Ariz. woman's face branded with 'snitch': her face has scabbed overand that "snitch" was clearly legible.

Ariz. woman's face branded with 'snitch'
6/23/2007, 6:43 a.m. EDT
By AMANDA LEE MYERS
The Associated Press

http://www.mlive.com/newsflash/natio...ylist=national

PHOENIX (AP) — A woman had the word "snitch" burned into her face with a
branding iron in apparent retaliation for helping police in a domestic
violence case, authorities said.

The brand singed into her flesh during a June 13 attack is 4 to 6 inches
long and stretches across her left cheek from lip to earlobe, Mesa
police Sgt. Chuck Trapani said Friday.

"Obviously, they were trying to send a message to her, and they were
obviously trying to humiliate her," Trapani said.

Trapani declined to identify the 38-year-old woman. He said the woman
had not returned calls relaying interview requests from the news media.

The woman told police she was attacked by four people, including an
acquaintance whose Mesa apartment she was visiting, Trapani said. That
acquaintance, Preston L. Valdez, 21, told police the woman was smoking
methamphetamine with him shortly before the attack.

The woman said the three others who attacked her were hiding in the
bedroom, Trapani said. She said they came out, knocked her unconscious,
then cut and shaved large swaths of her hair and branded her, Trapani
said. She was treated at a hospital and released.

Two of those who attacked the woman — James H. Standridge, 34, and,
Jackie L. Getz, 26 — were arrested in a domestic violence case in
February 2006 after the woman answered officers' questions about them.
The police investigation later led to the removal of a child from the
home because drug paraphernalia was found there.

Trapani said a picture of the woman shows that the word on her face had
scabbed over and that "snitch" was clearly legible. He said police were
searching for the branding iron.

Standridge, Getz and Kibbol A. Avila, 33, were arrested on suspicion of
kidnapping, aggravated assault and unlawful imprisonment. Valdez, was
arrested on suspicion of aggravated assault and unlawful imprisonment.

The four were being held Friday in the Maricopa County jail. Bond for
Standridge and Getz was set at $270,000 each. Bond for Avila was set at
$90,000, and no bond was set for Valdez. The suspects are scheduled back
in court next week.

The Maricopa County Public Defender's Office would not confirm whether
it was representing the suspects, and declined to comment on the case
Friday. The Associated Press made a request through authorities to
interview the four but had received no response as of Friday evening.







CURRENTLY CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES VIOLATES MORE CIVIL RIGHTS ON A
DAILY BASIS THEN ALL OTHER AGENCIES COMBINED INCLUDING THE NATIONAL
SECURITY AGENCY/CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY 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.

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...