State Hegemony Over Parent's Rights,
Georgia Couple Needs Help-Fast
[Editor's Note: I called Melody Roscoe on the phone after
receiving the e-mail reposted below. The details she revealed over the phone
were even more astounding than what she had written in her letter. In order
to flesh out the story with greater clarity, I've inserted editorial brackets
[ ] within the body of the e-mail and added some additional details provided
by Melody over the phone so the reader can more fully appreciate who the
players are and the depth of official corruption taking place here against
this couple, whose only crime, that I can determine so far, is that of poverty.
If they were able to pay for a competent attorney, this case would have
never gone beyond the first hearing. As it stands, they have lost custody
of their kids since August 19 and the judge in this case has ordered
their two small children to be immunized against the parents' will,
even though the parents complied with Gerogia state law and submitted the
required affidavits of vaccine exemptions. If you are in the legal profession
and can offer advice or other forms of assistance, please contact Melody
or her sister (see bottom of page), as the Public Defender is this case
is simply doing nothing to help them.
Contact Donna Carillo <Services4Health@aol.com>
for more info on fighting forced vacination issues...Ken].
From Melody Roscoe
http://educate-yourself.org/cn/statehegemonoverparentsrights06oct04.shtml
October 6, 2004
----- Original Message -----
From: James and Melody Roscoe <jamesandmelody@hotmail.com>
To: Editor@educate-yourself.org
Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 5:34 PM
Subject: My sister's rights have been violated by the judge of juvenile
in Lamar Co. Ga.
My name is Melody Roscoe. On August 19, Lamar County Georgia
DFCS [Department of Family and Children Services] came to my sister's home
because of my sister's employer [female manager of the
gas station where the sister was employed at the time] stating that there
was abuse in the house between my sister and her husband. The DFCS and deputies
of the Lamar County Sheriff's office gave my sister no choice in keeping
her kids. They brought them out here to my mom's house. They made no reasonable
effort to keep the kids in their own home like DFCS are SUPOSSED to do,
prior to removing them.
The kids stayed here at my mom's house for five days and the
DFCS [ DFCS case worker Gwendelyn Byrd, and Lamarr County
Deputy Sheriff Chuck Ledbetter] came out here again and
tried to take the kids without having a court order in their posession.
I made sure that they went and got it before I would allow them to take
the kid
It has been a long battle for my sister and her husband. They
kept her from seeing her kids for a full month and when she finally did
get to see them again, the kids had bruise marks on them. We took some pictures,
but they didn't come out so good. But you can still see some of the darker
marks. Since DFCS couldn't present any evidence of abuse between my sister
and her husband, they are now going for child deprivation.
There are only five ways to deprive a child: housing, clothing,
food, medical and education. The kids are one and two years old, so they
don't need education as of yet. Everything else they had! The judge [ Judge
Sharon J. Whitwell ] kicked me out of her court saying that I was
"commiting perjury" and they took the word of two drug users [one
accuser being the female manager who filed the initial abuse report
with DFCS and the other one being another employee of the same gas station]
who were under investigation by DFCS [the female manager was under investigation
by DFCS, but DFCS dropped the case against her after she testified
for the state] until my sister's case comes up. I am not allowed
in her court or I will be arrested. So I have been helping my sister behind
the scenes by getting her laws and proof.
Today, the judge ordered the immunization of my sister's
two kids, against the notarized document that my sister presented in court
today that said it violated their religious beliefs to vaccinate their kids.
According to Georgia code 20-2-771 (e),
" This Code section shall not apply to a child
whose parent or legal guardian objects to immunization of the child on
the grounds that the immunization conflicts with the religious beliefs
of the parent or guardian; however, the immunization may be required in
cases when such disease is in epidemic stages. For a child to be exempt
from immunization on religious grounds, the parent or guardian must first
furnish the responsible official of the school or facility an affidavit
in which the parent or guardian swears or affirms that the immunization
required conflicts with the religious beliefs of the parent or guardian.
"
This judge also kicked my sister out of the courtroom today
because she was crying. WELL WHAT DO THEY EXPECT?! If it were my kids, I
would do the same as a loving and very caring mother!
Please help us in some way. We tried to get in touch with
our represenative and he would not return our calls. We are at our last
straw here and we desperately need help from someone. I gave my sister about
six hundred pages of evidence to present in court today and her lawyer would
not even present it.
What he did present, the judge got very angry and said it
was not enough. If something isn't done now, then these kids will recieve
their shots in a matter of days. Please, I am begging you, I have tried
and done all that I feel like I can do for my sister and all I get is negative.
It's like through all the confusion God doesn't hear me, even though I know
he does. My sister's rights have been violated and we all know this, but
everywhere we turn we don't get anything but alot of talk instead of doing.
If you have ANY information that can help us to fight them,
it will be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time.
Lamar County DFCS
122 Westgate Plaza
Barnesville, Georgia 30204-0970
(770) 358-5170
FAX (770) 358-5169
Since the judge is in Butts County, it's possible that the
DFCS office involved could be the Butts County office. So in that case,
here's the contact info on Butts County DFCS.
Butts County DFCS
178 Kennedy Drive
P. O. Box 4187
Jackson, Georgia 30223-4187
(770) 504-2200
FAX (770) 504-2204
Update from Amanda:
Oct. 9, 2004
Subj: IMPORTANT: Here are things you might find VERY interesting
Date: 10/9/2004 4:55:23 PM Pacific Daylight Time
From: Amanda <pursacat@hotmail.com>
To: Services4Health@aol.com
Below are links to sights I found about Judge Whitwell and
Ashley Hawkins. This is so disturbing and I cannot believe this is actually
going on.
Let me know if any of this is of any use to you. It clearly tells that this
Judge and Ashley Hawkins are corrupt and need to be sent to prison. It clearly
says on one site I sent :
SHARON WHITWELL
Lamar County Juvenile Judge
CHARGE- Conspiracy To Kidnapping Many Georgia Children; Perjury; Blatantly
Holding Illegal Hearings WITHOUT DUE PROCESS OF LAW.
And she is the one resposible for having my babies taken from me.
Sincerely,
Amanda
Update From Amanda: October
22, 2004
----- Original Message -----
From: Ami Donehoo
To: Editor@educate-yourself.org
Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 1:40 PM
Subject: Need help ASAP this is Amanda Doneoo
I am writing you because I am terrified. After a long battle with the courts
over vaccinating our sons, the judge ordered it be done even though we presented
signed and notorized afidavits stating we didn't wanting it done because
of religious reasons. They were vaccinated some time this week and today
when I went to see them, something was wrong with my youngest son Joey.
They said he had a cold and so I was just sitting there holding him and
then all of a sudden, he threw up on me. Then he looked right at me and
passed out. My husband tried to awaken him and he didn't respond. Then he
would wake up, look at me and pass out. I called DFACS and they said my
sons had gotten a whole bunch of shots. I told them if anytyhing happens
to them, THEY are responsible. Please contact me when you can. I am terrified
for my sons. Please pray for them.
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