Woman escapes murder conviction in death of girl in foster care

Woman escapes murder conviction in death of girl in foster care | Florida Courier:

A jury last week convicted Geralyn Graham, 67, of kidnapping and aggravated child abuse in the 2000 disappearance of Rilya Wilson.

Geralyn Graham, center, is convicted of kidnapping and child abuse charges but the jury deadlocked on murder charges on Jan. 25 in Miami. She was on trial for the murder of Rilya Wilson, a foster child who disappeared in Graham’s care a decade ago. Defense attorney Michael Matters, left, talks to Graham as she is led out of court.
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The girl disappeared from her foster home with Graham, her caretaker, at age four, but the state Department of Children and Families (DCF) did not realize it for 15 months.

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The Time Is NOW!

The Time Is NOW!
Senator Pam Roach from Washington has put forth a Bill which would require ALL CPS/DCYF workers to be licensed and bonded. She would also like to see them held liable for their deceitful actions. Bill:Washington SB5163 .
Please, each and every parent and family member, write to your State Legislator's and DEMAND they put forth this Bill in each and every State Nationwide. This has got to be the most important Bill for Families of our time! We MUST Stop the accountable to NO-ONE, CPS/DCYF. This Bill could be the answer to our prayer's! Let's move on this! Our children's and families lives are at stake!
The link to this Bill:http://legiscan.com/WA/bill/SB5163.

State lawmaker wants CPS workers to be licensed, bonded

State lawmaker wants CPS workers to be licensed, bonded | Q13 FOX News:

OLYMPIA — A state lawmaker says she has heard far too many horror stories of botched child abuse investigations and she wants to up the standards for caseworkers by requiring that they be licensed and bonded.
They could also be held personally liable in court.

Thank you Senator Pam Roach! You are a Godsend!

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Hundreds turn out at Statehouse to rally for gun rights

Hundreds turn out at Statehouse to rally for gun rights - NashuaTelegraph.com:

CONCORD – Surrounded Thursday by a sea of banners and signs, Caleab Spencer used a different tool to get his message out.

Rather than raising a flag, like many others who gathered in front of the Statehouse for Thursday’s gun rights rally, Spencer, of Newmarket, proudly strapped his Bushmaster 223 rifle across his chest.

Mike Knightly of Hudson holds a rifle and an American Flag in front of the State House in Concord during the pro-gun rally Thursday, January 31, 2013.

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Defend Your Gun Rights Rally - 31 Jan 2013 - State House Concord, New Hampshire

Bill tries to create a path for parents and children to reunite

Bill tries to create a path for parents and children to reunite | Deseret News:

SALT LAKE CITY — A proposal before the Utah Legislature would allow parents whose parental rights have been terminated to petition for reunification with their children under limited circumstances.

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Psychiatric Drugs, Not A Lack Of Gun Control, Are The Common Denominator In Murderous Violence

Psychiatric Drugs, Not A Lack Of Gun Control, Are The Common Denominator In Murderous Violence | Consciousness TV:

In 2000, New York legislators recognized the ubiquitous and unambiguous connection between violence, especially gun violence and mass murder, and the widespread prescribed use of psychiatric drugs. Senate Bill 7035 was introduced in the New York State Senate that year requiring police agencies to report to the Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) on certain crimes and suicides committed by a person who is using psychiatric drugs, including assault, homicide, sex offenses, robbery offenses, firearms and other dangerous weapons offenses, kidnapping and arson. The preamble to the bill read, in part:

There is a large body of scientific research establishing a connection between violence and suicide and the use of psychotropic drugs in some cases. This research, which has been published in peer reviewed publications such as the American Journal of Psychiatry, The Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and The Journal of Forensic Science, has shown, among other things, that: certain drugs can induce mania (a psychosis which can produce bizarre, grandiose and highly elaborated destructive plans, including mass murder);. . .and certain drugs can produce an acute psychotic reaction in an individual not previously psychotic.

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