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But but but....there is a CFS supporter claiming you should all be sent to jail. I'm not sure what part of what you are doing she thinks is illegal. Not thinking Bob is your king is apparently punishable by law. It's okay, you won't be alone. She wants to have the police "subpena" the IP addresses of the posters on the SacBee website as well. Perhaps the writers of the Sacramento Bee will be included in her lawsuit and arrest as well. I'd love to see the arrest warrant for that one too. "Count one, felony being mean to Mr. Bob. Count two, having an opinion. Count three, putting public documents in one place and letting people see them."
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, some people are guilty of felony stupidity. I wonder if you can have them arrested as well.
Very well written. Thank you for clearing this up for those who seem to believe they can threaten and attack to shut you down. An old adage, "The Truth Hurts" rings true. I doubt any of the trusting parents wanted to hear the sad truths back in July. Many kept quiet and reflected on the information that was being released, some refused to believe it, some immediately moved on and even now, a few are coming to realize how extreme conditions were at the school. I didn't want to believe there was no Santa when I was a kid, but finally, it became abundantly clear, he does not exist. I suspect many more "truths" will surface, rendering the defense "weaker" yet. For all the families who lost their trust, school and safety net, you are not alone. But please, please, please, think of your child and their safety first. Read the documents and consider what the city had to go through to put this shutdown order in place. It was well researched and thought out. If closing the school as they did saved even one child from danger, wasn't it worth it?
ReplyDelete"Subpena" - sounds like a male sexual dysfunction. Maybe that is what Viagra is for?
ReplyDeleteI was really buying into the lies until recently. I was always told that the SacBee commenters were hateful ex-parents and had a grudge against Mr. Bob and the school. I was neutral on the allegations but adamant that the school should re-open at first.
ReplyDeleteBut, after finally reading the city documents for myself. And seeing that the official CFS response is to belittle, attack or delete legitimate comments and questions it is clear that I was tricked. I apologize here to my kids for not knowing sooner that the school was out of code with the city, didn't have a business license (not renewed because of code violations), and had many electrical/fire hazards.
So, with all those violations and lies piling up it is getting very difficult to see anything honest coming from CFS. Unfortunately that also means that some kids may have been victimized horribly by "the King"... To hear somebody praise him as their "King" in light of the accusations is disgusting. Not to mention blood relatives of the "King" make disgusting comments about pre-schoolers who cry pee-pee...
That is the day that made me start looking by the way. When I read that comment I knew I was not paying enough attention to the people I was supporting.