Of Human Mendacity

The story in the Post about the Queens couple who used and abused a disabled fifty eight year old woman really killed me. They took her out of her assisted living facility and took her into hell, a hell of beatings with inhuman psychological and physical abuse which would have surely ended in death if her niece hadn't finally realized something was wrong. What's clear is that this poor woman was desperately alone and in need of company, so she fell prey to these monsters who forced her to give them power of attorney and were robbing her blind. They should be punished to the full extent of the law for their brutality and mendacity, these human leeches she probably befriended out of loneliness who saw her need for tenderness and human companionship and fully took advantage of it. I don't know the circumstances with her niece or the kind of relationship they had, but one should never abandon a person. We are in this world to help each other, to show compassion and mercy. I know we all lead extremely busy lives but we should always make time for those less fortunate, it's what makes us human, what gives meaning to our lives, caring for others, making time for them before it's too late. Thank God this poor woman was found alive, but the scars of her ordeal will take a long time to heal, if they ever do, and all because of greed and unbelievable cruelty.