The Story of Jennifer & Sarah Hart

Jennifer and Sarah Hart adopted six children and after a history of physical abuse and numerous moves, they took their children on one final road trip.
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[@JL-hk8vl]

If a child is sneaking out of his or her house to beg for food or looks abused, my ass is calling 911 NOW

[@VincentWilliams007]

Same here...and I would protect them with all I got. How dare those ladies do such a thing. The motivation is clear, they wanted to get props and appear WOKE, meanwhile there are kids being abused and then murdered.

[@dawndefelice6129]

👍🏼

[@Jezebel066]

It happened TEN TIMES?!? Geez ppl need to start “getting involved”!!

[@QueenLadyQ]

Right

[@TimoteoDeBaum]

That neighbors husband was a racist asshole... he could’ve helped but ratted out that the young girl was at their house... as if it was an inconvenience to him, instead of a plea for help. I’m disgusted

[@jaybethatdude]

Strange how child services just happened to do a surprise visit on the Aunt, but never did one on those two monsters.

[@imaginaryenemy2565]

The system is weird they were still in foster care with their aunt so frequent visits were a common thing but once adopted the state stops checking in on you some states grant adopted children a "guardian" but those rarely check in on the kid once adopted you're no longer a ward of the state your custody belongs to your adoptive parents who now have free reign it's horrifying

[@fuseinitaiba3259]

Because Aunty is black

[@BeezNutz6969]

@Peppi Roni lol

[@lucretia_macevil]

@Peppi Roni what’s funny is you seeing racism with your own two eyes and still trying to make excuses for it to be something else.

[@bluemoon1716]

@Peppi Roni yawn, c'mon mate you can surely do better than that.

[@cdubs2697]

When he went up to that man at the festival and hugged him, that wasn’t a participation hug in my opinion. That was a “please rescue me,” hug and it absolutely crushed me. You could tell he didn’t want to let go, at least for that moment. that’s what I at least gathered from his expressions.

[@viviesme]

I 100% agree, it’s devastating.

[@MeganC80]

Yes I wonder if that guy at the festival that he hugged looks back at that moment and sees it differently now as a “help me” instead of just “expressing love”.

[@MR-tx7ig]

I felt the same

[@sabbirs2423]

Absolutely.

[@Goldeneyesluvsjasper]

@@MeganC80 tbh the dude was tearing up, I wouldn't be surprised if he knew something was up.

[@Hwebster520]

That old gentleman that called 9-1-1 about the kids.. broke my heart. He doesn't even know them, maybe never even laid eyes on that and he could feel how much those kids needed help. Hit my right in the feels

[@romah6059]

Horrible his son in law didn't want to get involved

[@arturohernandez5509]

@@romah6059 AND CALLED JENNIFER. i can only imagine what that poor girl had to go through when she got home that night.

[@theTACOdileHuntR]

His voice was shaking on the phone. My heart broke in two.

[@janeeyre1990]

I am a poor / low-income / working-class and developmentally disabled and (now) mentally ill adult. I become aware of a lot of child and animal abuse because the same abusers target me too. I can never get authorities to take my abuse seriously, so they definitely don't listen to me about others being abused. Those who are the most vulnerable to abuse are the least likely to be listened to. Developmentally disabled / mentally ill adults are the most able to communicate out of the three (adults, children, animals). If people with power would listen to us, we could really help.

[@beevonerd]

​@@janeeyre1990Unfortunately they all hear you, they just don't care to listen. There's never money in the solution, only the problem.

[@kwikky22]

So... they removed the kids from their aunt because she allowed their mother to babysit them but nothing happens when the kids tell cops, nurses, and teachers they were being starved and beaten

[@donnacollins402]

Seriously

[@yec4044]

It's so heartbreaking. Children are not protected in this world :(

[@shatonda1]

Right smh

[@genellecampbell5378]

And white privilege isn't real?!?!?!

[@taranjene4453]

Yep👎🏽 They protect criminals more than victims. The NEVER use basic common sense and tragedy happens. smfh....

[@StefunnyStrange]

I'm sure that girl felt rejected when they dumped her at the therapist's office but it actually ended up being a blessing and saved her life.

[@susanlaude8969]

I had the same thought.

[@Cantworship2gods]

So there was 7 children but 6 were killed ?

[@princetonnumber1gurl]

Fr

[@sanicrnalic6512]

Did you watch the video at all? Before they adopted the 6 siblings they fostered a girl who they left and never picked her up. So they left her.

[@chykim1]

I thought the same thing....

[@libertus8924]

It's criminal for the authorities to ignore a young girl jumping from a second storey window and run to the neighbors to cry for help, then not be allowed to speak to them alone.

[@BeardFaceSuper]

IKR? The government should be allowed to separate children from their parents when ever they feel like it.

[@justjulia8007]

I agree. It’s insane.

[@justjulia8007]

@@BeardFaceSuper your response to this is all anyone needs to know.

[@libertus8924]

@@BeardFaceSuper no David that's not what I'm saying. I think they are too gung ho in taking children away for minor issues instead of supporting the parents to create a better home environment for the entire family. But when they place children in their care for adoption they are responsible to ensure that the placement is suitable. When those kids show up at school all bruised up they should do a welfare check. Those neighbors should also hang their head in shame for not wanting to be involved when it was clear that the kids were terrorised. I was surprised at the authorities ignoring the elderly gentleman who called for help. But I'm more than aware at the government's infringement on parental rights. Where I am they disclosed that over 150 children died while in government care In a few years. From April to November of 2020, 24 children died while in government custody. The deaths of children increase tenfold when the government comes to "save" them from their parents. And no one from the government is ever held accountable. Here's a story about a little boy murdered in government care this year: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/brian-edmonton-toddler-government-kinship-care-death-1.5854967

[@CSAAT]

Imagine a white young girl jumping out of a window and running to neighbors house crying for help and her parents are black? 🙄

[@Scrappy_ill_fold_ya_Doo]

I feel bad for the aunt. She was perfect. Lost custody because of extra work. State took her nieces and nephews away only for them get abused and die. What a world we live in.

[@GAMEGOD202]

Hence why I will always say FUCK CPS, CYS AND THE WHOLE FOSTER SYSTEM. They have sent so many children to their deaths!

[@TheMattTrakker]

She wasn't perfect, but that's a pretty good representation of CPS. They harshly punish people for small infractions, but allow monsters to keep on monster-ing.

[@killasic]

It's a faulty system.

[@doyouhavevaginaldryness1130]

I wouldn’t say they were great either tbh , just not as bad as their ghetto parents. This poor kids never stood a chance

[@Alex-ve1og]

I mean the kids weren't supposed to be under the care of their birth mother, the aunt knew that but left them under her care anyways. It's just a shitty situation

[@rustyshackleford8473]

That poor kid Devonte gets emotional from a hug because he's starved for real love and affection...poor kid was just a prop and a source of income to those witches.

[@sparx180]

Rusty Shackelford You noticed that too the hugs and crying. A sure sign of unhappiness and no love towards those children by these 2 witches. These agencies must just hand children out to anyone without checking their backgrounds. They really should make the adopting person take mental health tests. Just because they look ok doesn't mean a damned thing anymore.

[@porshprix4286]

@@sparx180 Agreed.

[@sparx180]

@@porshprix4286 Thx.

[@shawnjohnson6074]

That neighbor that called was a saint. And he cared what happened to those kids you can tell

[@charlotte7568]

@@sparx180 I don’t think they just go “yeah you look ok” and hand kids over a counter ....

[@freelanceopportunist559]

They did that first girl a favour when they abandoned her.

[@JohnGalt916]

Kinda

[@dianekimball6812]

Yes. The Foster girl was the only"lucky" one- if you can call it that.

[@Luziemagick]

Yes, i hope the new foster parents made it clear that she doesn't carry any fault.

[@WillieDuitt1]

She luckily was too old to fit their wicked schemes, they probably started with her in order to "get a foot in the door" of whatever horribly run agency they dealt with. They had a plan, they worked their plan and when they could no longer run from the law they gave up and killed themselves and the poor children.

[@katywuste9054]

I don’t imagine it did her self worth a favour

[@plamondonworks6948]

I am so tired of agencies letting monsters adopt children. No one checks in on us adoptees once were adopted. The blind faith that because you adopt you'll be a good person is so damaging and stupid

[@jamesforsyth418]

I never got Adopted myself but I was in Foster care most of my child hood. All I know cps is a joke.

[@plamondonworks6948]

@Ryan no lol

[@brianallison1913]

I can't help but think that it has become a legal form of human trafficking myself. The more children they nab, the more money cps gets. Many of the adopters(not all) tend to be wealthy and/or business owners who in turn recieve major tax breaks for their "caring" for those kids in need. Some people in the system are genuinely good but the money behind it all has led to said system being overtaken by corruption.

[@pinkbombshellcasing2672]

@@brianallison1913 Let’s not forget that there are many adopters (not all) who are not wealthy, and they adopt simply to abuse the system to get payment from the government. More kids = more government money. One perfect example is the couple in this video! They were living on one income, and made the rest of their money from the adoptions.

[@nerodiamante9441]

@@TheReclusiveGamer willing you healing and positive energy

[@stormangelus6638]

12:49 - When Dovante was standing in front of that singer, I swear I welled up with tears. The little boy seemed to feel like he was loved and cherished for the first time in his life. That wasn't a love hug, that was "Please help me, I'm so scared."

[@superfrida1234]

Soooo trueee😥😥

[@d.olluwu]

he was a child who was clearly so filled with love. he was desperate to give it and so desperate to receive it. i’m convince he could have changed the world had he been given the chance. he had already impacted so many people in his short life. that video truly ripped my heart out.

[@tonitaliaferro6976]

Omg yes. I was crying too. He did not wanna let go of the man 😢😢😢

[@LionQueenn]

Don’t such a read, brought tears to my eyes. I am so hurting for these babies.

[@kc4208]

He was so much more than a prop!! Him and all the children were precious gifts of God ..... it is soul crushing that they were sent back to their Creator broken, neglected and abused. Where the two users and abusers went is not the same place these babies went to ....

[@DatGrA2b]

The guy calling the cops is what we need more people to do

[@donnacollins402]

They ignored him

[@yec4044]

Totally, but its so frustrating that the authorities did nothing about it.

[@avonleamontague2469]

What a mess.

[@replaycrew5024]

Yes 👍

[@KenoshaKicker]

What we all need to do*

[@radiofrog]

I hope that neighbor’s dad knows he did everything he could. I’m sure he has felt an immense amount of guilt for what happened, but shit, he did more than anyone else did.

[@jlivb]

I’m pretty sure his children did because they told him not to get involved. But even if the police came they would find no evidence of them being abused apparently

[@beautifulsurprise9424]

I bet the kids aunt who was about to adopt them also feels guilty for allowing their mother, who the children had been taken away from, to babysit them while she worked an extra shift at her job feels guilty also. If she had just not worked that extra shift she would have been allowed to adopt them and they never would have been under the custody and control of those evil Hart women. CPS is the craziest organization. They take children from their own mother because she has a drug problem (understandable) but instead of working with the mother to get off drugs and regain custody of her children they’d rather give the children to purely evil women such as Jennifer and Sara Hart. I know that they obviously didn’t realize that they were so evil when they first allowed them to adopt the children but there were enough instances of the children telling their teachers they had been abused that if CPS was really concerned about them the Harts wouldn’t have been allowed to just remove them from school and case closed. Pattern suggest that once teachers start inquiring about bruises on kids their abusive parents just take them out of school. That should not be the end of it. Too often CPS removes children from a loving parent with a drug problem. Even if they are placing the kids with someone who isn’t abusive, the biological mother should be allowed to show the courts by actions and attempts to get clean that she is fit to have her own kids before something so extreme as to place them with someone they don’t even know and couldn’t possibly love them as much as their own mom. If the mom is just a lost cause and is abusive herself or has proven that all she wants to do is get high and that her love of getting high is more than her love of her own children then and only then should the idea of placing them with someone else be considered. It’s time for a complete overhaul of CPS.

[@feverleemcneil8873]

@@beautifulsurprise9424 why would she feel guilty. I would had let her watch them too. You sound crazy

[@beautifulsurprise9424]

@@feverleemcneil8873 because they got taken and now they're dead, duh. She broke the rules and had she not done that she wouldn't have lost custody of them herself and they wouldn't have been adopted out of the family by some evil women who didn't give a shit about them. Taking that chance allowing their mother to babysit them is the catalyst for why they were taken. If you would have done the same thing and CPS decided to do a surprise visit the kids would have been taken from you too and adopted out of the family the same way.

[@beautifulsurprise9424]

@@feverleemcneil8873 I just read a news article that said that the children's aunt, Priscilla Celestine, was very remorseful and felt extremely guilty, AS I SAID SHE PROBABLY WOULD FEEL, that she allowed the children to be cared for by their mother who she knew was not to have any unsupervised contact with the children while she worked her extra shift. She did also say that removing the children from her care and adopting them out of the family was a very harsh punishment…which I also said. She hired a lawyer and fought extremely hard to get the children back but she was unsuccessful and we know what happened to the children after that.

[@aidennichols6409]

The son in law makes me so mad because the child was obviously terrified and he just straight up gave them back to the abuser and got them into trouble. Bless the father who called.

[@negaalex3186]

A lot of cowards out there

[@truckreviews8944]

He’s worse than a person that doesn’t want to get involved. He went back to tell AND convinced his wife not to bother smfh

[@GrabinGears]

True coward

[@layback76]

@@GrabinGears absolutely!

[@dang99991]

Aiden, really??? Dude that’s life. You can’t actually expect him to save that family. They gave them food over 10 times. Even CPS and the law couldn’t save them after that 911 call; which is basically WHY they killed their family because CPS came knocking on the door BECAUSE of the 911 call. So what did you want the dad to do again??? Lol blame the kids parents (the biological black parents) they are the ones who truly failed, not the neighbor. Smh.

[@ashm.5899]

It's so frustrating that they took the kids away from the aunt because she made one mistake, but all the accusations against this insane couple go unnoticed.

[@jongoatjonesfan4494]

Racism at its finest

[@josephpotter7776]

That was legit the same excuse they used to kidnap me too

[@waffle_chair9269]

So true!!! I think they get paid when they remove the kids.

[@Marijuana_Marmalade]

But the girls were gay Obviously they Are better at raising children than heterosexual people. State-sanctioned

[@BantiarnaMacRaghnaill]

Agencies are eager to be politically correct and inclusive. It's a horrible agenda being played out at the expense of our children

[@chelscara]

No one trusts children. Even when they’re begging for help. It’s terrifying. That dad tried his best but he was the only damn one.

[@MrRedberd]

If they were white, would it have been more of a priority? The two ladies were racist to them. It has to be a factor. All the signs of abuse were there, over and over again.

[@DerrisDerrison]

It's scary how many cries for help it took to action to be taken and by then it was too late. Those poor children.

[@MrAndyBearJr]

@@MrRedberd I do not believe that race was a priority in the minds of CPS and law enforcement as much as the likely chance of them coming under attack by woke leftists, for having the audacity to investigate what in the minds of SJW's are a sacred cow in their political construct, a lesbian couple with adopted children. Just imagine the woke outrage at that.

[@MrRedberd]

@@MrAndyBearJr Kinda like a republican saying Biden won the election. Grandpa was a hero and suffered zero consequences.

[@MrRedberd]

@@MrAndyBearJr Because the women were white? The prisons are full of minorities.

[@epluribusunum9236]

Soooo, a child shows up on the neighbors doorstep at two in the morning having jumped out of a second story window who is obviously terrified and talking about abuse by the adopted parents, and the neighbors call the abused child's parents to pick the child up instead of calling the police. What the actual F@CK!!!

[@divanista9633]

I hope the neighbors feel guilty for the rest of their lives. The fact that the father stepped in and called the police before the son who's the actual neighbor is disgusting.

[@adolfoperales8436]

if some kkid came to me at 2 in the mor banging on my door with that kind of neews i would have never return him back to them fucking demons

[@shanemichaels3083]

@@divanista9633 yeah but the authorities did nothing anyway so what could he have done, at least they tried to help by giving them food. I don't understand I thought America had a very proactive child protective service, that had a reputation for getting too involved for little reason?

[@shanemichaels3083]

@@adolfoperales8436 then you would be up for kidnapping charges of someone else's kids, life's not a movie

[@adolfoperales8436]

@@shanemichaels3083 ya but it would have safe there lifes

[@chanted1558]

She made him hug strangers, while starving him at home. She turned love into mockery, it's something he should want but will never truly get. What a twisted monster.

[@angiemorgan3138]

That's the truth!!!!!

[@Borntoberiled]

Great comment.

[@aeonflux8351]

The rage in my heart for those women....

[@Porcheria002]

They**** - there were two parents, remember.

[@jennajune2101]

Aeon Flux I feel it too. I have 3 biological children & raised my brother & sister because my mother was incompetent. It makes me seriously sick when I hear of any type of child abuse. These Monsters & those like them, deserve a lot harsher punishment & just *maybe* that would prevent some of it. Probably not. It’s just disgusting & hurts my soul for all the abused children in the world.

[@blane6592]

That 911 call gave me chills!!! He literally TRIED TO SAVE THESE BABIES…I hope his conscious is okay. He definitely gave it his all!! 😢😢😢

[@beautifullovechannel]

Bless his heart 🙏🏽🙏🏽💟💟💟

[@Nosferata138]

I'm sorry, but the visuals of Devonte hugging the two men looked a lot like a "please help me" hug....

[@jpmackey1607]

Yeah, when I saw the video of him hugging the musician, I thought it was very alarming.

[@sararummel8767]

Yes i see it . I wish the cops had known

[@soul_luv3710]

I know. It's heartbreaking and probably the most love he had ever received. He looks like he just collapsed. So shocking and sad.

[@Disrupted_SP]

Yeah, sure they could direct the child towards a free hugs thing, but you cant fake the pain in his face. that was awful to watch. How could no one take the hint?

[@marcellinechoisne5627]

so true! im working with tiny kids..and, youknow, a kid with enough love at home dont search kisses or hugs so much..if the kid is in need of affection, outside the home, something is wrong...

[@Christine-xt8fr]

Why does Devonte get so emotional and begin crying when he hugs strangers. That child looked to be starved for affection... and his physical appearance looked as though he was starved for nutrition as well.

[@kwikky22]

That is so sad. He probably wanted to be saved

[@hapichampagne5916]

He probably wished they knew how much he was hurting inside

[@TiffWaffles]

I think that he wanted help and he didn't know how to call for help. He was forced to hug a police officer who is there to serve and protect, but he couldn't ask for help because the person behind the camera was there and he knew that if he said anything that he'd be hurt. I think that this was a manipulation tactic and my heart breaks for poor Devonte.

[@karenengelhardt1610]

You answered your own question! That poor baby. He didn't know that he could have asked for help until it was too late.

[@tashablue]

Wow, those b***** refused to give the hugs so made them ask strangers for it. They probably told him that no one really wanted to hug them & He probably wanted to prove them wrong.

[@gloomscroller]

god knows how many influencer families act like this behind closed doors.

[@whitenoise546]

More than you think. I have a friend's wife who is in CPS in my state and to hear things she's told us is disturbing to put it mildly.

[@chicade4810]

I genuinely assume all of them are. It takes a lot of narcissism to put your kids/yourself out there every day in specially curated photos that shine you in the best light.

[@ginb981]

Exactly!!! Terrifying

[@farfetched9296]

Yes. Influencers are FRAUDS. You really have to feel ppl out by Spirit. Every human isn't human at all

[@deiradinn]

Don't try to turn this against the movement of pro-love and equal rights. This two do not represent them at all.

[@mowvu5380]

bless that man for calling 911. bless him as hard as possible

[@dewaynefrazier5551]

I am crying. Listening the the older man' s 911 call has me in tears. He REALLY thought about those kids for days and couldn't rest until he told someone. God Bless him!

[@erickrobson60]

True hero. He did his part the best he could. The worst was letting his daughter marry a coward :(.

[@morgansanchez458]

@@erickrobson60 facts bruh when I heard the son in law let the moms know where the kid was I was heated

[@splifstar85]

Unfortunately these cases will grow drastically since the lgbt lobby has pushed through the laws permitting the same sex couples to adopt children 🤦‍♂️

[@simonedishelle6720]

Glad he called. Son in law is a wimp. I get it you don’t want to get involved but why would a kid just do all of that to escape? Makes no sense.

[@sapphirestar3068]

@@splifstar85 same gender marriage has nothing to do with anything here. Cases such as this and worse happen more often than not with heterosexual marriages. One of my brother's was actually abused in a tempory foster situation by a very rich, affluent & "well off" family. Adoption & Foster agencies need to be held more accountable. Hopefully more funds can be allotted for more in depth checks on kids. More accountability of the adults keeping them.

[@shdynareed3278]

That baby cried out to everyone he hugged, and no one ever got his message 😔

[@scottmalcolm1974]

Your right . Finally someone I agree with

[@lorettatomplait3270]

I'm just in shock. Those poor kids.

[@robhunter7245]

Xavier felt it when he was giving him a hug, he just started crying with him. That poor baby. Wish I could give him a free hug.

[@LaurenJayx0]

A stranger wouldn't know the difference, sad to say, but wholeheartedly true. Perhaps he thought he was touched by the song/surroundings & embrace. He'd have no reason to think otherwise. However when you know this poor boys side of things, that hug becomes very telling. So telling it makes my stomach hurt really.

[@cd4497]

It breaks my heart how they witnessed this and had no idea

[@PayYourTick]

That man who reported his suspicions is an absolute legend.

[@ParaAkula]

if i was him, i would have lost faith in humanity

[@mariannepeart8570]

Right and I cannot see knowing this yet not wanting to get involved. He is guilty in my eyes as well.

[@badsolja1]

@Marianne Peart Are you stupid what he really supposed to do ? break into the house and kidnap the children ? He can’t do anything in that situation He called authorities and asked for help and they turned him down They gave him good peanut butter and supplies

[@nenufairy1929]

He must have felt so bad when he saw them in the news. Poor man, hope he's doing alright.

[@jennytayborn6288]

He was very precise in describing what he saw and how he felt....

[@sandyseward522]

Wow, I'm so impressed with the phone call grandpa made. He was right on target with his instinct! Sad, CPS just ignors warning signs that are screening out; PLEASE HELP ME!

[@Kelogotti]

All this enrages me I might go do sumn crazy I’m too hurt

[@Wondrous_Unicorn]

I worked as a social worker for a year and a half. Our county prosecutor didn’t want to pick up a case of a black 4 year old girl who was r@q€d, we had a positive r@q€ kit, we had an eye witness. I got put in contempt of court three times with him. Carl Brizzy that fucker

[@lucretia_macevil]

Be weary of toxic positive people, they’re hiding their darkness. These poor babies.

[@TheDbugg]

THIS

[@ginb981]

Too obsessively extremely positive = Total and complete bullshit underneath!!!!

[@mdavis1992]

I become very standoffish when I encounter these sorts of people. They actually make my skin crawl. Their faces and words may try to tell a story, but the eyes never lie.

[@txterbug]

Exactly what I was thinking.

[@SuzySue415]

I hate that you're right. A lot of people who preach 'love' , spirituality' ,' free hugs' and all that are, in my experience, often very manipulative and narcissistic. They deny that they have any hatred or negativity in their hearts and 'lovingly' talk about people who do have negative emotions as being emotionally blocked, or in a different dimension, or in any other way lesser than they are without ever using those words. These people ruin things for those of us who genuinely want to be positive, loving and open but keep getting manipulated by these assholes. End of rant.

[@deirdrehartwell1564]

“They would search for a no kill shelter for a dog but they would literally kill a innocent child”

[@constanceskalecki4928]

They also knew drowning was a painful way to die if they searched Google. They were heartless and psychotic, and never should have been allowed to adopt all of those children in the first place. Sad.

[@tashwoolf888]

Kill 6 x children! Definite psychos.

[@mikec7174]

These are the same people who say they like dogs more than people. Watch your back!

[@veganfortheanimalsdee6637]

@@mikec7174 i prefer allll animals to humans. Im not going to kill anyone though.

[@nativeb.9718]

They are racist and evil

[@arthurgarcia4389]

That grandfather that called the cops after the little girl went knocking his daughters door at 2am, hes an awesome man. The world needs more men like him. He tried to save them. They are now dead because the system failed them.

[@hardinmichael1981]

And because of one man’s cowardice - the idiot son in law.

[@bonnienelson7373]

Ya that son in law should've called the Cops, this "not wanting to get involved" makes me very angry!!!! These are CHILDREN... begging for help!?! DHS or CPS & the Cops are ALL responsible!!!

[@KnowTheTruth33]

Right!! Had they acted from his call maybe they could of been saved.. he expressed that they were in serious danger, yet no one seemed to care.. so sad...

[@whitneywatson405]

I still wish he had called the night she came over instead of waiting. That could have made a difference.

[@KnowTheTruth33]

@@whitneywatson405 it could have, but what would have made a difference is someone taking action before they even moved there. I would of rather her take her own life and just left the children alone....

[@zoe9632]

Thank you to the hero father who called in the abuse despite his son in law saying not to.

[@beautifullovechannel]

🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾💟💟💟

[@robynleighs]

My blood is boiling. They literally used these babies as slave labor. I can't wrap my mind around this kind of evil.

[@HEARTS-OF-SPACE]

@Linda Lowther Of course. They knew the jig was up.

[@MegaTaximan]

Narcissist's biggest fear is having thier cover blown- and thier pe arl clutching, virtue signaling facade of social justice leaders in the LGBT community and thing that made them "important/ special) had been revealed.

[@prolapsepimpim2691]

It's pretty easy just look at the profit margin.

[@paulmurphy5244]

The mainstream media would've eaten this up, if they were a conservative Republican hetrosexual couple! I guess when you're a liberal lesbian couple,it doesn't count! Only Liberals and Democrats are anti-racist, wonderful caring and compassionate people!!!

[@HEARTS-OF-SPACE]

@@paulmurphy5244 You're assuming a lot. You're also making sweeping generalizations based on one case...

[@NikkiC777]

After what they did to that teenage girl named Lee, they should have been stopped from going through with the other adoptions immediately.

[@dan1769]

Everyone fail those kids.. including the government.

[@jbzeigler]

I agree. That poor girl is certainly going to need more counseling.

[@jjm152]

@@dan1769 It's possible the people who made the decision were afraid to deny the adoptions lest they be seen as being discriminating against homosexual couples. Welcome to our sick future of people too afraid to do the right thing because they might get called some sort of -ist or -phobe.

[@johnattwood7114]

@@dan1769 'Especially' the government.

[@beemelonhead1]

Lee got lucky considering all that happened after she was dropped off..

[@_gw33do_]

Anytime you see those "Thing 1 2 3" shirts on a family, just call the cops

[@Crazyjn]

I was going to make a similar comment. Don’t know what’s going on...

[@mikec7174]

I'm glad I was beaten in public for acting out. Right then and there was the worst of it for everyone to see and my parents knew that & that they had nothing else to hide.

[@jmlewis435]

Yes, that family with the 10 kids that were in the news a couple of years ago that tortured and starved their children had the same shirts on in a family picture.

[@SkoomaCat]

I immediately remembered the Turpins

[@harmonetheanimationaddict4419]

Because the parents see their kids as things.

[@Beach_flower]

The footage of Devonte hugging the singer as well as the cop just give me chills now. He needed help 💔💔💔

[@skel760]

Yeah. They break my heart. The pics with the men were evident of the pain that child was enduring. He was clinging to them. That young boy didn’t stand a chance in life with irresponsible, failures for parents and abusive adopted “parents”.

[@Inessence4]

Yeah, and the only thought the media had when printing the picture is “what a cute photo op for clicks.”

[@StarlaBizarre]

seeing a tired and overwhelmed little boy dressed like a zebra desperately need a hug is breaking my heart into a million pieces

[@savepitbulls4323]

Same. So. Heartbreaking. 😭

[@mysilhouette5278]

So sad 😥😥

[@sarahdixon1943]

He needed to be held and not hurt. THAT is just so heartbreaking and sad. To have so many people around and no love.

[@Bondgirl73]

Oh that broke my heart too! Absolutely harrowing! 😞🙏💔

[@amyyoung8831]

Star Marchment mine to... 😭😭😭😭

[@kingty_5678]

The fact she looked up no kill shelters for the dogs but killed the black children

[@brucegilbert625]

These are the same type of people that push abortion. They don’t care about human life.

[@reallyhappenings5597]

Oh please. Pets are universally sympathetic because... they're not human. People are much more complicated, closer to home. To me it "makes sense" within these very abusive circumstances to spare the pets. The entire family definitely had to die for this elaborate dignity fantasy to be preserved from CPS intrusion for these two crazy bitches.

[@biggestnibba]

Woke people

[@alfonzo7822]

When you spin it like that 😥 I must have missed the part about the dogs in my rage...

[@cisco20211]

@@Shay416 bummer. Reality isn’t sunshine and rainbows. It should serve as a warning to be weary of liberals

[@joshjones1727]

Imagine “not wanting to get involved” with a kid who is pleading for her life. Lady’s husband is a clown

[@savharris5702]

STRAIGHT bozo...

[@glow1815]

Maybe he's racist.

[@MsM.808]

Total coward.

[@SpanishArmadaProd]

whatever not my problem

[@DrLuke49]

@@SpanishArmadaProd and it is because of attitudes like that why those kids are dead

[@jamiparrish8806]

Isolating victims from others is a key sign of abuse, that CPS and schools don’t see this is incredibly disturbing.

[@dinabatres4301]

The 911 operator really blew me. She sounded annoyed at the old mans worry for the children. Maybe she was one of the reasons why it wasn’t taken as serious as it should’ve been.

[@jettehansen3394]

Hopefully she is fired from the job, she do not manage! That awfull woman!

[@karireyes7603]

i was wondering, did that kind gentleman who reported to the 911 operator find out about the tragic end, and how devastating it would feel to him to know that his call was never taken seriously.

[@skol7212]

@@jettehansen3394 she do not manage? Huh,,?

[@chelelee6321]

I agree. Her nonchalant attitude is likely one of the reasons these children suffered :/

[@wanicki3575]

Everyone wants to blame somebody lol consider the possibility it’s not that simple

[@strictdrugregiment]

I think ex-foster and group home kids should be able to sue anyone who abused them.

[@ingloriousMachina]

For every penny their "caretakers" earned in benefits.

[@alicekranyk4173]

I agree. It takes money to bring a lawsuit though:(

[@kadyk4185]

Agreed!!

[@mightybooshtish]

And the system

[@pharmacykeyzs]

as a ex foster kid, I wish it was that easy tbh

[@girlnextdoor0703]

When a kid hangs onto strangers like their lives depend on it, remember now that sometimes it does.

[@acegoldengloves1133]

Very true 🤔 💭

[@Khadiyah01]

Does anyone else feel like they just witness pain being transferred

[@SamEsss]

I noticed that too, big time. This kid was brought to tears from hugging strangers, to be able to have that strong of a reaction to the affection of a stranger, one would have to be so emotionally isolated from love.

[@atotheran]

That was difficult to watch

[@Airhead348]

Yea wanted that guy to help him. He was terrified

[@Nova-350]

I feel like this type of abuse is happening much more than anyone realizes

[@MotorCity5]

Most definitely. Very sad to think about.

[@Diddley_Squat]

Agree

[@monikarosa2895]

100% is. I experienced and witnessed.

[@Caravroomvroom]

Foster care kids get "lost in the system" all the time. Child trafficking is real. Orphanages like boystown are owned by pedophile priest Flanagan. Still trafficking children for experiments and dark web films

[@KimberlyBishh]

It happens more than people realize and more than people could imagine.

[@elliel3700]

The elderly man who was concerned and alerted the authorities is an angel.

[@e-dadz92]

He is no angel. His a man with a damn soul

[@ztotheu2974]

How the hell could the son in law give that boy food 10 different times! After the first I would have just gone over and had a chat with the parents. Goddamn he knew about the abuse! My theory is that they were racists also and the grandad knew that and that's why he called it in.

[@bloodmooncomix457]

Got to give the O.G. credit!👊😎

[@kimberlybreeding2658]

You can hear the sincerity of concern in this man’s voice 🥺🥰

[@chedahmob6636]

I love how he says 4 black kid but that part doesn’t matter I love old white people like him ❤️🤞🏽 real wholesome

[@plamondonworks6948]

This case is a prime example why as an adoptee, whenever I see adopters flaunting the fact that theyve adopted, especially multiple kids, I get a bad feeling about it. You should NOT be putting an adopted child's life and story on the internet or using them as a political statement. Society needs to recognize better between good and bad and critically think more. Adopters wanting educate about adoption have NO NEED OR RIGHT to use their children as examples, they can simply give information while respecting the child's history and privacy. Once you start seeing people posting about how hard their kids lives were before, how good of parents they are, ect, in blogs, vlogs, ect, this needs to become a red flag! Many adoptees already see it as one but the general public sees it as heartwarming. If we stop rewarding narcissistic behavior from.adopters hopefully less narcissists will adopt

[@jhatcher9156]

Wow!!! I don't think anyone could say it better than you just did!!! You nailed it in your response. I'm so sorry for all of those adopted by the narcissistic 'parents' you described. Those people are the epitome of selfish and I absolutely despise when people think that they have "saved" a child. When in actual fact it's the adopters who have been BLESSED with being able to raise a child. I speak from experience and unfortunately been witness to far too many people you describe. It sickens me. I wish more $ and time were given to the actual hardworking and honest social workers who work as tireless advocates for children in the system. I believe there are more good than bad social workers out there but their hands are proverbialby tied because of funding and budget cuts. It's so wrong. 😢

[@animaanimus8011]

Your statement also applies to all those family bloggers on KZbin, including the parents who “re-homed” their child...

[@plamondonworks6948]

@@animaanimus8011 yeah I don't trust any parents who use their children as income, adopted or not

[@elizabethlebouef7536]

God Bless You!

[@elizabethlebouef7536]

@@jhatcher9156 AMEN!

[@nitabonita86bg61]

When I was being sexually abused at home I would randomly cry and school and when my godmother would take me to church with her I would cry often at church I would want to tell ppl when they would hug me I bust into tears.. idk as adults we need pay attention to children

[@megancollie6388]

Preach sister

[@terrelljackson6476]

Where were your parents?

[@erock2331]

God bless you and hope the rest of your life is nothing but blessings.

[@whitenoise546]

I was abused, but thankfully not sexually. My heart goes out to you and hope you're living a happier and good life right now. God bless.

[@1trickygirl872]

I'm sorry for what happened to you. I work with children, and you are SO correct! When kids "burst into tears" because they receive a simple display of love or respect, it's a HUGE indication that they are being abused.

[@TheBusterMan]

There was obvious racist overtones to this horrific case.When Hannah went to the neighbours,she even said they were racists.Those poor children.That man who called the police,was a true hero.I like the way he rightly showed up his 'don't get involved' son in law,too.

[@melodyscorpion6606]

Honestly, I've seen this happen since the 80s. I'm never shocked anymore. It's just made me more distraught.

[@nothanks2199]

Some of the most outwardly “charismatic, loving and peaceful people” in public are the worst monsters behind closed doors. Beware of people who always have to document their good deeds.

[@Bootmahoy88]

Yes, absolutely!!!

[@Cc07]

I keep saying this, those people can’t connect with anyone and are just obsessed with their image.

[@fashunpuss6279]

I agree. They reek of do gooding when they’re just nuts and looking for attention.

[@mikepiccolo32]

@@fashunpuss6279 Aerosmith is cool

[@Akula114]

Wise words!!! Those who are loving and peaceful don't have to tell you they are loving and peaceful.

[@Lala214]

I bet that man who called 911 was absolutely heart broken to hear what ended up happening to those poor babies. He knew.

[@PogueMahone1]

I wonder whether his daughter and (shithead) son-in-law are still together after this...?

[@yennefer440]

@@PogueMahone1 Honestly, I hope she divorced that fucker

[@ChelsiB.]

They moved like 30 times and had strange occurrences in each location I can not believe authorities failed these babies! I’m sick 😢

[@jaybethatdude]

Facts, they were back kids, so the system didn't give two fucks about them.

[@KristiWilson]

They kept moving to different states as well - making it less likely to be found out.

[@ChelsiB.]

@@KristiWilson that’s called excuses you get a serious complaint or tip you follow through with it!

[@KristiWilson]

@Cools DOODS multiple agencies in multiple states. Surprisingly, they don’t necessarily have access to each other.

[@KristiWilson]

@Cools DOODS I agree!

[@mattdavison284]

Watching that kid cling on to the singer was absolutely heartbreaking to watch tbh. Poor kid. This is why, even as an addict myself, I am so grateful and thankful for the life I’ve had..

[@Alexandra_Wolf]

Devonte was literally REACHING FOR HELP. Multiple times. He was so skinny. How did this unnoticed? The singer holding him looks like it was the first time that child felt safe. My heart is broken. I know In that moment he was probably hoping some how that that man would take him home. The way he is looking at him is with eyes that say “I need protection and love. Please don’t leave me behind”. God bless that man for holding on to him. He deserved to feel love, not just fleeting moments of love.

[@wadeS6366]

As the narrator said.... WHY! Is it that no one gets involved when there is enough evidence to.... My job is working with children.... We are drilled that if we suspect any abuse, we are to report it!! If we don't and something tragic has happened... We are held accountable. But it's true in all of these circumstances: spouse, children abuse... Kids returning to schools to massacre. The saddest part for most of these cases (which could have been rescued) is that no one (in position) thinks it's "bad enough" until it is BAD ENOUGH! It truly breaks my 💜 when I see these stories. God is my father & Christ is my Lord & Savior. I pray that these children, being His - will be called home.

[@thegoldenmindset9845]

I kNOW!!!!! that part actually broke my heart, I just wanted the guy to realise and not let him go and save him oh my dear God. SO glad they are safe and loved now but this story is the worst I've ever heard

[@karanara6740]

Singer is Xavier Rudd

[@royaltyblessed2454]

People knew and reported them including the schools but the system is so imperfect. This was a colossal systemic failure.

[@Alexandra_Wolf]

@@royaltyblessed2454 I know. I’m a therapist who wanted to be a social worker but couldn’t handle looking at photos and sadly videos. In the state I am in they make you watch videos of babies and kids being tortured and abused because they is your typical day at work. Both hearing, seeing first hand, and seeing proof/security cam/sickos who send photos and videos of child abuse to each other or saving the videos. Every system is flawed. It doesn’t mean that every time it happens you aren’t still shocked that certain cases fell through the cracks. The issues with funding, underemployment, underpaying, under training, and a lack of people who want to do certain jobs that are essential in this field. I don’t know how social workers can handle it.

[@dididothat2245]

They used these kids for social media clout. You cannot tell me that Davonte asked to have the name of the beloved festival shaved into his darn haircut! Cmon, now. Sara was convicted of assault yet she STILL had the children?!? Those kids just wanted love and instead, they were exploited and abused.

[@shanteshante811]

Yes that haircut and outfit smh

[@jamesbroomfield7799]

Keep in mind that were getting 500 a month for each kid and 2 of the kids they received social security checks. Then just imagine how much money in food stamps they got with 6 kids yet the kids were being starved. I bet they bought food with the kids snap benefits and gave it to their groups they supported

[@mrly7631]

And killed

[@misstury606]

And murdered. God bless the children. We have got to end child abuse. If a child isn't in school they should be checked on at least once a month or more. It can and should be done.

[@jaybethatdude]

those kids were victims of white privilege, we saw how quick they were taken from the Aunt, yet those white girls got pass after pass.

[@shirleyscott8879]

I don’t understand how easy it was for these women to adopt 6 children, with no home checks. It makes no sense at all.

[@chelsearedd4682]

No home studies blows my mind. That’s what happens when you go through a private agency. Little to no standards with b/g checks

[@clearaswater4424]

I know how

[@lukejette]

@Claudine 27 Exactly phukin right. And these are the kinds of self entitled, narcissistic freaks that become emboldened when allowed to pull their gender/race/political affiliation card out on every possible occasion. Never being called out for what they really are, because most people are afraid of repercussions from their employers or blowback from society if they did stand up and speak out to these "holier than thou" crab bitches. If only someone had enough courage to kick these two phony hipster smuts in their balls before they could drive a car full of minorities off a cliff, all the while wearing matching BLM shirts.

[@lowboonkiat73]

T he children aunt have perfect background, one small mistake and all the children taken away. Two white women abused 6 children and no one said anything. Yeah, race has nothing to do with it.

[@dtaurus2995]

Privilege of a specific color shall we say

[@autumnleaf3667]

That music festival clip is painful. You could tell he just wanted a father or parental figure to hold him, maybe sing him a song at night.

[@hotsoup1001]

The way they disposed of the first foster child should have precluded them from getting any more. They didn't want kids, they wanted a fairy-tale.

[@teresaholmes4393]

They wanted the money

[@MrRedberd]

see how they shaved words into that kids hair, so stereotyping and dominating.

[@javaally1203]

Meet the real fosters

[@dubisays]

peak gaslighting

[@simonedishelle6720]

And they wanted money.

[@kristybryant8715]

If a kid knocks on my door asking for help. I’m calling the police.

[@danamuller554]

100%!

[@sexyskittles6822]

Absolutely..

[@eclaire1748]

Any good parent would hope someone would do that for their child

[@lc4351]

@Super Supper100 the system definitely failed these kids but maybe calling the night of and not 3 days later could have helped? But then again I don't trust DCF

[@MsteeRose]

Kristy Bryant Amen..calling the cops and informing everybody about what's going on.

[@Thecattheratsandthegliders]

That man who phoned 911.... the more I sit on it the more it feels wrong basically. Thank god for gut instinct and a strong moral compass.

[@vlmilillo]

If there’s a hero in this story; he gets my vote

[@Cell287]

He is a true human

[@danarzechula3769]

Good decent human being

[@eyebutterfly]

@@vlmilillo I second that

[@kingcynic]

You think it's wrong that he called 911?

[@ABCDEF-pf2nt]

Failures for biological parents. Psychos for foster parents. Incompetent authorities. ONE man, the neighbour's father, that actually did something really important. ...may these poor sweet angels rest in peace.

[@katiemary8075]

That poor kid hugging that man for so long, because he never gets hugs or love, heartbreaking

[@Jarvisdvgnj]

Exactly what I was thinking. He doesn’t get it at home

[@Mark-uh4zd]

Crazy left wing lunatics.

[@Jarvisdvgnj]

@@Mark-uh4zd is one of them your mom?

[@Mark-uh4zd]

@@Jarvisdvgnj a mom joke.. I remember middle school.

[@Jarvisdvgnj]

@@Mark-uh4zd lol great I was hoping you would know I was joking.

[@geoffreyhughes1]

The neighbor is a hero and that 911 call should have been acted on.

[@pegs1659]

It was, but they didn't answer the door then moved.

[@airtightindustries]

Job well done by CPS I suppose... Jesus Christ! So here's the question, if you call 911 you get either police, fire or ambulance right? So, the police were the first ones to drop the ball, IMO?

[@jennajune2101]

airtightindustries when someone calls 911, here in America, the first question you DO NOT get (98% of the time) is, “police, fire, or ambulance?”. It’s instead “what’s going on there”, then your name, number, address, BEFORE they even ask what HELP you might need. Even after you tell them all your personal info & the emergency, depending on how THEY rate the emergency, only one police officer will be dispatched to the address & even that’s not guaranteed. There’s numerous law suits against 911 operators all the time here in America.

[@asbisi]

It was the neighbor´s elderly father who called the authorities. He was not there. His daughter must have told him about what was going on. He was very sharp to get the whole picture so precisely from his daughter´s account. The authorities should have listened to him, he is the hero in all this. Don´t put HIM down, he was the only one who did the right thing!!!

[@Aint_no_senators_son]

Wonder how that idiot son in law who didn't want to get involved feels now.

[@Ama40401]

It’s no wonder he was giving out free hugs- he just wanted to feel safe in someone’s arms. This whole thing is infuriating!

[@thereisnosanctuary6184]

I need to feel safe, too. Hug?

[@timhaverland1286]

@@thereisnosanctuary6184 🤗🤗🤗

[@ann-mariepaliukenas19]

I miss hugs too.Will have to make a placard.What a wonderful boy.

[@johnmn3500]

Those poor kids 😦

[@kitkat031]

Agree

[@skylaryeske6459]

That's probably the only real hug that poor baby has ever received 😞

[@missdee7045]

Dana's father is a wonderful human being. It breaks my heart. He tried his very best.

[@Gabriellaella23]

It's nice to see that people actually care for kids. I don't care what my husband said, I would have called the police. Her father did a good job with picking up their slack. You can tell how sick he was especially after he said it as he sat with it. They probably told him about it and he was sitting there like what is wrong with you people? Why wouldn't you help them? It would make me so mad to hear that my child was that neglectful of an abused child.

[@ulitmategamer1611]

amen if you see somthing say somthing !

[@roseoliveira4534]

What an amazing man. His daughter should be proud of him.

[@isitoveryet9525]

@@Gabriellaella23 yeah, you could definitely hear the distress in his voice. Finding out the police & CPS did nothing, must’ve been devastating smh The system fails yet again 😔

[@mummzyharton5788]

Bless him x

[@paullee3660]

So the social services took the children away from their aunt when no harm was done, but wouldn’t take them away from these two after so many red flags and obvious evidence of abuse. 🤔 hmmmm.

[@metalgrinch]

Because to deny them from a lesbian couple would have been "anti-LGBT"

[@buttercupj6208]

This happens ALOT!!!

[@patienceRachel]

@@metalgrinch no a lot of lgbtq parents are denied kids. It's a race thing

[@zeroandzero1169]

@@metalgrinch absolute bs. You have no idea how hard it is to adopt as a gay couple

[@tiffanykingcade9640]

EXACTLY damn demons

[@gypsyrose4301]

I was adopted at 6 weeks old after being left at the hospital. I am so thankful I have loving parents. Especially after hearing a story like this.

[@a.wanderer5006]

Ah, you're not THAT Gypsy Rose then! Another example of an evil, sick mum.

[@theresahenderson3534]

Bless you and your parents.

[@olivedog1880]

@@a.wanderer5006 ya Gypsy Roses mom was very sick, but didn’t deserve to die the way she did. Some people should just not have children 🤦‍♀️

[@deidramartin6762]

You’re a blessed woman.

[@gypsyrose4301]

@Jasmin Royal thank you! I honestly never thought about how lucky I am to find such a good family. I have been blessed for sure

[@FukWhiteSuprmecy]

God bless that old man for trying. The sincerity in his attempt is amazing.

[@a.b6889]

My heart felt the desperation the older gentleman felt while he reported the incident. Those children didn't deserve to be in the hands of those two witches.

[@youngkeazy2806]

That man is very intelligent. He was able to analyze and conclude something was off while his asshole son-in-law wanted nothing to do with it.

[@Tocababy84]

The system yet again failed those children 😢

[@johnmn3500]

Me too

[@tomvoelkening6287]

Yeah, and his “let’s not get involved” son in law is a bum.

[@AshleyWilliams-zs1sp]

Most of these CPS workers need to be fired and jailed they let the children slip through the cracks and didn’t even care😓

[@melanielanphier]

Or, they remove children from parents that really love their children, but are poor. It happened to me.

[@letitiahenry6113]

There’s no accountability to these social workers. It’s wrong. It’s in every state.

[@letitiahenry6113]

@@melanielanphier I’m sorry that happened to you too. This is another evil going on as well. Parents don’t have to be on drugs or anything wrong but poor! Too poor to pay for your own attorney you end up In these courts for years. I was for 15 years fighting & I’m a nurse and still not able to get near my son who is 30s now! It’s insane the crap going on in this sick system! This crap us changing right here!

[@pixiestix726]

@@melanielanphier Yes it's backward. They remove children from loving families forcibly even with lies...and return kids to abusive situations or neglect to remove them and they end up dead. I'm sorry that happened. It happened to someone I know, but they borrowed money for a lawyer and got their kids back.

[@lolacole5653]

They get scared to do anything because they get sued. Then they don't do anything and children suffer. Funny, 911 operator is more concerned about the call about Jennifer than the operator about Hannah the child. SMH

[@I_Am_SciCurious]

As I’ve grown older, I’ve learned it’s those who show off what great people they are who inevitably turn out to be the most manipulative, evil and rotten. If someone is entirely about love and peace, advocacy for marginalized people, etc. stay away. Good people like the guy who called 911 don’t need to plaster it all over social media. It’s doing the good thing that makes a normal person feel good, not everybody praising them for it.

[@meryemmea]

You couldn’t have said it any better.

[@rationalcynic8416]

I have run into many people like this in just the short time I have been alive. It's also the biggest reason why I don't go to Church. Many avid church goers put on a great show, but without fail they turn out to be the most manipulative hypocrites. The ones that don't actually flash their faith every five seconds are the ones to look up to. Unfortunately, many of them leave because they can only carry the weight of the whole congregation for so long before collapsing.

[@slagit]

Yes just like men who claim to be feminists and the way they really treat women. Boom! Yeah these women were virtue signaling monsters seems!

[@kevinowens6010]

Absolutely

[@mcw8900]

Its social media. We now live in a virtue signalling world. Nobody cares about things anymore than they ever did, but now there is social currency in pretending you do and almost everyone is doing it

[@ScratchThis]

This is so heartbreaking. I remember seeing that picture of the little boy hugging the police officer but had no idea that he had such a horrific back story with such a tragic ending. Knowing this now and watching the way he was hugging the musician on stage , it's so obvious that he was terrified and just wanted to be loved. He felt that man's kindness and sensed that he had a good heart. It's like he felt safe in that moment. I wish DHS would learn to do their job correctly and stop leaving children in bad situations and also stop wrongfully taking them from good homes.

[@minenoturs4271]

same . it justnow clikedc ooh he looked familiar but the backstory ..like WTF

[@karenwade6713]

So very tired of hearing about kids falling thru the cracks of the broken system. I see these 2 chics looked like they never missed a meal.😡

[@tonioshea9870]

Devonte held onto the musician for dear life. I cried when the man closed his eyes & fed the love-starved soul of that sweet, broken boy. Genuine compassion is a rarity.

[@maiingan07]

There was a soul connection with those two. As the hug increased, so did the emotions on the musician’s face. It looked like he was almost about to cry. He could feel the young boy’s pain, it was undeniable. Unfortunately, it’s a lot harder to label why that is so. I think the musician would’ve said something if he had known or seen something. Anyone who deliberately sets out to hurt a child deserves to be in hell for all of eternity.

[@e-dadz92]

Me too

[@axlrozes1777]

That dude creeped me out

[@thekommisarfirstsecretary]

Damn hippies

[@tonioshea9870]

@@thekommisarfirstsecretary ✌🌼 Peace, brother. 🙂

[@rebekahdavis5935]

How could you have kids ask you for a box of food 10 TIMES! AND have the girl run to your house screaming for help and NEVER want to call CPS or the police. SMH , I just don't get people.

[@dcaseng]

That blew me away. The 1st time should have been enough.

[@MsHarmony-qd7mx]

Right and if they only reached out to CPS or the police sooner, those kids would probably still be alive. :-(

[@pippiecarr9378]

The police were called, all that would have happened is they would have moved, and got away with it.

[@tupatshakur8345]

Genovese Syndrome

[@patrick9518]

To be fair, getting the police involved led to all kids being killed. Still should have called.

[@shantiaiyer]

Stupid adoption agency, how could they allow these 2 women to adopt a bunch of kids when they just dumped their previous foster unceremoniously at the therapist with no explanations??

[@ollympian_art]

Amazing how they treated their dogs better than their own children. Their dogs get to go to a no-kill shelter but the children get driven off of a cliff. 🤦

[@tgoosby84]

Couldn’t of put that sentence together better myself.

[@arthurriley2957]

They didn't believe the children deserved a life better than theirs.

[@tahjty]

@Greenery that wasn't the point that was made. The fact that the dogs were treated more humane than these kids is DISGUSTING. But we know they were racists (Hannah's words) it's clear to see that these children of color were treated less than animals.

[@dreydreary3735]

@Greenery I don’t believe that was the intention of the comparison… tbh the comparison shows, if nothing else, how hypocritical these actions are to one another… yet they’re actions that were taken & others here are offering a lot of seemingly valid hypothesis’s as to why someone’s actions would clearly show they had value for some life, but an entirely different value on their own or “their” children’s lives.

[@PhoenixRising87]

The dogs couldn't tell anyone about these women's true colors, but the kids could (and tried to). That's the difference.

[@c.h.8754]

I have a friend who was found guilty of neglect because they had the audacity to drive their daughter to the hospital instead of calling an ambulance when the daughter spilled hot soup on her arm. It cost them $15,000 after paying lawyer fees and classes. The daughter was taken away for the 6 months while my friends fought the case and was molested in the foster home. Classic CPS at work.

[@nadaleenatasha]

What country is this? It makes no sense

[@adriannemason5451]

CPS is rarely needed. They have way too much power.

[@Will-tm5bj]

What the everloving fuck

[@alectrateri]

Wow wtf

[@joeygranado6693]

Cps is a no good POS system, sorry ass excuse for protecting children and the organization may ass well have rainbow hair and a red nose, they only take action after detrimental signs of abuse, yet if they can find the smallest scrap of evidence in some cases to find guilt they will pull some shady sh*t if it means the state can charge you money, its not actually set to protect kids, thats just what they act like its for but its really just another way the state can destroy families, either by lack of action or taking kids when they should not be taken.

[@Lena.Jones13]

That poor elderly man, he tried so hard to help them... He must feel awful knowing what happened.

[@chu-chumbingz6944]

Wonder wat the the son-in-law 🙄 thinks

[@Lena.Jones13]

@@chu-chumbingz6944 he's a waste of space

[@mikivanduyn9630]

@@Lena.Jones13 are you for real???? Just because he didnt want to get involved....🤨🤨🤨

[@lovelxce6679]

@@mikivanduyn9630 Yeah. If a malnourished child ran to my house, I'd get involved. How you can turn away from that especially after what ended up happening. That's simply coldhearted.

[@tashwoolf888]

@@mikivanduyn9630 YUP! No compassion which is what 'humane' people feel when they witness others suffering. Shame on him!

[@lashawnduckett-murray9394]

He reached out so many times. He wanted to be saved. Such an incredibly sad situation. His aunt and mother should’ve been offered help. How do you get an assault charge for beating them and be allowed to keep them? These women aren’t the only ones to blame.

[@pseudolog1ca]

listening to the neighbours father make that phone call made me cry - what an amazing man, so incredibly disgusting that the authorities did absolutely nothing. the man restores my hope in humanity and the inaction from the law brings it back to reality

[@eromo4856]

My exact thoughts!

[@Kiemixo]

I agree 😞🙏🏾

[@helenvertannes691]

The police are disgusting in my eyes, both in the USA and here in the UK. It goes on and on over the years, but nothing gets better. Social services should have called the police on the second visit and then the police should have broken the door down. I'm both disgusted and upset with this

[@TheKillerEmcee]

A pig is only good for eating waste no one wants...

[@usethenoodle]

@@TheKillerEmcee You had better never ever dial 911 for help then. If someone is kicking your door down at 3am... don't you dare call the Police.

[@christiner6673]

If the aunt had kept them, the kids would still be alive. 😭 I can't imagine the horror, guilt, and grief the biological relatives have gone through. 💔

[@robny]

Especially the drug addicted parents.

[@Pulapaws]

@@robny at less they was starving to death. Beside it the Aunt that had them not the drug abuse mom. She made the big mistake of having her watch them for a few hours as she work. They could had investigated without removing the children. They sure didn’t investigate those monsters.

[@sammygirl6910]

Three of them at least.

[@KingOfKings__]

@@robny No one is perfect, seems on opioid addicts get a second chance..I wonder why

[@BadBoo22]

@@robny yes it is better they were given to the crazy bitches who drives them off a cliff.

[@brendaleary9281]

That poor child is crying when given free hugs He wanted to be rescued

[@sunshinemarie3550]

Yes he wanted someone to help him

[@odarrien]

The man that reported the situation is a really good fellow. God bless him.

[@whoopityscoop9575]

That clip of Davante balling his eyes out in that performers arms at the festival, is chilling and heartbreaking.

[@crazymumma3944]

I cried

[@amysilwood7968]

He felt more love from that preformer than he ever felt from them women.

[@cynthiacromwell8002]

Yeah and whats really scary is. That same officer wouldve scensed something was very wrong. But had all the plausibility to simply walk away. Isnt part of being a cop? Using your instincts. The worst you find out is that maybe you were wrong. As opposed to the opposite. I hate when i tell myself something told me to get my receipt. Nit talking about shoot first ask questions later. Not as a officer anyway requires more responsibly. Ijs the horror of failing victims. To me thats the real horror. Killers know how to kill right under peoples noses. And its easy to have a opinion. But good people fail these victims too. Someone would have known something. They kinda look like witches in makeup a little. But no not to make light. Its like the police dont really wanna protect and serve. They become cops for the brotherhood and they can be seen as heroes. Depending on the scenario. Of course theres gonna be good cops and bad cops. The good cops look the other way when they know corruption and worse is going on and understandably so. Same thing. Child protective services. The community knows these children are in distress. The plausibility is dangerous. Ion know

[@parapoliticos52]

My intuition says Jen Killed them all. Including Sarah.From Testimonies the woman was terrified of her and according to her fellow workers she confined to them they weren't sleeping together and they had ''issues''. Didnt sound like a women that would follow her to a S.pact.

[@ademaya4773]

I wonder what this man was thinking when he found out what happened to Devonte. I'm sure he learned about his death and just thinking about how that child held on to him. I'm sure it devastated him.

[@areiaaphrodite]

Classic sign of abusers: Isolation. They kept moving and pulling them out of school for them to be isolated from anyone who could help the kids and see that they weren't okay behind the smoke and mirrors of social media.

[@lbthir13en]

People need to learn how to spot narcissists. This is exactly what they do.

[@MrAndyBearJr]

Also odd how the family didn't receive death threats for all those years Devonte was hugging people until the photo of him hugging a police officer. I wonder what thought processes motivated whoever sent the death threats after that? Things that make you go Hmmm.

[@MrRedberd]

@@MrAndyBearJr Hmmm, what death threats?

[@TraveleronMywayHome]

Also: saying that a person lies because of mental illness, disability or past abuse. Born addicted to drugs or not, they were acting out because they were being tortured!

[@MrAndyBearJr]

@@MrRedberd Kind of makes you wonder that too. I would guess that maybe they might have screen shots or email records, but the story here doesn't go into that too deeply, so that facet is pretty nebulous.

[@Sabrina-vb3zu]

These kids were failed on every level. How you giving more kids over to a couple who casually abandoned their first adopted child

[@lonerebeI]

Smh makes no sense

[@lauren578]

🎯

[@blankblankpog]

Why? because they're lesbian couple and you dont want be accused of being racist for denying them adoption right

[@justadragn55]

Luckily though, them doing her the way they did actually may've saved her life.

[@kasiaw7793]

That story was hearbreaking

[@AEDIVINE]

When the little boy is hugging the man and crying, you just know it’s because he never got real love or affection at home and it felt good to get a hug. Same thing with the cop. He was just a little boy crying for help that was being silenced

[@francescawilliams8177]

The system only comes to work once the children are already hurt or killed.

[@DebraAndDougie]

Or they constantly harass families/mothers who don't do anything wrong..newsflash people..FILING FALSE CPS REPORTS ON SOMEONE JUST BECAUSE YOU HATE THEM IS PSYCHOPATHIC EVIL BEHAVIOR. literally trying to tear families apart for no good reason. Sorry..watching this happen to my best friend right now who's a great mom and its so unfair

[@sassykat2000]

Keep in mind we only hear of these failures when there are literally millions of cases that go well.

[@amandaburrows8930]

@@DebraAndDougie completely agree so many loving families riped apart by cps but they do nothing for the kids who truly need it

[@andreakies8283]

Or just hats and make impossible demands to mothers who just have a drug problem while letting others beat torture and rape children. A drug problem can be easily monitored. Do drug tests and come see the home. But some get completely f***ed while others can do whatever they want. CPS also is renown for selling children to the black market sex trafficking rings. It won't be doing in Google but it's true! I meant harass up there*

[@lucaa.6406]

While they’re policing people in the street for Bullshit

[@TheAntinowherelane]

At first I was sad the initial girl got ditched at the psych, but I'll be damned if that wasn't the best thing to ever happen to her. You never know when your losses are actually for the better.

[@Mel-gi5jw]

The clip of the little boy hugging the guy chanting breaks my heart. He was crying for help in that moment for someone to save them and treat them like the angels they are. Those women were the worst kinds of cowards.

[@markzelinski4434]

I got the same vibe.. He was holding on so tight because he didn’t want to go back to those MONSTERS...

[@rocksteadyska6933]

My old man told me the measure of man is how he treats those weaker than himself. In that moment, thats the manliest man I've ever seen.

[@anaornelas760]

Facts I also feel maybe the guy sensed that the kid was going through something bad :(

[@jefferybattle1306]

It's the same way he hugged the cop, he wanted to be rescued

[@MrRedberd]

Xavier Rudd is a very compassionate artists. You could see the emotion signals being sent and received back and forth. He took in that child's pain and started to cry himself. A long look into the kid's eye to figure out what is amiss here, and to let him know that he was loved.

[@johnanthony9923]

This story was in the news for all of about 30 seconds.....until "journalists" realized who the adoptive parents were. Then they immediately dropped the story and never mentioned it again. I just can't imagine why. Oh.....right.

[@Kelogotti]

It’s happening more then we think.

[@joeflosion]

The parents weren't straight white Republicans. Nope, nothing to see here. Meanwhile there were headlines about area 51 and muh January 6th!

[@crimsontide1980]

If it would have been a straight, conservative family you better believe the media would have had a field day with this. But seeing as how this couple was the exact opposite, the media wasn't about to touch this.

[@Diddley_Squat]

​@@crimsontide1980Amen

[@Kimi1968ful]

What’s so pathetic is that we are all told to speak up if we suspect child abuse but when people do speak up the authorities do nothing.

[@paxhumana2015]

Then we need to off the authorities that keep letting the abuse happen along with the unrepentant abusive scum as well.

[@lemerdeposteur]

“After this happened about ten times...” TEN FUCKING TIMES?!

[@runawaylostmymind]

My thought too

[@Dena4kids1]

EXACTLY!!!

[@torachan23]

Women lol

[@ztotheu2974]

The granddad knew that his son in law was either racist himself or had something to hide from authorities. He knew he wouldn't call in abuse so he did himself.

[@richarddordoye7300]

“I don’t want to be involved” should be banned from our vocabularies. Another word for “being involved” is CARING.

[@Fatima-rz9vt]

EXACTLY. You will be held accountable for staying silent.

[@lounavarro2604]

@@Fatima-rz9vt yes,you are legally required to report suspicious behavior involving children!

[@emily.toombs]

I was in a physically abusive marriage once my Army husband got back from Iraq in 04. Is was basically always drunk. One night he took my cellphone’s chip out which bricked it. No house phone. It was probably the worst night physically then he trapped me in our closet and held me there for hours till he passed out. I still couldn’t get out because he was against the door. It was in a very crowded apartment complex. Upstairs, next door left and right had shared walls and nobody called the police. Not a one. Screaming, “please stop you’re hurting me” at top volume. Even after I left a year later he stalked me out to a bar I went to to meet friends and approached us and held me at knife point in front of 50+ people and nobody called the police, nope not even the bar. Even after I asked them to. I had to go outside and call. I found out he cut the break lines on my car the next day, the hard way. Call. If you’re not sure if it’s what you think it is, call. Even if you’re wrong and it’s only an argument, call. Document what you hear, time, place facts, then call. If it’s kids, call. It’s everyone’s business. I still have pain in the rib he broke in 04’.

[@lounavarro2604]

@@emily.toombs unfortunately your story isn't an anomaly, especially among the black population. The whole dont be a snitch group that was promoted by drug dealers and rappers in the 90's into 2000's probably had something to do with it. Also the unfortunate amount of bad experiences blacks have had with law enforcement is also a factor. Even me as a white person who has been through the system when I was younger has had sketchy interactions when calling the police to report something. First thing they do is ask for your personal info so they can run your name to see if you have warrants. I'm clean now and it still gave me a bad feeling. I'm pro police but I feel the system needs a major overhaul. Idk what state you live in but if it's a state you can own a gun I would consider arming yourself. When I was finally able to legally own a gun that was first thing I did and it's a good feeling to know I can protect myself.

[@emily.toombs]

@@lounavarro2604 yeah, I know the feeling of bad experiences with law enforcement. I have had a few questionably experiences mainly with needing help but the husband had a military ID so nothing to see here. Took me three times to get a restraining order which doesn’t do much but again, military ID vs me. The break lines being cut was the one that did it. My former classmate was beaten to death by Fullerton PD which remains the worst police beating in American history caught on camera. I have a healthy fear of a militaristic police department. I also did buy a gun but sadly the first time I took it to the range it jammed and they had to call a bomb squad to disarm it. I returned it to the gun shop and the MP’s told me I was lucky to still have a hand. I don’t know a lot about forearms as that was my one and only gun so I don’t know how true that was but I believe them so I never replaced it. I got a very large dog.

[@msveee4553]

Hate social media. Photos lie. People paint pictures, often lies/exaggerations to 'show' what a wonderful life they are living, for what purpose is often my question. Absolutely sickening story.

[@forjusticeandtruth]

And some of them are hiding spouses and entire lives, pretending to be single in pictures but really living with someone else with an entire family.

[@libbygreen236]

That dear, dear man calling to try and get help for the children just breaks my heart!

[@jasminegonzalez447]

Same I burst into tears!

[@TimoteoDeBaum]

The couple was spineless and cowardly. Concerned but called those monsters to collect the very child that was terrified of them and they knew this... I hope the guilt eats them insidiously over time even if they may not realize it. 😡😤 RIP the kids 🙏🏾💛

[@JSkyGemini]

Same. Very hard to listen to his pleading with the police, there is a good man who tried.

[@ScratchthechalkBoard]

That was so awful. Listen. G-d...

[@marcellinechoisne5627]

oh same...this man was a real human, feeling something deeply wrong was on the way..

[@ANDREA-kk2gx]

They got rid of the teenager and said she was suicidal and they didn't want that negative energy but then commit a MURDER SUICIDE!! YA MAKES SENSE 🤦🙄🙄

[@plamondonworks6948]

As horrible as that was for her psyche it did save her life. Must be terrifying and so heartbreaking for her to process in hindsight

[@kevin6293]

They probably had enough negativity already.

[@Taniesha_S]

@Robert Freisler How about they were just horrible people!

[@emilinebelle7811]

Leftys, amiright? 😒

[@imdurmac1]

She was Asian and they wanted the attention of being parents of Black kids. Narcissistic racist are the worst kind.

[@rawlahiabetes6969]

That poor kid was hugging that man like please save me. He was crying.

[@derekrichards8038]

He's a rather nauseating hippie musician from Australia called Xavier Rudd. I bet that will haunt him for the rest of his days.

[@tasiak.stevenson2876]

That’s what gets me..,,,

[@linatop7980]

That innocent child is emaciated. I don't think it is fitting for me to write what I think of those two supposed parents who are disguised as human beings.

[@ztotheu2974]

The libtards wouldn't know how to help someone other than offering a "hug".

[@emilee7920]

He was clearly in NEED OF TOUCH we need touch everyday, give hugs for at least 10 seconds does worlds of good

[@adriannaallen3258]

The way the man held em and sung was so wholesome make a grown man cry in a time when he needed it the most