#sangamon county

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E Keys Avenue, Springfield, Illinois.

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Home sweet home

Love in the Prairie State

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She deserved better than this

In 2019, Ta'naja Barnes, a 2-year-old girl, was neglected and abused by her mother and mother's boyfriend, and died as a result.

3 years since tragic death of 2-year-old Ta'naja Barnes

Feb. 11, 2022, marked the third anniversary of Ta'naja Barnes's death. The 2-year-old was found wrapped in a urine-soaked blanket inside her

In 2020, while transporting her urn, Springfield police pulled over the father, and tested Ta'naja's ashes, claiming they tested positive for drugs.

You may remember this story when it broke in 2021 because the video was heart-wrenching:

However, today Judge Lawless just dismissed all the claims and terminated the case in federal court as part of a summary judgment.

(That's not an insult or mean pun, by the way. That's her name: Colleen R. Lawless.)

V. CONCLUSION Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED. Counts I, II, and III are dismissed with prejudice. Counts IV, V, VI, and VII are dismissed without prejudice. The Clerk will enter Judgment and terminate this case.

Dartavius Barnes, meanwhile, was indicted on a charge of "aggravated battery of a peace officer" for something that happened April 2022:

Grand jury indicts man who's suing police over daughter's ashes

A man who is suing city of Springfield and the Springfield Police Department is now facing a charge for aggravated battery of a peace office

He pleaded down to "obstructing a peace officer" a couple weeks ago in Sangamon County, Ill., Case No. 2022-CF-000559

Someone else will have to actually analyze the federal judge's ruling to see how much sense it makes on its own merits.

But what a shit fucking country, regardless.

Cops can't protect a helpless child being abused in her home. All they can do is hassle her grieving father, desecrate her remains, and be sure to fuck with his life afterward if he has a problem with it.

And the courts say these thugs have no responsibility to help anyone, or responsibilities after they've hurt someone.

And every politician of every stripe falls over themselves to throw more money at cops, try to hire more of them, and make them less accountable to anyone else.

What a shit fucking country for anyone to have the misfortune to be born into.

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Streetscape With DX Gas Station, Cars, and Apartment Building, Springfield, Illinois, 1969.

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E Locust Street, Chatham, Illinois.

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E Keys Avenue, Springfield, Illinois.

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E Edwards Street, Springfield, Illinois.