We of the Southern Illinois Patriots League have been watching with interest the development of what is generally referred to as the Moro story, a father who attempted to seize custody of his daughter through an alleged criminal act. Being concerned with family rights, we have some questions. First, what are you trying to report? The prosecution of an alleged crime or the circumstances of this Giant City school tragedy? When it comes to crimes being committed in the presence of school children, we are happy to hear of swift prosecution, provision of counseling services, and prevention. However, we are not happy when the media treats the principal player in this Moro story as if he just landed on the planet.

It is insulting to our intelligence to allow us to just believe this was spontaneous criminality, while hinting in the labeling of apparently minor players, such as daughter, ex-wife, adoptive mother, Judge Lowery, and DCFS, of some other story we are to perhaps psychically discern.

Of course, when we speak of the principal player, we do not mean to overshadow the principal concern, the child, Demetria. Then again, this principal emotional concern has tended in news coverage to overshadow the whole story.

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What is the whole story? We wish you would report it. Or else, why have you brought it to our attention?

We do not believe anything necessarily occurs spontaneously but that there are influential factors in the development of any event. Mr. Moro cries of injustices, we want to know about them so that they do not contribute to any further tragedies such as these.

To the extent that family rights are affected, this organization certainly wants to know the whole truth.

President, Southern Illinois Patriots League