I've always felt so sorry for John Merrick and the Hilton sisters (Violet and Daisy, not skank and skankier). They just seem to be taken advantage of at every turn. It just shows me how evil people really can be.
Jason - I hope to God that I wouldn't treat them so mean. If I were in that position, I might shun them (yep, I'm ashamed about that), but I don't think I could be mean to them.
For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:38-39