Many 911 calls are for overdoses, severe drunkeness, mental health crises, family disputes, and other emergencies that should not involve police.  Thank heavens that some communities recognize this and are assembling mental health teams to de escalate heated situations which do not involve real crimes, just families and people out of control in a safe secure manner that helps people and families.

Ida drives the poor and homeless to court and she also drives attorneys without cars to court to help the poor and homeless.  You can paypal her at http://www.paypal.me/ida2002.

Thanks for whatever you can spare.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidholmberg/2019/10/18/the-scourge-of-elder-abuse-dont-be-afraid-to-speak-up/?fbclid=IwAR19ielzMUonyN95XDnR4UsCR1qt_Tsuq0USn97d0k6Hm2CHyxCJSnp3jOY#46df8027637e

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David Holmberg is a journalist and playwright.

If you or a member of your family have experienced elder abuse in a highly flawed guardianship system, you should be aware that you’re not an isolated case or a helpless victim.

Elder abuse by opportunistic court guardians is one of those issues in American society that has reached critical mass in recent years, and some statistics indicate that it might soon achieve a dubious parity with child abuse.

In 2016, the General Accountability Office in Washington examined the state-based guardianship system and found hundreds of cases of physical and financial abuse, and negligence throughout the country. According to The New York Times, the GAO reported that “in eight cases examined in six states, guardians were found to have stolen more than $600, from their…

Just when you thought the stories could not get any worse (and apparently this includes prisons too)  another topic comes up:  providing inadequate sanitary products to women and girls.

You would think that just about everyone, even men would understand these basic needs.

Apparently not.

FORCING IMMIGRANT GIRLS TO BLEED THROUGH THEIR UNDERWEAR IS CRUEL, DEGRADING AND DANGEROUS | OPINION

JENNIFER WEISS-WOLF

This child was put in foster care, ignored and ended up dead.

The mother wanted the child to be placed with the grandmother, that never happened.

Sad story.

Texas Judge Who Accepted Bribe Money In Beer Boxes Headed To Prison

If you are able to help with an emergency eviction, North side of Chicago, please call me immediately.  Funds are needed to rent U Haul trailer.  Son will get off work at 7 pm and then we can move belongings to a safe place.

If you can lift a box, we need your help.  call me 773 255 7608.

We should all help one another out.

The man invovled (a court corruption victim, fake foreclosure) is very nice.

Joanne