Rachel Shannon
๐ค SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
We need to see the actual background of how these people got in jail.
It shouldn't just say like, oh, they stole a car because someone who steals a car or steals from the store or whatever, they might be doing so because they had no other option and they're trying to feed their family or whatever.
But some people who hit others over the side of the head with a tire iron and those who attempt to rape somebody, they're not committing these crimes because they need to feed their family and they had no other choice and they are raised wrong and they don't see any other way to, you know, provide for themselves or their families.
These are people who are just violent and are going to do whatever they want no matter who they hurt.
So, if the school system wasn't able to see the actual violence in his record, I do see how and why Quinn was hired, but I do think that this is something that should change.
To those around Quinn after he started working, he genuinely seemed like he wanted a second chance.
He was grateful for those who hired him.
He was well-liked by other school staff and nobody really had a problem with him.
He seemed to have been reformed at first.
But being given a second chance was not enough to keep Quinn James out of trouble.
Back in the summer of 2013, there was a 17 year old girl walking back from high school in Grand Rapids when a black Chevrolet Impala drove up next to her.
The man driving was Quinn James, who was in his late 30s at the time.
He rolled his windows down and started talking to her.
Initially, this young girl just kept walking, but he offered to buy her some new shoes after noticing that the shoes that she was wearing looked a little bit worn.
So this young girl ended up going with him.
The two got lunch together, she gave him her number, and from there, they started hanging out.
At first, Quinn seemed like a good man to this young girl, who has only been identified by the initials BT.
She knew that Quinn was older than her, but she didn't realize how much older.
She probably thought that he was in his 20s if she was willing to hang out with him.
Either way, Quinn would take BT to the nail salon.