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My lawyer told me I couldn't raise two boys on McDonald's salary and told me it was best if I give my rights away? Well I listened to him like a dummy! Now both my boys are adopted out 😭 and I'm barely in their lives. No one should have the right to rip children away from a stable home! That's all she knows!
Jillian supported: The Voice of TreasureAs an autistic young adult, I know from personal experience it is hard enough to live in a systemically ableist society. The abuse and neglect described here is utterly inhuman. Ty is my cousin, one of the most kind-hearted people I know, and he is worthy of your respect and care. He is a human being, not a statistic.
This was preventable.
It doesn't take blind trust of either side to do a thorough investigation. No matter what you believe, inhibiting and postponing is not protecting against defamation or playing the victim, it is enabling it. The complete lack of response by the people whose job it is to keep our students safe speaks volumes.
It is not too late to do the right thing. People have already been hurt; that is undeniable and cannot be reversed. But that does NOT mean willfully ignoring the now limited but still very much nonzero action that CAN still be taken to conduct that investigation, take action to prevent further abuse, hold the known abuser(s) accountable, and ensure adequate medical treatment for the victim(s) to the fullest extent possible.
To those who make the decision: whatever you decide, treat this like the future of someone you love depends on it. Because that's exactly what it is to his family. And someday it could be you.
Oey supported: UD & Delaware DOJ Give No Justice To Victim - Permanent Brain Damage Caused by Michael UzuThis proposed law is such an insidious thing. It would invent a new crime that would specifically target a group of people. I can think of a few times that's happened in American history. Vagrancy laws, as an example, were invented to criminalize black folk. This is very similar. It would invent a new kind of fraud...
Will supported: In support of the Resignation of Texas State Majority Leader Tom OliversonBrandon was the father to not only my kids but others you’ve taken a big piece of their life they’ve now lost one of their biggest cheerleaders they won’t have him there for their biggest mile stones in life his oldest graduates in 4 months and now he won’t be in that crowd
Chrystal supported: Demand Justice for Brandon Mitchell, Shot by Des Moines, Iowa PoliceI had the opportunity to meet Brandon in Fort Dodge prison 5 years ago. I picked up our friendship back on the streets but have since changed my life and walk in the kingdom of God now. Brandon was a good person and just because you have a past that does not define you as a person. Everyone deserves to be treated fair and no man with a gun, police officer or not has the same power as God to stop our clocks. If you are scared then get a different job, but don't just start pulling the trigger and try to explain later......That's not justice. R.i.p Bam.....
Donnell supported: Demand Justice for Brandon Mitchell, Shot by Des Moines, Iowa PoliceI had the privilege of getting to know Brandon during one of the most difficult times in his life, and in that time, we became true friends. Despite the challenges he faced, Brandon remained a kind-hearted and respectful person. He never let his struggles define him, and he was working hard to overcome them.
Tragically, his life was cut short by the reckless actions of a few officers in the DSMPD, officers who failed to follow proper protocol, lacked the necessary training, and, most importantly, failed to see Brandon as the human being he was. Where was the communication? Where was the compassion? Instead, they took the life of a father, a son, an uncle, and a friend, someone who deserved understanding, not judgment.
My heart breaks knowing that Brandon was unfairly labeled by a flawed justice system. He was more than their assumptions, and he was fighting to build a better future. I was so proud to see the progress he was making.
Rest in peace, my friend. Until we meet again. Your family will always be in my thoughts and prayers.
Michael supported: Demand Justice for Brandon Mitchell, Shot by Des Moines, Iowa PoliceBrandon was the father to my 3 children. He loved them more than words can explain. While he was struggling to correct the mistakes of his past and barreling through the riptide we know it’s like getting out of the legal system once your in there, his life was taken. I have spoken with him many times in depth with tear running down the both of our faces about how badly he just wanted to do better and be better for all of his children. And now because the Des Moines police couldn’t execute a warrant check without non lethal options he will neverrrrrrr have the chance become the man I knew he could be. He will never again cheer his daughter on at her softball games, he will never again be in the baseball stands or football stands rooting for his boys. He will never be able to teach them how to change a tire or do an oil change. (we all know Brandon loved cars) So much taken by taking his life. He was unarmed, there was NO need for lethal force to be taken
Ashley supported: Demand Justice for Brandon Mitchell, Shot by Des Moines, Iowa PoliceMy son has also been neglected academically and physically by muncie community schools. He's 8 and has autism a language impairment and a SLD. People need to be held accountable instead of pushing it under a rug or pretending it didn't happen
Erika supported: Stop Ignoring Harm to Children at Muncie Community SchoolsI have an Autistic daughter. She will run off and even if you tell her to stop she will not stop. If you grab at her she will recoil or possibly even push you away with one arm and say no.
Her only chance if she encounters a police officer is either that she is still very young, the officer doesn’t attack because she is a girl, or the officer is properly trained and never jumps straight to action.
I can’t even put myself in my friends shoes. Both his son and daughter are autistic and like my daughter it’s bad. They are both non compliant. So he has a boy that is dark skinned and at some point that boy is going to be tall and teenage. I’m worried about cops attacking my daughter especially after seeing that cop who body slammed that 100LB teen into concrete with no provocation. It’s worse for men and it’s worse for dark skinned people.
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