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He (the young 12 year old witness) said Skeeter, 40, yelled at him for snooping around.
She screamed at me, IHB (redacted) recalled, She said, Why are you in my living room, you stupid b----? Youre supposed to be in the kitchen.
She told me if I ever told anyone shed kill me, IHB said. I hit her with my shoulder and ran out and went to my mom. I told her what happened.
His mother said she immediately called 911.
When he came to me it was like he saw a ghost, SHB said of her son. He kept saying to me, Hes not moving, mommy. He said it was Cardell. He said, He's not breathing, hes not moving.
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I had a physical reaction reading this story. Cardell's father entrusted his son to this monster, to look for a
second job! He was doing the best he could, definitely trying to do right by his boy, and what did it get him? He's lost the most precious thing in the world and that poor child suffered so very much! I shudder to think of how she killed him in such a heinous and brutal way. :no:
The fact that Skeeter had "multiple minor violations" but was allowed to remain on the approved City Childcare provider list is flat out unacceptable. What does this say about the system and its stance on the safety of the children it is mandated to protect?
I am certain the system is far more broken than can be fixed with band aids. It will take the kind of overhaul that requires real courage, real funding, a likes of which I don't know even exists. Human Services professionals (my mom being one of them) do tremendous work. However, I've seen firsthand how work within City and County agencies (aka "The System") are driven by bureaucracy and "red tape." The people who write the policy and laws aren't the ones who have to work on the front lines with the clients on a day to day basis. That disconnect is something that workers deal with every day, and it isn't always positive.
If something doesn't fundamentally change, more lives will be lost.
This applies across the nation.
jmo...
I pray for change, for the Cardell's (and the Omaree's) and the others.
No more.... Enough is enough....
lease:
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