Richard Wexler
Saturday, May 7, 2011
The Detroit News reports that less than two hours after being forced to release Maryanne Godboldo’s daughter from the institution, (see the previous post to this Blog) the Michigan Department of Human Services rushed back into court seeking an “emergency” order to snatch her back.
Fortunately, the judge refused. But just imagine, for a moment, what it would have been like for the 13-year-old girl had they succeeded. Try to put yourself in her place: Institutionalized for seven weeks, not knowing when or if you’d ever see your family again, finally released to an aunt, and probably still in the midst of celebrations with family and friends when DHS is back at the door to haul you away again.
Any government agency, any excuse for a human being, who would inflict that kind of cruelty on a child isn’t acting in anything resembling a child’s “best interests.” These are the actions of a supremely arrogant agency that’s used to getting its own way but didn’t for once. Now they’re out for revenge. FULL STORY
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