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[legallotus]

Paternity Tests and the Law: What You Need to Know

Understand the legal aspects of paternity tests in Florida, from the process to the impact on child support and custody.

Paternity tests have become a crucial tool in resolving questions about a child’s parentage. These tests are not just about biology; they carry significant legal implications. In Florida, understanding the laws surrounding paternity tests can help you navigate this complex issue. Why Paternity Tests Matter Paternity tests determine the biological father of a child. This confirmation can impact…

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Domestic Violence Laws: What Constitutes Controlling Behavior

 In the realm of domestic violence laws, understanding what constitutes controlling behavior is crucial for both victims seeking legal protection and society's efforts to combat such abuse effectively. Controlling behavior encompasses a spectrum of actions that perpetrators use to manipulate, intimidate, and exert power over their partners or family members. These actions are not always physical but can be equally damaging psychologically and emotionally.

Defining Controlling Behavior

Controlling behavior involves a range of tactics designed to dominate and undermine the autonomy of the victim. This can include monitoring their movements, isolating them from friends and family, controlling finances, and dictating their everyday decisions. Such actions are aimed at instilling fear, dependence, and a sense of helplessness in the victim.

Legal Perspectives and Recognized Acts

Under domestic violence laws in many jurisdictions, controlling behavior is increasingly recognized as a form of abuse that warrants legal intervention. While physical violence is more visible and often easier to identify, laws are evolving to encompass non-physical forms of abuse such as emotional and psychological manipulation. This shift acknowledges the profound impact of coercive control on victims' well-being and safety.

Examples of Controlling Behavior

Isolation: Preventing the victim from seeing friends or family, monitoring their communications, or restricting their social activities.

Financial Control: Taking control of finances, withholding money, or sabotaging the victim's employment or educational opportunities.

Manipulation: Gaslighting, which involves making the victim doubt their own perceptions, memories, and sanity.

Intimidation: Using threats, gestures, or looks to create an atmosphere of fear and compliance.

Monitoring: Constantly checking the victim's whereabouts, reading their messages, or demanding to know every detail of their day.

Legal Protections and Remedies

Many jurisdictions have introduced specific laws or amendments to address controlling behavior within the context of domestic violence. These laws empower victims to seek protection orders or restraining orders against their abusers based on evidence of coercive control, even in the absence of physical violence. This legal recognition is crucial in providing victims with the necessary support and protection to break free from abusive relationships.

Challenges and Considerations

Despite progress in recognizing controlling behavior, challenges remain in enforcement and prosecution. Often, victims may not recognize these behaviors as abusive until they escalate or seek legal advice. Additionally, proving psychological abuse in court can be complex, requiring comprehensive evidence and understanding from legal professionals.

Educational and Awareness Efforts

Increasing public awareness about controlling behavior is essential in preventing domestic violence and supporting victims. Education campaigns, training for law enforcement and judiciary, and community outreach programs play a vital role in identifying and addressing this form of abuse early on.

In conclusion, while physical violence remains a stark reality in many domestic abuse cases, controlling behavior represents a significant and equally damaging aspect of the abuse spectrum. Understanding the nuances of coercive control is paramount in providing effective legal protections and support to victims. As domestic violence laws continue to evolve, addressing controlling behavior comprehensively ensures that victims receive the justice and safety they deserve, and perpetrators are held accountable for their actions. Through continued education, advocacy, and robust legal frameworks, we can strive towards a society where all individuals live free from the fear of coercive control and domestic abuse.

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[beardedmrbean]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida sheriff fed up with a spate of false school shooting threats is taking a new tactic to try get through to students and their parents: he's posting the mugshot of any offender on social media.

Law enforcement officials in Florida and across the country have seen a wave of school shooting hoaxes recently, including in the wake of the deadly attack at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, that killed two students and two teachers.

Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood on Florida's Atlantic Coast said he's tired of the hoaxes targeting students, disrupting schools and sapping law enforcement resources. In social media posts Monday, Chitwood warned parents that if their kids are arrested for making these threats, he'll make sure the public knows.

“Since parents, you don’t want to raise your kids, I’m going to start raising them," Chitwood said. "Every time we make an arrest, your kid’s photo is going to be put out there. And if I can do it, I’m going to perp walk your kid so that everybody can see what your kid’s up to.”

Chitwood made the announcement in a video highlighting the arrest of an 11-year-boy who was taken into custody for allegedly threatening to carry out a school shooting at Creekside or Silver Sands Middle School in Volusia County. Chitwood posted the boy's full name and mugshot to his Facebook page.

In the video, which had more than 270,000 views on Facebook as of Monday afternoon, the camera pans across a conference table covered in airsoft guns, pistols, fake ammunition, knives and swords that law enforcement officers claim the boy was “showing off" to other students.

Later, the video cuts to officers letting the boy out of a squad car and leading him handcuffed into a secure facility, dressed in a blue flannel button-down shirt, black sweatpants and slip-on sandals. The boy's face is fully visible at multiples points in the video.

“Right this way, young man,” an officer tells the boy, his hands shackled behind his back.

The boy is led into an empty cell, with metal cuffs around his wrists and ankles, before an officer closes the door and locks him inside.

“Do you have any questions?” the officer asks as he bolts the door.

“No sir,” the boy replies.

The video prompted a stream of reactions on social media, with many residents praising Chitwood, calling on him to publicly identify the parents as well — or press charges against them.

Others questioned the sheriff’s decision, saying the 11-year-old is just a child, and that the weight of the responsibility should fall on his parents.

Under Florida law, juvenile court records are generally exempt from public release — but not if the child is charged with a felony, as in this case.

Law enforcement officials across Florida have been tracking a stream of threats in the weeks since the 2024-2025 school year began. In Broward County, home to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, officials said last week they had already arrested nine students, ages 11 to 15, for making threats since August.

"For my parents, to the kids who are getting ready for school, I'm going to say this again," Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony said at a press conference, “nothing about this is a laughing or joking matter.”

“Parents, students, it's not a game,” he added.

[jackhues]

new au idea (m.tkachuk!daughter) lmk ur thoughts!!

on december 17th, 2019, delilah/lilah was born. matthew has just turned 22 a few days ago, and he didn't want a kid. he told mom he'd pay for child support, but he didn't want to be a part of her life because he was too young, he was too into hockey.

he never bought any presents for her, simply sent a monthly stipend to mom bcz he didn't want any attachment. he gave a little more money than needed to mom, but it still wasn't much to him.

his parents weren't super happy, but they live with his decision. brady and taryn fought with him for a while, but then decided that she's their niece even if he doesn't want to be the dad. uncle brady and aunt taryn are a part of delilah's life and she loves them.

mom has a history of drug abuse, but she'd been clean for a few years when she met matthew. she'd collect the extra money he gave, promising it's for a bday present for lilah, but she ended up giving up and relapsing. she did this a few times, but no one found out and she always promised herself it'd be the "last time".

on april 5th, 2023, (lilah's 3) when brady went to visit mom and lilah in florida while he was versing his brother, he found mom high out of her mind. he basically ran in the house looking for lilah, and found her crying in a corner behind her bed, too scared to get out. brady took her and left.

he called matthew, who didn't pick up, so he ended up driving straight to his house. matthew opened the door and saw brady with a kid and was so confused until brady was like "it's your kid. this is delilah."

matthew's pissed like "why tf would you bring her here? i've already talked to her mom, we've got an agreement--"

"does that agreement still hold when she's high out of her mind?" brady asked. "when she's scared lilah so much she didn't want to come out from her corner behind the bed?"

and matthew's like ...shit. he looks at lilah, who's pretending to be asleep soundly in brady's arms and he doesn't know what to do anymore.

brady puts lilah on matthew's bed and is like to him, "look, idc what your problem is with having a kid. but her mom's got some issues, and at least until she works them out, you gotta watch her. she's your kid." and when matthew looks unconvinced, he adds, "yk what? if you don't want her, fine. but you're still her dad, and legally, her guardian. i need you to watch her until taryn or i can get custody."

and matthew snaps out of it and he's like, "i don't need one of you guys to take custody. she's my kid. i've got her."

and brady's shocked bcz that's the first time matthew's acknowledged it, but he's feeling accomplished, so he heads out.

matthew looks at lilah sleeping in his much too big bed and is like, "brady's gone. are you still gonna pretend to be asleep?"

and lilah opens her eyes and sits up, looking matthew in the eyes. she doesn't ask him if he's her dad, she doesn't ask him where she is, she simply goes, "are you gonna keep me away from mommy?"

matthew sighs and lilah flinches (which breaks his heart) but he sits on the floor and is like, "your mommy is not feeling good right now. until the doctors can get her better, until she can get herself better, you'll be staying with me."

and lilah's like, "i don't wanna go back to mommy. she's scary. can i stay with you? you're uncle brady's brother, right? my dad?"

and matthew doesn't know how to answer the first question, so he just nods and goes, "yeah, i'm your dad. and i know you've got a hundred more questions, but right now, you need to sleep, okay? you had a long day."

"can i hold your hand?" lilah asks. "mommy ripped apart my bernie (a stuffy she has) and now i need to hold something."

so matthew scooches a little closer and let's lilah wrap her tiny fingers around his hand and she falls asleep for real this time.

and for the first time, matthew's feeling this connection with a kid he never even saw, and he's like "i'm not letting anyone hurt you like that again, i promise."

let me know what you guys think of this :))

EDIT: this is now an au, here's the navigation page!

[somerandomcryptid]

These sketches are an absolute mess but I want to talk about AiE!Sam so I'm afraid you aren't getting anything better right now :)

Now if you remember anything about the previous sketches I've done for a much more snakey Sam then you might be slightly confused but don't worry. That Sam is still intact. In fact much more intact then this one!

This is just the Sam that the character of Sam, warden of Pandora's vault was based on. But for the purposes of least confusion we will refer to the real Sam as Sam and the character as Awesam from now on.

Warning for mentions of murder and very vague descriptions of the state Sam's body was in when it was found.

Sam Isenberg was one of the early developers on Adventures in Esempi before his mysterious murder in early 2011 The killer is completely unknown as of now. But Sam's body was found in his apartment. Rather disfigured as well. But despite the torn up state of the apartment and victim, no traces of evidence for police to follow were left. Sam's life before his tragic end was quite full though. And he was a well accomplished person. Beloved by many despite how XD, his ex-wife and fellow developer on Adventures in Esempi describes him as quote "One of the biggest snakes I've ever met. He was the kind of guy who works with you for years and then turns without any notice or reason." This may have been referring to the fact that shortly before Sam's death he was filing for divorce and attempting to get full custody of his and XD's two children, a case left unresolved after the fact.-A telling of his life was supposed to be written out and published by Sam's son Dream. But Dream also went missing only 2 months after the announcement and the book never came out. XD still seeming to hold animosity for his ex-husband and never picking up the project despite being asked to by the public and allegedly his teenage daughter. But we do have some things about Sam's early life and feel it's important to share what we know. Sam was born in 1972 to two loving parents and lived most of his early childhood in Texas before moving to Florida when he was 14. This is where he would meet XD and live the rest of his life.-From our information he was a kid that got sick pretty often -a trait that passed onto his son-resulting in him tending to wear a face mask for much of his childhood and through his teenage years, though his immune system would improve in his 20s The first murder/missing case that would happen around Sam would happen in 1988 when he was 16, being a very close friend who formed a friendship trio with him and XD. The next missing cases that would pop up around him would be in his college years, a classmate and professor respectively His life would not all be dreary though! In 1994 Sam would announce his engagement with XD and they would get married the following year. And the following year after that, 1996 their first child would be born, Dream. From what we know the time of Dream's childhood and early teen years seems to have been a happy time for the family. Untill their second child, Drista was born in 2010 and well we've mostly covered Sam's short life after that.

And there's my man! He's actually so chill compared to Awesam. Too bad he's dead.

I do love how I am creating ships that absolutely no one will understand. Because I mean really.. Sam/XD is not something even I predicted.

I do love them though, just a guy/an extremely unhinged guy is a very fun dynamic

Plus I just love how much of an unreliable narrator XD is about the situation

Also I like their kids a lot.

I should really talk properly about ai!AiE!Sam/awesam though at some point. Because he's an absolute mess! There's just a plot point he features heavily in that idk if I want to spoil.

But I guess I've already spoiled a lot of stuff by even just talking about real!AiE!Sam soooooo oops

Anyway thas about it :)

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[ausetkmt]

A baby-faced 14-year-old boy has been accused of trying to murder a black teenager by attempting to drown him in a Cape Cod pond. 

John Sheeran appeared at a court just outside Boston on Monday over the July incident, which allegedly saw him hurl racist slurs at his unnamed victim - and even call the teen 'George Floyd' during the drowning attempts. 

He wore a navy suit, shirt and tie. Despite prosecutors' calls for Sheeran to remain in custody, a judge released him with a tag and ordered him to remain at his father's home.  

The victim told law enforcement Sheeran started throwing rocks at him and calling him racial slurs after he showed up at Goose Pond on Cape Cod. Sheeran then threatened to beat up the victim, it is alleged.

The victim couldn't swim, so he wore a life jacket in the water. Despite the vest, Sheeran attempted to pull him under the water multiple times to the point that victim was no longer able to breathe, it is alleged. 

In July, Sheeran allegedly attempted to drown a black teen in Goose Pond (pictured) in Chatham, Massachusetts

The victim told police that the accused 'held on to my life jacket and pulled me underwater and back up about four-to-five times ... while doing it water got into my mouth and nose and I could not breathe.'

Afterwards, the victim said Sheeran began calling him 'George Floyd' while kicking him and pulling him beneath the water. 

The victim said he was screaming he couldn't breathe, which was when the suspect and another teenager at the scene 'started laughing and called me George Floyd.'

He continued crying for help as the two teens continued to pull him under the water. Eventually, bystanders arrived to help and the victim was saved. The other alleged attacker hasn't been identified - and it is unclear if Sheeran knew his alleged victim prior to the attack.

Prosecutors allege just several hours later, Sheeran punched an Asian child in the face. That child has not been identified. 

Sheeran was charged with attempted murder and a civil rights violation in connection to the case.

In court on Monday, baby-faced Sheeran was led into the room with his hands cuffed in front of him.

His mop of brown hair turned downward as he took a seat before the judge. He wore a blue suit and striped tie.

Over objections from prosecutors, Sheeran was released to home confinement in Chatham. His release includes wearing a GPS monitoring device that will confine him to his father's home. He is also required to continue reporting to juvenile probation.

Prosecutors argued Sheeran should remain in jail, calling him a danger to the community.

The victim said Sheeran began calling him George Floyd as he screamed that he couldn't breathe. Floyd infamously told officers that he couldn't breathe before he died during an altercation with Minneapolis cops in 2020

Sheeran was released to his father's custody. Earlier this summer, he had moved to Florida with his mother as his parents went through a divorce

The suspect allegedly began the criminal interaction by throwing rocks at the victim and calling him racial slurs

'Mr. Sheeran can’t be out in the community because whether it’s three o’clock in the afternoon at a pond with his friends where he should be able to behave or 8:15 at night when he runs into another child, he punches that kid,' said Assistant District Attorney Eileen Moriarty in court.

'He’s a violent child, we’ve heard no mitigating factors, this violence is unfortunately targeted towards children of other races, children that don’t look like him,' she added.

At the time of the incident, Sheeran had just moved to Florida with his mother, as his parents went through a divorce, according to prosecutors.

The teen will now be required to stay in Chatham with his father as the court case continues.

[legallotus]

Understanding Temporary Orders in Family Law

Understand temporary orders in Florida family law, including types, how to obtain, and modify them. Ensure stability during legal proceedings.

Navigating family law issues can be complex, especially when it comes to temporary orders. Temporary orders provide immediate relief and address urgent matters while the main case proceeds. This guide will help you understand temporary orders in Florida family law. What Are Temporary Orders? Temporary orders are short-term rulings issued by a court during a family law case. They address…

[seresinsbabygirl]

i am yet again rewriting my tgm story. ages ago i saw a Hangman edit to Family Line (by Conan Gray, which I'm listening to right now), and the caption (and comments) were something along the lines of, "what if his home life made him act like the cocky ass he is?" and it stuck with me.

We have;

Enzo Seresin, 56-years-old, fathered five children to three different women. Jake with his first wife, Auggie with his mistress, and Spencer, Noelle and Hallie with his second wife. Enzo immigrated from Italy to the United States with his parents and sisters when he was a child, and grew up in Austin, Texas, where he would later raise his youngest children.

Jacques "Jake" Seresin, at 36-year-old, as the eldest of his siblings. His mother is French, and named him after her father. He's often called Jake and prefers it since it is easier for most to pronounce, but also because Jacques is used by his mother when he's in trouble and associates his full name negatively. Jake has hated Enzo since the divorce, and especially more so when he found out about the reason why.

Estelle Allard, 55-years-old, is Jake's mother and Enzo's first wife. She moved from her loving home in France to be with Enzo. When she discovered his cheating, Estelle was convinced by her sister-in-law to divorce him and file for full custody of her son. Since the divorce, Estelle has done what she could to raise her son to be better than his father. Even after Enzo's actions, Estelle holds a good friendship with her ex-husband's former mistress, Constanza.

August "Auggie" Montalvo, who is 29-years-old, is the eldest daughter to the father. Her mother hails from Puerto Rico, and she was taught Spanish from a young age. Since she never really knew Enzo, Auggie was taught Italian by her aunt and occasionally speaks it with her older brother. She never tried for a relationship with her father, as it was clear to her that he decided before she was even born that she meant nothing to him--despite him forcing her name on her mother.

Constanza Montalvo, 49-years-old, is Auggie's mother and Enzo's mistress. When she found out she was pregnant, Constanza moved from Florida to be with Enzo, only to find out he was already married to a lovely woman six years her senior with a 7-year-old Jake. Distraught over this revelation, Constanza told Estelle of Enzo's cheating and let her decide what to do with the information. When Enzo's sisters learned of their niece, they begged Constanza to stay in Texas and let Auggie grow up with family. She became close with Estelle after the divorce, and she raised Auggie with her older half-brother, Jake, in her life.

Spencer Seresin, a 29-year-old doctor, was also a product of his father's affairs. Born five months after his older half-sister, Spencer was labelled as a year younger to lessen his father's affair and make him seem like the product of Enzo's new marriage to Spencer's mother. He would later become an older brother to twin sisters, who--like his older half-siblings--Spencer would come to protect from his father.

Noelle "Elle" Seresin, at 26-years-old, is the second-born twin of Enzo's youngest children. She knows what her father has done, and for the sake of both her mother, and her eldest siblings' mothers, Elle chooses to turn a blind eye. She refuses to broach the topic of the cheating that led to her older half-sister and her older brother. Elle feels she is the only one still grieving the loss of her sister. For Hallie, she tries to maintain a stable relationship with Jake and Auggie, but they continue to hold her at an arm's length.

Hallary "Hallie" Seresin, forever 17-years-old, was the older of the Seresin twins. An accident took her life in her late teens, severely impacting her twin sister's relationship with their older half-siblings, who only appeared at her funeral out of respect for her, Spencer, Noelle and their mother, and out of spite of Enzo. Hallie looked up to her eldest brother and sister, despite only meeting Jake a few times in her childhood and only hearing stories (complaints) about Auggie.

Stephanie Seresin, 46-year-old, is the mother of Spencer, Elle and Hallie, and the second wife of Enzo. She more-or-less views her children as a means of keeping her husband around rather than actually caring for them. Despite this, she was still grief-stricken by her teenage daughter's death. She views her husband's eldest children--who she refuses to call her step-children while also demanding they call her Mom--as entitled bastards that didn't deserve her husband's attention in the first place. Stephanie loathes Estelle and Constanza purely for their children's existences.

So, this family is a little torn, and a little broken, but they make it work as well as they want to. Hangman doesn't overly want to be close to his younger siblings, but continues to try for Estelle's sake. Especially since she's so close with his half-sister's mother.

[helloitsbees]

Ohhhh! I missed that...! Thanks!

Also have I mentioned how much I hate Alison? Because I really hate her-

LMAOOOOOOOOOOOO i mean listen…try and see it from her perspective (SPOILERS FOR ROAD&SKY THROUGH CHAPTER 26):

you’re in college. you meet the most gorgeous man you’ve ever seen. he’s polite, and sweet, and extremely smart, and he’s a doctor. he’s never had a serious girlfriend before, and he tells you after dating for three months that he wants to settle down with someone like you. he tells you you’re the best woman he’s known. you believe him.

you’re married now, and you’re pregnant with his child. he comes home with a hickey on his neck and eyes swollen from crying. you confront him. he tells you he slept with one of the medical staff under his supervision. a man. he tells you it was only one night. you don’t believe him. you’re right not to.

you move to a different state, the two of you, now the three of you. diana is perfect. he adores her. you adore her. you sleep in separate beds, and it’s fine. it’s all fine. he’s a good father, a good husband. it doesn’t matter that he’s only started saying “i love you, too” instead of just “i love you.” it’s fine.

diana slips on the sidewalk one halloween. spills her candy on the street. she goes to pick it up. she doesn’t see the car. he does. he saves her life. he loses his foot. diana has nightmares for weeks.

he comes home from the hospital. you’re tired. he’s tired. you fight. he says he’s gay. he says it wasn’t just one night, back in chicago. he says it was three months. he says he loved him. he says he never loved you. you say you want a divorce. you go to your daughter’s room and you cry yourself to sleep in the rocking chair where he held her when she was a baby.

he brings a boy half his age into your house, a boy with lonely eyes that can’t meet yours. he’s angry when you want to take diana away from that sad, cold, lonely house and bring her to florida to have the chance at an actual happy christmas. you fight.

he buys a camera worth more than the rent on the apartment you first shared together and says it’s for a friend. you seek custody for your daughter. he leaves for california. he brings the boy with the sad eyes.

your teeth are dull from grinding. you flip through the yellow pages, find a private investigator. you make the call.

you get the tapes in the mail. he tells him he loves him. your lawyer smiles. you’ve just won your suit, mrs. gordon.

why aren’t you happy?

[alexazcharms]

The Story of Aileen Wuornos

Aileen Carol Wuornos was born February 29, 1956 in Rochester, Michigan. After her mother Diane Wuornos abandoned Aileen and her older brother, Keith, Diane's parents legally adopted the two children. Aileen never knew who her biological father who was imprisoned for child rape and died by suicide while in custody. She developed an explosive temper and found it difficult to make friends after a fire scarred her face when she was younger.

She later found out that her "parents" were indeed her biological grandparents. Childhood friends said that Wuornos' grandfather beat her and sexually abused her and her brother and that her grandmother was an alcoholic. Around age 11, she began trading sexual favors for money, beer and cigarettes resulting in the derogatory nickname "cigarette pig" which further isolated her from her peers.

She ran away from home and was eventually sent to a juvenile detention. At 14. Larui sent a pregnant Aileen to Detroit home for unwanted mothers. She told the family the pregnancy was a result of rape but later offered different explanations. Many people believed that the father was an older adult friend of Wuornos' grandfather. The infant baby was born March 1971, later given up for adoption. After giving birth, she dropped out of school and bounced between juvenile detention, the Wuornos house and sleeping in the woods or abandoned cars, she was 14 when her family kicked her out the house.

By the early 1980s, after her brother's death from cancer, she moved to Florida to work as a prostitute. She was frequently in trouble with the law for being a prostitute and other crimes. By 1991 her record included(including other felonies and misdemeanors) arrest for illegal possession of a firearm, forgery, assault, and robbery. Associates and law enforcement personnel often described her as erratic and easily angered, Her arrests records noted, "Attitude POOR."

In 1986, Wuornos met Tyria Moore at a bar in Daytona Beach, Florida and they began an intense romantic relationship that ended before Wuornos' final arrest in 1991. As a prostitute, most of her clients were old middle aged men. They started to sell stolen items at Florida pawnshops. During the murder investigations, the Volusia County police discovered items belonging to Richard Mallory at a local pawnshop, with her thumbprint on the receipt.

Policed then traced other stolen items from Mallory to Wuornos. A camera from Mallory's automobile was found inside a rented warehouse unit, which was opened with a key taken from Wuornos. She had rented the unit under an alias. Police traced other items from Mallory's car to people or pawnshops Wuornos had contacted.

By 1990 Tyria Moore had become suspicious – if not fully aware – of Wuornos’ activities.  Moore moved in with her family in Pennsylvania. When Wuornos was arrested on an outstanding warrant at a biker bar in Harbor Oaks, Florida, police tracked Moore down and used her to elicit a confession from Wuornos.

After Aileen Wuornos was found guilty of the murder of Richard Mallory, a penalty trial was held before the same jury to determine whether she would be sentenced to death or life in prison. The State’s expert psychologist, Dr. Bernard, testified that Aileen Wuornos suffered from both borderline personality disorder as well as antisocial personality disorder. The jury decided that despite her psychological difficulties, Wuornos knew the difference between right and wrong. he judge followed the jury’s recommendation of death and sentenced Wuornos to the electric chair on January 31, 1992.

In June 1992, defeated by the loss of her once trusted friend Pralle, Wuornos pleaded guilty to the murder of Charles Carskaddon and received her fifth death sentence. In February 1993 she pleaded guilty to the murder of Walter Antonio and was again sentenced to death. During her plea to the court, she held to her statement that Mallory had raped her. In a rambling statement she said, “I wanted to confess to you that Richard Mallory did violently rape me as I’ve told you. But these others did not. [They] only began to start to.” On May 15, 1993 Judge Thomas Sawaya rendered three more death sentences. She turned to Assistant State Attorney Ric Ridgeway and hissed, “I hope your wife and children get raped in the *ss!”  She made an obscene gesture and muttered, “Motherf****r!” The clip below, from the documentary "Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer," shows Wuornos' reaction to receiving death sentences for the murders of Burress, Humphreys, and Spears.

No charges were brought against her for the murder of Peter Siems, as his body was never found. In all, she received six death sentences.

During the extensive post-conviction period, from 1994 until 2002, Wuornos argued her original trial counsel provided ineffective representation. One example of poor representation revealed in subsequent appeals was trial counsel’s failure to uncover Richard Mallory’s prior rape conviction, which could have corroborated Wuornos’ argument of self-defense. In addition, trial counsel failed to call lay mitigation witnesses during the penalty trial who could have testified to the defendant’s claims of abuse during her childhood and adolescence, even though several childhood friends and neighbors said they would have testified if they had been called. In later hearings several of these potential witnesses testified they were contacted by the media following Wuornos’ arrest, but never by the Public Defender’s office. The defendant also argued she had not been effectively evaluated regarding her competency to stand trial.

Throughout the post-conviction period Wuornos’ erratic behavior continued to worsen. She fired several attorneys and in 2001 dropped her appeals. Some of these attorneys contacted the Florida Supreme Court to express their concerns that Wuornos was not competent to be executed. Wuornos also wrote several extensive and rambling motions to the courts in which she claimed prison staff were abusing her. All of Wuornos’ claims were evaluated and rejected by the state and federal appellate courts.

On October 9, 2002, Aileen Wuornos was executed by lethal injection at Florida State Prison. In her last statement, Wuornos said, "I'd just like to say I'm sailing with the rock, and I'll be back like Independence Day, with Jesus June 6. Like the movie, big mother ship and all, I'll be back." She was pronounced dead at 9:47 a.m. Aileen Wuornos was the tenth woman to be executed in the United States since 1976 and the second woman ever executed in Florida.

The case of Aileen Wuornos highlights issues that are prevalent in many other capital cases. The following links will take you to a portion of the Capital Punishment in Context Web site designed to provide substantive information on each of these important issues and how they relate to this particular case.

[viking-raider]

I am RAGING! *triggers!!!*

I'm just finishing watching the Netflix documentary "Take Care of Maya".

I am so fucking angry at the system!

You can say, they were trying to do right by her, and there can be a couple of people involved that were! But Dr. Sally Smith, fuck you.

But Maya's mum, Beata, was the true warrior for her daughter's illness, CRPS Syndrome. It took them multiple doctors and treatments to get Maya on the right treatments and her illness bearable. But a hospital visit and one social worker fucked that all up. Causing Beata and Maya's dad to lose custody of Maya.

Beata was a nurse who, not only knew something wasn't right, but documented everything for the 80+ days that kept her daughter out of her care and hospitalized in John Hopkins All Children's Hospital. No doubt pissing off the doctors, social workers, judges and investigators with her countless questions and calls after her daughter's care, well-being, treatment plans. Accusing Beata of Munchausen by proxy and Maya of lying as well.

Sadly, the truth, that Maya does indeed have CRPS Syndrome, confirmed by an out-of-state specialist, didn't come until after Beata, disheartened by being kept away from her daughter and knowing Maya wasn't getting her proper treatment for her illness, for 87 long days, took her own life. The cherry on top, being denied giving her ten-year old daughter a hug at a custody hearing, the day before.

This fills me with such a raging anger. Beata did everything for Maya, the only thing she was guilty of was pushing and demanding to see her sick daughter and ensuring Maya got the correct treatment, so she wasn't in agony. It pisses me off more, knowing that more parents went and are going through the same thing.

Florida has a privatized child and adult protection system. Pinellas county has the highest case of child abuse victims being taken out of the home, mostly through Suncoast Center, who handled Maya's case.

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[mihinisland]

A short piece for Mihin Island 🌉

i. Context (you can go straight to Part II if you like rawdogging original universes :D):

The Mihin Island universe;

Humans, kemonomimi and anthros can have biological children, but can also receive babies from storks.

Considered a supernatural phenomenon, stork baby delivery seems to befall random individuals at random times. The babies received are ‘random’ as well; they can be of any species, with any kind of health status.

The babies come in a basket with basic accessories and ID.

No one knows where the storks or the babies come from.

What to do when you receive a stork baby:

laws vary by state.

In Florida, where our main characters live, the stork baby has to be surrendered immediately to a hospital equipped to handle them. The baby will then be quarantined, and assessed for any health issues.

Some ‘parents’ may simply abandon their infants at the hospital. But if a baby recipient does want to keep their new child, they will be subject to a background check, and will have to fill in the paperwork.

Finally, a stork baby may go home with its parent(s), or become state custody.

ii. Ben is A Grandpa

(Here's a link containing Ben's latest ref sheet:)

1994

Ben's feline ears perked up first, an automatic response to hearing that familiar ringing sound.

He looked up from his printer, which was still spewing out paperwork for his next meeting, and saw the device at his desk; his office phone was receiving a call. Ben sighed, a bit tired; his first worry was that it was going to be Amir from Diamondways again.

The catman walked up to the phone and hesitated for just a split second. Finally he picked the handset up and answered.

"Hello?"

"Dad?"

"Oh, Dirk!" The catman relaxed completely, sitting down in his chair. "What's up?"

A deep sigh. "Wow. So..."

"Yes...?" Hearing his son hesitate had certainly piqued Ben's curiosity, without him overthinking it so far.

"I think... well... you're a grandpa, now?"

Ben tried to think about this statement for a moment.

"...I-I mean, I didn't call you to say like, I had sex with Maelle or something," Dirk quickly continued, realizing what a situation like that normally entailed. "Actually... we, uh, we had a stork baby."

"Oh! Seriously? What—"

"Y-yeah!" Dirk explained excitedly. "We were just having lunch at, uh, Coffee & Candy, then the bird smashed the windows, demanding to be let in. Someone opened the door, it walked up to Maelle and dropped the baby!" The half-human's voice faltered a little.

"Really." Ben himself was trying to acknowledge this was actually happening. He was now standing up, his crooked black tail quivering. "So— now what, are you at the hospital?"

"Yeah. With Maelle. They're still checking her health and everything."

"Oh," Ben breathed. "It's a she?"

"Mhm. Human. And, uh, she came with the name 'Hani'."

"That's beautiful. You're..."

Both father and son paused for a moment, taking it all in.

"...I mean, you're gonna keep her, right?"

"Mhm," Dirk squeaked, full of emotion; his father purred softly, empathetically.

Dirk purred and sniffled. "Are you gonna come and see her?"

"Of course." If he could, Ben would be giving Dirk the biggest dad hug he's ever given. "I'll go get your mom. You've gotta wait for us, after work, okay? And did you call her?"

"Nope! You'll do that, then?"

"I will, kit. Thanks for calling. You've made my day, love you."

"Love you too, Dad."

"And Maelle, my love. G'bye!"

The catman set his handset back down, tail still swishing. Agh, he couldn't think about his to-do list now. He had to be there for his son and daughter-in-law! They were finally getting the family they wanted; damn this office!

Ben impatiently grabbed the handset again, and punched in his wife's office phone number—if he was going to feel antsy for the rest of the day, he might as well find himself some company.

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