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20/20 is doing a story about the state representative who took in three girls and then tried to give them to another family. The show has already started.
Sticky
(1,406 posts)Benjamin Hardy of the arktimes did an amazing job reporting on this:
http://www.arktimes.com/arkansas/casting-out-demons-why-justin-harris-got-rid-of-kids-he-applied-pressure-to-adopt/Content?oid=3725371
As a therapeutic foster mother who has had many children with RAD, this story has haunted me for months.
That Guy 888
(1,214 posts)So far I've only skimmed it, it's a tough read seeing the damage harris did.
me b zola
(19,053 posts)I hope out of all this horror measures will be taken to stop "rehoming" adoptees. The very word itself refers to pets. Bah, I need more coffee. Too much sadness and cruelty in this world.
erpowers
(9,350 posts)At the end of the show it was stated that Arkansas had passed a law making rehoming a felony offense and that Rep. Harris had voted for the bill. It was also stated that there are six states that have bans on rehoming. That number needs to be expanded to 50.
me b zola
(19,053 posts)trumad
(41,692 posts)The very dark side of religion.