Mom Suing New York City For $900 Trillion For Placing Children In Foster Home

The cost of a loaf of bread?

Good one. And even if she becomes queen, she couldn't possibly be worse than either Bush or Obama. Maybe I can get a position in her court such as Queen of the Fairies or Keeper of the Royal Unicorns and Flying Horses.

We all might ought to start getting prepped now. I have dibs on Pegasus. (He flies! That would be totally awesome sauce!)

You obviously don't live in New York City or you wouldn't be so flippantly saying this.

Obviously I've seen this happen too many times. If they didn't think they were god this wouldbn't happen.

Well, they usually do end knocking something aff the original figure even when you win. Maybe she figured this would scare them so much they'd settle out of court?

I doubt this will scare them. That DC lawyer guy *lost* his case and ended up with *nothing*. Just like the DC guy, this woman is representing herself, and anyone knows that if you represent yourself, you're more likely to loose. It's like a doctor trying to operate on himself. Not going to work. If she was truly smart, she would get a lawyer and aim for a reasonable 'first bid' amount, say 100 million, so she could end up with least 10 million or bit more.

I don't think it's the fees. A lawyer will probably (and should) get disbarred and sanctioned for signing papers requesting that relief.

This suit is NEVER going to make it past the inevitable motion to dismiss.

It's litigation claims of that magnitude that makes American litigation the laughing stock of the common law world. Many countries put realistic caps on amounts that can be recovered. If such wild amounts could be recovered can you even imagine what your liability insurance premiums would be?

Buzz, you obviously don't understand the law. You can sue for ANYTHING, but juries 99.9% of the time get it right.

I've seen some pretty wild jury awards. I don't know if the "Stella Awards" are fiction or fact:

http://hbs.xomba.com/stella_award_winners_top_3_outlandish_lawsuits_and_verdicts_of_2007

but the McDonald's hot coffee case is definitely fact. In it the Jury awarded 2.7 million dollars to a woman who spilled coffee on herself to punish McDonald's due to its coffee being so hot, but a Judge reduced that jury award to $480,000 (the reduction was rarely reported to maintain the sensationalism of the jury award).

By the way, your comment "Buzz, you obviously don't understand the law." is unnecessrily insulting.

You obviously don't understand how important it is to take a look at a persons profile before assuming what they do or don't understand.

I just have to show appreciation for a good slam dunk. Jerry, you're pretty on top of things. Both you and buzz have quite the c.v. s.

Sorry, Jerry...a little late on this one...but what a fab k-blam! Personally speaking, I learned early-on to profile-peek before blasting forth a snarky comment.

Oh, and it's a gem of a seed, by the way. $900 trillion and representing herself? Nope, no worries about her state of mind.

I prefer the sneaky under-handed veiled snark.

$900 trillion and representing herself?

She doesn't want excessive lawyers fees to cut into the settlement.

Typical female.

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No worries, Jerry.

Happy Valentine's Day.

bg

I don't think you want her drugs. They don't seem to be helping her...

Just looking at some of the claims like the FBI is after her kids, I think that proved it before this case. This just cinches it. If she just "lost it" one day and hurt one of those kids because their skin was getting darker, people would have been upset because nobody stepped in to help.

You're absolutely right Lisa!

:D

"Trilliant"? LLLLLLLMAO!!!! May I "borrow" that?

But of course..., Sir Deathnell J... words are the lyrics... to the song of language...

And, free... Hence... free speech...

Thank you -o- Master!

I wonder if she did the pinky thing when she said the amount in court?

I wonder if she's bald, wears a space suit, has a laser and a hairless cat. :)

Probably ALL the above! But she's "not" insane...?

She may not have been hitting them or starving them but she was seeing things and wouldn't get help. taking the kids away was the right thing to do here. Physical abuse should be the only reason for kids to get placed in another home. Having a bat @!$%# crazy parent is a pretty good reason too.

lastone: The kids were healthy, doing well in school and from what I read were not in any danger. Since when is ACS responsible for psychology evaluations of parents? Parents who smoke need to have their heads examined because they are slowly killing themselves and those around them, yet ACS is not stealing kids from parents who smoke. ACS should be abolished because the only thing it protects are the profits of the institutions raking in money from the kidnapping of children who are mostly Black and Latino.

Jerry I am the last person you want to ask for references. I wrote a booklet on the topic years ago entitled: The Child Abuse/Neglect Resource Guide. It is filled with references. I worked with parent groups, organized forums, done radio shows and newspaper interviews on this subject. I can provide you with links, but I doubt that you are willing to read through the massive volume of material on children wrongfully taken from their parents by child protective services.

A disproportionate percentage of children in foster care are Black and Latino. That is an objective fact. Feel free to draw whatever conclusions you wish as to why that is so.

Jerry:

Here are a few links to get you started. I eagerly await you detailed analysis.

Beware Child Protective Services:

http://www.justicewomen.com/tips_bewarechildprotectiveservices.html

Parent's Worst Nightmare - CPS Abuses

http://fairfaxcps.blogspot.com/2007/07/how-child-protective-services-works.html

Children's Protective Services - Abuse of Power

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/474/920/559/

CPS Corruptions Has To Be Stopped

http://cbliss.wordpress.com/2009/08/22/cps-placement-courts-false-accusations-abuse-of-power-fight-child-protective-services/

The Nightmare Called Child Protective Services (CPS)

http://educate-yourself.org/cn/cpsabuseinmichigan14aug05.shtml

Jerry:

Thanks for clarifying your position. The links I provided outline the issues. I really don't feel like getting too deep into this right now. As far as the racial issue, it is just another dimension to what is taking place with child protective services. Yes, I have joined the group. Thanks.

Not at all. Start going through the links I provided and then we can talk.

There are countless stories of abuse by Child Protective Agencies. Here's one:

4timesblessed Says:
April 6, 2011 at 2:35 am | Reply

I have gone thru one apeal and now am on my second. I am apealing all the way to the state capitol of Tx to clear my husband and my names. CPS has closed its case, but found us “Reason To Believe” on Medical abuse & neglect of our youngest who is soon to be 5 years old. All because a dentist got her panties in a wad, because I decided I did not want her surgically working on my child’s teeth in the hospital. I found out that an 18 month old had died, from being overmedicated with morphine at the same surgery center, where they used the same anesthisiologist. When I found this out, I decided I was not going to allow my baby to be the next victim. After I was nice enough to call and cancel the appt, the dentist representative contd to call and harass me. They even called my family members out of town, trying to hunt me down. Telling them that it was urgent I called them back, “OR ELSE.” I figured why call again, I already called them once and told them I was cancelling and taking my child to another. The night of the cancelled appt, the police showed up at my door at 11pm. They claimed they got a call, stating my youngest child was being starved to death and was near death. They came in my home and asked that i wake my child up so they can investigate themselves. I did as asked. They said they found nothing wrong and will put in the report, that they found a happy & healthy child. CPS Caseworker came by the following day. Told us she got an, “anonymous call” that my child was “starving to death.” She interviewed everybody and demanded I get her tested to find out why she is petite and demanded I get all her teeth, surgically done. I told her not all her teeth were bad, that she just had 1 sore tooth. She said get them all done or else. So, on thier orders a denist did a 4 hr surgery on her, giving her root canals on all 10 of her baby teeth. Whether she needed it or not. My baby’s face was disfigured afterwards and was in alot of pain. After all that, they closed the case still saying that we were guilty of medical abuse & neglect. I am fighting to clear our names. Still to no avail. This second apeal has been taking longer than a month already. The state said it will be quite longer and to be patient. Meanwhile, this dentist who started this all is still smelling like a sweet rose. I wish there was a way to get back at her for all the heartache she cause my family. But was told that Obama signed something into law, that protects medical professionals from retribution. So, they can file false claims and get away with it. I even commented on yellow pages about this dentist and they hired an atty, telling me to remove my post or face jail time. So I removed it right away. So people….my fight is not over. Even though I did not lose my children over this, I did lose my dignity and self esteem. I am afraid to go anywhere in public or tae my children anywhere. For fear of being reported for the slightest little thing, from my child getting a scraped knee from playing in the park, to who nows what else.

http://cbliss.wordpress.com/2009/08/22/cps-placement-courts-false-accusations-abuse-of-power-fight-child-protective-services/

Jerry:

I could do a book on it, but it is a very frustrating issue to deal with because most parents have no interest in the subject until their kids are taken. Most politicians and activists don't want to deal with it either. Also, listening to countless parents crying, pleading and desperate is hard to deal with. I'm working on another project and I am not ready to get back into that fight.

Jery:

Been there, done that! I have written several "save the world" books. That last one I spent three years on. It got great reviews and everyone who read it loved it, but sales were not impressive. People are more interested in the lives of actors and actresses than with serious topics like this. I have pretty much decided to get out of the save the world business because there is no money in it and a lot of hard work and frustration. You have no idea what it feels like to give a lecture on a topic that will literally save people's lives, but only 30 people show up or do a radio show and only a handful of people order the book afterwards. I already put may time in for the cause and I have moved on. Writing brief comments on Newsvine doesn't take much time and I feel like I am still doing something.

I'm not saying I support these agencies, in fact IMO they do more harm than good, but I also feel they never win. If the kids get molested or even killed by their parents the agencies are blamed for not acting, and if they do take the kids away from a suspected problem, they get blamed for that. I'm sure as hell glad it's not MY job.

I feel about the same, Buzz.

Buzz: actually most kids are removed because of supposed neglect, not physical abuse. The definition is so broad and vague that almost anything can be called neglect. If a parent doesn't want their child vaccinated that can be deemed medical neglect and the child removed, even though the parent made an informed decision based on their research into the subject.