The teen mom of a baby tossed from the car on Interstate 275, by her violent ex-boyfriend, plans to sue three government agencies, on the grounds that they did not protect her son.
The Tampa Tribune reports that the 17 year old mom, Jasmine Bedwell, plans to sue Department of Children & Families, Hillsborough Kids Inc. ,and the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, citing that the agencies failed to keep Bedwell's ex-boyfriend, Richard McTear Jr., from harming her.
McTear is accused of forcing his way into Bedwell's apartment May 5, beating her and throwing baby Emanuel on a concrete floor, before driving off with him. He then threw the child out of a moving car onto the shoulder of I-275, deputies say.
McTear, who has since been charged with first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse, kidnapping, felony battery and burglary with battery, has pleaded not guilty to all charges. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty.
WTF!!!??? First of all what is a year old, doing living on her own anyway? Where is her family?So what if the agencies failed to do background checks on this young lady's boyfriend, once she got involved with him. Its not their responsibilty!!Many women in abusive situations, for some arcane reason, tend to continue ties with their abusers anyway. Its one thing for the agencies to empower and educate women in abusive situations, which in my humble opinion is worth millions,its another to tell them who to see, or date. If she's "responsible" enough to have babies, & live on her own, she should be responsible enough to make the correct choices in her life to protect her offspring. Such as recognizing that that she needed to get her child away from McTear. As I've stated before in previous posts, there are some who need government control, and it sounds to me like this young lady fits the bill.
So, I disagree. DCF did not let baby Emmanuel down...his precocious mother did. Second to her baby, her education should have been a priority, both formal and informal. So I ask again, at what costs do you want the government in control of your lives?
my nephew was the world to me
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