New York City Children’s Services pays $75,000 settlement for removing newborn from home because black mom smokes marijuana — which is legal in New York
New York City Children’s Services pays $75,000 settlement for removing newborn from home because black mom smokes marijuana — which is legal in New York
The judgement in a lawsuit brought by a parent is the first of its kind since marijuana was legalized
“Even after a judge required ACS to reunite Ms. Rivers with her baby, ACS continued to subject Ms. Rivers to needless court proceedings and a litany of conditions that interfered with her parenting of TW for months, while the unlawful removal of her baby was ratified by senior ACS leadership,” the complaint reads. “This was not because ACS was trying to protect TW; this was because Ms. Rivers is Black.”
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I'm curious about the wording here? Was her skin color a factor?
Read the article maybe?
It seems to be that only black people are having issues like this. While race isn't specifically stated as a reason, race is one of the correlating factors between all people this has happened to in NY.
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Yeah, it's never 'only' black people being mistreated by cops. Blacks get it worse and more often, but there's plenty for everyone.
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