A Thought Or Two, And Then I’ll Leave It Be For Now

I’m kind of slowing down on posting about the Henry Granju case for a bit, not because it’s not important, but right now the family is sort of regrouping regarding their efforts and going on with daily life as best they can – which I know is hard and there’s nothing about “getting back to normal” about it – as well as Henry’s mom preparing for the new baby about to arrive, and having some minor difficulties in recent days.

That’s not to say I don’t still think there’s something horribly wrong with the way the case was handled by authorities – and I’m certainly not the only one, and not the only one with Knox County ties or in Knox County. For now, I guess pending the actual final autopsy results, anyone that’s been following the situation’s just kind of in a holding pattern. Really the only thing I have to say at this point is that I still stand by pretty much everything I’ve said thus far and, frankly, no matter what the outcome is – there’s just no getting around the fact that many, many aspects of the situation just plain really reflect poorly on KCSO’s part.

For now, I’ll leave it be with a couple of fantastic links:

• First to a really great article that uber-talented music writer Steve Wildsmith of The Maryville Daily Times wrote here (and about which Henry’s mom, Katie, posted some more about here);
• And then a link to Katie’s post with information about the memorial scholarship fund and a link to Knoxville music legend Carl Snow’s wonderful song he wrote for Henry, “In Lieu of Flowers”. Carl has set up a way people can donate $1 to the scholarship fund by downloading the song, which is absolutely beautiful.

Steve and Carl are both really good guys who hang out at one of the same Knoxville-related online spots I hang out in a bunch, and I found both of these gestures just very touching, kind, and thoughtful. Steve’s article is a really good read, as is Carl’s song a good listen. Have a box of Kleenex handy.

For now, thoughts and prayers continue for the Granju-Hickman clan. It’s hard enough dealing with the loss of family – much less one’s child – and I know their struggles with how the case has been/is being handled are far from over. They are such good people and they, and Henry, deserve no less than to see justice prevail somehow, some way. The biggest crime of all is that those who so savagely assaulted that young man are still out on the streets and in public, somewhere, nearly two months after the attack – and that fact right there should be more than enough to give any citizen pause to question why that’s so.

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