Ten year-old Joshua Heldreth was arrested on Good Friday in March 2005 for attempting to bring a drink of water to Terri Schaivo .  Terri died of purposeful dehydration a few days later.  Josh’s picture adorned the front pages of several newspapers nationwide, as the picture showed him being handcuffed by the Pinellas Park Police officers and taken to jail.  Joshua was represented in court by attorneys at the American Family Association.  Joshua pleaded out and was sentenced to 25 hours of community service and commanded to write an apology for his actions.  Here is his apology in full.

Read this little boy’s “apology” for trying to bring a cup of water to a starving Terri Schiavo… God bless him and his family for instilling the values of what a child can teach us all…  

Joshua’s Apology Note