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This was told to me today by an associate at work that I don't get to talk-to very often; well call her Abby.
She was leaving early to go to court.. I asked her what was wrong; she was surprised I didn’t know because apparently she’s been dealing with this since July.
She was leaving a store when she saw a woman sit a (about)11 month old baby wearing only diaper on the hood of her car. The hood was hot and the baby started screaming, prompting the mother to start screaming at the baby to stop crying. As Abby passed she told the woman that the car was probably hot and she should work on her parenting skills. Abby continued to the car and as she got in she saw the mother grab the baby and THROW it in the backseat and jump in her car. Abby had just driven to the entrance of the parking lot when suddenly the mother’s car came full-speed out of the row of cars and rammed Abby! The mother then began gunning it, trying to push Abby out into the road. Abby’s e-brake was the only thing that stopped her. Witnesses called the police who finally arrived. Of course the woman was arrested, child taken away, and witness statements were given. All the time the mother was still threatening Abby saying her boyfriend from New York was going to take her out, etc. Oh, and the mother tried to blame the entire incident on the fact that her baby was mixed race. Side note, neither party wanted an ambulance; not even for the baby!
A few days later Abby went to the doctor for neck pain. It turns-out she had 2-bulging disks in her neck that now causes her chronic pain and she will have to go on partial disability and will need several operations later in life (she’s 18yo). Additionally, her new car was totaled and her insurance will not cover it because it was the mother’s fault, but the mother’s insurance won’t cover it because she hit Abby deliberately. Also, Abby’s witnesses changed their minds about testifying; the police believe the mother threatened them.
So Abby is going to court hoping for the best. The mother has previously threatened to bring-in her entire family from NY to the hearing, as well as more threats of bodily harm. Abby has plenty of statements, police reports, etc. to make her case; in a world of justice she would win by a landslide. In this world, I can only hope things go well for her.
Sadly, Abby told me that she will never open her mouth or stand-up for anyone again.
She was leaving early to go to court.. I asked her what was wrong; she was surprised I didn’t know because apparently she’s been dealing with this since July.
She was leaving a store when she saw a woman sit a (about)11 month old baby wearing only diaper on the hood of her car. The hood was hot and the baby started screaming, prompting the mother to start screaming at the baby to stop crying. As Abby passed she told the woman that the car was probably hot and she should work on her parenting skills. Abby continued to the car and as she got in she saw the mother grab the baby and THROW it in the backseat and jump in her car. Abby had just driven to the entrance of the parking lot when suddenly the mother’s car came full-speed out of the row of cars and rammed Abby! The mother then began gunning it, trying to push Abby out into the road. Abby’s e-brake was the only thing that stopped her. Witnesses called the police who finally arrived. Of course the woman was arrested, child taken away, and witness statements were given. All the time the mother was still threatening Abby saying her boyfriend from New York was going to take her out, etc. Oh, and the mother tried to blame the entire incident on the fact that her baby was mixed race. Side note, neither party wanted an ambulance; not even for the baby!
A few days later Abby went to the doctor for neck pain. It turns-out she had 2-bulging disks in her neck that now causes her chronic pain and she will have to go on partial disability and will need several operations later in life (she’s 18yo). Additionally, her new car was totaled and her insurance will not cover it because it was the mother’s fault, but the mother’s insurance won’t cover it because she hit Abby deliberately. Also, Abby’s witnesses changed their minds about testifying; the police believe the mother threatened them.
So Abby is going to court hoping for the best. The mother has previously threatened to bring-in her entire family from NY to the hearing, as well as more threats of bodily harm. Abby has plenty of statements, police reports, etc. to make her case; in a world of justice she would win by a landslide. In this world, I can only hope things go well for her.
Sadly, Abby told me that she will never open her mouth or stand-up for anyone again.
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