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    “Even after a judge required ACS to reunite Ms. Rivers with her baby, ACS continued to subject Ms. Rivers to needless court proceedings and a litany of conditions that interfered with her parenting of TW for months, while the unlawful removal of her baby was ratified by senior ACS leadership,” the complaint reads. “This was not because ACS was trying to protect TW; this was because Ms. Rivers is Black.”

  • 30mag@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    It seems to be that only black people are having issues like this.

    There is a documentary on Netflix called Take Care of Maya.

    https://collider.com/take-care-of-maya-true-story/

    It isn’t about New York. It doesn’t prove that Ms. Rivers was not a victim of racism. It’s only an example of something similar happening to a family that isn’t black.

    • Doug Holland@lemmy.worldOP
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      1 year ago

      Yeah, it’s never ‘only’ black people being mistreated by cops. Blacks get it worse and more often, but there’s plenty for everyone.