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Family famed for protest photo die when SUV goes off cliff
ABC News ^ | 03/28/18 | paul elias and tom james

Posted on 03/29/2018 9:09:16 AM PDT by Simon Green

A family that gained attention for an emotional photograph of an African-American boy hugging a white police officer at a 2014 protest was killed when their SUV plunged off a scenic California highway, authorities said Wednesday as they asked for help figuring out what happened.

"We have every indication to believe that all six children were in there," Mendocino County Sheriff Tom Allman said, appealing for tips to retrace where the siblings and two parents had been before the vehicle was found Monday in rocky ocean. "We know that an entire family vanished and perished during this tragedy."

Some friends described married couple Jennifer and Sarah Hart as loving parents who took their adopted kids to Bernie Sanders rallies, while some neighbors said they called child welfare officials in their rural Washington state community over concerns about possible abuse or had noticed red flags.

The California Highway Patrol has not determined why the vehicle went off an ocean overlook on a rugged part of coastline. A specialized team of accident investigators was trying to figure that out, Allman said.

"There were no skid marks, there were no brake marks" at the turnout on the Pacific Coast Highway where the vehicle went over, the sheriff said. Investigators have no reason to believe the crash was intentional, he said.

The 100-foot (31-meter) drop killed the women, both 39, and their children Markis Hart, 19; Jeremiah Hart, 14; and Abigail Hart, 14. Hannah Hart, 16; Devonte Hart, 15; and Sierra Hart, 12, have not been found.

The Harts lived in Woodland, Washington, a small city outside Portland, Oregon, and had a recent visit from Child Protective Services, Clark County sheriff's Sgt. Brent Waddell told The Associated Press.

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KEYWORDS: christine; suicidebysuv; suvdoesit; suvintelligence
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To: Simon Green

A nuclear family?


21 posted on 03/29/2018 9:22:59 AM PDT by aspasia
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To: Simon Green

The news report says the took their pets and CHICKENS over the edge with them.


22 posted on 03/29/2018 9:23:48 AM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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To: aspasia

Judging from the photo, a modern liberal blended family.


23 posted on 03/29/2018 9:24:29 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: Simon Green
“Zippy Lomax, a Portland photographer who knew the Harts, told the Oregonian/Oregonlive.com that the reaction to the 2014 photo overwhelmed them, with negative attention focused on the multiracial family with lesbian parents.”

That's because their situation flew in the face of what's normal: Father, Mother and children?

Their end result seems to be murdering themselves and their innocent adoptees?

24 posted on 03/29/2018 9:24:46 AM PDT by zbogwan2
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To: kearnyirish2

Texting while driving ?


25 posted on 03/29/2018 9:26:06 AM PDT by Col Frank Slade
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To: Simon Green

All of them wearing Bernie shirts, how cute.


26 posted on 03/29/2018 9:26:56 AM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar

No free food in Hell.


27 posted on 03/29/2018 9:27:11 AM PDT by VietVet876
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To: The Toll
Typical Lesbian Leftist driver. Holy cow they are the absolute worst!

Combine the poor spacial visualization skills and slower reflexes of a female with the overconfidence and risk-taking of a male, and what do you get? Splat.

28 posted on 03/29/2018 9:29:18 AM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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To: Simon Green

Qualified lesbians. Not so qualified drivers.


29 posted on 03/29/2018 9:32:00 AM PDT by montag813
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To: zbogwan2

Having a depraved mind does cause suicide more often than not. I’ve read dozens upon dozens of stories where Homosexuals butcher and batter each other for break-ups and other issues.

That child protective services were called out multiple times isn’t surprising at all.


30 posted on 03/29/2018 9:32:13 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (This country & world is living on borrowed time (Luke 17:26-27))
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To: MeganC

Sounds like they could no longer stand to breathe the same air Donald Trump does.

(For the sake of the deceased manipulated children, I’ve refrained from posting the appropriate meme)


31 posted on 03/29/2018 9:32:23 AM PDT by treetopsandroofs
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To: RegulatorCountry
"Combine the poor spacial visualization skills and slower reflexes of a female with the overconfidence and risk-taking of a male, and what do you get? Splat. "

Saying that is against the law somewhere.

32 posted on 03/29/2018 9:32:50 AM PDT by blam
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To: Col Frank Slade

Humans do not drive SUVs. Period.

This is before Google’s self-driving car by the way.


33 posted on 03/29/2018 9:32:55 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: Red Badger

Yeah I’m sure some green-toothed white racist maniac is behind this evil deed....somewhere he’s out there I’m sure.

/s


34 posted on 03/29/2018 9:33:04 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (This country & world is living on borrowed time (Luke 17:26-27))
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To: Col Frank Slade

Honestly, your guess is as good as mine; odd that nobody else in the vehicle would notice they were approaching an area where there must be indications you were near a cliff...

I believe deviants are crazy, so I certainly wouldn’t rule out murder/suicide.


35 posted on 03/29/2018 9:35:47 AM PDT by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
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To: goldstategop

back in the day, that was Freeper “chet”’s forte...submitting driverless SUV articles.
Then he switched to vicious pit bull attacks.


36 posted on 03/29/2018 9:36:03 AM PDT by stylin19a (Best.Election.of.All-Times.Ever.In.The.History.Of.Ever)
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To: blam

THelma and Louise held hands. ..... just saying


37 posted on 03/29/2018 9:36:20 AM PDT by hoosiermama (When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice.DJT)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

The SUV did them in........................


38 posted on 03/29/2018 9:36:31 AM PDT by Red Badger (The people who call Trump a tyrant are the same people who want the president to confiscate weapons.)
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To: MeganC

A bit sketchy, but from the surface obviously things were not working out quite like in the story books. White women, lesbians, adopting BOYS, of a different race. Imagine trying to discover ones personal identity in THAT setting. Sad. They broke the rules of Original Design.


39 posted on 03/29/2018 9:38:24 AM PDT by rovenstinez
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To: goldstategop

just like “assault weapons”...


40 posted on 03/29/2018 9:38:34 AM PDT by RedStateRocker (Nuke Mecca, deport all illegals, abolish the DEA, IRS and ATF.)
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