Jake and Evan
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As we prepare to enter the final leg of the race for the Presidency of our great land, we are left to ask why are our children being treated like a plague instead of the product of real love? Children cannot join in the decision of who will govern our country let alone our individual states, but they are being arrested, tried and sentence as adults.
In the case of Jake Eakin and Evan Savoie, a life was lost. The life of Craig Sorger, who was all of thirteen. At the time he was attacked and killed, Jake and Evan were only twelve and rather small. Unfortunately, Jake and Evan made one fatal mistake. They were friends to Craig. They played with him and talked to him and yes, even laughed with him. And on that fateful day in February of 2003, in Ephrata, Washington, they went right up to his door and asked his mother if he could come out and play. A short time later, Craig was dead and Jake and Evan were at home.
What the prosecution claims as an open and shut case against Eakin and Savoie is anything but. They have maintained their innocence since day one and their stories about what transpired that day are not only alike, but remain the same after over a year of being locked away in a juvenile justice center. So many factors and facts about that day have been ignored and overlooked and two terrified and frightened little boys face the possibility of spending the next twenty-six years in prison for something they continue to deny.
Can we, as human beings, ignore any of this? No. We must help bring justice back to children. Both boys are now facing an adult court due to this crime. And just recently, an eighteen year old was tried and sentenced AS A JUVENILE in this same state for one count of 2nd Degree rape and one count of 3rd Degree rape. A juvenile at eighteen but at thirteen, Jake and Evan face adult court and incarceration. Where is any logic in that? There is none. There is no evidence, no motive, no DNA, no fingerprints and no confessions. It is apparent that prosecuting these two children amounts to no less than a witch-hunt where innocent children suffer. The state of Washington needs to see to it that the investigators in Ephrata not only actually investigate, but that they find actual evidence and use it to arrest the real perpetrator or perpetrators and stop looking for easy answers when it comes to "closing" a case.
We ask that you sign our petition to help bring attention to Jake and Evans situation and hopefully give them the true justice they deserve as children. Thank you.
In the case of Jake Eakin and Evan Savoie, a life was lost. The life of Craig Sorger, who was all of thirteen. At the time he was attacked and killed, Jake and Evan were only twelve and rather small. Unfortunately, Jake and Evan made one fatal mistake. They were friends to Craig. They played with him and talked to him and yes, even laughed with him. And on that fateful day in February of 2003, in Ephrata, Washington, they went right up to his door and asked his mother if he could come out and play. A short time later, Craig was dead and Jake and Evan were at home.
What the prosecution claims as an open and shut case against Eakin and Savoie is anything but. They have maintained their innocence since day one and their stories about what transpired that day are not only alike, but remain the same after over a year of being locked away in a juvenile justice center. So many factors and facts about that day have been ignored and overlooked and two terrified and frightened little boys face the possibility of spending the next twenty-six years in prison for something they continue to deny.
Can we, as human beings, ignore any of this? No. We must help bring justice back to children. Both boys are now facing an adult court due to this crime. And just recently, an eighteen year old was tried and sentenced AS A JUVENILE in this same state for one count of 2nd Degree rape and one count of 3rd Degree rape. A juvenile at eighteen but at thirteen, Jake and Evan face adult court and incarceration. Where is any logic in that? There is none. There is no evidence, no motive, no DNA, no fingerprints and no confessions. It is apparent that prosecuting these two children amounts to no less than a witch-hunt where innocent children suffer. The state of Washington needs to see to it that the investigators in Ephrata not only actually investigate, but that they find actual evidence and use it to arrest the real perpetrator or perpetrators and stop looking for easy answers when it comes to "closing" a case.
We ask that you sign our petition to help bring attention to Jake and Evans situation and hopefully give them the true justice they deserve as children. Thank you.
808 Signatures
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Randy Shew
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- It is time for the laws to be changed and stop prosecutors from condemning children and using them as scapegoats in order to further their careers
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Vickie Hatton
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- No evidence, nothing conclusive, no confessions, I guess it takes very little for Prosecutors to condemn you for life.
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- Louisiana
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Donald Figura
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- It seems too much time has been spent on how to punish the boys rather than solve the crime.
- State/Country
- Illinois
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Bill King
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- It's time for people to stand up and notice that children are not adults in any way, shape or fashion. The process of charging them as adults causes more problems for the child and their families. They are isolated and denied human contact, they are taken from the very people that they love and trust and then they are expected to open up to total strangers about their lives. If they talk to a family member about what happened that family member can be used against them, there's something wrong here. Children are taught to trust their families and not talk to strangers yet society places them into an awkward position to do just the opposite of what they have been taught. Let's stop these barbaric laws that destroy our children. Jake and Evan claim their innocence therefore it should be assumed that they are, why are they being treated like they are guilty? ........Bill
- State/Country
- Maryland
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Johnny Hatton
- Comments
- They are children!
- State/Country
- Louisiana
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Judy Thomas
- Comments
- More children being treated as adults? When is this going to end Mr. President?
- State/Country
- Colorado
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Phil Thomas
- State/Country
- Colorado
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Joshua Graham
- State/Country
- Louisiana
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Kim Graham
- Comments
- I don't want my son to grow up fearing for his life from the police!
- State/Country
- Louisiana
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Pat Truax
- Comments
- Lord I pray you listen to our cries for the children!
- State/Country
- Louisiana
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Roseanna Richardson
- State/Country
- San Diego, CA
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Lisa Drew-Alton
- State/Country
- Missouri
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Travis Savoie
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David Delcambre
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Kathleen Savoie
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- These boys are innocent. The murderer is still out there. These boys are victims also they are not the murderers.
- State/Country
- Louisiana
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Tim Dupuis
- State/Country
- Louisiana
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Karen Forrestier
- State/Country
- Louisiana
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JR Touchet
- State/Country
- Louisiana
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C. J. Savoie
- State/Country
- Louisiana
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Gladys Forrestier
- State/Country
- Louisiana
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Peggy Lavergne
- State/Country
- Louisiana
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Rodney Forrestier
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Barbara Graffe
- State/Country
- WA, USA
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Kathryn Medico
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joan parent
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- GOD KNOWS THE TRUTH
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Norma L. Korte-BArton II
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- One Nation UNDER GOD
- State/Country
- Washington, USA
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Sheila Fleshman
- Comments
- What ever happened to INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN QUILTY
- State/Country
- Yukon, Canada
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Elizabeth Brazeau
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- This travesty has to stop. God willing it will. My prayers are with these little boys
- State/Country
- Yukon, Canada
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Knightgale
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- One cannot be a child on Sun, and an adult on Monday--spent time on solving this crime, instead of persecuting these children
- State/Country
- Alabama, USA
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Gloria Dunham
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- these children need special attention
- State/Country
- NY USA
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John Mallett
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tom furth
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thomas parent
- Comments
- keep praying
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Sam Foster
- State/Country
- Washington
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Angie Reeves
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Donald Parent
- State/Country
- Canada
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Jim Parent
- Comments
- Isn't it time to arrest the guilty party
- State/Country
- Alberta, Canada
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James Thom
- Comments
- Look at the evidence an set them free!
- State/Country
- N.Y. USA
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alex parent
- Comments
- let justice be practiced
- State/Country
- fl lee
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Brenda Therrien
- State/Country
- Alberta, Canada
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MParent
- Comments
- Perhaps it is time for a new Tv show: CSI Ephrata. With all the new technology (DNA etc) we should know more. If they're guilty - they're guilty. But (in the name of God) it must be proven beyond "any" reasonable doubt!
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Val Parker
- Comments
- Canadian Government should also look at this problem.
- State/Country
- Saskatchewan/Canada
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Tim Belado
- Comments
- It's about time for justice to be served to guilty and get these innocent children out of Jail
- State/Country
- Rimbey, Alberta
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Patricia Parent
- State/Country
- B.C. Canada
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Larry Watts
- Comments
- please make sure you are doing the right thing and to the right person or persons
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Beverly Epperhart
- State/Country
- Fla. U.S.A.
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Allan Arcand
- Comments
- As has happened in many communities the Police take the easy way out and blame the innocent for crimes they did not commit, just to close the case. Now if they got off their donut eating butts and did their jobs properly then there would be less innocent people in jail, whether child or Adult.
- State/Country
- Ontario, Canada
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J.Houser
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- To often we let the law blind us and take for granted that its always right.it is not if we do not look within ourselves how can we be happy of ourselves. These boys need a chance to be FAIRLY judged.
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charlie mcmillan
- State/Country
- mississippi
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Darlene Taylor
- State/Country
- Missouri
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