Posted on 08/31/2009 5:47:31 AM PDT by blueyon
Video at link DALLAS - They’re not criminals. They’ve broken no laws. But they’re being held against their will by the State of Texas. Why? It’s a tragic story about what can happen when you are alone in the world and lose control of your rights, your money, and your ability to complain.
Jean and Michael Kidd never imagined their retirement would play out like this. “I feel like I am not in America,” said Michael Kidd. “I can’t believe I have been hi-jacked off the street, virtually from the hospital, and imprisoned,” Kidd told FOX 4.
(Excerpt) Read more at myfoxdfw.com ...
“Since when, in America, home of the First Amendment,”
This is why we have a Second (2) Amendment!
“I could not believe that what I was seeing was taking place in this country,” said Senator Jane Nelson.I hope she follows through.Nelson heads the committee that oversees the Department of Aging and Disability. That agency is now the Kidd’s guardian.
You’re relevant and that’s the truth.
Too bad nobody can figure out we are all the same person using multiple log-ins.
Yep!!
Sorry, lady, on legal technicalities, you may know what you’re talking about but, this isn’t right!! Lawyers defending the actions and policies developed by other sleazy lawyers doesn’t cut it. These people were not declared non compos mentos by busy bodies whose track record at “protecting” people leaves a lot to be desired.
I don’t believe that these people need to become wards of the state, they MIGHT need a tiny amount of assitance but, from the sounds of it, the state has only made things worse and is stealing them blind!
As the saying goes, doing something just because you can doesn’t make it right.
To protect us from a Tyrant! Tyrannical Government etc. OMG it almost sounds like we are understanding what the founders were up against. This is why we have a Second (2) Amendment!
I believe that I wrote that it didn’t sound like the right thing was being done here. And, technically, the state is not stealing them blind. It is whomever the Probate Court appointed as guardian that is making the bad decisions. Also ... Probate Court judge used to be an elected position IIRC. Perhaps this judge should be out on his rear.
Which sidewalk crack do you live in? I live in the one right over here. {waving}
I believe that I wrote that you were technically, legally, probably right. I’m still not convinced that the state hasn’t overstepped in this case. From a technical standpoint, I don’t doubt that the sleazy lawyers in the state legislature setup this nanny state procedure so they could do what they are doing.
By the same token, I also don’t think that either the Founding Fathers OR Sam Houston et al had this kind of stuff in mind when they formed their various state or federal governments.
Even if this couple is eventually “paroled” from custody, they will never get back the money that has been confiscated from them, they will never get their sense of security and safety back after the way their house was left, and they will never be relieved of their fear that it could happen again! This is why “I’m from the government, I’m here to help you” has such a chilling effect on people. We just never thought that it would apply to the Texas state government.
Again, yep!!
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