Oklahoma

Oklahoma DHS is a fucking disgrace.

There needs to be a federal investigation.

I’ve sat in fucking court and hear them laugh off runaways. Zero interest in looking for them, zero care.

And a kid is fucking DEAD.

I’ve been trying to get the sexual and physical abuse of children at a “hospital” investigated for more than a year now. I told OCCY that all they would need to do is go in and look at the camera footage, they told me that I should break in and get it myself.

In the year since I’ve started trying to get an investigation started, another child has died. (OCCY refuses to comply with Open Records Act requests on why a child died there in 2003… almost like they’re covering up something.)

What a great state! Imagine That!

Noo! She found me. After lurking for a long time, I replied to a post today. That must be how she found me.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/39979818

Looks like the concept made its way across the pond. The instance current focuses on the Oklahoma state.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/26232241

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/26232237

Share with people you know. Media coverage of protests has been very minimal lately. It's going to be up to us to get the word out about things

I don't know if these are all over the place, but I've been seeing these tags on certain spicy books at Green Feather Books in Norman. So when we buy books, we give them our money. Cozy little hole in the wall. I love going there.

And Ryan Walters can get bent. Had a coworker ask if he's still around and I said, "He's page four now that the president and his cabinet are objectively way crazier."

And yeah, I broke my personal rule of never talking politics at work, but I came in mid-way through a conversation wherein I learned before breaking my rule that everyone I work with are deranged radical leftists like me. It wasn't entirely unexpected, but man, it was refreshing.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/23915783

Summary

The DOJ has found that Oklahoma City and its police department discriminate against people with behavioral health disabilities by unnecessarily institutionalizing individuals and escalating crises with armed police instead of behavioral health professionals.

The 45-page report highlights avoidable use of force and unmet mental health needs, with the DOJ offering to work with city officials to address violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

State leaders, including the governor and attorney general, acknowledged mental health system issues but criticized the DOJ's findings as federal overreach.

The Republican party is fully aware at this point that low voter turnout only helps their guy. The fact that they're allowed to do this, especially this late into the election year, is just absolute tyranny. They will always sabotage their own base to increase their power.

If you think you've noticed more e-cigarette usage around town, you're probably not wrong according to Forbes Advisor.

The business magazine released a study about e-cigarette, or vape, usage across the country, and Oklahoma ranked at No. 3.

According to the study, vaping, while still less common than traditional cigarette usage, is growing in popularity for younger crowds.

According to the study, the South has the most vapers with seven of the top 10 states coming from the region, including Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Tennessee and West Virginia.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/11095993

this country is so fucking cool