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UPDATE 7/18/08 – Today, the Clark County Coroner ruled Jason Rimer’s death a homicide with cause of death listed as “environmental heat stress.”  Stanley and Colleen Rimer are facing multiple charges in the death of their son, including second degree murder. More details at the bottom of this article.

Stanley Rimer on The Dreamin' DemonJason Rimer on dreamindemon.comColleen Rimer on The Dreamin' Demon

L to R:  Stanley Rimer, Jason Rimer, Colleen Rimer

Las Vegas, NV (June 10, 2008) - Not a lot of information on this one yet, but there seems to be another dead kid who was left in a vehicle. On Monday morning, a sibling found Jason Rimer in the family SUV outside of the home, 17 hours after the family had returned from a family outing on SundaySunday reviewsSunday reviews afternoon. Police are saying that Stan and Colleen Rimer forgot the boy, leaving him in the SUV after returning from church activities. The temperature peaked at 90 degrees at about 6 p.m. on Sunday, meaning the inside of the car would have hit 130 degrees within an hour. When I first started typing this up, I couldn’t understand why the kid couldn’t get himself out of a car and figured he may have been restrained. I then found out the boy was not in a car seat at all and that he was mentally disabled.

The parents, who are members of the Rimer’s Mormon Church, have eight boys, Jason being the youngest. CPS has removed all of the minor children from the home out of concern about their environment. They also revealed that they had received previous reports about the family, but would not give details.

I also read that Clark County have never pressed charges when a child dies from being accidentally left in a car…but goddamn…seventeen hours and no one realized the retarded kid was missing? Wouldn’t he require the most care and supervision out of the lot? The boy was found at approximately 8:30 a.m. on Monday, meaning the family had returned home at around 3:30 p.m. on Sunday. To me, that seems a less like accidental and a whole lot more like neglect.

Update 7/18/08 – Today, the Clark County Coroner ruled Jason Rimer’s death a homicide. The cause of death was environmental heat stress – no big surprise there. A recent check of Child Protective Services showed that the Rimers had been hotlined no less than 23 times between 1998 and May 2007.  The reports ranged from unsanitary home conditions to medical neglect, physical abuse and sexual abuse.  Many of the reports were later called “unsubstantiated”, but I think one dead kid is one dead kid too many.

The Rimers are facing charges of second-degree murder in Jason’s death, as well as multiple child neglect, child endangerment and child abuse charges.  Four other kids in the family remain in CPS custody.

Comments

132 Comments on "Stan and Colleen Rimer Forgot Jason" make up the 115,827 total comments on Dreamin' Demon.

  1. impqueen
    9:17 am on June 10th, 2008

    Thanks for hitting this one, Morbid. I just can’t imagine this being a total accident. Someone would have had to put the boy to bed, right? Didn’t they notice anything at bedtime?

    I think he might have already been dead by then. Poor little kid.

  2. WryBread
    9:33 am on June 10th, 2008

    Pure Speculation: The Duggar family (18 kids right now) have assigned an older child to look after each younger one. I wonder if that is the case here and some poor older child forgot about his duties. Yes, I would think the youngest being retarded would set up a situation in which he would get alot of the attention. Another possible scenario is that an older child locked him in the car as a joke, but even then, an awful lot of time passed before he was found.

  3. jenjen0135
    9:49 am on June 10th, 2008

    I don’t think speculation should even be an option…PARENTS are supposed to parent. Even if older ones are supposed to help, it is the parent’s JOB to take care and supervise and assure the health and safety of each child. That is a longgg time not to have the kid at dinner, at bed, take a bath, put to bed, to lay clothes out for at night and in the morning, at breakfast…AND that is just basic needs–Nothing close to the attention that would be required of a special needs child!

    Did the other kids not question where he was? Were they even looking for him when he wasn’t at dinner? Bedtime?
    Would it have even mattered by then?

    Sounds like a disappearance of “convenience”. I know that may sound harsh to condemn before all the facts are known, but geeeezzzz!!!???

  4. jenjen0135
    9:56 am on June 10th, 2008

    DAMN PEOPLE REPRODUCING LIKE BUNNIES. THEY OUGHT TO HAVE TO TAKE CLASSES AND GET A FREAKING LICENSE TO PARENT BEFORE BREEDING LIKE THAT!

    WE HAVE TO GET A LICENSE TO DRIVE…AND YET ANYONE CAN DO THE DEED AND MAKE A KID THAT CAN BE NEGLECTED IF THEY JUST DON’T WANT THAT KIND OF RESPONSIBILITY ANYMORE????

    Sorry for the yelling- It just pisses me off that the poor retarded kid got the raw end of the deal—He can’t help that he was born that way.

  5. heatherlindsays
    10:00 am on June 10th, 2008

    How could they have not noticed at bedtime? I tuck my child in and I think I would have noticed that she was missing. Someone had to know this child was in the car. This was pure neglect. There are too many people in the family for someone to not notice. Plus, he was retarded. I’m sure someone knew. This is just making me mad.

  6. michelle
    10:13 am on June 10th, 2008

    How could they have not noticed at bedtime? I tuck my child in and I think I would have noticed that she was missing. Someone had to know this child was in the car. This was pure neglect. There are too many people in the family for someone to not notice. Plus, he was retarded. I’m sure someone knew. This is just making me mad.

    I still tuck in, at least hug and say goodnight to my 17 year old.
    I can then retire content all are in their room or bed. Its called parenting and peace of mind.
    Poor baby, probably wondered what he did wrong.

  7. Barbara
    10:55 am on June 10th, 2008

    I check on my kids too. Plus, we all say goodnight to each other, like John boy Walton did, lol.

  8. mammasweets
    11:51 am on June 10th, 2008

    I count heads…1,2,3,4 yep all here….non are baking in the car in 95degree heat.

  9. mom of 4
    11:58 am on June 10th, 2008

    I count heads…1,2,3,4 yep all here….non are baking in the car in 95degree heat.

    There is no fucking excuse for forgetting your child in the car. Especially when that child has disabilities and requires more attention. All night??? Come on man, nobody noticed at suppertime or bedtime that Jason was nowhere to be found?? Bullshit! If you can’t keep track of that many kids don’t fucking have that many kids!

  10. thepooh5
    12:11 pm on June 10th, 2008

    Hey, it pisses my kid off, but “mamma” better get a good night kiss on the check. Its more like a quick chicken peck, but it counts.

    Yeah, we all say good night, no matter who goes to bed first or what time. If I’m sick this afternoon, when I get home from work, I’ll tell my kid, “good night” or something of the sort and say I gotta lay down a while. If I’m sick enough to stay in bed all evening, then when my kid goes to bed, he’ll brush his teeth and come ask if I’m feeling better or at least a “good night mom” – (he is not required to give sugar when I’m contagious. ;) )

    I cannot find any reason that NO ONE missed this child. Not one. Poor little guy. I hate the heat. What a suck way to go and go slow at that. :( How could no one notice? I kinda think it was an accident of convenience, too. I hope that I’m wrong and owe these parents an apology, as far as the intentional part. I will not apologize for stating what complete and utter idiots it takes to leave your child in a car, especially a special needs child that may not be able to manage the basics of opening the door.

    This child required the most attention out of all of their children! Why did no one notice him missing? And if the therory about “maybe an older child was supposed to be watching him” applies, in any way to this situation, I call BULLSHIT!!!

    Sure you can have the other children ASSIST the parents, but the parents SHOULD have made sure that the other child(ren) were doing their duties!! Its the PARENTS’ fault, no matter who was supposed to be looking out for the little guy. Period. They had the responsibility to make sure this child was safe, not pass the buck to someone else.

  11. thepooh5
    12:16 pm on June 10th, 2008

    Good night kiss on the CHEEK not check.

  12. Piper
    12:49 pm on June 10th, 2008

    A four-year-old mentally disabled child should have been in a booster seat (or something). I’m surprised that he wasn’t restrained. Also- were the doors locked? Car doors usually don’t lock themselves after you get out of the car. Perhaps they had the “child lock” feature engaged? Not too sure of where I’m going with this- whether or not he could open the door himself really depends on his degree of impairment. Shame on mom and dad for this- they had to have figured it out by dinnertime if not bedtime but as its already been stated- that was probably already too late for the little guy.

  13. Miss. Hill
    3:54 pm on June 10th, 2008

    Forgot him…BULLSHIT.

    My 4 year old makes his presence known, no doubt if he was not around I would notice. he has a mouth on him and he is always into something.

    A child like Jason would surely need constant attention, these people fucking suck!

  14. ImmortalOne
    8:34 pm on June 10th, 2008

    … It sounds like the family mutually accidently “forgot” this little guy. I have to believe that.. after all, how else do you forget to cook a meal for an extra mouth? Or telling/helping another child get into bed? The fact of the matter is that this poor guy was just “too much” for the family any more and they didn’t “forget” they did it intentionally. There is nothing else to say about that. Ignorant bastards should have all their kids taken and NEVER given back. Next time it might be the kid that has some fucked up grade or something who ends up dead as a matter of convinence.

  15. anneinchicago
    7:34 am on June 11th, 2008

    Okay, I’m probably going to go to hell for this, but either these are the most neglectful parents on the planet (see below) or they mutually decided they just didn’t want to take care of a mentally disabled child any more and deliberately left him in that car.

    http://www.lasvegasnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=8459997

    Eyewitness News did get a chance to speak with the parents Tuesday. They didn’t want to go on camera but say they are upset and angry at themselves for not noticing their youngest child was missing — saying 4-year-old Jason Rimer paid the price for their mistake.

    and

    CPS has investigated this family at least three times in the past, looking into complaints against this family — including allegations of not feeding the kids and unclean living conditions.

    http://www.fox5vegas.com/news/16564186/detail.html#-

    Stan Rimer talked to radio station KDWN about what happened.The station asked him how his family lost track of a mentally disabled 4-year-old.“No one ever said anybody was missing or anything. We usually keep Sundays a quiet day, and one got away from us,” Rimer said.He was then asked how the boy was overlooked at dinner time.“They usually go in and grab for themselves, and nobody ever mentioned Jason not coming to the table,” Rimer said. In the family of eight, Rimer said the older brother usually watches out for the younger ones.

    No, fuckwad. It’s not your oldest child’s responsibility to look out for the youngest. It’s yours.

  16. WryBread
    8:06 am on June 11th, 2008

    So this family had 8 kids — too many to keep track of. They live in disarray and disorder. I must say the Duggars are organized at least.

    Mormons believe that if Family Daddy reaches the upper echelons of the religion, he and Family Momma become a god and goddess of their very own family. Somehow their children all live with them, although they might also be dieties of their own planet. I have read this in more than one book, the strangest being, “Mormonism, Momma, and Me.”

    I wonder if when the entire family is reunited with their thrones and golden crowns, little Jason will be there with them. Or will he be locked somewhere in a heavenly SUV?

  17. dammitall
    10:23 am on June 11th, 2008

    No, fuckwad. It’s not your oldest child’s responsibility to look out for the youngest. It’s yours.

    Aw, Dad’s too busy making more!

  18. Hippiepoet
    11:01 am on June 11th, 2008

    Sounds like the parents were retarded not the fucking kid.

  19. miketffl
    2:29 pm on June 11th, 2008

    You know, I appreciate what you’re trying to do here with your site, but could you maybe show a little more sympathy for a good number of grieving individuals in this case? Also, the child was handicapped, not “retarded.”

    The statement, “

    seventeen hours and no one realized the retarded kid was missing?

    ” is a bit unacceptable. In addition to being mentally handicapped, the child was physically handicapped as well. He may no longer be with us, but at least show a little respect when reporting matters like these.

    Thanks.

  20. jenjen0135
    2:42 pm on June 11th, 2008

    ” is a bit unacceptable. In addition to being mentally handicapped, the child was physically handicapped as well. He may no longer be with us, but at least show a little respect when reporting matters like these.

    SOOOO sorry someone offended your eyes or your feelings, but in the same token, most of us are clearly pissed and find it A BIT UNACCEPTABLE that ANY child is dead and don’t really stop to check our words when we are typing a fervent reply to the post.

    Rather than scolding us on our grammar,
    you might concentrate more on educating people as to the serverity and functionability of the child so we can know better how he possibly sucked down those last horrible breaths of hot air and how he was restrained- or not…

    Sounds a little worse than a grammatical infraction, huh?

  21. Morbid
    2:56 pm on June 11th, 2008

    I would like to know what was a “bit unacceptable” about that line. The word “retarded”?

    Last I checked “retarded” was still the definition for this kid. I don’t keep up with the latest politically correct terminology for all the latest ailments.

  22. CorruptedMistress
    3:00 pm on June 11th, 2008

    I believe it is an appropriate medical term. They refer to it as Mental Retardation.

    I am sorry you find the word offensive, I do not, the word represents that he was delayed, which to me makes the crime even more horrendous then it already is.

    The word obviously wasn’t used to insult the child, it was used in reference to his disabilities.

  23. Miss. Hill
    3:01 pm on June 11th, 2008

    My 12 year old needs extra help in math he asked me am I retarded I replied with yes honey you are (I was kidding please don’t call CPS)

    Again, I have to say these people didn’t forget this boy. I can’t help but think he was too much to handle, and well we know the outcome, just my opinion.

  24. Miss. Hill
    3:03 pm on June 11th, 2008

    I am sorry you find the word offensive, I do not, the word represents that he was delayed, which to me makes the crime even more horrendous then it already is.

    The word obviously wasn’t used to insult the child, it was used in reference to his disabilities.

    Yeah what she said!

  25. carol13
    3:05 pm on June 11th, 2008

    Miketffl, while I appreciated the way you worded your complaint, quite respectfully, you missed the bigger picture. Everyone who commented on this case here feels terrible for that little boy. Nobody is trying to be disrespectful to the deceased child, we are however trying to be disrespectful to the parents who killed their child through, at very best, neglect. At very worst it’s murder. I am sorry for your loss, as I’m assuming you did not participate in this horrible crime. I mean no disrespect to your grief, but the harsh way that the situation is reported is appropriate. Able-bodied adults were responsible for caring for a child who needed their help, they killed him, he could not save himself. He was special needs, mentally and physically, I just don’t buy that they didn’t notice he wasn’t around. For the father to shift blame to their other children is disgusting and deserving of a beat down all its own. Once again, nobody here feels anything but a tragic sense of loss for that cute little boy. All the PC language in the world will not lessen the tragedy.

  26. Hippiepoet
    3:11 pm on June 11th, 2008

    re·tard·ed (r-tärdd)
    adj.
    1. Often Offensive Affected with mental retardation.
    2. Occurring or developing later than desired or expected; delayed.

    From the dictionary.
    Notice the “often offensive”.
    Morbid man, you know I love you, but, it is a word that bothers me. I took care of kids before with mental and physical disabilities and to me it sounds shitty. But hey that’s just me.

    Morbid can write the fucking story anyway he wants. I personally would have called the parents retarded, for they sound much more “delayed” than the child.

    If I had a child with a mental disability……retarded would NOT be a word I’d use to describe my child. Just saying.

  27. Morbid
    3:20 pm on June 11th, 2008

    Sorry some of you find it offensive. That’s YOUR hangup. But here, I have an organization you guys may want to have a word with.

    Association for Retarded Citizens

    But they probably care about your concerns as much as I do.

    Now how about we get back to the REAL story?

  28. Lizard
    3:23 pm on June 11th, 2008

    Some people may find the use of that term offensive, but I’m a fuck of a lot more offended by the fact that the child is dead.

    \ˈded\
    1: deprived of life : no longer alive

  29. Athena
    3:34 pm on June 11th, 2008

    Sounds like two breeders who’ve no business popping out more kids than they deserve. My mother grew up on the east coast in a Catholic family of 8 kids and they all made it well past 18.

    The fact that this man publically shifted the blame off on to the boy’s siblings suggests that the man is either incredibly callous or a complete dunce. Given the history of CPS complaints, I’d like to see charges, in this case. 17 hours ought to be criminal neglect.

    As for “retarded”, good lookin’ out, Morbid. There’s not a damn thing wrong with using the most succinct word for the job. There is a literal definition for the word, and that definition accurately describes this child’s condition.

    Folks, don’t get all wound up about a word that describes your loved one simply because kids have hijacked it. If anything, be like the gays and take issue when the word is used in a derogative manner, huh?

  30. jenjen0135
    3:34 pm on June 11th, 2008

    Some people may find the use of that term offensive, but I’m a fuck of a lot more offended by the fact that the child is dead.

    THANK YOU!!!
    My point exactly. Have we come full circle?

  31. zora
    3:35 pm on June 11th, 2008

    Some people may find the use of that term offensive, but I’m a fuck of a lot more offended by the fact that the child is dead.

    Ain’t THAT the sad truth.

  32. mom of 4
    3:57 pm on June 11th, 2008

    Some people may find the use of that term offensive, but I’m a fuck of a lot more offended by the fact that the child is dead.

    Amen to that!

  33. Hippiepoet
    5:25 pm on June 11th, 2008

    But they probably care about your concerns as much as I do.

    That was touching, darling….thank you.

  34. Hippiepoet
    5:35 pm on June 11th, 2008

    Some people may find the use of that term offensive, but I’m a fuck of a lot more offended by the fact that the child is dead.

    Yes, I’d have to agree with that one.

  35. Robert
    5:41 pm on June 11th, 2008

    Tale a look at the Google cache of stanrimer.com:
    http://209.85.141.104/search?q=cache:a3ha6fT61swJ:www.stanrimer.com/+stanrimer&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us

    or examine these “business” sites:
    http://www.cybrlinks.com/
    and
    http://www.cybrlinks.com/hub

    Don’t know that this is the same Stan Rimer of Las Vegas, but it’s always amusing to see someone trying this hard to get rich on the Interwebs.

  36. Morbid
    5:49 pm on June 11th, 2008

    That was touching, darling….thank you.

    I wasn’t directing my comment specifically at you. Just saying that I am not sweating the fact that some people thought me using the correct terminology of “retarded” was disrespectful.

  37. Robert
    5:59 pm on June 11th, 2008

    Another interesting Stan Rimer link:

    http://www.corp.ca.gov/ENF/pdf/2006/Treehouse.pdf

  38. Hippiepoet
    6:12 pm on June 11th, 2008

    edited for boo-boo at Hippie request…

    imp was here.. hehhhh

  39. Hippiepoet
    6:12 pm on June 11th, 2008

    I wasn’t directing my comment specifically at you. Just saying that I am not sweating the fact that some people thought me using the correct terminology of “retarded” was disrespectful.

    Morbid do you realize man, that you just addressed me? Motherfucker I thought you and I were over, I haven’t heard from you in weeks. *sticks out tongue in childish manner* I guess I need to be a smartass to you more often. Thanks for coming out of the basement dude, for me….I am totally honored. ;)

    And yeah, I knew you weren’t just talking to me, but again, I got to do what I can to get a response out of you. It makes my fucking week….hell it makes my fucking month.

    You’re the man…..Just saying. :)

  40. Hippiepoet
    6:19 pm on June 11th, 2008

    Could someone delete post 38…I made a boo boo and I can’t get the edit thingy to work….thanks.
    ~Hippie

  41. Robert
    6:25 pm on June 11th, 2008

    The above links apparently do pertain to Jason’s Dad…the business address given is at Sahara & Nellis, given in news stories as the locus of Jason’s death.

  42. SoUncool
    6:41 pm on June 11th, 2008

    Here are a few quotes from the Dad about what happened… In at least two instances, he refers to his son as “one”. These are fucking KIDS not objects. You can’t “collect” them and refer to them as this “one” or that “one.” Ass.

    “No one ever said anybody was missing or anything. We usually keep Sundays a quiet day, and one got away from us,” Rimer said.

    He was then asked how the boy was overlooked at dinner time.

    “They usually go in and grab for themselves, and nobody ever mentioned Jason not coming to the table,” Rimer said.

    In the family of eight, Rimer said the older brother usually watches out for the younger ones.

    “He generally will tell us anything that’s wrong. I trusted that he saw all them. And it never crossed my mind we had one dying in the car,” Rimer said.

    Rimer said they’re all devastated, and they hope people understand no one intended for this to happen.

    “I want everybody to look at all the good things that we’ve done for 21 years for our kids,” he said.

  43. Dakota Valkyrie
    6:47 pm on June 11th, 2008

    TreeHouse Productions
    Stan Rimer
    Producer / Director / Screenwriter
    http://www.myspace.com/treehouseproduction

    He was probably too busy on his latest screenplay to worry about ANY of his kids.

    Our B movie fans might like his work… looks very B

  44. impqueen
    6:48 pm on June 11th, 2008

    Could someone delete post 38…I made a boo boo and I can’t get the edit thingy to work….thanks.
    ~Hippie

    i fixeded it for you. :D

  45. Robert
    7:08 pm on June 11th, 2008

    “and one got away from us,” Rimer said.

    Yeah, I thought that sounded pretty cavalier.

    Selling $50,000 units in his movie company didn’t work out for him, I wonder what kind of income these web enterprises could possibly be bringing in. I doubt the guy has any real job.

  46. WryBread
    7:19 pm on June 11th, 2008

    Here are a few quotes from the Dad about what happened… In at least two instances, he refers to his son as “one”. These are fucking KIDS not objects. You can’t “collect” them and refer to them as this “one” or that “one.” Ass.

    You’re right, that is cold sounding, as if it’s just this brood running around with no differentiation.

    “I want everybody to look at all the good things that we’ve done for 21 years for our kids,” he said.

    That’s pretty damned cold, too. I’d be trying to figure out how to commit suicide if I’d done this to a kid, not promoting that for 21 years I hadn’t killed any others.

  47. Hippiepoet
    7:25 pm on June 11th, 2008

    Here are a few quotes from the Dad about what happened… In at least two instances, he refers to his son as “one”. These are fucking KIDS not objects. You can’t “collect” them and refer to them as this “one” or that “one.” Ass.

    “No one ever said anybody was missing or anything. We usually keep Sundays a quiet day, and one got away from us,” Rimer said.

    He was then asked how the boy was overlooked at dinner time.

    “They usually go in and grab for themselves, and nobody ever mentioned Jason not coming to the table,” Rimer said.

    In the family of eight, Rimer said the older brother usually watches out for the younger ones.

    “He generally will tell us anything that’s wrong. I trusted that he saw all them. And it never crossed my mind we had one dying in the car,” Rimer said.

    Rimer said they’re all devastated, and they hope people understand no one intended for this to happen.

    “I want everybody to look at all the good things that we’ve done for 21 years for our kids,” he said.

    OMFG Again the parents are the retarded ones. This guy can’t even say his kid’s name. WTF? “One” got away. “Look at all the good things we’ve done for 21 years”…Please man, simply go fuck off.

    Give me a fucking fish and let me slap this motherfucker upside his retarded head. Those statements are simply callous sounding and unbelievable. I know everyone handles death differently but fuck me if I lost my kid, someone better put my ass in a straight jacket in a padded fucking room.

  48. Hippiepoet
    7:35 pm on June 11th, 2008

    i fixeded it for you.

    Thank you Imp. I thought I already posted a thanks but I don’t see it.
    Fucking internet. *kicks the fucking table leg* Damn!

    btw I am so fucking glad you are home, darling, I missed you. :)

  49. SoUncool
    7:36 pm on June 11th, 2008

    “I want everybody to look at all the good things that we’ve done for 21 years for our kids,” he said.

    Yeah, his “good things” streak just fucking took a major nose dive.

  50. Good-Samaritan
    11:03 pm on June 11th, 2008

    Careful. Remember when we stand to be judged as a person, christian, atheist, or what ever we may be, our judgement will be in the same degree as we judge or condemn others.

    1. Can anyone answer why there are tragedies of magnitudes that kill thousands? Can anyone answer why there exist horrific accidents that take innocent lives? Some of the comments are brutal and quite judgmental. I can only offer that there is NO EXPLANATION for such an accident. No one will ever answer why or how this could have happened. Accidents can be prevented in the future, and changes can be made. But demanding “answers” and “explanations” is absurd. It is absurd because there are none. This seems to me to be a perfect storm scenario where the factors among others included the cleaning of the
    home, the size of the family, the lack of a structured schedule, and many others that I am sure are under investigations.

    The FACT is it was NOT INTENTIONAL and a horrible accident.

    I know personally that the parents have raised at least three good kids to adulthood that include both elder boys achieving Eagle Scouts in the boy scouts of America. One boy who is serving a selfless religious mission abroad. They have a wonderful daughter who is married and a parent herself.

    The Rimers younger siblings include 3 active and normal children like anyone’s who are good citizens on the community, who are active in Boy Scouts and live HIGH MORAL and ETHICAL which are FAITH BASED. In fact the Child who found his deceased brother was in route to a WEEK LONG YOUTH LEADERSHIP TRAINING he EARNED.

    The Mother is a stay at home mother all her life. The father in fact has a beautiful large home he has built and added to with his own hands. He was until the recent economy a successful BUSINESS OWNER.

    The older children ALL HAVE GRADUATED from HIGH SCHOOL with GOOD GRADES! NONE of their children have ever been ARRESTED, CHARGED, or EVEN LOOKED at for neither adult crime OR JUVENILE CRIMES.

    The Father and Mother do not have any PAST CRIMINAL HISTORY and in fact the Mother cannot even tell you what beer, alcohol, or drugs taste like.

    This is a FAMILY of DEEP FAITH and HIGH MORALS who have led a life which defies the reality of the horrible accident that has occurred.

    YET A HANDFUL want their HEADS on a PIG STICK? How is this? Does not the accomplishments and EVIDENCE of their work count for anything? IS this SOCIETY NO LONGER A FORGIVING SOCIETY? ARE WE NOW reduced to GLADIATOR STYLE type of JUDGMENT only seeking the DRAMA and THRILL of kicking folks when they are down?

    Is the PUBLIC’S NEED FOR REALITY TV and Internet Gossip from what it offers an appetite that CANNOT BE quenched? What everyone has commented is a VALID QUESTION and appropriate REACTION to such a horrific loss of a young life, however what about reserving judgment before we are ready to CAST THE FIRST STONE?

    I know the Family intimately and can assure you that this has shocked many of us who know this otherwise sound and sober family. As for the allegations of ABUSE on a mentally disabled child… this is absurd since Jason was not diagnosed with such a condition. Jason could walk, Say words, eat his own food, knew how to open the fridge, get a bottle of water and bring it someone, and also able to climb into SUV and pull the door shut. No one has even considered this. In fact the family has an older 16 yr old son who in fact has been diagnosed with a similar
    condition and yet he has grown and learns daily and does amazingly well in PUBLIC SCHOOL and has thrived which is contrary to the absolute ridiculous claims made by some bloggers.

    The public can RANT and COMMENT until they are blue in the face but the reality is that until you meet such a devoted FAMILY and close FAMILY who has simply met their GOALS in their CHURCH LIFE, PERSONAL LIFE, and their Family Goals. It is therefore almost MOOT to even allow those who don’t know them to attempt and explain
    who this Family truly is. It is a FACT that the MEDIA has a place in our society for which I respect. I only am having trouble understanding why some in the community are heartless and evil in thought where there is no understanding, no compassion to the fact there was a tragic loss with this family and the facts surrounding how this happened are UNEXPLAINABLE, NON-UNDERSTANDABLE, and SIMPLY NO EXCUSE nor any comment Stan, his wife or any child can say to JUSTIFY such a HORRIFIC ACCIDENT for which they must live with for their entire LIFE.

    They will forever suffer not only the loss of Jason but the DOUBTS of what could have been done differently. They will torture themselves by
    repeatedly asking themselves “if I would only have done this different…”, Why were we sick this terrible day? Did Jason get back into the vehicle and close himself in? There is no answer.

    The grief and guilt they feel is like NO OTHER PERSON in this COMMUNITY can understand unless you have gone through a loss of a young child in this or any other manner.

    I have even heard of ridiculous allegations of Insurance Money motives and other absurd motives for this tragedy. I cannot imagine or pretend to know their pain; however as a close family friend and confidant I have for long periods spoken with them.

    I am amazed at the lack of simple decency some individuals lack by wishing ill will to the parents and destroying the family, and the constant threats and rebuke that have been placed upon them by those in the community with no heart. Where is the trust for the POLICE? CPS? And other agencies for which WE ELECT and place in office and then TURN ON THEM if THESE AGENCIES do not respond in a manner that “WE” believe to be just or what pleases our own taste of wickedness we fall subject to ourselves in our merciless thinking?

    I am therefore grateful for those individuals that are in the position of investigation and who have the SAY in the best interest of these children because I have witnessed from Law Enforcement, CPS, and Child haven representatives to be Gentle, empathetic, and kind to this family even as they perform their jobs. I am grateful that it is NOT THE PUBLIC who makes such decisions because based on the INSTANT ANGER AND HATE demonstrated on blogs and commentaries it does prove that as a community we have a long way to go in understanding one another and learning to live in this great valley in harmony.

    I am grateful that those on here who have made such horrible remarks are not in places or positions of leadership or decision making authority because there is clearly NO EVIDENCE OF compassion or qualities of intellect or intelligence and we would all be condemned to hell.

    Justice is something that must be served and will not be ignored however what about MERCY? Can they both be served at the same time? I know that punishment has already been served to the RIMER FAMILY in the form of the loss of their sweet youngest baby JASON.

    What other Justice can be served upon them? Destroy the the family in the process? What other punishment would rebuke their error of judgment any worse? What punishment would serve to help Jason? Or the remaining children? Is this then simply a need to quench self satisfaction or demand from a Public who judges blindly, not knowing the greatness of this family by asking for their heads? Not knowing the exact circumstances surrounding this tragedy?

    I am truly grateful for the scales of justice and what juris prudence represents and pray that the Judge in these matters can be blessed to serve both JUSTICE AND MERCY upon this family.
    -Family friend

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