down here, in my country

[threeplusfire]

If a kid is diagnosed as oppositional defiant with sociopathic tendencies, he doesn't qualify for any special education or psychiatric services at school because "these are conditions that are not thought to be responsive to remediative services." What the fucking fuck people? So Junior is a sociopath in training who is self mutilating and killing animals, but he's not responsive to remediative services?!?! We just turn the little bastards loose and hope they shoot up a liquor store instead of a school full of white kids cause who the hell cares when the ethnic shop owner gets gunned down. Never mind about his siblings or family members he might kill. Fuck that.

When that came across my desk today, I nearly kicked my computer.

It's been a crazy day. I blame the storms. I've had to make multiple calls to law enforcement to check on suicidal people and other less fortunate folks across the state. At least during that I got to talk to one of those small town, accented officers who says m'am and laughs with you about the absurdity of criminals. It's easier to deal with when you have one of those guys on your side. I love them all.

Today has been one of those days where all this gets dumped in my lap. I've dealt with the things I can control, and the situations beyond will just have to hover. Much as I want to drive across the country and sucker punch a certain person in the face, I can't. That person should be glad they are not within my reach, or the reach of my law enforcement friends. Because down here, we don't stand for that kind of shit. Down here, we take care of our friends and we don't take advantage of their kindness. Down here, we might just take you out into the land of coyotes and turkey buzzards.

Comments

[sammka.livejournal.com]

ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

I hate that type of shit.

Then when he grows up and murders some little girl everyone will act SHOCKED and APPALLED and wonder WHY WASN'T ANYTHING DONE.

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

The sheer ugliness of the phrase gets to me. We're talking about a twelve year old boy. For pity's sake, surely we can't write him off that young?

[sammka.livejournal.com]

This hurts me on a really personal level. I understand that the educational system might not want "problem" kids mixing in with other special-needs kids who might be harmed but there really needs to be SOME effort made. If not for the kid, then for the rest of the community. Writing people off like that shows the worst kind of indifference.