Hard Times

[lizbud]

The second child died last night. May they all RIP


The mother had filed the application for food stamps back in July but
the case was hung up by red tape. Clearly she had become desparate
to get food for herself & her children.

Would it have killed them to give her a week's worth of stamps to tide
the family over until they completed the application ?

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/2...-dies-15118043

[pomtzu]

The second child died last night. May they all RIP


The mother had filed the application for food stamps back in July but
the case was hung up by red tape. Clearly she had become desparate
to get food for herself & her children.

Would it have killed them to give her a week's worth of stamps to tide
the family over until they completed the application ?

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/2...-dies-15118043

So tragic - so senseless - and so preventable!

[Cataholic]

I so agree, would a temporary pending full approval for a weeks worth of FOOD really been that big of a deal? So flipping sad.

[caseysmom]

People interviewed said sometimes she wouldn't accept their help, she was ill, I have no sypathy, kill yourself, leave your kids alone.

edited to add: I have no sypathy for the mom, I have all the sympathy in the world for those poor children. Mom sounded like she was mad and going to make a point and use her children to do it, how did her daughter post of facebook if they had no money?

[lizbud]

Mom sounded like she was mad and going to make a point and use her children to do it, how did her daughter post of facebook if they had no money?

The report I read said that the girl used a computer at the welfare office
during the hours long standoff.

[sparks19]

People interviewed said sometimes she wouldn't accept their help, she was ill, I have no sypathy, kill yourself, leave your kids alone.

edited to add: I have no sypathy for the mom, I have all the sympathy in the world for those poor children. Mom sounded like she was mad and going to make a point and use her children to do it, how did her daughter post of facebook if they had no money?

yeah... I don't think giving her a temporary food stamp supply would have prevented this.

if you are ill enough to kill your children... a food stamp card isn't going to fix that.