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9 Year Old Cold Case in Tampa Ends with Sex Offender As Murderer!

Posted by: Forever on: September 14, 2009

My “Homesick News” from my beloved Florida:
Ahhh.
The beautiful Clearwater Beach.
Just west of Tampa, about halfway down the State of Florida, on the Gulf Coast.
Its Paradise….(for most)

But a family in Tampa probably doesn’t think much of their home as paradise much these days now that an old wound has been re-opened, so that [...]

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Violent Relationships in Family Court

Posted by: Forever on: August 23, 2009

The last time Amy saw her two boys alive, something was not right. Connolly was acting strange when they met at the police station. Amy refused to hand over her boys on March 7th, an officer threatened her if she didn’t give them to their father, she would be arrested according to her lawyer.

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Dizzy in the DV Cycle – Literally

Posted by: Forever on: October 2, 2008

October is Domestic Violence awareness month.
So Its Almost Tuesday wants to bring attention to the issue of Domestic Violence… something that affects our children – bringing them into foster care – teaching them violence – and killing them….
Domestic violence is considered child abuse by law in many states, even if the child only witnesses DV [...]

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Over 1300 online petitioners say judicial actions in FLDS case is deserving of impeachment

Posted by: Forever on: June 6, 2008

Click Here to view the 1385 Online Petition Signatures to Impeach Texas District Judge Barbara Walther Over FLDS Fiasco
Published by Daniel T. Weaver on Jun 01, 2008
Category: Government/Law
Region: United States of America
Target: State of Texas
Web site: http://upstreamzine.wordpress.com
Description/History:
Texas Judge Barbara Walther authorized the removal of more than 400 children from an FLDS compound in Texas and their [...]

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FLDS: READ THE APPEAL COURT RULING: ACTUAL COURT PAPERS

Posted by: Forever on: May 22, 2008

This ruling is an awesome show of the law and how it works.  CPS is rarely overturned.  In particular, to have the Third District Court of Appeals rule so specifically on the terms of what they can constitute “imminent danger” requiring the removal of a child, and also implementing the requirement to make every reasonable [...]

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CPS v. FLDS: Truth v. Lies: ItsAlmostTuesday v. Media- I CALL FOR A STRIKE

Posted by: Forever on: May 22, 2008

I am disgusted by CPS – again. I am disgusted by the Media – again. I miss my children… again…

So, the saga continues… FLDS, CPS, ElDorado, Media, Rocky, Bullwinkle…. hrrrrm?

My day started out a little emotional with this post as I read the Dallas Morning News Opinion Blog – where Sharon Grigsby posted [...]

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FLDS parents complain of vague custody plans

Posted by: Forever on: May 21, 2008

Members of the Fundamentalist Church of Latter-Day Saints make their way towards the Tom Green County Courthouse in San Angelo, Texas for the first round of hearings regarding the family plans on Monday, May 19, 2008. (AP Photo/San Angelo Standard-Times, Brian Connelly)

Tuesday, 20 May 2008

Michelle Roberts – THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SAN ANGELO, Texas — [...]

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Sadly, Statistics Say So….

Posted by: Forever on: May 17, 2008

Every day more than 3 children die as a result of abuse and neglect. Over 75% of the child abuse fatalities were children under the age of 5.

Children who have been abused [...]

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Texas Laws on Child Abuse

Posted by: Forever on: May 17, 2008

Reporting Child Abuse
Mandated Reporting
Texas Family Code
261.101 Persons required to report
A person (everyone) having cause to believe that a child’s physical or mental health or welfare has been adversely affected by abuse or neglect by any person shall immediately make a report as provided by this subchapter. This requirement to report under this section [...]

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Foster care provider Lawrence Bright is a predator

Posted by: Forever on: April 29, 2008

Foster care provider Lawrence Bright is a predator

Police say 70-year-old Lawrence Bright was a licensed foster care provider, and a persistent predator.
He lived with his girlfriend in this house on Pinnacle Road in Henrietta. There, they cared for several foster children, including the alleged victim.
She told investigators the abuse began in 2002 when she [...]

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It's Almost Tuesday is a fictional story based on true events of abuse within the Texas Foster Care System. The story is written as if told by an 8 year old foster child using his exact words whenever possible.

Study: Troubled homes are STILL better than foster care

Kids who stayed with their families were less likely to become juvenile delinquents or teen mothers and more likely to hold jobs as young adults than kids who were removed into foster care.


Arrested at least once:

�14% oif Kids Who Stayed with family: were arrested at least once rather than 44% of Kids Who Went to foster care!



33 % of Kids who stayed with their family Became teen mothers: but more than half (56%) of Kids Who Went to foster care became teen mothers!



33% of kids who stayed with their family held a job at least 3 months: as opposed to merely 20 % of the Kids Who Went to foster care!



Out of 500,000 children in U.S. foster care
Statistics show that foster children are more likely than other kids to drop out of school,
commit crimes,
abuse drugs
and become teen parents!



Teens aging out of foster care have spent nearly five years there That's twice the average length of time for all kids in the system.

Fewer than 3% earn college degrees.


Teens in foster care are less likely to finish high school and more likely to go to prison or become homeless.


How can the government tell us, with statistics like this, that this is protecting the kids?

CP$ KNOW$ THE GUILTY ONE$

Caseworker: We know your husband is guilty, you've got
to force him into admitting it.


Mother: How do you know he's guilty?


Caseworker: We know he's guilty because he says he's
innocent. Guilty people always say they're innocent.


Mother: What do innocent people say?


Caseworker: We're not in the business of guilty or
innocent. We're in the business of putting families
together.


Mother: So why not do that with us?


Caseworker: Because he won't admit his guilt.


(Source:) Wounded Innocents: The Real Victims of the War on Child Abuse (Paperback) by Richard Wexler

CLICK HERE to DOWNLOAD AUDIO FILE

of CPS Caught On Tape

A foster child carries a realistic looking cap gun in his pocket from the foster home to a visit; the children were given these guns and taught how to shoot them in target practice at a foster camp. At the time this child was only 8 years old; taking high doses of psychotropic medications.


Blog Note: If a parent carried the same toy gun into the same visit, that parent would definitely be arrested and probably lose their rights to visit their children.

Tuesday’s Poll

Do you believe that CPS serves the best interest of the children? Or the Government?

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Families Rights Should Be Protected

"Because the swing of every pendulum brings with it potential adverse consequences, it is important to emphasize that in the area of child abuse, as with the investigation and prosecution of all crimes, the state is constrained by the substantive and procedural guarantees of the Constitution.


The fact that the suspected crime may be heinous – whether it involves children or adults - does not provide cause for the state to ignore the rights of the accused or any other parties.



Otherwise, serious injustices may result. "


Syl.Pt.3,WALLIS v. SPENCER, 202 F.3d 1126(9th Cir. 2000)




Tuesday’s Topics

Quotes From Foster Children

Mother meant the whole world to me and there wasn’t anything I could do to get her back. It was like I had lost everything. Lucie, Age 19

I felt so bad for my mom and I constantly felt like it was my fault because I couldn’t do anything to stop it.
PoemGirl, Age 17

I felt so disappointed and heartbroken. I hated my life.
Brittany, Age 13

How does it feel to be a Foster Child? It’s like being in a great world of your own. MARK, Age 12

I felt very sad and I knew I could not do anything about it. I had to get over it. I know how it feels to be pushed around. I have been there.Einstein, Age 11

The placements did not work because in my heart I felt alone but in my mind I felt grown….The only problem in the home was me. There I was almost thirteen and hated the world. I could not trust anyone. I didn’t want to trust anyone. How could I trust someone? I had to
protect myself from hurt. The only way I could do that was to guard my heart….I messed up four homes because of this. Flower Girl, Age 18

I think that when you become an adult it’s just like a toddler you’re a caterpillar, and when you’re a kid you’re a cocoon and finally you become an adult which would be a butterfly. Jesse, Age 9

We should all make our foster care family a possibility.
MeMe, Age 17

The best advice I have from one foster child to another is that you never give up….Never think that you are worthless. Jane, Age 10

Tuesday to Tuesday

Tomorrow’s Healthy Adults Come From Today’S Teachings


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Institute for Youth Development is a non-partisan, non-profit organization that promotes a comprehensive risk avoidance message to youth.


4Parents.gov is a guide to help you and your teen discuss important, yet difficult, issues about healthy choices, sex and relationships.

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exists to serve, support and represent individuals and organizations in the practice of abstinence-centered education.

Abstinence Works provides recent news, articles, and studies validating the efficacy of abstinence education.

The Abstinence Clearinghouse is a privately funded 501(c)3 non-profit, non-partisan international educational organization. The Clearinghouse was founded to provide a central location where character, relationship, and abstinence programs, curricula, speakers, and materials could be accessed. The Clearinghouse serves agencies on a national, state and local level, as well as international organizations.


The Medical Institute for Sexual Health is an organization that has a tremendous heart for the health and well-being of all. It is committed to teaching people how to make good choices and adopt healthy behaviors that enable them to achieve their highest potential.

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CPS’ Death of 5 Year Old

The Logan Marr Case






The death of a 5 year old in CPS' care.

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    We're working on nearly a dozen editorials - long and short - to be published over the next three days. Three of the most intriguing have to do with newfound interest among urbanites in agriculture, a new plan for getting absentee landowners in southern Dallas to be more responsible with regard to maintaining their properties and some upcoming hearings […]

Foster Care – Go On!

by Crystal, age 13


Have you ever said mom, dad I love you?
Have you ever hugged them goodbye?
Well have you ever sat in a room and cried?
Well I can’t everyday say I love you mom, or
dad I can’t say goodbye!
Sometimes when I visit my dad and I have to be supervised!
How would you feel to live in a different home every couple of months?
You can’t stay in one place...
You always feel like you are replaced!
People saying they don’t want you there...
People lying so they won’t hurt your feelings!
People watching your every footstep while you sit there crying.
They can’t hold you like your parents.
I have to say I’m strong when I move there.
So I can GO ON

How would you feel to lift your head and see someone everyday that is not your mom and dad?
Would you cry, would you worry?
Or would you fly or would you scurry?
Sometimes you have to let go.
Sometimes you have to turn away.
Sometimes you let the tears drop,
And let them flow anyway.
There is more hurt to this than you will ever feel!
To see your mother die on mother’s day...
I have to GO ON is all you can say

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TEXAS FOSTER KIDS – STILL FORGOTTEN



”I saw filthy living conditions, make-shift outhouses, unsanitary food storage, in so-called outdoor camps where children must sleep in sleeping bags - no walls, no fans, no heat - for months and months and in many cases, year after year.

That’s not care. That’s cruelty.



That’s not educating.

That’s endangering” Carol Strayhorn on Texas Foster Care System in 2004

National Center For Missing and Exploited Kids








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