Judges and a broken system
Our system of protecting some of the most defenseless amongst us must be fixed. Romeocat has a post about the sad and pathetic excuse for a judge who decided to give a child rapist a 60-day sentence for serial raping a 6 year-old girl. The judge sure doesn’t care about putting a monster back on the street to hurt other little children. He doesn’t care about justice for the six-year-old whose life has been warped by a sick, putrid, disgusting, pile of filth that deserves to be left in a room with the parents, chained to the floor, and brillo pads and hack-saws. Sounds rough eh? Not nearly as rough as being a six year old and BEING RAPED REPEATEDLY.
Now on to the sweet little girl whose picture is above. Her name is Kelsey Smith-Briggs. She is the latest story here in Oklahoma. Poor little Kelsey died October 11th. She didn’t die at the hands of rapists, or serial murderers. But at the hands of those who were supposed to nuture, love, and care for her, her mother and step-father.
Her care was being supervised by a judge and the Department of Human Services when she died Oct. 11, allegedly from a stomach blow.
Her stepfather, Michael Lee Porter, 25, is charged with first-degree murder. Her mother, Raye Dawn Porter, 26, is under investigation.
Televised home-video images of her trying to walk and play with casts on two broken legs haunt Oklahomans.Her death came four months after the judge returned her to her mother, against a DHS recommendation. The judge ruled her abuser was unknown.
(emphasis mine)
That’s right folks, a judge returned her to an abusive and dangerous situation.
Here is a timeline, provided by The Oklahoman. Tell me if you can’t see the writing on the wall.
The final months of Kelsey Smith-Briggs’ life
Jan. 9, 2005: Kelsey suffers a broken collarbone and bruises while in the care of her mom, Raye Dawn Smith.(hmmmm. Okay, kids play and get hurt. -D.A.)
Jan. 24: Kelsey is moved to her paternal grandmother, Kathie Briggs.
April: Kelsey is still in Briggs’ care but visits her mom regularly. She breaks both shins.
(hmmmm. Seems to have an awful lot of “playing and getting hurt” in her mothers “care” – D.A.)
April 18: Raye Dawn Smith marries Michael Lee Porter.May 3: Kelsey is placed in state Department of Human Services custody because of the broken legs. She is moved to her maternal grandmother, Gayla Smith.
(YAY! Someone finally pulled their heads out of their arses and finally took that poor child out of an apparently abusive situation -D.A.)June 15: Lincoln County Associate District Judge Craig Key rules that who abused Kelsey is unknown. The judge returns Kelsey to her mother.
(Just cue the “imperial march” here folks! In comes the Black Robed Wonder who returns Kelsey to her mother and step-father because the abuser is “unknown”. Let me widdle it down for ya there Judge Key, it is either the MOTHER or the STEP-FATHER. Sending the lamb back amongst the wolves. -D.A.)
Aug. 19: Kelsey is hurt in a car accident.
Oct. 11: Kelsey dies, allegedly after her stepfather, Michael Porter, strikes her in the stomach at their home near Meeker.
(Too late. Another innocent dies at the hands of an evil monster because of a Black Robed Wonder. -D.A.)
If you were wondering where Kelsey’s father was this entire time, well, he was fighting in the National Guard in Iraq.
Apparently the Oklahoman will continue the next few days with stories on the situation should you wish to follow it. It is a pretty big stink, with the mom blaming step-dad and step-dad blaming mom. I don’t care who exactly struck the fatal blow, it was one of the two. The other one HAD to know that the abuse was taking place, and did nothing to stop it either. So the blame goes on the parents. Then I blame the judge, who went against the advice of the social workers who wished to keep her out of that situation. I for one am sick of this crap. A two year old girl was sadistically abused, and the system did absolutely nothing to protect her.
A broken system. No. A worthless system that sacrifices our youth, our future. That sounds more appropriate.
Cross-posted @ Parrot Check.
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