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I'm so sorry for everything that happened to your family. The Media looking for ratings are just Justice wanted Mar 2012 #1
Thank you, and I do very much like your screen name! :) Land Shark Mar 2012 #2
will do as soon as possible. Justice wanted Mar 2012 #13
"Better that a few be greatly injured than a whole state be troubled" Land Shark Mar 2012 #34
Kicking for later (nt) The Straight Story Mar 2012 #3
I truly do not know what to say except that I feel deep sympathy JDPriestly Mar 2012 #4
Thanks. I don't expect hallmark cards (they don't make them for this anyway) Land Shark Mar 2012 #20
Kick and recommend nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #5
It's understandable that you have no words, for I struggled SO HARD to find words myself. Land Shark Mar 2012 #14
Better Safe Than Sorry RobinA Mar 2012 #121
"Better safe than sorry" here means innocents get hurt. How's that fair or just? Land Shark Mar 2012 #124
Bookmarking for a reread tkmorris Mar 2012 #6
k&r to mark to read later and get past wtf is going on with you guys I am so sorry. uppityperson Mar 2012 #7
My heart goes out to you and your family. VenusRising Mar 2012 #8
Quite an ordeal. mmonk Mar 2012 #9
Good gawd, Paul, what a nightmare you and your family have been living! Mnemosyne Mar 2012 #10
Thanks. Some say "everyone who's dealt with CPS wants to sue CPS" Land Shark Mar 2012 #16
You have been through absolute hell and I pray it is resolved soon. Mnemosyne Mar 2012 #93
Be sure to kick this in the morning! sudopod Mar 2012 #11
recommend. Starry Messenger Mar 2012 #12
Thank you, Starry Mess... n/t Land Shark Mar 2012 #31
I'm so sorry. sabrina 1 Mar 2012 #15
I think you're right that I need some time to relax. (Thanks) Land Shark Mar 2012 #19
"Yes, my daughter did get a relatively minor abdominal knife injury" NCTraveler Mar 2012 #17
The legal cases are already over, and I was/am the "one closest to the situation." Land Shark Mar 2012 #18
I read you whole post. NCTraveler Mar 2012 #21
Oh, ok, I didn't catch that meaning of "closest to you" Land Shark Mar 2012 #24
"The effect of local press is pretty devastating" NCTraveler Mar 2012 #26
Here snooper2 Mar 2012 #38
and the worst cases were taken offline Land Shark Mar 2012 #41
Makes no sense for me to re-publish the MOST wrong things Land Shark Mar 2012 #84
"found guilty {sic} of attempted murder by reason of sanity {sic}" Land Shark Mar 2012 #85
I would NEVER trust CPS or the legal system mntleo2 Mar 2012 #105
Thanks for adding your experience to this thread! n/t Land Shark Mar 2012 #106
NCTraveler seems to have misunderstood the OP. nt 2 Much Tribulation Mar 2012 #110
Was any proof shown to you that no one was signing up mmonk Mar 2012 #22
Just a single phone call... Land Shark Mar 2012 #33
Post removed Post removed Mar 2012 #23
This message was self-deleted by its author Land Shark Mar 2012 #25
She was insane for... NCTraveler Mar 2012 #27
Kicking so I can read this more carefully tomorrow Duer 157099 Mar 2012 #28
I am aghast at all of this. truedelphi Mar 2012 #29
I didn't know there was a movement re CPS 2 Much Tribulation Mar 2012 #120
I ddn't (or don't) know abot CPS getting people's truedelphi Mar 2012 #122
Yes, there are microcosms in family court Land Shark Mar 2012 #125
wait. what? mdmc Mar 2012 #30
OH. MY. GOODNESS. OneGrassRoot Mar 2012 #32
The Joy of this girl is what came through to me as well. 2 Much Tribulation Mar 2012 #98
THANKS for seeing my daughter in this! Land Shark Mar 2012 #101
Here's link to the January, 2012 expose by 20/20 on Michigan CPS Land Shark Mar 2012 #35
well... TorchTheWitch Mar 2012 #36
Thanks for a very good example of the general problem here Land Shark Mar 2012 #39
Did she not plead not guilty by reason of insanity? LisaL Mar 2012 #45
Not guilty by reason of alibi or Whatever is a legal acquittal, but... Land Shark Mar 2012 #48
Not guilty by reason of alibi or Whatever is a legal acquittal, but... Land Shark Mar 2012 #49
Did you even read your own link? TorchTheWitch Mar 2012 #50
This is a toughie. I am inclined to agree with you and other skeptics. lapislzi Mar 2012 #53
Because you're willing to give your opinion, may I get your input on the following? Land Shark Mar 2012 #54
Hello? These are interesting questions from Land Shark for you to answer 2 Much Tribulation Mar 2012 #95
invited via PM to reply but nothing so far.... nt Land Shark Mar 2012 #102
The State's doctors say she's Asymptomatic for 9 months now Land Shark Mar 2012 #56
Oh Puleeeze mntleo2 Mar 2012 #113
KICK mntleo2 Mar 2012 #117
kick for mntleo2's comments, msgs interspersed in the range of 105-117 Land Shark Mar 2012 #118
How.... vile. Occulus Mar 2012 #42
Vile? Give me a break. LisaL Mar 2012 #44
Even if either of you were Miz Clio and able to diagnose someone over the intertubes EFerrari Mar 2012 #89
Incompetence or persecution? (assuming no other choices, of course) Land Shark Mar 2012 #90
Like this? EFerrari Mar 2012 #91
+1 Land Shark Mar 2012 #92
Lack of human kindness is putting it nicely, these people are ... mntleo2 Mar 2012 #115
You sing it Brotha! mntleo2 Mar 2012 #114
As far as I gather, there was no trial. LisaL Mar 2012 #43
Correct, there was no trial because the Prosecutor gave up, said he couldn't win at trial Land Shark Mar 2012 #55
Since she plead not guilty by reason of insanity, I presume prosecutor LisaL Mar 2012 #57
You have a misunderstanding about insanity and criminal procedure Land Shark Mar 2012 #61
People can make pleas during arraignment LiberalEsto Mar 2012 #62
Right. But it happened on the previously set trial date Land Shark Mar 2012 #64
This message was self-deleted by its author chrisa Mar 2012 #60
K&R alfredo Mar 2012 #37
Thanks Alfredo, for the kick and rec. nt Land Shark Mar 2012 #108
It is so hard to find the right words. robinlynne Mar 2012 #40
Thank you robinlynne (it seems you found your "right words"); I appreciate it a lot! n/t Land Shark Mar 2012 #68
can't you guys leave the state? mimitabby Mar 2012 #46
Paul I have to say all the work that you and Andy Stevens have done to bring about change in our midnight Mar 2012 #47
Thanks for the compliment, tho I tend to doubt my work has anything to do with it Land Shark Mar 2012 #76
This reminds me of what happened to a nurse right after F-5 tornado hit Joplin, MO Bryn Mar 2012 #51
THANK YOU! Can't everyone just accept that sometimes true tragedies occur, like that nurse? Land Shark Mar 2012 #58
My ex-husband used to sleep-walk. One night loudsue Mar 2012 #52
When I was in college... rbnyc Mar 2012 #59
Thanks for the example. I mean this in the nicest way: that's insane! Land Shark Mar 2012 #63
I too have seen sleep walking with my own two eyes. mmonk Mar 2012 #75
My mom, my brother and I have all sleepwalked. EFerrari Mar 2012 #82
How did you feel when you found yourself there? mmonk Mar 2012 #86
I don't remember. EFerrari Mar 2012 #87
You have a beautiful little girl varelse Mar 2012 #65
Thank you so much. She needs a mom & her mom Made her more than I Land Shark Mar 2012 #79
This is disturbing on so many levels. I can't imagine how you've had the strength to handle lib_wit_it Mar 2012 #66
Thank you for this good example and your thoughts Land Shark Mar 2012 #67
I'm so sorry your family is going through this. It must be very difficult. GardeningGal Mar 2012 #69
Thanks so much for your thoughts and offer here Land Shark Mar 2012 #74
I'm so sorry for what your family has been through magical thyme Mar 2012 #70
Thanks (and here's an example of the Kafkaesque nightmare you mention) Land Shark Mar 2012 #77
I am deeply sorry your families plight. I do have one question... EmeraldCityGrl Mar 2012 #71
trying to give a fair OVERALL impression here (read OP as a WHOLE) Land Shark Mar 2012 #72
Thank you. n/t EmeraldCityGrl Mar 2012 #73
Don't you mean, "Thank you, and I apologize for asking you a question, the answer to which I would lib_wit_it Mar 2012 #78
I don't know Paul and EmeraldCityGrl Mar 2012 #80
You know a little more now! :) Land Shark Mar 2012 #83
Thanks for proving my point, again. I clearly explained the problem, and your failure to grasp lib_wit_it Mar 2012 #88
I'm not aghast because I have dealt with the police and the state EFerrari Mar 2012 #81
I can see why you can relate based on the examples you give upthread Land Shark Mar 2012 #94
I'm still trying to figure out what kind of recovery is possible. EFerrari Mar 2012 #96
Thanks for this example of making it through (mostly) Land Shark Mar 2012 #97
Nami mdmc Mar 2012 #99
I'm sure they would have other roughly similar stories like those in the reply thread. nt Land Shark Mar 2012 #107
Kicking so I can come back later. Devil_Fish Mar 2012 #100
Thanks, and feel free to PM with questions, or ask them here. Land Shark Mar 2012 #103
kick 2 Much Tribulation Mar 2012 #104
"spacey and entirely sweet. She had nary a mean bone in her body or soul." Land Shark Mar 2012 #109
Family means the world. Devil_Fish Mar 2012 #111
Yes, and the world should be a family, too. Land Shark Mar 2012 #119
What a nightmare. Could moving to another state help? Liberty Belle Mar 2012 #112
There's more to the story than meets the eye here, Land Shark Mar 2012 #116
a late k and r nashville_brook Mar 2012 #123
kick 2 Much Tribulation Mar 2012 #126
Thank you for the welcome back, Paul. Joe Chi Minh Mar 2015 #127
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