very unfortunant thing that happened to those little boys but they are in a better place know, so save your prays for their low life mother.  She needs all the prays she can get.

Yes we should pray for this woman, but this woman must face the consequences of her own actions without leniency because she committed two evil acts, one going out on new years neglecting her children, and two leaving the children unattended and to have them die screaming for help

I am sorry but if she loved her kids so much she should have been able to resist the booze and drugs for the night!!!

well i worked with this young lady and although i thought her appearance was  wierd, I see her actions are even more bizarre. I really feel sorry for her, to think what she is going through. I agree with the person who stated that  the poor in the club trying to impress the poor. and what price do we pay for the bling bling. And mother's, especially single if we invest in our children the way we invest in our men, our looks and our partying the world would be a better place. When all thats gone and the dust settle our children are the greatest investment.

This is a horrible story, why would anyone leave a 4 year old and a 7 year alone?I am a mother of a angel, I lost him at age 7, and even though he knew his name, address, and the 911 call for emer. and my phone number and his dad, never, never would I have ever left him alone. This mother was going thinking of herself and the poor angels died horribly and in alot of pain, crying and screaming and suffering from smoke and the mother should do the same if not worst. The Judge is nuts for lowering her bond, she is going to suffer but not as long as she is out and free and nothing being done to her to face her responisbily of having her precious children smother to dealth by fire. just horrible , I miss my son so terrible and again never never would I have done a thing like this. My prayers are for her though, she has a long journey ahead of head and she should pay for what she did,

I will add this mother and her family in my prayers tonight and as far skinny bill yor are crazy

It's a shame that so many heartless people fill the world. This lady just had the most horrible thing to happen to her. She is deeply paying for the worst mistake in her life and will continue until her end. Every morning, afternoon and night is fill with greif and pain. And you people sound like you did back in the of the KKK. Hang and string her up and watch her die. Your hearts are so harden with hate (I'm sure it has something to do with race). You don't care what type of mother she was or the measures she took to make sure the kids where safe before leaving the house for a few hours. Yes it was an awful mistake, but won't she leave with that forever. That's why judges are judges and you are not. They are trained to see things that hateful people like most of you on this blog can't see. Have some compassion. She need to be making funeral arragements and coping with her lost. It was not done on purpose, but you're asking for her head. Yea, like you never made a bad judgment you just didn't get caught. These things happen like this to white people just as much, but because white people are mostly the ones running the news they chose not to air it. You type of people need to die on out! I'm raising children that I don't want to be exposed to your type of hate.

Tom you are crazy as hell...............If she was a good mother like you are tryin to paint her to be, then her children would not be dead.  Have you been listening to the news or been under a rock??? She didn't have full custody of her own children for a reason.  And the minute she did she let them die. So you do the math, yeah people make mistakes but leavin your 7 and 4 year old children home alone to PARTY!!!!!! is not a mistake.  She made that choice and must live it.  I clearly have no sympathy

Mother of an angel what happened to your child??

MOST OF YOU ARE UNDERCOVER KKK! Hate the black people.  You all are such foolish people with hearts full of hate. Yes, our people have their issues, but guess what, so do YOURS!

You can down us all you want, but if you look at it, while your ancestors build thousands of years worth of foundation for you to reap, Our ancestors has build what black people have today in 2 generations.  

Your hate steams from fear. We started from scratch while your dirty forefathers beat, rape, hanged, killed ours. And you want to walk around like you are good. You were descended from evil. That's why it don't surprise me to see you write such hatred as above.

Yes let the fear ruin you. It's your soul that has to answer.

Wow BlackLady you're crazy too...........lol Clearly this is not about race.  It is about a trifflin mother who left her kids home along and something tragic happened.  I wouldn't care what color she was, i'd still feel the same way.

SweetKiwi,
Your are clearly sad, and unremorseful. Yes, I seen the news but did you read what MsChelleS.R said in the post above. She personally know Aundria not the people who writes the news. That's what's wrong with people of your kind they are so quick to judge by what they hear. You only know so much buy what the media is telling you yet you use that little bit of information to make a decision as harsh lock her up for life. Before convicting someone, learn the truth about them. You are under the rock and is blindsited by what you hear not what you see.

I work with black people everyday and the only wrong I see with them are people like you.

sweetkiwi you wrote:
If the goverment stops giving these low life women checks for the kids they have, then i'm pretty sure they'll stop having soo many.  Many of those women i believe have lots of children on purpose for the sake of not having to work.

Now, who exactly are you referring to? If black people had the same opportunity as you and I, I'm sure they would not need checks. But you can't understand that now can you?

Tom-
   For starters you have no clue what race i am.  I am only listening to the facts.  The media said she stated herself that she went out to party.  I'm not blindsited by the media nor am i under a rock.  I'm goin by what came out of her mouth.

O.K Sweet
What race are you? I'm sure white or your outlook would not be the same. Yes she said she was at a party. Yes, she should have been home. But should she rot in jail or burry her children? Or do she not love her children? Or is she so ghetto that she don't deserve a chance? Or maybe, her race of people always do these kind of things and they must be taught a lesson? Or was she a good mother who made a horrible mistake? Or did she purposely murdered her children? Or do she works hard everyday to make sure they have a roof over their head and food on the table with the help of her mother?

You don't know all of these answers, now do you? So before you watch her suffer more heartbreaking pain after losing her children because you want someone to PAY find out the truth first!
That's all I'm saying!

Look Tom it really dosen't matter what race i am nor what race she is.  The case at hand here is a mother left her children home alone a something tragic happened.  No i don't know all the answers to the questions above.  But what i do know is that everyone must pay for their actions.  Yes i think she should be able to attend the funerals of her small children.  She should not be denied that right. But at that same time she must pay for what she did.  I am looking at the bigger picture, clearly i'm not looking at her race.  For the record race is not my concern in this issue.

Looks like Channel 24 found a similar case from 2006. ... Two black children, left unattended, killed in a fire. In case you numbskulls haven't noticed, the vast majority of these tragedies are caused by irresponsible black parents, or black day care workers.

Sure, you can find very isolated events where irresponsible white parents have contributed to a tragedy. But, I'm sure you will agree they are very few & far between.

Just look at all the problems with the black run day care operations in Memphis ... kids left in vans to die of heat exposure, the traffic accidents caused by chemically impaired black day care van drivers. Look at the couple of times there were reports of black kids being backed over by a black parent backing out of their driveway. Look at the boating deaths last summer ... 12 blacks piled into a boat designed to hold 4 people, and two youngsters drowned.

Look at the infant mortality rates for almost 100% black zip codes in Memphis. The mortality rates in those areas greatly exceed the rates in 3rd world nations.

I won't even get into the outrageous disparities in the crime rates, STD rates, lousy school performance and where the blighted areas of Memphis are located.

Everything I noted indicates a very serious problem with assuming responsibility. Call me what you wish, but facts are facts!

Ignore them, if you choose, but they are still there. Problems very rarely get resolved unless they are identified.

I see the problem & where it is occurring with great frequency. It's called "management by exception". ... Identify the problem & deal with it.

That's not being done ... and, the problems keep intensifying.

Tom--why should we feel for her?   She would probably do it again---people that think like that  really don't feel if she did she would have felt something before locking her kids inside and leaving!!

skinny bill--i totally agree!!!

Why so much negativity??? Now is not the time to judge. Noone is perfect. People make mistakes everyday.  It's just that some mistakes have harder lessons to be learned. My heart and prayers go out to her and her family. To Aundria: You are not alone. I will continue to hold you in my prayers.  

"Why so much negativity??? Now is not the time to judge. Noone is perfect. People make mistakes everyday."

Is this not so very typical of the "cultural attitude" that insures the continuance of depraved behaviors in a community.

Hey sis, you have two dead children because of the "continued" irresponsibility of a "baby mama". She's had two, at least, babies by two different fathers ... and, had her, looks like, 35 y/o mother taking care of them. She gets them for the holidays, and now they are dead because it was more important for her to be out partying than taking care of her kids.

When, in your "revered" opinion, should some change in the community "rituals" take place, eh???

I hope I can demonstrate to you why these, seems to be regular, failures in parental responsibility continue.

Here's clue #1 ... because there is no outrage because of this.

Here's clue #2 ... there is no shame in having multiple babies by different "baby daddies" and not taking care of them.

Here's clue #3 ... irresponsible behaviors are readily accepted by the culture. ... There is no shame!

Look everyone:  It doesn't matter what color a person is, this mother left her children at home alone to go out and party!  She apparently has done this more than once.  She only thinks of herself and herself only.  If she loved thoses babies, then she should have been at home fixing dinner and playing games or watching a movie with them.  Everyone including myself has an opinion on this matter, but what really is sad is that these children will never experience life growing up, graduation, dating, marriage and children.  She took all of this away.  Most importantly, they are with God now and they are in a better place.  God is in control and she and she alone will have to deal with this herself.  

Color is irrelevant.....this woman left her children alone to go party.  It was a selfish, stupid thing to do.  Those children paid with their lives.  However, in all fairness, is there any one person on this blog who can say HONESTLY that they never did one thing in their lives that could have ended in tragedy, but they were lucky or blessed that it didn't?  I know I cannot.....and am very grateful to God that I didn't have to pay for the rest of my life for a foolish mistake.  

Do I believe this woman should be punished?  Absolutely!  Was she stupid, wrong, selfish?  Yes.  More than that, let's remember that we've all made stupid, foolish and selfish mistakes....and were fortunate not to end up like she did.  Pray for her, and her family.  Let's show the best of ourselves instead of all the judgmental, racist crap that's been going on here.  

Skinny Bill you need to get a life and mind your own d**n business!!!!!!! That's why there is so much trouble in the world now, because people like you have nothing to do but stir up mess!!!! So get up, go out, and stop drinking the yager!!!!!

Enough has been said about the situation.  The questions should be:

What can we do to improve our communities?

How do we keep our families togethers?

How can we come together as a human race?

What can I do to make myself a better person?

What can I do to help others.

Each and everyone on this blog should give these questions some serious thought and maybe, just maybe some of you would change the way you think.  Take a good look in the mirror and question the person looking back at you.  Give it a try

Obviously enough has not been said or done about child neglect. How many babies are born in this city to mothers who can't tell you WHO the father is???

How many babies are born to women who didn't graduate from high school and can't get a decent job????

How many fathers don't care they are the father of 5 babies..all different mothers, and have never, and will never, support the child???

How many more babies will have to die before society stops making excuses for why parents don't want to be parents but keep having babies????

Lord have mercy! We are suppose to be speaking up as Memphians, but everyone is arguing. Now that is funny! Be Blessed!

i think everyone should think that this mother has enough too deal with. She has the death of her two sons to deal with.Its no different from whitee people whos always either drowning their kids r just killing them since someone wants to get racists with this in the black community.WHITE PEOPLE either chop up their kids r go on a rampage killing a whole community.

in reference to who posted that racial remark about blacks leaving kids . Well whites leave kids all the time in stores is thats y very little blacks r own the milk carton......... white try to find away to get rid of there kids .I believed this mother loved her kids dearly.u r in my prayers.

I feel that this story is horrible and the mother of these children will suffer even without the help of the court system.  She made a terrible choice, not a mistake, she knew that she was leaving innocent helpless children at home....for what!!!!
You get them for the holiday and instead of inviting your girlfriends with children over and having apple cider, playing games, cooking and then count down for the ball to drop she chose to go out and party with so called friends (because if they were friends they would not have enjoyed themselves knowing that those children were left alone so they could chases after some men at a club.  They had to be man chasing because if it were just about the party, they could have done it at home with the children.  I have been spending New Years eve watching any child available so the mothers and fathers can go out.  They are a blast!  How better to bring in the n