Reply to Mother of 2 from VERY prominent Richmond family arrested by FBI for child p@rn, exploitation, etc

Forum Index » Off-Topic

Reply to "Mother of 2 from VERY prominent Richmond family arrested by FBI for child p@rn, exploitation, etc"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a friend of the family, I must say that Eleanor’s parents and brother have long known about her mental instabilities and they have made strides to limit the damage Eleanor could cause towards others. For the last several years, they have been very vocal in assisting the exH gain custody of the kids and have tried to get her counseling and medical supervision.

After many, many years of hardship, Eleanor’s support group was limited in what they could do to stop her and incidents like the public sex affair proved that no one had the power to prohibit her actions. Unfortunately, I do not think anyone knew the extent of how far Eleanor gone or had any idea of CSA - thus the family was unable to garner additional support. Eleanor Hoppe is the epitome of how an adult with serious mental issues can inflict untold pain on our society and that her type of situation can only be properly dealt with after it is too late.[/quote]

It sounds like you are saying that she was refusing treatment or evaluated by professionals and found not to be a risk to herself and others. If that is the case, then the medical professionals should have to answer some questions. Or maybe the mental health clinicians sought to have her committed but the law didn't allow it because there was no proof that she would harm others? These details are important ... sometimes a horrible case leads to a positive change in the law.

Was there really no outward sign that she was at risk of harming others?? I believe what you are saying but it is just hard to believe that the person who was caught to relatively easily was successful t concealing everything in the past.[/quote]

What is important to note is that situations can worsen over time and that sometimes telltale signs of trouble are not enough to limit another’s actions or restrict freedoms. I have known Eleanor going back since early childhood and I can say that never in my wildest dreams would I have predicted this. In high school, Eleanor was no different from anyone else; however, during my later college years, I learned she was diagnosed with some mental conditions and signs of mild deviant behavior were forming - but none of this though was alarming especially in any criminal sense. Fast forward to about five years ago when the public sex charges are filed and you’ve got major red flags. That kind of conduct is nothing kids should be around and alludes to an environment where risk taking tendencies are prone to unfortunate outcomes. Eleanor’s family recognized this and took action - but their power and influence could only go so far.

My hope in all of this is that Eleanor is properly dealt with by the law and that her family is not unfairly judged or unduly punished by their peers. As Greek tragedy would say “men are only men” and her family did what they could with a very bad situation.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics