The Murder of Jeffrey Dryden: The Grim Truth Surrounding Male Domestic Abuse Read Online Free Page B

knew the
truth. It started with words, just as all wars do…,”
    Early in the afternoon Chiquita’s aunt
(who would eventually become a well-known figure in this matter)
got online and wrote something to address those of us who,
(apparently) didn’t know what “the hell” we were writing. What
follows is taken from what she said word for word as she wrote it,
(with some captioned thoughts of my own added to help you along)
you should take note, that some of it may not make sense, this is
taken from one of the main news message boards that allowed public
comments on their articles:
    “ Hey u folks! This is
chiquita's aunt n Im really fed up with all the bull**** most of u
been sayn….u don't no her or us like that to be talkn s*** bout who
gon pay cuz for real tho. But chek this out nosy a** people u don't
no what happnd so shut the **** up. My neice aint no damn killa it
wuz an accident (NO IT WASN’T). She luvd jef n so did we. (was that
because he was paying your nieces and sisters household bills?)
Anyway, to jefs family n real frenz we hold u n our hearts n
prayers. Just n case u dont no who u r. (I know who I am) im not
talkn to the ones that claim to no she abused him but done nothn
(interesting since she had criminal charges on her from a previous
assault on Jeff from March of that year and Jeff had no priors)
They both fought with each other, but I guess u all wishn she wuz
gone rite. Thanx to those who r keepn an open mind on the
situation.”
    This was followed by one of her
cousins, who added, (and again this is taken
word-for-word):
    “ MAN ALL YALL DATS WANNA
CLAIM DEY THINK DEY KNO DA STORY YALL CAN CHILL CUZ REAL TALK YALL
GET GET IT DOE YALL DNT KNO WAT HAPPEN WIT DEM OR WAT THEY WAS GOIN
THROUGH SO CHILL WIT ALL DAT NEGATIVITY”
    This was followed up by one of Jeff’s
friends or supporters who had to address the grammatical issues,
and use of improper and incomplete words, he stated: “The less that
you can phrase a sentence correctly and use proper grammar, the
less concentration that your point has. This isn't a text message,
it's a public topic. Keep that in mind. RIP, Jeff. Just too
sad.”
    Later on in the day, there was another
Chiquita supporter that went on the offensive by the online name of
“Tiffanyfive.” Tiffany, started calling everyone out by making bold
threats, such as, for example when it came to me and what I was
writing on, she stated that, “TROY VEENSTRA you ned to shut the
HELL UP, you keep talking like that and you gonna get someone at
your door, you know what I mean, you don’t know what happened, you
weren’t there, you can’t back up what you’re saying, it was an
accident, nothing else. I think you can get the picture as to the
kind of person Tiffany was.
    Not being the kind of person that backs
down when called out or to run away from an argument, I wrote back
stating:
    “ I can say whatever I want
to... thankfully it’s not up to me, it’s up to the court system...
and looking at previous case law that covers this topic, it’s a
good 30 year sentence... she’s lucky as if it were up to our
family, we would be voting for Michigan to become a death penalty
state again... In addition, I did a criminal background check to
back up what I have said. That said, Tiffanyfive I would expect
nothing more from you and your family to come to her aid, you’re
her family... if the situation was reversed, you would be demanding
his head ... and we would be defending him. it’s just that
simple... family is supposed to stand by each other and that is
what our family is doing right now as too is yours. I feel no ill
will towards you or other members of your family (I admit that as
time wore on and ignorance kept flowing, my lack of ill-will faded
to a degree) with the exception of your cousin. Sad as it is, even
if she were to not be charged with this crime, she would still be a
murderer in our eyes, it’s just how it is, no matter what you say
to us, no matter what you