Maybe she will get a “promotion” or new opportunity so we can actually get a good beat writer for the team

Keep focusing in on that. Because it really matters!

Anyone who thinks this situation hasn't been sensationalized by the KC press (to the extent they can) is either stupid, willfully obtuse, or a Star reporter. There is an important difference between implication and fact.

Some people will lap up the pap. All day, every day.

FAX

Or some people don't really care what is reported and wait for outcomes. I don't read the Star so maybe that is why it never mattered to me. I don't know, but the lack of discussion about the fact that he lost custody and the focus on an article headline is a bit silly.

The star has been trying to convict him in the court of public opinion since day 1 and yes it does ****ing matter.

Unpopular take so go ahead and flame away. Family court deals all the time with how parents discipline their children. My father used to whip my ass with a tree switch and we still talk. Let the courts handle this and everyone else should **** off. It honestly is a private matter.

It isn't a matter of "focus". Two things can exist simultaneously.

And discounting (or ignoring) one does not automatically and immediately eliminate the other.

Strawman arguments are hella boring.

FAX

Fair enough. What I find silly can be relevant to others.

Now that the child has been removed from the home...

And as it's become clear there's a genuine investigation that has likely uncovered something that seems questionable...

Is there anything from the initial reporting that you deem grossly inaccurate?

I completely appreciated people's anger toward the Star when all of this first came out. But now I fail to see how that persists. I think Pryor is a terrible reporter and felt that way long before this situation, but in light of these developments, it's pretty clear that the Star wasn't just sensationalizing some off-the-record source's dubious account.

I find it really hard to see how some of you are still pinning blame on them.

Kinda.

What happens depends on how severe they find the abuse to be, whether they believe it was a pattern of abuse or a one time "mistake", whether they believe education can fix the issue so it doesn't happen again, and how 'improved' the home situation looks in weeks or months down the road.

For child services, family reunification is the number one goal. Education and classes are a big part of that, and it sounds like the kid is only getting a temporary placement with a relative. That's normal in these cases. Ensure the child is in a safe place while the parents get their shit together.

Though I could be wrong, I haven't heard either way if the court has terminated parental rights. If and when that happens, then you know Tyreek has probable lost this case no matter what education he gets.

Let's hope that doesn't or hasn't happened.

hopefully theres no conviction so he doesnt get suspended.

Why would they take the kid away from the mom unless she was guilty?

BTW, the kid is really cute.

Maybe so... My 3-year- old niece got a spiral fracture when she was grabbed and spun around by her father (a fat guy - no pro athlete) who saved her from falling into a swimming pool. Maybe he didn't realize his own strength while under the effects of adrenaline also? While the outcome wasn't intentional, it was OK in this case as compared to drowning. It was probably one of the few examples where a spiral fracture occured with no ties to child abuse. But questions were asked. Shit just happened. :shrug:

Termination of parental rights requires a court, yes. Police or Child services can request it.

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