muvolution
Bluelight Crew
The JUDGE said that? What THE FUCK?
SF- you can file for an Emancipation of a Minor, basically if you can prove that you can take care of yourself and live alone, and that staying in the custody of your parents (or the state in lieu of your parents) will cause you emotional/ physical distress and provide a reasonable explanation, you can file the stuff yourself... depending on what state you are in... Do you have an adult (over 18, preferably 21) friends? Do you know any adults, maybe from school, your parents, etc that are lawyers? I'm sure they would be more than happy to help you get your stuff together for this filing.
What about teachers or your HS principal/ vice-principal/ guidance counselor? Your boss at your after-school job? The leader of your Church or wherever you go? Your mom's Colleagues or friends? Someone you met while choosing a college... like an admissions counselor or something? If you can just get one or two adults that you've had formal or professional interaction with to support you, this could all be much easier.
I mean, forcing you to put off University because of situations beyond your control is just not right, and any appeal to a Civil courts judge I'm sure will be successful. You seem like a bright person with a promising future... just make sure this is very evident to everyone you interact with. Now is the time to grow up a little bit (you seem really mature for 17...) but grow up in the sense that you should try and compromise with all these people you are forced to interact with. Keep a strong sense of yourself and don't give up ANY of YOUR RIGHTS. At the same time, though, don't be a source of conflict or contention.
Keep a low profile and stay out of trouble. Appear above doing anything petty they might suspect you of. Some serious shit is going down right now, and I'm sure you don't need me to tell you this, but you gotta grow up and use their system to fight them.
As far as the incident with leaving the Police station... as you understood it, you were not under arrest, your mother was, so you left since there were no grounds on which to hold you. Just say this if anyone asks you to explain why you "ran away"
I really hope you get this sorted and can start school. Most schools are just getting going, some still haven't started, and being 2 weeks late to your Freshman year is really not a big deal, it would probably actually be easier almost since everyone already there will help you out, show you around, you have an instant group of contacts by living in the dorm or a private house with several other people.
The point is, well, school is starting and you need to get your ass there. Going to college is something that I would have had to be really lucky or have a rich patron even 25 years ago, and now, because I worked hard in highschool, I not only got into college, I got into a great University and went on to get a Master's degree afterwards. It is a huge part of me, and my love for education has certainly affected my path in this world greatly. I hope that you get to go and that you make the most of it. Just go huge and do awesome in school and get a great job changing the world or making tons of money and come back and buy these people's houses and fucking burn them down.
Yeah it's "the system" but all these people have to be complicit in order for the system to fuck up like this.
Education means so much to me, and if you got into college and they are blocking you from going through this beauracratic bullshit, you need to try to file that stuff for Legal Emancipation ASAP.
If they fuck you around anymore, you should ABSOLUTELY file a civil rights suit against the county, the specific cops that arrested you, any case officer you have had, and the ADA (if he/she was involved) and that Judge that ruled that you couldn't go to school. Between the arresting officers using racial slurs against you and your sister, the Judge's decision, and the conditions you have faced in Children's Services... you definitely have grounds...
I don't know what state you are in, but can a friend/ relative/ significant other contact the local chapter of the ACLU?
http://www.probono.net/
http://www.lccr.com/
http://www.aclupa.org/home/staff.htm
Also, if there is Law College attached to the University you were going to attend, contact them IMMEDIATELY, even if it is a different state, they have their networks of colleagues and acquaintances across the country, and you might find some powerful help there.
Good luck. I don't know you and only know of you on Bluelight, but I am sending positive vibes your way, this is so terrible, please fight this shit and do everything you can just to get to school. Once you are there you can just settle down and build your own life, set your own rules and expectations, and have time to think about how to make these fuckers PAY. Because they definitely should pay for what has happened to you.
Let us know what happens.
SF- you can file for an Emancipation of a Minor, basically if you can prove that you can take care of yourself and live alone, and that staying in the custody of your parents (or the state in lieu of your parents) will cause you emotional/ physical distress and provide a reasonable explanation, you can file the stuff yourself... depending on what state you are in... Do you have an adult (over 18, preferably 21) friends? Do you know any adults, maybe from school, your parents, etc that are lawyers? I'm sure they would be more than happy to help you get your stuff together for this filing.
What about teachers or your HS principal/ vice-principal/ guidance counselor? Your boss at your after-school job? The leader of your Church or wherever you go? Your mom's Colleagues or friends? Someone you met while choosing a college... like an admissions counselor or something? If you can just get one or two adults that you've had formal or professional interaction with to support you, this could all be much easier.
I mean, forcing you to put off University because of situations beyond your control is just not right, and any appeal to a Civil courts judge I'm sure will be successful. You seem like a bright person with a promising future... just make sure this is very evident to everyone you interact with. Now is the time to grow up a little bit (you seem really mature for 17...) but grow up in the sense that you should try and compromise with all these people you are forced to interact with. Keep a strong sense of yourself and don't give up ANY of YOUR RIGHTS. At the same time, though, don't be a source of conflict or contention.
Keep a low profile and stay out of trouble. Appear above doing anything petty they might suspect you of. Some serious shit is going down right now, and I'm sure you don't need me to tell you this, but you gotta grow up and use their system to fight them.
As far as the incident with leaving the Police station... as you understood it, you were not under arrest, your mother was, so you left since there were no grounds on which to hold you. Just say this if anyone asks you to explain why you "ran away"
I really hope you get this sorted and can start school. Most schools are just getting going, some still haven't started, and being 2 weeks late to your Freshman year is really not a big deal, it would probably actually be easier almost since everyone already there will help you out, show you around, you have an instant group of contacts by living in the dorm or a private house with several other people.
The point is, well, school is starting and you need to get your ass there. Going to college is something that I would have had to be really lucky or have a rich patron even 25 years ago, and now, because I worked hard in highschool, I not only got into college, I got into a great University and went on to get a Master's degree afterwards. It is a huge part of me, and my love for education has certainly affected my path in this world greatly. I hope that you get to go and that you make the most of it. Just go huge and do awesome in school and get a great job changing the world or making tons of money and come back and buy these people's houses and fucking burn them down.
Yeah it's "the system" but all these people have to be complicit in order for the system to fuck up like this.
Education means so much to me, and if you got into college and they are blocking you from going through this beauracratic bullshit, you need to try to file that stuff for Legal Emancipation ASAP.
If they fuck you around anymore, you should ABSOLUTELY file a civil rights suit against the county, the specific cops that arrested you, any case officer you have had, and the ADA (if he/she was involved) and that Judge that ruled that you couldn't go to school. Between the arresting officers using racial slurs against you and your sister, the Judge's decision, and the conditions you have faced in Children's Services... you definitely have grounds...
I don't know what state you are in, but can a friend/ relative/ significant other contact the local chapter of the ACLU?
http://www.probono.net/
http://www.lccr.com/
http://www.aclupa.org/home/staff.htm
Also, if there is Law College attached to the University you were going to attend, contact them IMMEDIATELY, even if it is a different state, they have their networks of colleagues and acquaintances across the country, and you might find some powerful help there.
Good luck. I don't know you and only know of you on Bluelight, but I am sending positive vibes your way, this is so terrible, please fight this shit and do everything you can just to get to school. Once you are there you can just settle down and build your own life, set your own rules and expectations, and have time to think about how to make these fuckers PAY. Because they definitely should pay for what has happened to you.
Let us know what happens.
