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Arizona Mother gets life term in 2006 beating death of adopted son
Mother gets life term in 2006 beating death of son
Eugene Scott and Senta Scarborough The Arizona Republic Oct. 6, 2007 12:00 AM http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepu...tence1006.html Vicki Lynn Hulsey was sentenced Friday morning to life in prison for the April 2006 beating death of her 10-year-old adopted son. "Some of my best memories carry me through this pain," said Hulsey, who told a story of watching her son, Jerry, ride a horse. "I feel empty inside without him." Hulsey, 46, wore black-and-white prison stripes and addressed Maricopa County Superior Court in a near-whisper for five minutes. advertisement "I have never been in jail or prison, and I didn't think I'd ever go," she said. "I'm very ashamed and embarrassed. All of my crying is serious." Hulsey beat Jerry to death after a night of interrogation at their Mesa home. "Thank God it wasn't ongoing abuse," she said. "It was just a terrible, terrible night." Hulsey escaped a death sentence as part of a plea deal that gives her no chance of parole. Hulsey, who had been abused as a child, had a nightmarish history that included a slow slide into paranoia after she stopped taking medication. "No child should suffer the way you suffered as a child," Judge Paul McMurdie said. Hulsey, who suffers from bipolar disorder, said she began having difficulty with her mental illness in 2001. "It seems nothing has been the same since," she said. "Coming to Arizona was not a good move for me." She had been reported to Child Protective Services in 2005 and had held her son in suspicion since, believing he had betrayed her. She often questioned him and was delusional, thinking that her home was bugged by police and that they were hovering over her home in helicopters. "I certainly wished I had listened to my mom and got back on my medication," Hulsey said Friday. About six family members were present, some of them crying, but none spoke in court or to the media. Hulsey mouthed words and waved to them before being led away by deputies. Hulsey met Jerry's mother at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in California. He had been abused and forsaken by his godparents. Hulsey, who adopted Jerry in the late 1990s, had doubts whether she, as a mentally ill single mother, could handle the responsibility, according to Kathleen Rozman, a longtime friend, in a letter to the court in August. "We had a blessed life. He was a great kid with a lot of talents," Hulsey said. "I am fortunate to have been his mom. I miss him." CURRENTLY CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES VIOLATES MORE CIVIL RIGHTS ON A DAILY BASIS THEN ALL OTHER AGENCIES COMBINED INCLUDING THE NSA / CIA WIRETAPPING PROGRAM.... CPS Does not protect children... It is sickening how many children are subject to abuse, neglect and even killed at the hands of Child Protective Services. every parent should read this .pdf from connecticut dcf watch... http://www.connecticutdcfwatch.com/8x11.pdf http://www.connecticutdcfwatch.com Number of Cases per 100,000 children in the US These numbers come from The National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect in Washington. (NCCAN) Recent numbers have increased significantly for CPS *Perpetrators of Maltreatment* Physical Abuse CPS 160, Parents 59 Sexual Abuse CPS 112, Parents 13 Neglect CPS 410, Parents 241 Medical Neglect CPS 14 Parents 12 Fatalities CPS 6.4, Parents 1.5 Imagine that, 6.4 children die at the hands of the very agencies that are supposed to protect them and only 1.5 at the hands of parents per 100,000 children. CPS perpetrates more abuse, neglect, and sexual abuse and kills more children then parents in the United States. If the citizens of this country hold CPS to the same standards that they hold parents too. No judge should ever put another child in the hands of ANY government agency because CPS nationwide is guilty of more harm and death than any human being combined. CPS nationwide is guilty of more human rights violations and deaths of children then the homes from which they were removed. When are the judges going to wake up and see that they are sending children to their death and a life of abuse when children are removed from safe homes based on the mere opinion of a bunch of social workers. CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES, HAPPILY DESTROYING THOUSANDS OF INNOCENT FAMILIES YEARLY NATIONWIDE AND COMING TO YOU'RE HOME SOON... BE SURE TO FIND OUT WHERE YOUR CANDIDATES STANDS ON THE ISSUE OF REFORMING OR ABOLISHING CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES ("MAKE YOUR CANDIDATES TAKE A STAND ON THIS ISSUE.") THEN REMEMBER TO VOTE ACCORDINGLY IF THEY ARE "FAMILY UNFRIENDLY" IN THE NEXT ELECTION... |
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