Gina

I would like to apologize to Gina and Officer Niles for all of the irrelevant and harsh comments about their personal lives that were made on my blog by "anonymous" individuals. Even though I didn't personally write them, I was not monitoring the comments during the day because I was at work. I was not aware of all the things that had been said until I returned home yesterday. I immediately removed all the comments and changed my settings for all comments in the future to be monitored by me before they are posted.

When I referenced the Westfield Police Department, I was not aware that only consisted of one person. I didn't mean to direct my criticism towards one person because I don't even know him. When I think of a Police Department, I think of it as a group of officers, not just one person.

I have nothing but respect for Police Officers and have family members who are Officers. They have a very hard job and put their lives on the line every day. It takes a very special person to be willing to do that kind of work.

That being said, I would like to address the critical remarks made about me that have been whirling around facebook and other blogs. I do not live in Tioga County, PA. I live in Philadelphia, PA. I have NEVER been in trouble with the law in my life. So individuals who think they know who I am are mistaken. Just to clear that up. Also, this blog is not anonymous. If you click the profile button you can see my email address and email me at anytime.

If we can agree on anything at all, I believe it is this: none of us know the complete story of what happened. Even the eye witnesses who gave reports can only witness to what they themselves saw. And thank you for coming forward and telling what you know. Until more people come forward the whole picture will not be known. It is like a big puzzle with missing pieces. And we should all want those pieces filled in no matter which side we're on.

I do know that Gina was injured and in the hospital and I feel sorry for her for that, regardless of how it happened. I hope that anyone with any further information comes forward and that Gina has a speedy recovery. I think she has a long road ahead of her and I wish her the best.

To all the people that had nasty things to say: You can state your opinion without personally attacking people. Going into people's personal lives had nothing to do with this case or my blog. The comments were intended to be mean and I hope no one ever does that to you.

Is the Westfield, PA Police Department doing their job?

Westfield Woman Found Unresponsive Ouside New Year's Day

I do not personally know Gina Widnikiewicz or the individuals involved in this situation. This is my opinion on how the Westfield, PA Police Department has handled this based on the information provided so far.

The Westfield, PA Police Department has closed a case (after a couple days) based on the fact that the victim had been consuming alcohol when this incident occurred.  They didn’t even wait a respectable amount of time to close the case to wait for witnesses to come forward or to investigate the girl’s claims.

Gina gave a detailed account of what happened, even down to the description of the person who supposedly (physically) threw her out of the bar. She also has a lump on the back of her head where someone hit her and knocked her unconscious (according to Gina). How would she have otherwise sustained that type of injury? You can’t knock yourself that hard in the back of the head and the probability of sustaining that type of injury in a fall is very slim.

Also, according to a family member, Gina was “found unresponsive, beaten, and left for dead”. Did the Police Department speak to her Doctors? I think medical professionals can determine if injuries are from a beating or from a fall.

ACCORDING TO TIOGA FREEDOMIST REPORTER:

• ·    Gina was found early in the morning on January 1^st.
• ·    Breathing tube removed January 2^nd.
• ·    She was in ICU until January 5^th.
• ·    On January 6^th,  Mayor Vargeson was waiting for witnesses to come forward
• ·    SAME DAY, January 6^th, the Westfield Police Department closed the case based on video evidence and witness testimonies.

Video evidence? What video evidence? I can’t believe that a bar has surveillance video recording INSIDE the bar. Did someone have a video camera on Gina from the time she entered the bar until the time she left? That is absurd. And the witness testimonies are probably from witnesses that were in the bar and friends with the owner. Are they really going to fess up? They don’t want their “friends” to get in trouble.

Anybody see the movie “The Accused” with Jodie Foster? This situation puts me in mind of that. Cheryl Araujo was in a bar and was gang raped. Everyone claimed they didn't see or know anything. And they tried to blame HER for what happened because she was in a bar and she was drinking. Are we still in 1983 where we want to blame the VICTIM?! Wake up people – it’s 2015!!

I hope and pray that some people out there feel guilty and come forward. And my advice for Gina: if you are certain of what happened, DON’T let them sweep this under the rug. Talk to reporters, TV news crews, and people that were out that night. Look for that man you described and let the Police know who he is when you find him. And DON’T let people make you believe that it was your fault or that you deserved it because you were drinking.

Just a side note Gina: you can ask to see the police report. It is public record and you have a right to it. It might state the person's name who called it in. Maybe that person was a witness, felt guilty, and called it in. Worth a shot.