Please read this
The fact that this is happening IN AMERICA is driving me crazy. Maybe I'm too much of an idealist, but I still think this is one of those situations where we need to get off of our desk chairs and actually do something. Like, pray and spread the word. Or call the representatives in Detroit/Michigan (that's what I'm doing). Or sign the petition. Or something else.
So, this Mother in Detroit - Maryanne Godboldo- who was homeschooling her disabled child for years, but decided to put her into public school when she reached middle school, also had to get her immunized. The girl reacted to the immunizations, and when the mom called the health department/child services, they suggested an anti-psychotic drug. When the girl reacted even worse to the drug, the mom went to a doctor who recommended taking her off the drug and trying a holistic remedy. The girl improved immensely.
Meanwhile, the CPC (child protection services) decided that, even though Maryanne voluntary did all of these things, she wasn't allowed to take her child off of the anti-psychotic medication, and ended up sending a SWAT team to her house to kidnap her child (reports are conflicted about whether or not there was a legal warrant). Maryanne told them no, and apparently fired some warning shots to show she was serious. 13 hours later, she agreed to end the standoff provided that her child would be given to relatives (instead of kidnapped), which was agreed to.... and then they kidnapped her and put her in a CPC facility anyway. Maryanne was arrested and charged for a whole lot of things, like resisting officers.
*sigh* This is just a summary. You can read the whole, horrifying story here, here and here. Also, here is the website for Maryanne.
Please don't just read this and say "how awful!!!" This woman's child has been KIDNAPPED. We need to DO SOMETHING.
So, this Mother in Detroit - Maryanne Godboldo- who was homeschooling her disabled child for years, but decided to put her into public school when she reached middle school, also had to get her immunized. The girl reacted to the immunizations, and when the mom called the health department/child services, they suggested an anti-psychotic drug. When the girl reacted even worse to the drug, the mom went to a doctor who recommended taking her off the drug and trying a holistic remedy. The girl improved immensely.
Meanwhile, the CPC (child protection services) decided that, even though Maryanne voluntary did all of these things, she wasn't allowed to take her child off of the anti-psychotic medication, and ended up sending a SWAT team to her house to kidnap her child (reports are conflicted about whether or not there was a legal warrant). Maryanne told them no, and apparently fired some warning shots to show she was serious. 13 hours later, she agreed to end the standoff provided that her child would be given to relatives (instead of kidnapped), which was agreed to.... and then they kidnapped her and put her in a CPC facility anyway. Maryanne was arrested and charged for a whole lot of things, like resisting officers.
*sigh* This is just a summary. You can read the whole, horrifying story here, here and here. Also, here is the website for Maryanne.
Please don't just read this and say "how awful!!!" This woman's child has been KIDNAPPED. We need to DO SOMETHING.