Cape Coral, Florida / Lee County
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Florida DOC : Wrongful use of Tasers..
Tase Your Child at Work Day?
Standard-issue Tasers deliver 50,000 volts of electricity.
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Conviction overturned in killing of ex-Fort Myers police chief's son
An appeals court overturned the manslaughter conviction of a Fort Myers man who was charged with killing a former police chief’s son.
Jarvis McBride was convicted in November 2006 of participating in the April 2005 killing of Greg Hart, former Fort Myers Police Chief Larry Hart’s son, at his Grand Avenue home.
The Second District Court of Appeal in its opinion filed Friday, wrote that Lee County Senior Circuit Judge Jack Schoonover should have granted the defense’s motion to acquit McBride because assistant state attorney Bob Lee didn’t prove McBride committed the crime.In this county the State Attorney Office will bully people into taking pleas, This would of never of happened had the SAO done their job right the first time or if the Judges stop the force pleas...
No ONE wants to do their job, Even with a forced plea there is time for an appeal if the inmate is able to get the motion form from the CO's at the county jail, or they can have their attorney file for them, If they remember....
This guy was obviously, able to file that appeal and walked away with Murder because of the incompetence of the SAO
From January to June 2007 , 1505 felony cases ended in forced pleas and 49 went to trial while 5856 misdemeanor cases ended in forced pleas and 45 went to trial according to Charlie Green Clerk of Courts for Lee county.
Kelly Worcester of the Felony head of the State Attorneys office said " It's all strategy , it's a dance and most defendants know that "
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Officer Involved Domestic Violence:
Deputy of the LCSO gets away with DV and Sexual Assault...
UPDATED
05/15/08
Another forced Plea with a slap in the face added....
Cape Coral woman pleads guilty to stalking ex-boyfriend who Tasered party guests
news-press.com • May 14, 2008
A Cape Coral woman who made news recently by releasing tapes of her former boyfriend, a Lee County Sheriff's deputy, using a Taser on party guests, pleaded guilty to three misdemeanor charges today. To save her Real Estate License and be able to leave with her current bond of $2000,000.00
Lisa Cohen, 28, pleaded guilty to charges of stalking, He stalked her over 4000 times documented in a 90 day time frame. making a false report No it was 100% true and criminal mischief above $200.The Judge in Civil handled this case and Lisa already paid for the damage, This is Double Jeopardy, Lisa won the civil case and both DeTars :Eric and Michael admitted to taking and destroying the property.. She was sentenced to one year of probation for each charge — to be served consecutively.
Cohen cried throughout the hearing before Lee Circuit Judge Edward Volz Jr., but admitted to continuously contacting Cpl. Michael Detar, making a report that Detar battered her and destroying workout equipment with a hatchet. Or she would be charged with 2 computer felonies and lose her Licenses, The plea changed 4 times during session, She filed all of those exact complaints against DeTar over the last 9 months, But all cases were considered Unfounded by CCPD and LCSO, Lisa was hospitalized with head injuries, Neighbors have written statements and our Local rag mag News paper has the documentation of proof but refused to release it to the public.
Cohen was originally charged with two felonies — eavesdropping and disrupting computer services for an authorized user. Ian Mann , DeTars attorney insisted on these charges just to slap her in the face.
Cohen is being held in the Lee County Jail without bond after she allegedly brought a loaded pistol into the Lee County Justice Center in March. She was going to court for the previously mentioned case. Lisa does have a bond and her choice is to get time served for accidentally bring her legal firearm into the court house.
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Cape Coral woman pleads guilty to stalking ex-boyfriend who Tasered party guests"??????
Karma4all wrote:
There you go.....You sat next to us in the courtroom, we spoke about this, you admitted you knew the truth, I told you your office has the proof and you still didn't write the the truth.
Why didn't you tell the readers about how many times they changed the plea before she approached the bench ? Why didn't you tell them how even the judge doubted the plea ? Why don't you tell the readers the real story...
You sat there and listened to forced pleas all day, you heard Lisa admittedly she was innocent but had to save her License. You knew the truth and still wrote this. You are no different than these plea lawyers letting innocent people that pleas.
Thanks for being there, you could of stayed at the office and wrote this .
5/14/2008 7:50:29 PM
Karma4all wrote:
Lisa is not without bond , your facts aren't even correct. She can bond out now, We choose not to..
My Statement :
I will not respond to any forums until the News-Press states the truth with the documentation they were previously provided months ago that DeTar stalked Lisa. If the readers want the truth the News-Press has it and always did. As for DeTar : Good Job buddy, getting those criminals off the streets, I so look up to you and your attorney . You're the real Men I tought you were...Mike Scott must be so proud .
The reporter from the News Press, Sat there and listened to forced pleas, one after another, without concern about the system. He noticed that the Judge really didn't believe the plea with Lisa, It was clearly FORCED as she cried uncontrollable during the plea. Judge Volz did take the advise of the State Attorney and Lee Hollander ( Lisa's Attorney ) and accepted the plea.
While hiring an attorney for Lisa, I interviewed many Lee County attorney's , because of who they were fighting they refused, I went to other counties and found Hollander, I specifically and directly told him: I wanted someone with balls who would take this case like a bull, He agreed, said he didn't live in Lee county and could take it and win. NO, he did exactly what we didn't want. Another court Pansie Puppet and one of the Good Old Boys Club.
In Lee County the State Attorney calls the shots, they were playing a sick game yesterday on a victim of officer involved domestic violence, they turned the tables, made her plea out to HIS offenses, Just to get out of the system and retain her Licenses. He is still a deputy, an abuser, a sexual offender and will eventually get caught.
The Victim of his crimes is now disgraced in the community she loves, has been ridiculed and called a liar in the press and will most differently never be the same from the trauma.
Just another victim turned defendant, Just another forced plea in Lee County and Just another victim of racketeering in the Lee County system.
Please go to my LINKS & help stop corruption:
There are Links of more corruption, with exhibits of proof. This case is one of the best : http://www. leecountyconspiracy. com.
Please leave a comment in my guest book and let this county know what you feel about this abuse and help to hold them accountabl e.
From January to June 2007 , 1505 felony cases ended in forced pleas and 49 went to trial while 5856 misdemeanor cases ended in forced pleas and 45 went to trial according to Charlie Green Clerk of Courts for Lee county.
Kelly Worcester of the Felony head of the State Attorneys office said " It's all strategy , it's a dance and most defendants know that "
May18, 2008
Update:
Per telephone conversation with the Assistant chief of Police for CCPD on Friday 5/16/08 @ 2:41pm,
I was informed than that all of Lisa's reports were filed with the State Attorney's office and denied, He expressed to me the criminal mischief complaint to could not go any further because it was already handled in the civil case, However, He said his department follows the rules, Which I interpreted as CCPD would not risk a Double Jeopardy that would be lost in the court.
I have come to the conclusion that fighting will never beat corruption, this battle will continue long after this case, Our Constitutional rights are trampled on daily in Lee County and only when someone from another County or State fights back for our rights, there will never be an end.
After a telephone conversation with the city manager of Cape Coral, Friday 5/16/08 @ 4:00pm, It became very clear that CCPD had nothing to do with these charges or this sentencing, Terry Stewart stated that " CCPD and the city did everything in their power to help Lisa "
However in a rude and nasty manner
Mr. Stewart, He also stated that he resented my allegations and that everything that could be done for the victim, Lisa Cohen, was done in accordance with the law and that the State Attorney's office was to blame for not pursuing charges on DeTar .
As Mr Stewart continue to scream at me,
I made the choice to end the call.
I predict that retaliation will follow on Lisa and her family members as soon as she is released or by the state prior to her release.
5/18/08 @ 9:41pm MBS
Updated: 5/22/08
On behalf of Lisa Cohen, I made calls today in reference to all the service Lisa has done for the community of Cape Coral, Lisa has contributed so much to the city that she absolutely loves.
The Mayor who nominated her for the Public Safety committee, The Chief of Police that she help fight with for a new safer building, The City Council that she supports and its members all refused to write a letter of her service to the city of Cape Coral , Florida.
Their claim is legality issues.
this is another slap in her face, she had political aspirations in this city and has volunteered so much of her time with so many organizations.
Lisa is true role model regardless of the recent events.
Lisa had built a reputation of excellent standings, and personal friendships However in return she was denied what due respect she earned .
How sad when a mistake can destroy all the work done, How sad when she stood in support for those who turned their backs on her because of fear of retaliation from the county of Lee and the State of Florida.
MBS 5/22/08 @5:59pm
05/28/08
I told you so !
I have seen armed robbers with less bond than Lisa Cohen.
Today Judge Volz denied the motion to reduce the bond....Tell me he doesn't know that family well ????????????
She has sat there at taxpayers expense for 2 months and 1 day. $3227.72
MBS 05/28/08 @ 5:46pm
05/29/08
I can't even tell you how many callers I spoke with today, from local to the LT. Governors office, all want to know why is Lisa still in jail on such a high bond ? I told them the truth.
All motions denied to reduce because as long as the bond is that high, she is not a threat...I know that since And Justice 4 All was established I am a threat and this is a lesson for myself as well.
Knowing that I won't post sworn statements of corruption, racketeering and violations of the constitution and civil rights, The SAO and the Judge need to keep me at bay
I made a promise not to break my promises. So, I have 200,000 reasons to continue.
I spoke again with an attorney who again told me that CCPD lied to me, this attorney was a SAO and told me to again go and file a police report, this time insist and follow up, if denied he told me to call him while there and he would explain the law to the reporting officer or IA if necessary.
MBS 05/29/08 @ 12:10am
05/30/08
I went to the SAO's office today and found that Lisa's last police report was never sent there by CCPD, again, another lie.....I picked up all the minutes from her cases and plea and heard very good reasons to recuse the Judge , I still believe that a change of venue is needed, We have all the players personal friends, the news-press post daily on her case and they have several blogs that show that the community thinks she is the stalker, How do you get a fair trial from corruption ?
MBS 05/30/08@
11:59pm
June 13th,2008
As if this would be a suprise, Lisa Cohen's motion was denied....
My personal opinion is our State attorney and Judges just don't like my site and would love to use Lisa as an example for embarassing the county.
Good news in the mail today the Judicial review board will be reviewing some of our Lee county cases in Mid-July.
And Justice 4 All ~
For all the victims :
Just click on the picture and go directly to the link...
Another DCF nightmare...
Just when you think things are looking good for this department you get another slap right in the face that tells you to: " Snap Out Of It..."
With all the good things that have been happening just this year, You would really think that it's all coming together and that finally they have their act together, Wrong !
I had the privilege of dealing with them today and let me tell you, 1 Aleve, A dead battery on the cordless phone and still not one consistent answer from anyone..
No one knows anything about Title 4 D or the incentive money that has trickled down from the Federal Government to the County level. This is what they do not know :
" The department is funded through general revenue and federal funds. For Fiscal Year 2008-09, the Legislature appropriated $2.8 billion and 13,255 positions for the Department of Children and Families. The appropriation includes $1.4 billion from general revenue and $1.4 billion from trust funds. The majority of the department's budget is used to buy services through contracts or other agreements, to provide direct services through department-operated programs, and for direct payments to clients who qualify for such payments. Administration composes the other portion of the department's budget and includes evaluation and quality assurance, statewide information systems, budget and financial management, personnel services, and regional and circuit administration."
So...Where's the money, honey ?
The Ultimate solution to keeping a family structure as a whole is only existent to the parents, As for the agency, I really am beginning to believe that they prefer to remove children from the homes and cause Mental Abuse on the children, Parental Alienation Syndrome and complete Destruction to families. Just as a reminder, the incentive money is based on how many children are in the system, more kids, more money !
So this is how it started ~ 05/28/09:
First call the DCF worker, She recommended that a single dad of 5 years , who is unemployed take classes for Parenting and Anger Management because of his past criminal record, He agrees to anything for his daughter but then finds out that he will have to pay a $50.00 assessment fee and $20.00 to $50.00 a week for one of the classes which can be 18 to 27 weeks.
I had to call and verify this because I thought the objective is to keep families together by giving them the resources and tools.
Second call - Another worker at DCF, Who knows nothing about anything concerning the incentive money to help out the dad and she does the Diversion Program, Which when it reaches the court level.
Third call to the agency that DCF farms these cases out to: Called B.A.N. , ( Don't even ask what it means because even the lady on the phone had no clue, However was upset that I called because she was alone in the office. ) After asking Amy questions about the financial issues of the class, She told me there was No Choice, You must Pay or they will recommend that the child be removed from the home. Now, This is not a government agency, They are just a For Profit organization..
Well, In between my calls the Dad calls back over to B.A.N to make an appointment per request.
As soon as Amy hears his name , She rips right into him ABOUT MY CALL, pulling up his record and as she tires to articulate the circumstances with him, Dad accidentally said a Bad Word...Well the Shit ( excuse me ) hit the fan !
The next thing I knows , He is being scream at " Not to curse at her ", he tried to explain it was an accident but at this point the big boss Camile picks up the phone and she starts screaming at him, " Who do you think you are cursing , She then preceded to call him names, tell him he That according to his record he was dangerous and would need 27 weeks and he couldn't just make an appointment because she was not doing 5 pages of paper work without the $50.00 paid in full by money order for the assessments .." We stood silently, jaws to the floor........!
Both these women went Absolutely Basaltic on this dad..
Okay , Correct me if I'm wrong here, But who exactly has the Anger Issues and sounds dangerous ??
Are they the Instructors ?
This company has already Pre-determined this man and his case. They could care less that he has been raising his daughter since birth, She is Healthy, Happy, Safe and Loves her life because She is His Life. She is not abused or neglected.
My Fourth Call- I had to call in the big guns, Spoke with Cookie Colman's assistant Gayle.
I know that there is incentive money to help this dad comply not to lose his child, I know that B.A.N is not the organization for anger management for anyone and Should be BANNED
And now I wait for a return call from DCF on how to resolve this B.A.N issue.
To be continued !
And just think I haven't even started on the other class...OMG !
05/29/09
Still making calls,started in Lee County, Went to Tallahassee and came back down to Lee county.
Everyone was very nice and tried to help out by
giving me resources to call, in all I spoke with 12 different people from DCF the State if Florida, Several counterparts contracted by DCF and waiting on return calls from 4 people that I left messages for.
05/29/09 - Call returned by Cookie Colman, She referred me to someone in Legal for the dad to call for the documentation of the allegations, to be reviewed by us, Dad Left a message for a return call from Karen Peterson, Which should happen next week.
During my conversation with Cookie, She tried to answer my questions about the incentive money but told me that she was not aware of it. After explaining my concerns about B.A.N, She said she would accept anything from any other agency if I can find one, Which shows what little resources are available to parents trying to work with DCF to maintain the family structure, Here in Lee County.
Without these resources, There is the possibility of several actions that could be taken by DCF; Keep an Abused or Neglected Child in the home.
Remove a child and place in the system or Go to the court level..
Those who are really abuse have been known to suffer and some causing death, Others pulled from home suffer from mental abuse because they're scared and want their parents, others in the foster care programs are abused by the caregivers, Several are medicated and the justice system process can take years and tens of thousands of dollars in legal fees.
The DCF workers are the ones who make this decisions and depending on their views they can either cause great harm to innocent families or Death to guilty families. That is a lot of weight to carry and unfounded and false allegations need to be punished criminally.
05/30/09- Cookie did find out for what B.A.N stands for: Banish Abuse& Neglect / IMO: Basaltic and Nuts
She claims she would handle that situation. Time will tell..
I stand firm that B.A.N is not an appropriate organization that was contracted by DCF and more and other sources are well needed here in Lee county.
To be continued next week !
After this is resolved than I can move on to the parenting classes and God Forbid what I'll find there ..
"Add this to the mix and we have a full size Cookie "
06/01/09- Dad gets picked up for violation of probation, what was the VOP ? Traffic which is not a VOP...Dad tells his PO everything even stuff this man doesn't want to hear, However, each month he has to fill out a sheet of any contact with police, because the rules says:" Any contact with police other than Traffic ", Dad doesn't write down he was pulled over ( Found the Loop Hole ), And I'd Bet this is what happen:
DCF calls the PO, He looks for the loop hole and uses it, has a warrant put on Dad 05/27/09 after the case worker has come out to the house with the false allegations and Dad refuses to sign anything without documentation. BAM !
Having Dad arrested again makes him look bad if this goes to the court level.
Next step: It's time to find Dad an attorney, This is Harassment and interference with child custody...
DCF plays dirty !
What a journey this has been :
The lack of mental health help in Lee county is a disgrace, I left so many voice mails last week that when they've been returning my calls, I'm confused and need them to remind why I called them.
Up and down the state of Florida calls are coming in, some that mean absolutely nothing, However, They were very nice and understanding, Some how I was giving their number by another department. Nothing new there...
During my calls yesterday, I almost feel off my chair !
An organization; ACT, that I support 100% and recommended hundreds of times was recommended to me, When I called then they transferred me to the department that handles anger management and OMG, Amy from B.A.N answered the phone, Well..I guess you know what I did next; I HUNG UP..In my opinion after the behavior of these women last week, If the dad had the money, I would not recommend them until they get counseling..
During my conversation with Cookie Coleman, last week; I asked about the incentive money, she claimed to not know about it and when I read it to her, she told me to take it up with legislature,
And I did..
On 06/03/09 I called: Rep.Gary Aubuchon, who is Chairman for Health Care Services committee and on the council for Health and Family services, So I will assume that his office will look into this, There was concern when I told his district assistant, Matt Visaggio , the circumstances and what I was told about the Title 4D money and they want to talk the dad about his situation..
On 06/04/09- I called Rep. Nick Thompson, Department of Children & Families Taskforce for Child Protection Legal Services Subcommittee, One of my Hero's, He was able to get the relatives voices heard on cases, by designing the Zahid Jones Act, This was something that we have fought for for 10 years, And Justice 4 All is just a small part of a national organization, And I have to say my partners from all over the country were very jealous when that passed here.
His office would also like to talk to the dad, And after talking with his office, I will be depending on them often concerning others.
06/04/09- Mid-day Surprise home visit from DCF :
Surprise !
Home : Clean, Organized, Well stocked with Food in cabinets and refrigerator, Child proof, Safe environment..
Child's Room: A little messy, filled with every little girls dream toys and a tool bench so she can work with daddy,
Child: Happy, Clean, Healthy, Safe average 5 year old with her own computer for learning programs..
NEXT ? ?
No one is to be pre-determined by their past or criminal record, DCF is to investigate their parental skills, the safety of the child, ONLY !
Now, We have resorted to private counselors and started with the finding the right one that Dad feels will not pre-judge him, If he has to pay for the services, he might as well find someone he feels comfortable with and not forced to see to keep his child.
I spoke with his case worker and she wanted the counselors information, later I realized that maybe that was not a good idea, Is she going to call them and express her pre-judged opinion on the dad based on his background or is she going to tell them that 3 hours after the call came in, She seen the child unmarked with No black eye ?
To stay on the side of caution: I will continue to call other services and make more appointments until dad makes the choice. This case remains open for 60 days, That is 60 days that another child who really needs DCF will receive less attention, Just like Zahid Jones, Kelsy Briggs and countless children that were visibly abused and neglected or Michelle Fontanez..
Erica Cesare was the case worker for Michelle and resigned from DCF in 2006 pending disciplinary action. At the time, the department cited negligence, misconduct and conduct unbecoming of a public employee.( They forgot the criminal charges that they should pressed on her, For Involuntary Manslaughter )
The former Department of Children and Families investigator known for botching a case that ended in the murder of 13-year-old Michelle Fontanez now is working for the Lee County Sheriff's Office. Now she is going to Protect and Serve us....
06/08/09
Went to counseling today, The assessment was; That dad does not need Anger Management. She recommended that if he ever feels he wants to just talk, that she would put him in contact with her husband ( Counselor) but she found that being a single dad he was doing very well and clearly has his daughters best interest and safety at heart and first and for most his main priority.
Now we wait for DCF to contact him with more things for him to do that will prove them wrong again.
06/14/09
B.I.N.G.O
It took me a little while but I finally got it !
One hand washes the other , scroll back up and see where I filled in the missing link in this story.
Go to June 1, 2009, That wasn't there before, However, Now it all makes sense on what extremes DCF will to, To get what they want !
06/15/09
Dad goes to court for the VOP arraignment, PD and SAO settle for this probationer to have report traffic, DCF caseworker decides to call PO again and now ask for a drug test, Dad tells PO he will comply...
Rumor has it that the PO is tired of them calling him . Well, dad's car is considered a marked vehicle because of the way it looks, Dad get's pulled over at least once a week and asked to search his car, So, I guess now the PO will hearing from him more often. Dad even got a speeding ticket for doing 49 in a 45 ( Yes: it's still speeding over the limit ), His car has duel exhaust and is still not as loud as a motor cycle, He has a decal on his window that will obstruct him from seeing aircraft which a ball cap obstructs more. However, He needs to drive a paneled station wagon in order to make everyone happy..K-9 dogs already know him and like him like family.
Basically; All DCF did was cause more work for his PO..
06/16/09
Attorney wants all reports for the last year ( 08-09 ), Paper work is signed and notarized and ready to pick up all documentation available.
Dave Aronberg's office looking into the funding.
Case worker tells Dad my involvement is making it worst for him. I am not surprised because this sheds a shadow over their department and brings out awareness of what they really do..
How to Handle CPS ?
CPS will ask you various questions most of which they have no right to ask. Demand documentation for any thing they bring up. Be polite just do not volunteer anything, choose your words carefully, do not allow them to twist anything you say into other words you did not say. If they do not offer to tape record the interview refuse to be interviewed and if they do tape record the interview let them know in advance that you insist on a copy of the tape or take your own tape recorder with you. Make sure to state on the tape that you are taping the session with their knowledge and have them say they know they are being taped. State the date and time on the tape before any questions are asked and any answers are given. If you can afford it take an attorney with you or at least a witness. Stand up for yourself. If you feel the need to stop the interview then say so and suggest a continuance time and date. Once you know where they are going you may need time to get documentation to back you up. Do not let them bully you or threaten you in any way. Keep your cool; they love to try to rattle you. And above all admit to nothing, make them prove every point or dismiss the issue. Demand copies of all paperwork. Insist they write you a statement as to what they agree to do regarding copies of anything. Set time limits for their response. Take notes, very careful notes. Do not let them rush you, accept no excuses and do not show fear. If you have done nothing wrong then act like you have done nothing wrong.
If CPS comes to your home without a warrant,
Do NOT let them in, Call us or your attorney first.
No one can enter your home without a warrant, no matter the threat, Police, Sheriff or caseworkers.
They MUST have a warrant. This is your constitutional and civil right, NO ONE can violate that.
CPS has destroyed the families of this country , they need to be held accountable .
Our local, state and federal government has taken away our rights, They need to be held accountable.
Our Justice System is failing us, They need to be held accountable.
Send letters, emails and make calls, Hold them ACCOUNTABLE !
We elected them, We can fire them...
Though the challenge relative caretakers undertake equals that of any foster parent, they are paid about half as much by the state to care for their grandchildren when the parents can’t or won’t. If a child has never been in the family welfare system, payment to a relative caregiver is even less — a maximum of $180 per child, or 63 percent less than licensed foster parents, who average about $482 per child monthly. In May, the state paid $171,894 for 679 children who were being cared for by a grandparent or relative in the circuit. By comparison, it paid $181,686 for the 381 children who were living with licensed foster families.
Coming Soon !
Title IV-D, The destruction of the family....Christmas in June
Why is Lee County Calling in case workers from other counties to finish the case loads ?
Beware- A case is to be completed within 45 days and can remain open for 1 year, DCF will violate this process.
They will come to your home and bully and threaten you, Call your Attorney immediately and inform them, the case worker will refuse to talk to the attorney and will threaten to call local police, Follow your attorney's advice.....
If you have nothing to hide, talk to your attorney about filing harassment by DCF/CPS, Call supervisors and always keep a paper, audio and video trail.
Cookie Coleman, director of the Department of Children and Families in Circuit 20, said the influx is likely because of the decreasing age of parents and an increasing use of drugs — issues compounded by a sluggish economy.
This means the child welfare system as a whole will be supporting more grandparents, she said.
“We know many of these grandparents are struggling themselves and need financial help to provide for their grandchildren,” she said.
“That’s a disgrace,” Kat Gray said. “It’s like they’re taking advantage because they know we would take in these kids no matter what.”
Lee Circuit Judge James Seals, who presides over matters of family custody, said the goal is to reunite children with their parents. When that isn’t possible, many grandparents and relatives step up.
“I know they are given a subsidy, but if it’s from the state of
Dear Governor Crist:
I’d like to tell you a story; a story of a family composed of two sons, 9 and 5, and a mother, with a potentially fatal heart condition. For three long years, on every Saturday, this family visited Bill Pratt, a sex offender, in jail for an hour. It was a long trek to the jail, and almost every time we went, we were harassed by the guards. “Your not allowed to wear chachi pants,” or “Stamp with your left hand not your right!” said the guards, as we were shoved in the the small, tight, and loud maximum security room, with armed guards at every few meters. Every week we would drive an hour there and an hour back in the cold New Jersey night, and if we were minutes late, then too bad, the guards didn’t care; they didn’t care that we were two innocent kids and a single mom with a heart of an 80 year old, working two jobs, and had more then enough stress for five people combined. But they didn’t care, and treated us so.
I am now 15, enduring worsening hardship with each passing year. I thought by now, as with all other ex-felon families, that all of this would be behind us and I could enjoy life as a normal teenager. But, my father was arrested while going to work because the police thought that he had not registered a temporary address. He was in fact registered at our home, but the police wouldn’t listen. So to keep him out of jail for even more undeserved years in that overcrowded hellhole, my mother had to use the families last $2000 to bail him out of jail and are still paying for the attorney, to keep him out of prison.
And now, when things were starting to look up, what happens? 5 days before Christmas, he is arrested again while going to work, because of a suspiciously deliberate administrative screw up by the state of New Jersey and they are threatening to extradite him back to New Jersey, when they new all along my father was legally registered as a resident of Florida (for the past 3-1/2 years).
This means many things for my family. My mother will almost guaranteed- die- because of her heart condition, that non one seems to care about , my brother will fail 6th grade, and we will probably never, and if we do it will be in many, many years, see my father again. He will miss my mothers passing away, my brothers and my first girlfriend, our high school graduation, our college graduation, and maybe even our marriages.
I’m sure the father’s of our Constitution (yes, I am an honor student at a school of choice- learning about this not-so great country) could not have envisioned the law’s of today. Yet, please, uphold what they set forth and understand my mother, brother and I have lost our civil rights to privacy, etcetera, because of the out of control sex offender laws.
Thank you for your time and I hope, clemency, for my father. We need him back!!
Christopher William P. (for privacy sake- if there is such a thing in my life?)
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Disclaimer :
And Justice 4 All, Is a strictly volunteer foundation, we are a group of tired citizens who want change for the next generation.
I am not an attorney , I "Do Not" accept money or any form of payment by anyone who needs help, I refer people to my links for resources, I will go to court with you as support or help you read and understand any forms or paperwork you may have, However, I Do Not represent you.
And Justice 4 all was founded because of the failing and insane Justice System in Lee County Florida aka: The Good Ol Boy system, Which has serious issues in almost every department of government.
In 2005, I started And Justice 4 All in Memory of Kelsey Briggs, Who was let down by the Justice System that was suppose to protect her and failed.
So how am I doing so far since this website started ?
As of May 20, 2009 , And Justice 4 All has reached a average of 2083 U.S. readers per month, My goal is too reach 3000 readers a month by the end of this year.
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06/07/10
Cape Coral schools join Summer Food Program
For the list of Schools :http://www.news-press.com/article/20100607/NEWS0101/100607014/1002/RSS01
05/27/10
Summer food programs will be available to Lee County School children over the summer months..
The Lee County School District is offering a free summer feeding program. Starting June 25th, children under the age of 18 can receive a free lunch or breakfast Monday through Friday.
So far, there are 82 locations where children can get a free meal this summer, and that number is increasing. Sites are located all over Lee County from North Fort Myers down to Bonita Springs.
If you want to find the location nearest you, you can contact the Florida Department of Education at 1-800-622-5985.
http://www.nbc-2.com/global/story.asp?s=12556657
03/02/10
Bill would take away DCF's
ability to prescribe drugs
without consent
A bill has been filed to try to control the state’s use of psychotropic drugs for foster children after a recent study found it was an often haphazard process.
The bill would get rid of Department and Children and Families ability to prescribe drugs to a child in its custody and instead require informed consent from either the child or the child’s parent or guardian.
Republican state Sen. Ronda Storms filed the bill .
Reports found no record of parental consent or " Judicial order"
authorizing any medication in 16 percent of the almost 2,700 children
receiving medications.
More than 13 percent of children in
Department of Children and Families custody are taking one or more
psychotropic, or mind-altering drugs, according to a review..Some of
these children are put on behavior meds because they don't understand
why they were pulled out of their homes and are acting out. In most
cases these children will also be able to collect SSI as well as
medicaid and what the Foster parents are paid by the state for taking
the children in..
Bottom line is it brings in more money to the care givers and special advantages ..
02/10/10
Department of Children and Family Services spokeswoman Erin Gillespie said the Signature HealthCare nursing home, which is being investigated for the possible neglect of an elderly man, has had seven allegations against it since December.
Lee County Sheriff's Office
investigating incident of elderly neglect at Fort Myers nursing home
The 86-year-old victim was found by his daughter on Tuesday at the home slumped over in a wheel chair.
The daughter, who was unable to sit her father upright, called 911.
The man was brought to Lee Memorial Hospital, where it was discovered he was wearing three soiled diapers and had fecal matter running down his legs.
The man had what appeared to be a rash that was red and pussing around his genital and buttock areas.
A staff member at the hospital said it appeared the man had not been washed in days.The man also had a small bruise on his chin and his
glasses were broken..
I called there today and they danced around my questions, It
was a very simple yes or no question that they refused to answer so I
went there and found the place upside down with nurses, doctors and
social workers every where..All the residents were dressed today for a
change and some were being transported to hospitals for further
observation.
The sheriffs office will not confirm that Signature is the place but there is no doubt and they better fix it ASAP.
My first hand account of this facility is not favorable, The staff
have several employees that hardly speak English, hang around the halls
chatting while residents are calling for them, The staff has to keep
records of their activities with each person however any documents
there can be altered.
There are some workers that seem to be very caring and efficient
however that may be to residents that have family members that visit
frequently.
If you suspect abuse of anyone in a nursing home: 1-866-96-ABUSE
01/18/10
Nicole Brewington sentenced for her role in Zahid Jones Jr.'s death
Nicole Brewington has been sentenced to a maximum of 30 years in prison in the death of her son.
Brewington,
34, of Cape Coral was convicted by a jury in October of aggravated
manslaughter of a child in the death of her son, Zahid Jones Jr., 3, in
May of 2007.
The jury found that Brewington did nothing to stop her boyfriend from beating Zahid who died from complications to his injuries.
Her boyfriend, Kashon Scott, is serving a 60 year prison sentence for aggravated battery and aggravated child abuse in Zahid’s death.
30 years is as much of a slap in this boys face as the 23 yrs for the
mother of Kelsey Briggs or the laughable sentence of Mary Grodin for
the death of Gretchen..
There is something seriously wrong with this
state and the SAO's office, No one knows their children better than
their mothers unless they are simple out of the picture..
They all
knew what was happening to these children and are guilty as much as the
murder themselves and DCF also has some accountability here, this was
an open case but their case workers were to busy, They were here at my house with another false allegation call ...
Just 5 minutes from my house !
12/21/09
New links posted for Abuse Freedom United Fighting CPS, listed by state.. click on Links Section and join in your state
CPS wins only if we allow them!!!!
If you listen to the “Nay Sayers” This will be the headline instead of Federal Government moves to reform CPS nationwide. We know that it seems too good to be true that the People are at last paying attention
to the voices that decry the policies of the CPS. Our attempt to gather
documentation and stories of the atrocities committed by the various
Children Protection agencies and the large body of parasitic
individuals that feed on the results of the actions of the CPS, There
appear to be many that disbelieve this assertion directing individuals
to follow their lead and do as they say.
We do not know if these individuals are actually the voice of CPS or
if they are looking for a power trip to be in charge. We do know that
we must all work together and submit our life experiences with CPS as
outlined in our Coalition” publication.no one is or should be IN CHARGE.
We at Abuse Freedom United are only looking at changing a corrupt
system that is endangering the lives of our children. We are not on a
power trip. We have no paid members. We have no budget. We only have a
burning desire to stop these atrocious agencies.
We need for everyone to think of this as building a bridge
To freedom for all the children who are prisoners of this horrible corruption that is happening in our country.
At this time it seems everyone is being divided by someone, something or what is happening???????
Remember” united we win, separate we lose.”
Is someone promising you a miracle?????????
Only God can do this!!!!!
Cheryl Boyer /founder
www.abusefreedom.com
12/16/09
Parental Alienation Syndrome to be highlighted on ABC’s 20/20 | Brainwashing Children.
What could given further credence to PAS would be to allow the “pig pen
mummies” onto the show and spew their hatred about “abusers” and
“protective” parents horseshit. And when the hosts ask them why the
“abusers” have the children and not them, let see them explain about
Borderline, Histrionic and Paranoid Personality Disorders, whores of
the court, and why suborning children is not a crime. (Suborning is the
legal way of saying you made the children lie for you, “anonymous”
mummies.)
Parental Alienation Syndrome to be highlighted on ABC’s 20/20
Posted on 14. Dec, 2009 by admin in Brainwashing
ABC
News’ show 20/20 will be featuring a segment this Friday, with a brief
appearance by Dr. Richard Warshak, the foremost author and psychologist
on parental alienation syndrome, aka “children brainwashed to hate a
parent.”
From Dr. Warshak’s site,
I expect this show to
have a major impact in educating the public about the suffering of
children who have been turned against a parent, and about what can be
done to help ease a child’s transition back to a rejected parent.
The
segment will be anchored by 20/20 reporter Chris Cuomo. This topic,
mental child abuse, is vastly misunderstood by parents, therapists,
judges, and lawyers alike, so I’m excited that it will be in front of a
national audience. Dr. Warshak is the foremost authority on
parent-child alienation, so ABC did great in choosing to interview him.
The
segment should air in the first hour of the 2 hour show (9-11pm EST).
expect this show to have a major impact in educating the public about
the suffering of children who have been turned against a parent, and
about what can be done to help ease a child’s transition back to a
rejected parent.
Tags: Brainwashing, Dr. Richard Warshak, Exposing the methods
Parental Alienation Syndrome to be highlighted on ABC’s 20/20 | Brainwashing Children.
12/10/09
http://www.rescuemykids.com
We Need Your Help!
A growing number of innocent families are having their kids taken away by the State, through allegations of abuse. Most of these cases are families with little means to defend themselves legally. We need individuals with legal expertise and the media at large to take an active role in helping these families to rescue their children.
Any system of government can only be as good and moral as the individuals that are running it. If you have corrupt people running it, it will become corrupt. In these cases, it can involve the case workers and the judges. If individuals in either position abuse their power, the families affected are in most cases powerless to stop the abuse. This is especially true if the judge has another agenda than their moral obligation to rule with truth, equity, and in a timely manner for the sake of the parents and the children
What can you do?
If you are a journalist, you can look into the allegations and write a story. We need ongoing public pressure to make changes and help these families. If what they say is true, then the legislature in the State of Florida and the courts must do something to correct the ongoing problems in Pinellas County.
If you want to provide legal counsel our make a donation to help with legal costs, please send an email to helpus@rescuemykids.com.
Our desire is to see our family courts provide justice and protection for the families and children in our communities. This includes showing wisdom in assessing situations where allegations come forth, and having the moral fiber and backbone to recognize that there are people who are using the DCFS authority, to take children away from their parents, to inflict grave harm on the parents and children.
We are not doing this to trash DCFS. We applaud their efforts to help protect kids from abusive homes and parents who are more interested in their next fix than their kid’s next meal. But there are pockets of abuse by the DCFS system, which include case workers and judges, who are not interested in the truth or getting children back to their parents, but in keeping the children in the system. In cases where there is no parental neglect, abuse, or drug addiction, the courts have a moral obligation to get the children back to their parents quickly.Do you need help?
If you would like to submit your story or if you find your family in similar circumstances and are looking for help, please send an email to info@rescuemykids.com.
Contact us:
If you want to provide legal counsel or make a donation to help with legal costs,
please send an email to helpus@rescuemykids.com.
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09/12/09
Collier County Sheriff Kevin Rambosk called this homicides “the worst of the worst.”
“In no uncertain terms this is the most horrific and violent event this community has ever experienced,’’ the sheriff said.
Dead are wife Guerline Damas, 32 and children Michzach, 9, Marven, 6, Maven, 5, Megan, 3, and Morgan Damas, 11 months.
Husband : Mesac Damas is no stranger to the Collier County court system according to court records. He has been involved in four domestic violence cases this decade.
“It’s so heinous it’s hard to imagine somebody could do that,’’ said CCO Jennifer Spencer today. “It’s off the scale.’’
Geurline Damas and her husband, Mesac Damas, had a stormy relationship, which included three domestic violence charges and one battery charge.Guerline Damas and her five children were found dead with their throats slashed Saturday night, September 19th
Mesac Damas, 33, is being held by Haitian police on a Collier County warrant charging him with violating his probation after being convicted of battery on his wife, earlier this year, Collier County sheriff's officials said.
Victims coming forward : ACT and This website had high volume traffic
"Our hot line calls have tripled today," said Christine Kobie, community educator at ( ACT ) Abuse Counseling and Treatment in Fort Myers.
"People are getting information from the media and realizing they have been living in fear for many years. They don't want to be the next statistic. They don't want people to raise money for their funeral expenses. They're making the call today."
The Shelter for Abused Women and Children in Naples expected an increased number of calls later, after the initial shock has worn off.
"Our concern is that abusers may use this situation to say, 'See, this is what's going to happen to you,'" said Mary Ann Green, spokeswoman for the shelter.
"As these kind of stories get more exposure, we often get more calls," said Green.
Women can get support, counseling and shelter by calling Abuse Counseling and Treatment's 24-hour hotline at 239-939-3112.
The 24-hour crisis line at The Shelter for Abused Women and Children in Naples is 239-775-1101.
Victims of domestic violence can also call 800-500-1119 to contact any shelter in Florida. The national hotline is 800-799-SAFE.
This is a serious issue and has risen in recent months to above
historical standards, Child abuse, Sexual Assaults, Drug & Alcohol
abuse and even Elderly abuse has gone to the all time high with people
dealing with the stresses of each day.
There are resources
available, Some are to afraid or ashamed to use them, No one should
ever judge a victim to cause them to live in fear.
There are
also those who want help for the anger they feel before they lash out
on someone they love, What we need is a abuse hotline that is not just
for childrens abuse or neglect, Everyone needs someone to talk to that
won't judge them but help them before the boiling point. Victims need
the same when they are afraid.
The question was asked :
The Problem is, how to get the state to fund it?
That is not as hard as you think..
DCF receives funds that are trickled down from the Federal Government ( Those funds are posted on my website: Title IV-D ) They are supposed to be used for families resources, However, DCF denies these funds exist and sub-contracts services to " For Profit " organizations when in fact they are supposed to be paying for the services for the families, The 2008-09 budget for services is $1.4 Billion and that is where we get those funds.
This is a DCF matter and those funds are available regardless what DCF says, They are there but we just don't have an answer as too where they put it since they deny it .
The best person for this would be Rep Nick Thompson, If anyone can find the money, He Can !
My Advise ..If he treats his or your mother or sisters dis-respectfully in any manner, That is a light bulb moment !
And Mothers needs to watch, Look for signs of your daughters personality changes, If they are not acting like themselves when around that man, Use your gut and Don't do like me and ignore it; There is a reason..
I always said their relationships were none of my business until I seen the signs little by little, I' ve done this since 1985 and felt like a fool , Never Again will I watch one of my children be victims even my son..I know better now and Never say Never will it happen me .
Show me your friends and I will show you; Your Future ! Lee Circuit Judge James Seals, who presides over matters of family custody, said the goal is to reunite children with their parents. When that isn’t possible, many grandparents and relatives step up.
August 11,2009 Judge James Seals, who presides over Lee County’s court for abused, neglected and abandoned children, was elected to the board of trustees of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges during the organization’s annual conference in July. I sincerely hope he makes us Proud and Not allow DCF to get away with destroying our families.. Lee Circuit Judge James Seals, who presides over matters of family custody, said the goal is to reunite children with their parents. When that isn’t possible, many grandparents and relatives step up.
Let's just hope that he listens to everyone's side of the story and make DCF held accountable for their lies, The Mission is to keep families intact and not destroy them, Listen to family members, the parents and the children..Use the money that they have for services to help families and court order DCF to pay for them as instructed when they received the money...
“I know they are given a subsidy, but if it’s from the state of
June 26, 2009
Child advocate Thompson appointed to Children and Youth Cabinet..
Thompson was able to get the Zahid Jones bill past and signed by the governor, When Relatives have fought for years to be heard, His office Team is the best, they respond to everyone with full attention and provide with assistance immediately.
Congratulations to this team for their hard work and continue to stand up for the rights of children and their families..
Best Regards,
Marian
Child advocate Thompson appointed to Children and Youth Cabinet
( News-Press )
Florida House Speaker Larry Cretul recently appointed Rep. Nick Thompson, R-Fort Myers, to the Florida’s Children and Youth Cabinet, effective immediately, Thompson’s spokeswoman Katie Dickerson said Friday.
The cabinet, within the executive office of the governor, is charged with developing a strategic plan to promote collaboration, creativity, increased efficiency, information sharing, and improved service delivery between and within state agencies and organizations.
“Children are my highest priority and I will work to ensure that important programs are planned and delivered as comprehensively and effectively as possible,” Thompson said in a statement. “By reorganizing the distribution of critical services we can keep our children’s best interests at the forefront.”
Cretul said Thompson is a good choice.“He’s has been an advocate for children and has a demonstrated record of working to protect young people,” Cretul said in a statement.
Thompson’s interest in children issues has been exemplified by his sponsoring of the Jeffrey Johnston Stand Up for All Students Act, prohibiting bullying and harassment of any student and the Zahid Jones, Jr., Act giving grandparents a chance to be heard in Court. Both laws serve to protect children.
Petition Site:
http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/cps-and-family-court-reform.html
Another DCF nightmare...
Just when you think things are looking good for this department
you get another slap right in the face that tells you to: " Snap Out
Of It..."
No one knows anything about Title 4 D or the incentive money that has
trickled down from the Federal Government to the County level. This is
what they do not know :
" The department is funded through general revenue and federal funds. For
Fiscal Year 2008-09, the Legislature appropriated $2.8 billion and
13,255 positions for the Department of Children and Families. The appropriation includes $1.4 billion from general revenue and $1.4 billion from trust funds. The majority of the department's budget is used to buy services through contracts or other agreements,
to provide direct services through department-operated programs, and
for direct payments to clients who qualify for such payments. Administration
composes the other portion of the department's budget and includes
evaluation and quality assurance, statewide information systems, budget
and financial management, personnel services, and regional and circuit
administration."
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07/22/09
100 fewer Lee children in foster care: Almost 15 percent fewer Southwest Florida children ended up in foster care in the past year as the local child welfare system catches up with other regions in preventing children from being raised by strangers, officials said. The Children's Network of Southwest Florida, which runs foster care locally for the state Department of Children and Families, tallied about 495 children in foster care in June, down almost 100 children from about a year before. Three children known to child welfare officials died between 2006 to 2008 in cases that shined light on failures in the system In Lee County, the number of children in care, including those kept in their own homes with services or placed with relatives, fell from 999 in July 2008 to 881 in June. This is where I have my issues: The Services offered have to be paid for by the families, DCF will not assist to keep the family structure Mark Geisler, the network's board president, lauded the dip in numbers."We're about trying to get out of business and anything we can do to prevent a child from going into foster care is a success." Since When is Child Services a Business, It is a goverment service.. I had hoped that DCF was making changes for the better until recently When I got to handle a case that was an absolute joke..They had no knowledge of Title 4-D and the incentive money that is for providing resources to families.
Children's Network credits concerted effort
It will amaze people as to how far they will go to collect the money for their department but not used it to keep the family structure whole..They have sub-contracted to "For" profit organizations and can not explain where the funds are that were giving to Lee County from the state...
As of today, I still have not received an answer as to where are the funds but have been told they do not have them, However, They Do and this was verified..
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New leader picked for Voices for Kids of Southwest Florida Monica Monahan was recently named to lead Voices for Kids of Southwest Florida, an organization that supports the local Guardian ad Litem program. It provides court advocates for abused, neglected and abandoned children. Monahan, a child advocate for more than two decades, previously managed volunteer and children’s services at organizations including Big Brothers Big Sisters in Florida and Ohio. She has a master’s in guidance and counseling.
July 14, 2009
05/28/09
13 percent of children in DCF custody on medication
More than 13 percent of children in Department of Children and Families custody are taking one or more psychotropic, or mind-altering drugs, according to a review released today.
The Children’s Network of Southwest Florida counted 9 percent of its total population taking the drugs, among which some are largely unproven for children, expert says.
After today, I need to be put on Medication !
If you really want to know why, I will be more than happy to help...I have been dealing with DCF and their counter parts all day and still have not gotten 1 straight answer...They want these kids medicated because of the mental abuse they caused on them, They pull out kids from good homes and good parents because of things like their past or who they ask for help.
and they're causing serious Parental Alienation Syndrome on these innocent kids yet those who are truly abuse have to die to get their attention. Like Kelsey Briggs and Zahid Jones, When family members beg for then to intervene and they brushed it off.
PAS is Child abuse and they cause it...
I'm a little snippy right now, can you tell ?
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Toxic chemical bisphenol-A (BPA) is still found in Children products..
Despite all of the media attention about the safety of kids products over the last year; the toxic chemical bisphenol-A (BPA) is still found in products that kids use every day, like baby bottles, sports water bottles, the lining of formula cans, and sippy cups.
This is a real problem because more than 200 studies have linked BPA exposures at very low doses to breast and prostate cancer, obesity, diabetes, altered development of the brain and immune systems, lowered sperm counts, and early puberty. Growing children are especially at risk from BPA because they have smaller bodies. In fact, BPA is so toxic that even very small amounts have been shown to cross the placenta and impact prenatal development.1
Together we can change this! Urge your members of Congress to co-sponsor the Ban Poisonous Additives Act, which will prohibit the sale of food and beverage containers that contain BPA.
http://momsrising.democracyinaction.org/o/1768/t/1546/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=27254
After you contact Congress, please forward this email to your friends so they can send a letter too. It's going to take all of our voices to make these changes.
States are starting to ban these chemicals, but they can't do it alone. Congress must follow the lead of the states to make sure all of our children are protected. Last week, after hearing from thousands of concerned moms and dads, Minnesota legislators stood up to the chemical industry and joined Canada, Suffolk County, NY, and even retailers like Wal-Mart and Sears in eliminating bisphenol-A (BPA) from kids products. Twenty other states, including California, Connecticut, Michigan and New York, are considering similar bans.
Unfortunately, state action alone will not be enough.
We need to harness this MOM-entum to protect all children from BPA exposure by urging our federal representatives to support the "Ban Poisonous Additives Act of 2009" being introduced by Senator Feinstein and Representative Markey. This legislation will eliminate BPA from the everyday items our children use such as baby bottles, sippy cups, reusable water bottles, and infant formula containers.
Send your legislators a letter today!
http://momsrising.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=sZpJeD2yge2V8jL%2FaPz5Slot1vfJENcs
Lobbyists for the plastics and chemical industries are descending on Washington, DC in droves in an effort to stop federal legislation banning BPA. We need to let our legislators know that everyday citizens (also known as voters!), will not tolerate dangerous chemicals harming our children. Please forward this email to friends so they can send a letter too.
We only have two weeks to generate the co-sponsors and congressional support needed to move this important legislation forward. Don't forget to send a letter now using the easy link below:
http://momsrising.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Tp8uFYZmLhlE35LyI%2FmBl1ot1vfJENcs
Every message makes a difference. Together we can build a safer and healthier future for all children.
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Letter from: ABUSE FREEDOM UNITED :
Dear anti-CPS members:We have been requested by the President to help with the reform of CPS. He has been in personal touch with one of our members and is expecting our help. If you are serious about your criticisms and your desire to see that the corrupt practices of the various children Protective services around the country be stopped, now is the time to act. President and Michelle Obama have the power and the willingness to make the changes we have been fighting for.
But he needs our help to set the wheels in motion. He has personally requested that we all send direct to him our experiences with CPS. The recount of your stories may be sent to either President Barack Obama or to the First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House Washington DC 20500.
In large block letters write “personal and confidential”
The letters may be typed or handwritten. Please no profanity.
If you have any questions, call Cheryl at (803) 438 8119 or contact her at: Jane@abusefreedom.com
WE NEED EVERYONE EVERYWHERE TO GET INVOLVED IF YOU OR ANYONE YOU KNOW IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH CPS PLEASE CONTACT US TO ANY GROUPS THAT ARE CURRENTLY FIGHTING CPS PLEASE CONTACT US WE WOULD LIKE TO GET EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THIS PROJECT .
THANK YOU ABUSE FREEDOM UNITED
WWW.ABUSEFREEDOM.COM or you send your letters to : comments2marian@yahoo.com if you would like to remain anonymous to the others but myself.
See Kelsey's Story, Just click on the picture....
12/28/2002 ~ 10/11/2005
For more on Kelsey's story go to: www.kelseyspurpose.org
Our Families are under attack!
There is no "entity" that holds DCFS/CPS accountable for the grave errors they make at the sacrifice of our children. Be it wrongfully removing children from a home, or refusing to take action when a child is in danger.
It is time we stand up and demand that someone begin to hold the "system" accountable when they fail to act in the best interest of our children.
We call for a full investigation into the corrupt Children’s Protective Services and the Family Court System. We ask that the Family Court System and the Children’s Protective Services be held accountable for their actions. We want CPS and Family Court Reform! We ask for the American Family to be protected.
Injustice against one American is injustice against all Americans. Help us put the Justice back into Child Protective Services and get them focused on finding and saving abused children. It's time we removed them from the profitable business of tearing loving non-offending families apart.
Petition:
Only by the voice of the people will we make a difference. Please help us to save our families by signing your name and giving yourself a voice.
Thank you.
ABUSE FREEDOM UNITED
www.abusefreedom.com
Online petition - CPS and Family Court Reform
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20th Circuit , DCF Update :
Instead fending off an onslaught of criticism for failure to protect welfare children, DCF officials had to explain Tuesday how workers reversed a faltering agency into a successful one in just a year.
"What you all have done is remarkable,'' Suncoast Region Director Nick Cox said after officials handed out awards and praised improved performance measures. "The difference is night and day from a year ago. This is not the same office.''
Cox says DCF was backlogged with more than 700 cases a year ago.
As of March 24, 2009 , it had six, thanks to several other DCF circuits pitching in.
"There is total cooperation; total communication," says Gray, supervisor of child abuse and sexual crimes units. "She's made good, sound decisions and hired good staff."
If you think DCF's celebration is over the top - remember, three county kids died from abuse in less than two years.
Cox never made excuses for DCF mistakes."When you look at a year ago, the CPIs averaged 40 cases," she says of caseworkers. "Now, they average 18. That, too, helps investigations. You're not trying to play catch-up."
Michael Witak, operations program administrator, says DCF is nearly fully staffed, retains newly hired workers and completes cases more quickly because of better training - all of which improved its child-protective investigations.Employees used to flee DCF, but Witak says the agency hasn't lost a worker since Jan. 5th, 2009"I think what has happened over the last decade, Southwest Florida has essentially been neglected by the department,"
Another victory that will help DCF :
"ZAHID JONES, JR., GIVE GRANDPARENTS AND OTHER RELATIVES A VOICE ACT" which was finally passed in the Florida House thanks to Rep. Nick Thompson's support..
You can find up to date information in the News-Press Forum for Child Welfare and Safety @ News-press.com
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Is this fair ? How would you like it if this was your child ?
Across elementary schools nationwide, when the bell rings, kids tear out of the building like nobody’s business.
It’s so great to go home.
One particular afternoon, a couple of
Moments before dismissal, the school administrator had come across a neighborhood mom distributing pictures of their dad to parents waiting for their kids.
The dad is a registered sex offender. His photo–and the family address–is listed for all to see on the Florida Sex Offender registry.
Although the pictures were confiscated, the damage was done.
These children face public hostility, fear, and loathing, parental unemployment, loss of their home, break-up of their families, threats, harassment, property damage and social exclusion every single day.
Friendships are hard to come by when parents won’t allow their children over at that house.
The event described occurred in my local community–the Space Coast of Florida, home of NASA, a place where one would think most residents are fairly educated.
Are sex offender laws protecting all kids…or just some kids–and what about the kids of those forced to register? Are they dispensable?
I’ve made my decision.
The collateral damage–the toll of ostracism endured by family members as a consequence of over-expansive community notification laws–is governmental child abuse.
Get educated on just how these laws are destroying young lives across this country. But cold hard facts don’t do it for some people, so let’s make collateral damage personal.
Read the unedited letter below, written by an elementary school child who grew up to have a voice?
Will he be heard?
Will Governor Crist listen?
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Update: July 24, 2008
On July 18th, I receive an invitation to a forum concerning Law Enforcement getting involved with calls to DCF/CPS..Later in the day I received emails from people who's comments were never posted, I questioned DCF with no response.
After researching, I found that the 20th circuit is trying to get public approval so they can get the funding and grants that are offered to other counties here in Florida.
Date: Wednesday, July 16, 2008, 3:15 PM
APPROPRIATION CATEGORY DESCRIPTION INCLUDING ALLOWABLE EXPENDITURES:The G/A-Grants to Sheriffs for Protective Investigations category, created in the FY 2002-2003 General Appropriations Act, shall be used by the department to award grants to the sheriffs of Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas,
Broward, and Seminole Counties for the performance of child protective investigations as mandated in section 39.3065, Florida Statutes. Hillsborough County Sheriff was added in FY 2005-06 and Citrus County
Sheriff was added in FY 2006-07.
ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION:
304005 PROTECTIVE INVESTIGATIONS
To investigate reports of child abuse and neglect in order to: (1) determine whether any child in the family has been harmed and the person(s) responsible; the immediate safety and long-term risk of each child; the
services necessary to safeguard the child; and, (2) take immediate action necessary to ensure the safety of the child.
PROVISO:
The funds in Specific Appropriation 356 shall be used by the Department of Children and Family Services to award grants to the sheriffs of Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Broward, Seminole, Hillsborough and Citus
counties for the performance of child protective investigations as mandated in section 39.3065, Florida Statutes. The appropriation shall be allocated as follows:
Manatee County Sheriff………………. 3,619,941
Pasco County Sheriff…………………. 4,189,840
Pinellas County Sheriff…..………….. 10,656,488
Broward County Sheriff………………. 13,337,160
Hillsborough County Sheriff………….. 13,091,844
Seminole County Sheriff………….….... 3,527,155
Citrus County Sheriff……………….…… 1,984,715
ALLOCATION METHODOLOGY:
Per proviso in the Fiscal Year 2007-08 General Appropriations Act, budget is allocated to sheriffs in Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Broward, Seminole, Hillsborough and Citrus counties.
06/27/08
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CHRISTMAS IN JUNE ?
NOT ONE CASEWORKER KNOWS WHAT TITLE IV-D IS...
NOT ONE CASEWORKER CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS CONCERNING TITLE IV-D..
READ THIS CAREFULLY, KNOW YOUR FACTS AND ASK QUESTIONS, IF THE CASEWORKER BECOMES HOSTILE IT IS BECAUSE OF LACK OF INFORMATION AND IGNORANCE. BE WELL INFORMED ON YOUR INFORMATION.
ASK: * HOW MANY CHILDREN ARE IN OUR FOSTER CARE PROGRAM NOW IN LEE COUNTY ?
* HOW MANY CHILDREN REMOVED FOR 2008 ?
* HOW MUCH MONEY DID LEE COUNTY RECEIVE FOR TAKING CHILDREN OUT OF THEIR HOMES ?
* WHAT INCENTIVES WERE GIVING TO THE PARENTS TO GET THEIR CHILDREN BACK ?
* DID THE COUNTY PAY FOR THIS OR DO THE PARENTS ?
* WHAT IS THE AVERAGE OF FOSTER CARE TO ADOPTION FOR LEE COUNTY ?
* WHAT IS THE INCENTIVE FOR ADOPTION, HOW MUCH MONEY IS OFFERED ?
* FINALLY, ASK THE CASEWORKER TO EXPLAIN TO YOU WHAT TITLE IV-D IS....
If the Counties are getting incentive money to pull children out of their home and placing them in Foster care home and the county is offering incentive money to the foster caregivers but actually don’t, and the county isn’t doing anything to restore the family, Then where is the incentive money that is giving to the county ?????????
Title IV-D has caused much corruption in the family, and juvenile court system.
Below you will find some interesting facts about Title IV-D sections 666 and Title 42 social security act. Please educate yourself on this title as it could be the reason why you are paying child support and only visiting your children every other weekend. It could also be the reason why your parental rights have been severed and your child has been placed up for adoption.
Your state and county gets incentives for destroying American Families.
The below judge just severed a mothers rights a client of FSF just this week all rights to her 4 year old son. Our research director discovered that this very county of RIVERSIDE
In 1996, Congress further amended Title IV-D through enactment of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act, Pub. L. No. 104-193, 110 Stat. 2105. The 1996 Act requires each participating State to establish a case registry, a directory of new hires, and a statewide disbursement unit (SDU). 42 U.S.C. 654(27) and (28), 654a (e). States were required to establish and operate an SDU by October 1, 1998, or, in the case of a State that distributed support through the courts, October 1, 1999. See 42 U.S.C. 654(27); Pub. L. No. 104-193, § 312(d), 110 Stat. 2105. The purpose of the SDU requirement is to enable States to distribute support payments in a timely manner. 42 U.S.C. 654b.
2. As a condition of receiving federal funds under Title IV-D, a State must have an approved "state plan" that meets the requirements of 42 U.S.C. 654. See 42 U.S.C. 655(a) (1) (A). In order to obtain approval of its Title IV-D Plan, a State must establish an automated system and an SDU. 42 U.S.C. 654(24) and (27) (A).
Treason, and Title IV-D
Category: News and Politics
I learned that 19 million children are now in sole custody situations (of 350 million total
Perpetrated by people of no title or power, commercial fraud. Perpetrated by officers of a government in violation of Constitutional and State law, we have another word for it: "TREASON".
TREASON IN 2008.
Don’t believe me alone... (or the 28th United States Congress and the Federal law they passed to protect people like you and I from having our children taken without trial on the common presumption we have a bond and right to our children that requires due process and criminal evidence to involuntarily break) - Just listen to these stories... look at these faces:
Even I can’t afford $2B in the near future every year. The problem is not lack of funding or caseload. I know. It is corruption and flagrant willful violation of law at the level of the District Attorney of the State and the Attorney General of the United States
Cases like the four killed in
TRICKLE DOWN THEORY:
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PAY STATE INCENTIVES, STATE PAYS COUNTY INCENTIVES BASED ON NEED. COUNTY CREATES NEED FOR MONEY...
PURPOSE OF INCENTIVE:
TO REMOVE CHILDREN FROM DANGER.
TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO PARENTS TO KEEP THE FAMILY WHOLE.
TO FIND SAFE HOUSING FOR CHILDREN IN DANGER.
TO PAY FOSTER PARENTS TO KEEP CHILDREN SAFE AND BASIC NEEDS.
WHO DETERMINES DANGER ?
THE CASEWORKER, NOT A JUDGE...
WE HAVE 2 KINDS OF CASEWORKERS
1- CARES TO MUCH AND HANDS ARE TIED BY LAW and CASELOADS.
2- CARES TO LITTLE AND WOULD RATHER ACT AND DESTROY A FAMILY.
IN MY OPINION:
We have to many false allegation calls for personal means that are taking up the caseworkers time, this causes the worker to be over loaded with cases, making it impossible for full attention to those who really need it.
CPS has a overload of cases that are not prioritized, this has cause the death of several children this year alone, while all cases must be investigated, that time is needed for urgent calls. CHILDREN are dying , while caseworkers are investigating false allegation calls. CHILDREN who have had caseworkers come repeatedly with positive proof of abuse are left with the abuser.
Example: Kelsy Briggs, over 100 calls, broken bones and bruises. Her caseworker left her home 4 hours before she was killed.
Kelsey Briggs is what started And Justice 4 All in 2005
Kelsey's Story
In memory of all the angels lost due to child abuse !
Warning: Very Graphic and Disturbing..
The Murder of Baby Briana Lopez, Tortured from the day she born and her family knew it and never made one call to CPS or even taking the baby away.
Those family members only got 30 days in jail, that's 10 days for every day of Briana's life and her killers only got 18 years.
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May 6, 2008
Since I started this site back in February 2008, I have received several emails from others with the same concerns. Together we have managed to get the US attorney and the FBI involved and will hopefully make head way with corruption in the justice system. We have seen Judges retire or resign before the investigation is complete, Attorneys drop cases that they know are dirty, not to be involved...All in All, we are making a difference. I have added a new link that will really get your attention in regards to Lee County Florida, Please check this one out. I have received documented proof from inmates, former inmates and Correction Officers (CO's)concerning the Lee County Jail are their violations, along with the Cape Coral Police Department (CCPD) and the Lee County Sheriff Department (LCSO). ____________________________________________ February 2008 I am a victim of the corruption in the State of
We have the buddy system here and no one is being held accountable for their actions. Elected Officials are violating our civil and constitutional rights and refuse to be addressed by the citizens. Call and letters with vague responses and never answers or advice. I started court watching when my son was in the system as victim who became the defendant. I have seen and heard things that just didn’t sit well with me that were appalling and I started to ask questions. Those questions make things horrific on my son, and now recently 3/26/08 my daughter. She filed a Domestic Violence and Sexual Battery on her former husband to be who is a LCSO deputy, Since then no charges of any of his violations per the injunction have been brought against him. No arrest, Fake investigations with no findings, When if it was the average resident they would be sitting in jail. This is called Officer Involved Domestic Violence (OIDV), There is a code of silence behind the badge and the blue wall. Our elected Sheriff Mike Scott is aware of this problem and has done nothing, Internal affairs protects the deputies and not the citizens or victims. I started a my space account and began to make very valuable friends, found awesome resources and found that I could make a difference along with others who have the same issues, questions and concerns about today’s society.. For more information on blogs I have written your welcome to go to: http://www.myspace.com/karma4all I Began doing a lot of research on the State department of corrections, As I would find more statics's and information, I began to make calls to Tallahassee, I found it very odd that everyone transferred me to different department and no one had current information or answers for me, everyone blamed someone else. Now, this is what I need answers to: Why is the Lee county court system behind and 73% of the inmates are still waiting for trials or even to be charged with a crime, Why is the State Attorney motioning to strike the inmates demands for Speedy trials which is a US Constitutional right? Why are the Judges saying they are to backed up and yet they put huge, unrealistic bonds on people or denial the right to pre-trial release under Florida Statuses 907.04 and 907.041,Pre-trial release would cost the accused $40.00 a month supervision fee, However by keeping them incarcerated at $52.06 a day per inmate at taxpayers expense, The Lee county jails are over cohabited to the point that some of the inmates are sleeping on the floors and in boats, the last inmate statistical count was back in January 2007 and that time we had 1985 inmates, that totals $103,339.10 a day of tax payers money , based on a 30 day month we are paying $3,100,173.00 a month and that is going off of January’s stats. According to the state: Lee county has one of the highest amount of inmates waiting to be charged or set for trial, They claim that this is the Judges fault, The Judges claim it’s the Law enforcement and the State Attorneys fault, as for me I am as just as confused as you are right now. So who is at fault? I would like for one person to answer all the questions, stop passing me around like the hot potatoes, take the responsibility of why we are paying for the courts and jails to be over crowded and a lot of the current inmate population is there because they couldn’t afford bond, haven’t been charge with a crime or charged with bogus offenses just to keep them in the system and the system is in violation of Florida Status 907.045 when arraignments are more than 45 after the date of arrest, Lets face it here, everything is a felony, it like Gestapo not police and that if they even show up. So let imagine how many more inmates are currently in our jails and the cost factor.Currently as May 2008 we have 2500 inmates.
Lee county has violated so many Status and Constitutions, that they need to be fined and investigated, We need to clean house and start over. I can find these on line and the attorneys walk around the halls with text books and say hardly anything when before the Judges, The inmates go back to jail for another paid day of boarding by us. They are refused medical attention forms, endure violating civil human rights, and the mentally ill are pepper sprayed instead of medicated. The visitors are treated like inmates and they do not even have physical contact, everything is on a video monitored computer screen, so why do they search the visitors, and cut the visitation times or not at all. We paid for state of the art computer equipment for the visitors and most of the time they don’t work, We have to send commissary money for the inmates to buy underwear and shirts at price gouging cost of $60.00 a week and the inmate receives $28.00 of that to shop with. Where is our $103,339.10 a day going? This is where we found racketeering in the jail, they do shake downs , confiscate the items and then resell them . I have been receiving letters from inmates in both county and state prisons and I have to tell you that although they commented crimes, the humanity of their treatment is unbelievable to me. To the guards in the prisons it’s a game to violate and mistreat them in such demeaning ways that when these people get out they have mental disorders called Bared Cage syndromes or cannot adjust to society and end up back in the system.Many states have rights for the inmates and their families. Our state does not have any such thing in place. During my research I found that the children of inmates are the most effected, they lose that bond with the parent because of the lack of personal touch, a large percentage of children with incarcerated parents suffer social behavior problem, poor performance in school, attachment disorders and many of them follow the parent’s footsteps to the system. The inmate has committed crimes, which was their choice with consequences, but their children are the victims of their mistakes. The children are the ones who suffer; we need a State funded program that would correct this. This program would be beneficial to both the institutions and the families involved. My proposal to the State of Florida for funding is that following the examples of the foundations that are available in other States, passes a bill, for a non-profit organization I call; TOUCH. . To read more of the research done or for more information on the TOUCH foundation proposal, Please contact me at; comments2marian @yahoo.com ~2007~
February 2008
So why am I here?
Two Million people, a full quarter of the world’s incarcerated population, are in U.S Prisons and Jails.
This was quoted by Charlie Green and Kelly Worchester in July 2007
From January to June 2007 , 1505 felony cases ended in forced pleas and 49 went to trial while 5856 misdemeanor cases ended in forced pleas and 45 went to trial according to Charlie Green Clerk of Courts for Lee county.
Kelly Worcester of the Felony head of the State Attorneys office said " It's all strategy , it's a dance and most defendants know that "
That is 99% of the cases end with forced pleas
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