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"My baby got wet and I had to take his pants off two days ago and I have not been able to get any pants for him." (Age 18, female)
"Three days ago my baby soiled his clothes... Since then, my baby of only 3 months has only been wearing a small little jacket made of t-shirt material... I am having to make sure I carry my baby super close to me to keep his little body warm." (Age 17, female)
"I'm hungry here at Clint all the time. I'm so hungry that I have woken up in the middle of the night with hunger. I'm too scared to ask the officials here for any more food, even though there is not enough food here for me." (Age 12, male)
"We are in a metal cage with 20 other teenagers with babies and young children. We have one mat we need to share with each other. It is very cold... There are benches but we cannot sleep there... The lights are all of the time." (Age 16, female)
Read these declarations and tell me that they don't sound like unearthed abuses going on in despotic regimes around the world.
Our government is abusing and torturing children. This cannot continue.
Our government is abusing and torturing children. This cannot continue.
That's just one page - these select excerpts go on for 2 more pages.
"The day after we arrived here, my baby began vomiting and having diarrhea. I asked to see a doctor and they did not take us... the guard said "She doesn't have the face of a sick baby..." (Age 16, female)
"The day after we arrived here, my baby began vomiting and having diarrhea. I asked to see a doctor and they did not take us... the guard said "She doesn't have the face of a sick baby..." (Age 16, female)
"The day we arrived, my baby became sick. She could not open her eyes and had a fever which got much worse during the day. I asked the guard for help and he told me to "just deal with it." (Age unknown, female)
The US is running concentration camps staffed by heartless goons.
The US is running concentration camps staffed by heartless goons.
"...almost every night, the guards wake us at 3:00 AM and take away our sleeping mattresses and blankets. They leave babies, even little babies of two or three months, sleeping on the cold floor... I think the guards act this way to punish us. (Age 17, female)
"There are little kids here who have no one to take care of them, not even a big brother or sister. Some kids are only two or three years old and they have no one to take care of them." (Age 11, male)
THIS. IS. CHILD. ABUSE.
THIS. IS. CHILD. ABUSE.
The guards mock children for crying.
"I am in a room with dozens of other boys. Some have been as young as 3 or 4 years old. Some cry. Right now, there is a 12 year old who cries a lot. Others try to comfort him. One of the officers makes fun of those who cry." (Age 17, male)
"I am in a room with dozens of other boys. Some have been as young as 3 or 4 years old. Some cry. Right now, there is a 12 year old who cries a lot. Others try to comfort him. One of the officers makes fun of those who cry." (Age 17, male)
The gov't is withholding medical care from children.
"The[y] separated me from my father right away. I was very frightened & scared. I cried. I have not seen my father again... I have had a cold & cough.. I have not seen a doctor &... not been given any medicine." (Age 5, male)
"The[y] separated me from my father right away. I was very frightened & scared. I cried. I have not seen my father again... I have had a cold & cough.. I have not seen a doctor &... not been given any medicine." (Age 5, male)
The gov't is conducting Lord of the Flies-like experiments.
"They took us from our grandmother & now are all alone... I have to take care of my little sister... We sleep on a cement bench... the big kids sleep on the mats, so we have to sleep on the cement bench. (Age 8, male)
"They took us from our grandmother & now are all alone... I have to take care of my little sister... We sleep on a cement bench... the big kids sleep on the mats, so we have to sleep on the cement bench. (Age 8, male)
We are barreling through this list and it's frightening.
