ABC News: Child's Dying Wish to See Dad Unfulfilled

Dying girl's wish is to see her dad. I can see both sides of the issue, but I think he should be allowed to have a furlough and be by her side as she dies. Yes he was wrong in making meth and dealing, and he knew she had cancer while he was doing it. He just wants to be by her side, and then go finish his sentence. I think this counts as an extraorinary circumstance. If it's what a dying child wants, then let him hold her hand as she dies, then he can go back and finish his sentence.

I agree he did do wrong, and should do his time. I do not believe however in punishing this poor little girl! This is an extrodinary circumstance. I say let her have her dying wish, and then send him back to do his time. This story broke my heart. I saw it on The Today Show.

i agree deemom. That is so sad... I hope they let him go be with her

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I agree with everyone. It is very sad and I hope they let her see her dad.

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I don't think they should let him roam free but I think the prison should set up visits for him to go see her in the hospital.

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I think something should be worked out for him to be in protective custody and go see his little girl. He's doing his time, but we also say that prisoners will not be subject to "cruel and unusual punishment." I think this is cruel, and especially cruel for the child. They can make this happen. He would get out of prison if he needed to go to the hospital or court, so they can make this happen.

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sad situation all around. Sure, he made some really horrible mistakes in his life and maybe he's a horrible person. I don't think this has anything to do with him, but everything to do with his little girl. Having him see his daughter in the condition she is may change his life for the better. I mean, I hate to say that something good can be made out of this awful situation- but maybe he could turn his life around.

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I'll give you a quick update on this story just in case the news media died off on it nationally.

Dad got to visit his DD for a brief 20-30 minutes. Then he had to leave as the news media showed up. Jayci died Friday morning, about 24 hours after he was there.

I never caught this story on the national front, though I know it was there, but heard the national media led it on as if he hadn't been to see his daughter since his incarciration. He's been escorted from South Dakota to Lincoln 3 or 4 times to see her, at tax payer expense of about 30,000 a trip. (Not sure where they got their figures)

Sadly, the news media was leading this on as a "I want to see my daughter and then I will return to serve my time" thing, when it was being reported here that his family and he were working to get his time in prison reduced and rather than go back to prison after the visit he would be immeadiately moved to some group like home that he is suppose to be moving to in Aug of this year.

Also now there is a push to bring him back here for her funeral this next week, so that he can say "1 last goodbye" to his daughter. It is not being reported as paying his final respects, it is being reported as saying 1 final good bye.

The story is a sad one, but where does the one last visit end?

I don't think the guy should be penalized for the spin the media wants to put on the story. He got to see his daughter, which I think is the right thing to do. I also have no problem with him going to her funeral with police escorting him. Losing a daughter is a horrible thing - the man has family, and family does lean on each other in times of loss to get through that loss. Additionally, the guy's crime was not a violent one - he was making meth in his home. If he was in for a double homicide or something, that would be one thing, but he is in for a non-violent crime, so I don't see the harm in letting him go. But, for me, saying goodbye to her while she was still alive was really the larger issue than the funeral.

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I am glad she got her wish fufilled.

My fil wanted to see his estranged son before he died. My sil called him and he refused to come.