PALMDALE – A 20-year-old man was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in state prison for driving a stolen pickup truck while under the influence of drugs and causing a crash that killed his passenger.
Douglas Fiddament received the sentence after pleading no contest June 16 to gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, according to Ricardo Santiago of the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.
In exchange for the “no contest” plea, the prosecution dismissed a murder charge and other felonies related to the Jan. 13 crash in Palmdale that killed 33-year-old Manuel Lopez.
Authorities said Fiddament, a Pearblossom resident, was under the influence of methamphetamines and speeding in a stolen 1997 Dodge Ram with an RV trailer attached when he crashed into the back of a parked school bus on southbound 40th Street East, north of Bella Vita Way in Palmdale.
The bus driver was unharmed and no children were aboard the bus when the collision occurred around 6:10 a.m.
Lopez, a passenger in the pickup truck, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Fiddament has been jailed since his Jan. 13 arrest.
A restitution hearing is scheduled for Aug. 19.
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July9 says
Quit doing drugs period, there are manipulators out there to get you hooked, and keep you hooked, and they even give it to you free, so they can get you into a trap. I see so many people become victim of this, and they wind up doing all sorts of things there not suppose to. DUI, Stabbings, Rape, Prostituting others, even causing them to commit suicide. I’ve heard it more than once from different people, making a comment like, they will make the person commit suicide. These evil MFs having been doing this for years, and know exactly how to TERRORIZ YOU, AND YOU NOT EVEN KNOW IT, and make others fall victim to all sorts of EVIL. They will smile in your face and act like there your friend, and some even work in state agency’s. I don’t know, I guess they thinK it’s fun, or they are getting paid lots of MONEY to get there next victim. I AM NOT SPEAKING FOR EVERY SITUATION. But they think there blending in with other’s, but watch when there sin come’s into the light. WOE to you EVIL DOERS, I pray that you are exposed for all the horrible things you do, and I pray that you change your ways, and start giving restitution, and pay back these people that have been hurt, so GOD will see that you are changing your ways. DO RIGHT from now on. PASS IT ON..
People need to realize that Drug LABS are putting all kinds of stuff in these drugs to cause you harm. Gangs, want to claim territory, and take over, STEAL, KILL, AND DISTROY, AND HURT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY, BECAUSE THEY ARE JEALOUS, BECAUSE YOU ARE DOING SOMETHING GOOD, AND THEY ARE HATERS WHO WANT TO HURT YOU AND BRING YOU DOWN, THEY USE FRIENDSHIP, MONEY, ALCOHOL, DRUGS TO DO THIS. THEY EVEN GET PAID TO HURT YOU, AND YOU ALSO HAVE OTHERS THAT ARE RACIST, AND THEY DON’T CARE IF YOUR A GOOD PERSON, OR NOT. THEY LOOK FOR ANY WAY TO MAKE MONEY, ANYONE CAN BE PAYING THEM TO DO ALL SORTS OF STUFF TO TRIP YOU UP. EVEN PEOPLE WHO ARE PUT INTO POSITIONS TO HELP YOU, LIKE LASD, DCFS, MH, DR’S, SW’S, TCHR’S, PNP, THE LIST GO’S ON, SAD, AND SCARY STUFF. PRAY PRAY PRAY. AND DON’T GET INVOLVED WITH ANYTHING, ANYBODY THAT IS CORRUPT, AND THATS JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING, SO JUST BECAREFUL AND MAKE SMART CHOICES AND DON’T FALL FOR STUFF, AND TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE STUFF.
IT SADDEN’S ME TO SEE ALL THIS STUFF GOING ON AND I JUST HOPE THAT PEOPLE CAN HELP THE ONE’S THAT THEY ARE CLOSE TO, AND KEEP TRYING TO GET PEOPLE TO DIRECT THEIR LIFE’S INTO BETTER THINGS, SCHOOL, CHURCH, YOUR KIDS, YOUR FAMILY, ANYTHING POSITIVE, JUST DO IT. IF YOU CAN’T DO ANYTHING NICE, THEN GO TO JAIL!! WHERE YOU CAN’T HURT YOURSELF OR ANYONE ELSE.
Bikerbob says
Everybody but Douglas knows you can’t do drugs or drink and drive. Way simple,
yes it is. Is it too much to ask, no it isn’t. Enjoy your next 10 years Douglas.
druggie says
I see a lot of illogical comments here. We as a society tend to blame a person for their actions no matter how drunk, stoned or high they are. And we blame the person instead of the substance that caused them to lose control of themselves which caused them to commit the crime they are accused of..
Do you know how many people are in prison right now due to crimes committed while high or drunk? Crimes that would NEVER have happened if drugs and alcohol did not exist..
Imagine waking up in a jail cell one morning, because you did a little too much drugs or alcohol the night before, and you lost control of your actions, and you stabbed your sister to death, or drove drunk and plowed into a school bus killing 4 kids.. imagine how you would feel when you sobered up…. you would be like “OMG I WOULD NEVER DO THAT!!!”
Drugs and alcohol can turn a decent person into a murderer.. I know some of you reading this do drugs and alcohol… but the price for doing so is too high…It might be YOU sitting in prison one day wondering “OMG I can’t believe I did that!”
So how much blame do we place on Douglas Fiddament… and how much blame do we place on the drugs he had available…
Really says
Your comment is as irresponsible as this guy was.
No one made him do drugs, drink or steal a car. He made the choice to take drugs and he made the choice to drive under the influence.
I drink at home when there is no where to go and I am safe.
No one makes you drink or do drugs, that is just a stupid argument. He knew what he was doing and he knows that he is wrong.
He should be in there for life not 10 years that my friend is an injustice.
WOW says
Blame the drug not the person? What kind of craziness is that? So I guess the meth just decided to get up that morning and chose to go down this dudes nose, Really? That’s the big problem with our society today is people who think like that! Always want to point the blame on someone or something rather then have ownership for your own actions and reactions in what you do in your life. I’m pretty sure if you have been educated in life you learned the effects of drugs or alcohol and what people are capable of doing while on either. So with that being said when you choose for yourself that you want to drink and drive or do drugs and drive you can end up just like all the other knuckle heads and idiots before you that haven’t learned from others mistakes. And lastly since drugs and alcohol do exists, I can promise you this they will always be around and exist, so the better thing to do in life is don’t blame the drugs or alcohol but blame yourself, take responsibility and be educated about the impairments from the substances!
irritated says
Look the way I see it is yes he chose to do the drugs, yes he knew he was screwing up, and because of this he is responsible for his acctions. But honestly do any of you people know what it is like to be addicted? Let me tell you something its [removed]. You are aware what you are doing and the choices you are making are not right but you find yourself in a downward spiral with no brakes. You feel worthless and deep down you hate yourself for what you have lly takes life changing events for the worst of the worst to make a change.
So I guess what I’m trying to say here is if you are not an addict please dont judge. Instead try praying for these peopl. After all you don’t know what it is like for them or where they came from. And if you do know what it is like to be an addic shame on you. Can you honestly say as an addict you never hurt soneone else in your ventures.people these days are so quick to pass judgement. Ask your self this what would other people think of you if they spent a day in your head, if they knew your true heart. And I’m not saying I’m a saint by any means. But I am saying no matter how good I try to be inside I’m ugly and so is every other person in this world. We all have uglyness inside of us.the only judge is God so can it. Cause you don’t know jack and I’m sure most of you don’t know Doug
mike says
you drink at home only never drive .i call you out on that and say BS
Tony says
Great excuse!
So in your twisted mind now that POS that killed 9 innocent people at church in SC is innocent too?
Yeah! Why not blame it on the gun?? If it wouldnt for the gun that some how landed on his stupid hands, none of that would’ve happened.
Blame it on the gun manufacturer, yeah!
What a crazy funny comment of yours, arent you related to tim scott??? or maybe is the same person writing that stupid crazy nonsense comment?
Tim Scott says
I have no idea how I got pulled into this, but it’s nice to know you’re thinking of me Tony.
This, by the way, is the kind of random generated straw man argument that leaves people with no credibility. Pull in a current event that isn’t being talked about, assign an opinion that no one has, involve someone who isn’t even in the conversation…then make an accusation about nonsense. Literally NO ONE could read that and not say “yes, nonsense, but it’s all you.”
John says
Hey druggie, great bleeding heart liberal view. You stupid liberals crack me up. I suppose if a guy intentionaly runs over somebody with their car it’s the cars fault? What ever happened to taking responsibility for ones actions? Liberals-bringing this once great country down,,,,,, the toilet.
Don't Be Stupid says
That “logic” reminds of when my 4 year old got in trouble for hitting a classmate while in preschool. “But Mama, I didn’t do it! It was my hand!!”
Sally Scott says
Wait wait wait…
The drugs fault? Is this really serious?
I know there are plenty of comments about this already but…. do you really believe that the “drugs did this”? The drugs did not “jump” into the Killer’s body. He took them, knowing that they alter your judgement.
Is the truck to blame also? After all, it was the vehicle that crashed into the bus.
See this kind of response can open up a big can of worms… we need to be real and unfortunately face the truth. This man is a threat to our community. We should be thankful that he did not KILL any more innocent people. We need to be hopeful that he will learn from this mistake and not repeat such actions. (Or is that, we need to be thankful and hope that the drugs don’t chase him down and jump in his body again?)
Tim Scott says
Errrrmmmm…do you think he killed ANY innocent people? The guy who was killed was riding in a stolen vehicle with a guy who was clearly blasted to the gills. Unless this is the ultimate case of hitch hiking gone wrong I’m thinking that isn’t really an “innocent.”
Sally says
Yes Tim, Innocent in a “didn’t deserve to die” sense. Maybe not innocent in an “under the influence” sense. What I meant, since I have to be a bit clearer, is that this man did KILL someone who didn’t deserve to die. Someone who was NOT driving. Perhaps literally speaking, he was guilty in terms of being a passenger of some airheaded druggie, but death should not have been his outcome. IF that bus had children in it, your children, my children, a friends child, there could have been many innocent lives taken. Thankfully, he decided to be dumb at a very early hour and that wasn’t the case. I know i just did a “what if” but the end of the story is he KILLED someone who did not deserve to die.
Now back to the original point of my initial comment, it is not about who is innocent or not. Let’s remember why I commented in the first place so we can remain on topic. The drugs are not the “guilty” suspect. The man who was under the influence and driving the vehicle is. I am not defending the passenger at all. Just stating that the driver is to blame, not the drugs he put in him.
Maybe I just rambled, but hopefully you understand what I am trying to say. hehe
Tim Scott says
I do understand, and you have a good point. No one deserves to die in a car crash…not even the drunk driver, come to that.
But there is a stretch involved to get from what happened out to “IF” there had been children on the bus, or “IF” he had plowed directly into a school instead of a bus, or “IF” he had happened upon a military convoy and the crash had detonated a nuclear weapon on a Palmdale streetcorner.
Justice involves punishing him for what he DID, not what might have happened. In the case of the person who did actually die, since as far as I know he wasn’t forced into the truck, there is some responsibility for his death that does not legitimately fall on the driver.
Johnny Trece says
I wonder if he is associated with Levi, being from small, little Pearblossom and around the same age? (wouldn’t be surprised)
Jeannie R says
To Johnny Trece,
I’m quite sure “Dougie” and Levi know each other very well. Littlerock and Pearblossom – connection. Yep, double trouble with a capital “T”
He’ll be out in 5 years or less, IF he doesn’t get in trouble while incarcerated.
sickened says
what does knowing levi have to do with this. you are all a bunch of morons with way too much time on your hands. try doing something constructive with that time and then maybe you wont have so much time to judge and hate. how about a prayer for the one who was killed and for the one who survived and is on his way to prison. maybe he will come out and do some good. he could possibly save lives if he had a chance to tell his story to kids at school. he will still be young enough to communicate and connect with them. who really gives a crap that somebody has 2 kids with him or that the accident happened right behind somebodys house or that another babys momma is out getting high. none of you are going to be able to change the way our system works, stop all the cry baby crap and leave this country if you don’t like it. I would be willing to bet that the passanger was just as high as the driver in this case. It is so unfortunate that he had to lose his life, and douglas has to live with that every day for the rest of his. BUT…he did not get out and try to run from the accident, he stayed and has been in jail since then. He is going to do his time like a man and with Gods help he will come out and begin the process of getting his life in order and share his story from beginning to end, and even if he saves only one life, it could be the child or friend of one of you morons. When it comes to driving under the influence I am all for ” throw the book at them” and douglas knows this. I also know that every case is different. He was responsible for taking a life, but this guy knew what was going on and was a willing party to it. they were both high and they both paid, one more than the other
Jeannie R says
To sickened,
Get off your rant to the non-deserving and go rant at the ones who deserve it. Namely your son. All JohnnyT did was ask a simple question. There was no judging or “moronic” behavior on his part, nor mine.
His question was brief-as was my reply to him. The moron with too much time on their hands is you!
Maybe Dougie wouldn’t have turned out so messed up IF YOU would have spent more time with him.
I’m willing to bet the farm that Dougie will be out in 5 yrs. State time = 1/2 time.
You chose to rant at the wrong ones so go blank yourself.
Gladys says
This happened right behind my house… I called 911, it was crazy watching the firefighters cut the truck to get to the passenger. It sucks that such poor choices were made and a life was lost.
Cali Palmdale says
Great system its all screwed up this guys was a drunk drugs and only gets ten years well like someone said he will do half his time then he will get out and kill some one again these people never learn.
Tony says
Exactly,
The Criminal Justice System should be changed, I have always supported life time without parole for everyone that kills a human while driving under the infuence of alcohol or drugs.
Tim Scott says
You may have always suggested it, but how have you supported it? Have you ever provided any sort of analysis or reasoning as to why such a plan would do any good if it were adopted?
If people who have been convicted and served five years, or ten, or whatever, are getting out and repeating the offense then that would justify your position. Probably not if it is a one time exceptional event, but definitely if it is happening routinely. So is it happening routinely, sometimes, or not at all? Do you have any facts to point to about how often it is happening? Have you looked for any facts at all?
Tony says
Keep on defending the criminals Timmi!
You should’ve been a criminal defense attorney.
Yes Im doing something about it, and that’s call voting and getting and I will keep voting in favor of keeping all criminals away for good!
Tim Scott says
In short, no. You’ve never even considered looking into whether length of sentence for this type of crime has any impact on society at all. You just know that long sentences satisfy your own petty blood lusts so you like them.
By the way, I didn’t defend anyone here, just asked if you could back up your previous statement.
Jeannie R says
To Tim Scott,
Good point and reasoning. Well said. :)
Tim Scott says
Thanks. I try.
Sally Scott says
Tim,
I would like to reply. While I have not and probably will not research any analysis on this subject. I agree with Tony (mostly). I agree that without research and without any abundance of intelligence one can guarantee the following:
1. if a convicted suspect who KILLED someone (or many) due to their actions while under the influence is sentenced to LIFE in prison, we can GUARANTEE that that person will not have the chance to repeat such an act. Right? Keep in mind this is if the suspect remains in prison for life.
Now, as a parent, that alone, keeps my family safe from one more POTENTIAL killer. I may sound cold, but that sounds like a good idea to me.
I always teach the students I work with that one choice can change your life, change the life of others and impact an entire city. We are not teaching the youth anything by allowing such acts and allowing these suspects to have such minimal sentences. What are we teaching them? They can make a “mistake” and KILL someone (or many), go to jail for so many years then get out and start over? Have a family? Move on? If we teach youth that these actions will change your LIFE, just maybe… we can prevent more “mistakes” from happening.
That is all.
Tim Scott says
Very reasoned argument Sally. I also appreciate the honesty of saying that you have not and likely will not research the matter.
So here is the question…IF there is research that indicates people who serve a five year sentence are 99.9% likely to never be charged with killing someone in a DUI again, is the added .1% to achieve certainty worth the consequences of enacting this draconian “life imprisonment” standard? How about if it is 99.5%?
Society is always trying to find a balance on security. We could eliminate death from vehicle accidents completely by not having cars and roads, but obviously the security in that case is not worth the costs. It’s really easy to lose all perspective on that balance in the wake of an emotional event such as this. I hope you will teach your students that while a single event can and often will change a life forever, it is worthwhile to make those changes based on reasoning through the reaction rather than an emotional jerk of the knee.
Sally says
I am replying to your reply Tim. This may sound funny, and crazy. Perhaps I am just a loving mom who wants to keep criminals away from her family. I am the momma bear who protects the den. If there is ANY chance of someone KILLING my family… I wouldn’t want to see them released. Harsh? Maybe, but again, I am the momma bear – I take that job very serious.
Don’t get me wrong, I completely understand your point. It is totally valid and reasonable seeing as our criminal system is totally over crowded. How about we give lesser sentence to non violent crimes and let them get out early instead? This may not be an option and at the end of all this commenting and discussing, we aren’t going to change the system. Perhaps I am speaking from my “perfect world” vision that clearly doesn’t exist in today’s world (I know that). That .5% can change someone’s life and could kill one of our family members, one of our loved ones, etc. To me, it’s not worth the risk. If we had harsher punishment for such crimes, the crimes would not happen as much.
What I am about to talk about is totally off topic and may not pertain to Douglas, but it is in regards to punishment… I don’t even know what made me think of going off on this tangent but, eh..
Ok, now I am totally going to ramble on.. Prepare yourself… Maybe because it is early and I haven’t had coffee, but humor me for a sec… You shoot someone, you get shot, you steal, you get your hands shopped off, you murder by strangulation, you get hung, etc. etc. Do you think people would do it less? What is your opinion? I feel that criminals can commit crimes and murders and live a long life in jail, given food, shelter, showers, family visitors, basketball, card games, etc. Are we really punishing them?? Remember these people I just listed are CRIMINALS, they don’t care, that’s why they committed the crime, they knew they would end up in jail. I teach older kids, I have come across some who have straight out said to me “I’m probably gonna just sell drugs or go to LA with my homies and join the hood” I have great relationships with all of my kids, we talk and I work very hard to get them on the right track. I tell them about consequences and I read them stories on the news, and we talk about their loved ones, etc. These kids tell me more often than not that they know people in jail and I’m not kidding you they say “It’s not that bad in there, they become family”. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?? To me, that is the problem. No fear, what are the consequences?? Clothes, shelter, food, there are no consequences.
Okay, that was my ramble for today :) I do realize I went totally off topic and perhaps I am just venting. Thank you for reading. Back to Douglas, I just don’t feel safe with him driving around on the same roads my family use.
Happy Friday.
Tim Scott says
The problem in your reasoning is that it relies very heavily on an assumption you have made that does not really bear out in observed reality.
“If we had harsher punishment for such crimes, the crimes would not happen as much.”
If observed results supported this statement, administration of criminal justice would be totally simplified. Unfortunately, observed results do not support it at all.
Homicide rates are not measurably lower in states with the death penalty, and do not change markedly when the death penalty is instituted or when it is repealed. Harsher punishment there seems to have no effect one way or the other.
The vast, vast, majority of criminals, upon conviction, will say that at the time they were committing the crime they had NO idea what the punishment associated would be. If the sentence was harsher how would that influence someone who really had no idea what it was in the first place?
Those who had some idea generally were OVER estimating what it would be. If the punishments were harsher maybe it would meet their expectations. But what they expected clearly wasn’t enough to deter them anyway.
The grim truth is that harsher punishment is a political expedience, because it appeals to the blood lust of the masses. Look around here at the people who gleefully call for the cops to just execute people in their name…who are the ones who generally cry for the “throw away the key” approach as well.
If we could say “commit a crime and you die, on the spot” that may be practical, but no one really wants it. Even the people screaming for it here would change their tune when their teenager was executed for speeding. So we try to balance length of incarceration as a deterrent (incarcerated people can’t drive, so at least for the term of incarceration it works) and as a sop to the public call for blood, while managing the costs as it IS a public expense.
Baby's momma says
I am glad he will be gone for 10 years probably less with half time. We have two kids together and I am ashamed to say we ha e kids together. At least now I know he will never see his kids.
I don’t want my kids to know their dad is a loser. He should have done life. But it’s always the victims that pay the ultimate price.
My kids don’t know him and won’t know him thank goodness.
Dance says
How old are your kids
Go somewhere says
It OBVIOUSLY states that he is 20 years old in the article. Read it again. As for the kids mother who cares? She’s not the one under the influence and crashing into [removed]. Get a life.
Babys momma says
I have a 16 month old and another due in September. I got pregnant this last time he was out late December/early January.
Please no rude comments I made some poor choices and I know it.
i guess u would call me babys grandma says
so you have a child with my son, well he doesn’t even know who u are, did u never tell him you were even pregnant? i have 3 awesome grandchildren that i love more than anyone could ever know as do i love my boys (rip robert) todd and dougie, and i will forever no matter what, anyways why do u use a fake name, u want to brag about have kids by my son, then show yourself cuz i know almost all his girlfriends, so just hit me up if your for real i would like to talk to u, AND NO NEED FOR RUDE COMMENTS jillndougie@gmail.com. i will be waiting for your email “julie”, dougies mom
Babys momma says
My children only have one grandmother and that is my mother.
My name is Julie which you obviously knew from your previous post.
My nane is Julie Atencio and yes I have one child with Doug and one on the way. I made a mistake.
I choose not to come forward because I do not want my kids to know that part of their “family” what will they gain from knowing that their “father” is a murderous drug addict?
It’s not like I will be getting some kind of child support.
I wish your family the best at this time of healing and grief.
Just seems like more trouble then what it is.
Doug can deny and play coy all he wants, I know the truth and I have two kids to prove it.
I know he was seeing someone else when he and I were involved and I am sure that he is just trying to cover up so that way he doesn’t ruin that relationship.
But all that is past me now and really none of my concern.
Johnny Trece says
I feel the same about my baby’s mama. She’s too busy out and about all over the A.V. getting high off crystal and tar, completely disregarding the fact that she has kids. Going in and out of jail all the time. I’m glad my daughters are away from such a bad bad influence. I care for and love my kids with all my heart.
Babys momma says
Johnny I am so happy to hear that you got your kids away from such a bad influence. Just don’t ever cave to her just wanting to see them for a bot because that will hurt them more then that will help them.
As long as she is on drugs nothing else will ever matter to her.
Johnny Trece says
If my kids ever run into her by coincidence, they are prepared because of how honest I am with them concerning their mom and our history.
She’s going to have to clean up and be sober in order for her to feel the GUILT THAT SHE NEEDS TO FEEL so she can take the next steps in making amends. She keeps those feeling buried by drug consumption.
Jeannie R says
To Baby’s momma,
I don’t know if you are as young as Doug, either way, you’d be close to his age, so I will commend you for your maturity that far exceeds many others around your age.
At least you realize the mistakes you made by being involved with the wrong guy. “I won’t use the word “man” because that does NOT apply to Doug.
Many females put their boyfriends first before their babies, not caring what happens around their children. Partying, carousing, fighting, drugs, excessive drinking, obnoxious drunks, crimes, abuse, and out and out toxic lifestyles that no child should have to be raised around.
You’ve already realized that’s not what you want for your babies. Good for you! You sound like a very strong and independent thinker and your babies come first. You don’t need some useless loser in your life who’d be a terrible “role model” for your children in the future years.
When you get older you will be proud of the choices you made, instead of being regretful and knowing that the damage has been done and cannot be reversed.
sickened says
oh my god!!! you had to have met dougie at a place where drugs are being sold or done, otherwise how would such a mature person such as yourself know him. you sound like a tweaker trying to convince everyone that your clean. you probably get high on a daily basis. if what you say is true then what attracted you to him? did you guys get high together? sounds to me like you are a little jealous of that someone else and are trying to hang on to something you never had? why post that you have kids with someone that you are calling a mistake if you are so ashamed. better hide that halo honey. all of these posts are so sickning because more than half of them are written by tweakers or x-tweakers. get a life everybody, find something else to do to make yourself look good. douglas knows he messed up in the worst way and was ready for his punishment and is taking it like a MAN. The guy that died was his friend and was with him because he chose to be with him and dougie has to live with that. sadly we cant all be the perfect citizens that all of you are, it must really suck to be so perfect. how do you find people good enough to call a friend? and baby momma…dougie sure was a man when you made those babies wasn’t he? how do you think they will feel about you when they grow up and realize they were kept from their grandma, who by the way is a great person and grandma to her grandkids and an awesome friend. they will hate your phony guts. that is if you haven’t had them taken away. time for all of you to get off your high horses and worry about yourselves and stop talking your [removed].how many of you have never done anything wrong in your life. grow up and stop hating.
Baby's momma says
Hi Jeannie,
I don’t know you but what you said is very kind.
It irked my nerve when his mom said that I am bragging about having kids with him. That is not something to brag about but the fact is I have one child and one on the way so I have to do right by them.
I also was amused by the fact that she said her son didn’t know me but she used my name which is Julie in her post. I love how mothers think their children tell them everything bet he didn’t tell her he was going out to get high, steal a car, and kill someone.
Like I said I made a mistake because I was young and dumb. His family isn’t the best family from what he told me and why would I want to expose my children to that? I am an avid believer that the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree and if he is the apple I would hate to see the roots of the tree.
So Doug can deny all he wants but he does have my two babies out there which matters little because he will never see them and neither will his family.
By the way I will be 21 this year. A time that I though life would begin but that already happened when I had my baby and now my life will be complete when I give birth to my new little one.
Doug is a manipulating liar and I hope one day he comes clean to his family for his own mental well being and for the sake of his soul.
He can deny and his family can choose to believe him, honestly the recourse makes no difference to me.
Babys momma says
Sickened,
I am not going to feed into negativity.
No I am not a drug addict and there are plenty of places to meet people besides at drug houses (sorry that you seem to not know any different). You should try it though you may be less angry and you seem quite bitter.
I work and my parents help me with the baby so that I can finish my education. Lots of men and women who don’t do drugs often times find themselves caught up in the whirlwind and drama of a drug addict (even if they are not addicts) love is blind and can and will cause you to make lousy decisions.
Also it doesn’t take a man to lay down and get someone pregnant most boys can do that by puberty yet that doesn’t classify them as a man.
I am not angry, hurt or trying to hold on to something because if I wanted to be with him I would.
I feel as though my kids will be eternally grateful that they are not subjected to him or his family. Safeguarding your children should be every parents number one responsibility and that is what I am doing.
Lastly if his mother has friends that are so mean, hateful and vindictive as you seem to be in your post then I am 100% certain that my kids are better off not knowing her.
After all you are the company you keep!
Good day and best wishes to you!
me says
“julie” you play holy now, thats cool . you and i both know u were doing drugs with him u guys didnt meet in church so come down off ur high horse
Tony says
And now people will start commenting “poor kid, he made a mistake but is a good kid”
What???
He was lucky he got only 10 years, should’ve been 20years behind bars so it can be a good example to all who driver under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
put them away for good.
Person says
If you had spent any time studying the criminal justice system you’d know just how ignorant that stance is. Time in prison does not deter other criminals. Prison is also very bad at creating tax paying citizens and serves only to produce criminals who have no other choice but to remain criminals once released. Throwing people into the fire does not help our nation, but critical thinking and knowledge does.
Tony says
That I know my dear, the system is broken, DA cuts a deal with criminals only “to avoid time consuming” of going to trial, so instead of getting 25 to life he gets the “offer” of 10 years and of course he took it.
10 years or less and another criminal walking free through the AV.