Letter to the Editor: Carjacking heroism
By Bill O'Bryant, Rockport, Texas on Sep 15, 2013, at 2:26 AM Updated on 9/15/13 at 5:52 AM
Letters to the Editor
In his letter, ("No One Listened," Aug. 31) Robert Leppelmeir made some inaccurate claims, inaccurate conclusions and key omissions. His intent was to exonerate George W. Bush for his war against Iraq.
Re: Baby Veronica story: Isn't it just a little odd that the same attorneys in Oklahoma City and South Carolina and the adoption agency are the same parties in the Desaray case in Oklahoma City and are now representing the Capobiancos.
There may be a little hero in all of us, but most will never find out. Eric Skinner, a member of the wait staff at the Chalkboard Restaurant, in Tulsa's Ambassador Hotel downtown, found out Sept. 9. Around 6 p.m. Skinner, from his vantage point inside the restaurant, witnessed a senior citizen being accosted by a 25-year-old male as she stepped out of her car on the way into the restaurant. The attacker grabbed his victim, my mother-in-law, and began forcing her into the back seat of her car. Skinner watched in horror as the events in the parking lot unfolded, he dashed outside and began wrestling with the assailant in hopes of freeing her from his grasp. The attacker released his victim, allowing Skinner to grab my mother-in-law and pull her from the backseat, as the thief sped away in her car. Her injuries, attained through struggling with the offender and rescue efforts, even though serious, are not life-threatening.
Skinner, without thought of weapons, which may have been involved, or his personal safety, came to the aid of a helpless woman and very well, may have saved her life.
Speaking not only for myself, but each and every family member, words cannot adequately express the deep gratitude and appreciation we all have for his heroic efforts on that afternoon.
He is a true hero and is to be commended for his actions.
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Letters to the Editor
In his letter, ("No One Listened," Aug. 31) Robert Leppelmeir made some inaccurate claims, inaccurate conclusions and key omissions. His intent was to exonerate George W. Bush for his war against Iraq.
Re: Baby Veronica story: Isn't it just a little odd that the same attorneys in Oklahoma City and South Carolina and the adoption agency are the same parties in the Desaray case in Oklahoma City and are now representing the Capobiancos.
