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BOSTON, MASS— Girl Labeled PVS Able To Testify In Abuse Case
Girl Labeled PVS Able To Testify In Abuse Case
http://www.northcountrygazette.org/2.../poutre_abuse/ BOSTON, MASS—As prosecutors prepare for a fall trial in one of the state’s most horrific child abuse cases, the child at the center of the case who had been incorrectly labeled as being in a persistent vegetative state, is providing crucial testimony about how she was routinely subjected to physical punishment by her adoptive mother and stepfather. Haleigh Poutre, now 14, has been in a pediatric rehabilitation hospital in Brighton, Mass., for the past two years after suffering a near fatal head injury in September 2005 at age 11. The case arose when Haleigh’s adoptive mother, Holli Strickland and stepfather. Jason Strickland were charged with assault and battery after she was hospitalized with serious brain injuries and placed on life support in September 2005. The couple took Haleigh to the hospital with bruises, broken teeth, swollen knees and a sheared brain stem. They were living in western Massachusetts are the time of Haleigh’s traumatic brain injury. Two weeks later, the adoptive mother was found dead, killed by her grandmother who then killed herself, and the Department of Social Services as the girl’s guardian requested the court’s permission to disconnect the girl’s ventilator and feeding tube. The stepfather, Jason Strickland, asked to be considered the girl’s adoptive parent so he could seek to keep her on life support. He also asked the court to open to the public the proceedings and records in Haleigh’s life support case. The court denied his requests, and Strickland appealed and lost. In January, 2006, the social services agency won a court order to remove Haleigh’s ventilator and feeding tube, saying she was PVS with no hope of recovery. The following day, she began breathing on her own and showing signs of responsiveness. Not only had her parents failed the youngster, but so had the state. Gov. Mitt Romney ordered an investigation into the entire Department of Social Services file involving Haleigh to determine if the agency had properly handled the case and if they had overlooked signs of abuse. Although the agency had received previous reports of the girl’s abuse, DSS claims the girl was abusing herself and the agency did nothing prior to her alleged beating. Sources say that in December, as Haleigh continues her miraculous recovery in the rehab center, she was able to tell police through gestures and simple language that the Stricklands had physically abused her in imposing corporal punishment but she couldn’t give police any details about what had caused her head injury. Reports say that she told police that her adoptive mother had administered the harshest of the punishment and while she was protective and expressed fondness for her stepfather, she indicated that he had also subjected her to physical discipline such as slapping. Her 11-year-old sister, Samantha Poutre, has reportedly most recently told police that Haleigh sustained her injuries when her stepfather kicked her downstairs. She had initially told police that the girl may have injured herself while doing a back flip. Jason Strickland, 34, is scheduled to go to trial this fall on child abuse charges. 5-1-08 An Inconvenient Truth about Child Protective Services, Foster care, and the Child Protection "INDUSTRY" Child Protective Services Does not protect children... It is sickening how many children are subject to abuse, neglect and even killed at the hands of CPS. every parent should read the free handbook from connecticut dcf watch... 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/Foster care 160, biological Parents 59 Sexual Abuse CPS/Foster care 112, biological Parents 13 Neglect CPS/Foster care 410, biological Parents 241 Medical Neglect CPS/Foster care 14 biological Parents 12 Fatalities CPS/Foster care 6.4, biological 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. THIS IS AMERICA'S HIDDEN HOLOCAUST Currently Child Protective Services violates more constitutionally guaranteed liberties & civil rights on a daily basis then all other agencies combined, Including the National Security agency/Central intelligence agency wiretaping programs… THE CORRUPT BUSINESS OF CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES BY: Nancy Schaefer Senator, 50th District of Georgia http://www.senatornancyschaefer.com/...s.php?filter=6 This is Child Protection? By Gregory A. Hession, J.D. http://www.jbs.org/node/4632 Mercenary Motherhood: "Memoirs of a Babystealer." http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/...nion-rightrail FOSTER CARE IS A 80 PERCENT FAILU. A Brief Analysis of the Casey Family Programs. Northwest Foster Care Alumni Study. By Richard Wexler http://www.nccpr.org/reports/cfpanalysis.doc HOW THE WAR AGAINST CHILD ABUSE BECAME A WAR AGAINST CHILDREN http://www.nccpr.org/issues/1.html Adoption Bonuses: The Money Behind the Madness DSS and affiliates rewarded for breaking up families By Nev Moore Massachusetts News http://www.massnews.com/past_issues/...May/mayds4.htm A recent study has found that 12-18 months after leaving foster ca 30% of the nation’s homeless are former foster children. 27% of the males and 10% of the females had been incarcerated 33% were receiving public assistance 37% had not finished high school 2% receive a college degree 50% were unemployed Children in foster care are three to six times more likely than children not in care to have emotional, behavioral and developmental problems, including conduct disorders, depression, difficulties in school and impaired social relationships. Some experts estimate that about 30% of the children in care have marked or severe emotional problems. Various studies have indicated that children and young people in foster care tend to have limited education and job skills, perform poorly in school compared to children who are not in foster care, lag behind in their education by at least one year, and have lower educational attainment than the general population. *Casey Family Programs National Center for Resource Family Support 80 percent of prison inmates have been through the foster care system. The highest ranking federal official in charge of foster care, Wade Horn of the Department of Health and Human Services, is a former child psychologist who says the foster care system is a giant mess and should just be blown up. http://abcnews.go.com/print?id=2017991 Four rigorous studies have found that at least 30 percent of America’s foster children could be home right now if their parents had decent housing. This study found thousands of children already in foster care who would have done better had child protection agencies not taken them away in the first place. Front-page story in USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/...m?csp=34#Close The full study is available here. http://www.mit.edu/~jjdoyle/doyle_fo...arch07_aer.pdf The bottom line? - Child Protective Services and the Foster Care system for the most part turns out young adults that are nothing more than walking wreckage... CURRENTLY CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES VIOLATES MORE CONSTITUTIONALLY GUARANTEED LIBERTIES & CIVIL RIGHTS ON A DAILY BASIS THEN ALL OTHER AGENCIES COMBINED INCLUDING THE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY/CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY WIRETAPPING PROGRAMS.... 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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