The new occupy movement: one yuppie household at a time

[fizzyland]

On the surface, this looked like a story about a vulnerable family being held hostage by a terrible person, a "vexatious litigant" with mental issues. But then the details began coming out:

The "Nanny From Hell" Is an American Hero
So it goes for the Bracamonte family of Upland, California. The Bracamontes decided they needed a live-in servant to

Comments

[oportet]

If you're getting someone to take care of your kids, you should do a background check - even a half-assed one on google would have let them know something like this was likely to happen.

Shitty people, all around - but I suppose there's no chance of the law getting the kids away from all 3 of them...

[musicpsych]

I had a feeling there was more to this story than the "NANNY FROM HELL!" angle the media has jumped on.

[fizzyland]

The link about the "exploitive and illegal terms" has the mother getting mad because the reporter asked legitimate questions. Very telling.

[brother_dour]

So someone forced the nanny to accept their terms?

[mikeyxw]

Doesn't really matter, it seems the terms were stupid and illegal. It sounds like they wanted an Au Pair, except without all of the fees, which go to things such as background checks, making sure you're compliant with local laws, and handling cases where things go bad.

[fizzyland]

Thank you. And the mother got snooty and hung up on the reporter when he dared bring those things up to her. Got in the way of her victim narrative.

[brother_dour]

I'm thinking this is one case where 'right to work' laws would be a good thing.