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Joyce's avatar

Thank you for showing the horrible individual, personal impact of this cruel, criminal regime. Prayers for Justo and his daughter, and for our country to bring this terror to a screeching halt.

Sharyn Dimmick's avatar

Thank you for bearing witness to the dreadful crimes committed by this regime.

US Taxpayer's avatar

The torture that men do upon each other is evil. Mother Nature/God/Higher power chose women to bear children - men would have killed them at various stages.

Barbara's avatar

Thank you for posting the Go Fund Me so we can show Justo and Arianne that they are being held in the hearts of so many of us.

Alex Bridge's avatar

Absolutely heartbreaking. We do have issues here with institutional abuses of First Nations people, but I can’t imagine something quite like this happening to anyone in Australia.

I bet neither could Americans, until that fetid monster Donald Trump and his cancerous henchmen infected your country’s soul.

Barb Marto's avatar

My heart hurts for all the Justo Betancourts that didn’t survive, for those who are still suffering and for those who will always carry the pain and terror caused by these evil people, and the leaders who turned them loose on the vulnerable who only came for a better life.

Laura Martin's avatar

Bittersweet read. I wish more citizens could understand, truly, what cruelty and crimes are being committed upon innocent people. I’ll print this story and leave some around town for those who don’t see the same stuff or choose not to. I have at least 5 of those lil library stands within a 2 mile radius. I’ll fold some into the discarded cookbooks. I’ll leave some at coffee shop tables. I’ll drop some off at our local PD with a post it note that says “We Don’t Want This! Protect the innocent! Follow the constitution!” Drop in the bucket, I know. Social media isn’t moving the masses. And mainstream media is propaganda. Stories like this have the potential to change people’s perceptions. LFG!!!! Share everywhere, people! Get creative!!!

Kathy J's avatar

This is heart-wrenching. I despise what has been done to Justo. He is a human being, just as deserving of respect, care, and dignity as any other person. I can't quite process another human doing this to someone. They did know. And as you stated, they did it anyway. I hope, somehow, some way, they are haunted by their thoughts and can't find a decent night's sleep. Absolute monsters. I will share this, and this has touched me deeply. It is one of many cases, and it will not get lost in the crowded field of cruelty. Damn these monsters.

Monty Cobb's avatar

Swine "just following orders." Sorry pigs, you don't get off the hook simply because you are low on the org chart. Apologies to all the porcine livestock.

Pamela  Rader's avatar

The abuses are unconscionable, hateful, despicable and are being perpetrated IN OUR NAMES!! We cannot tolerate this and must resist every twisted tendril of this authoritarian regime’s policies. VOTE! RESIST! PROTEST! Provide aid when we can for the victims of Trump’s persecution rampage.

Robin Gilmartin's avatar

I want to live long enough to see Ron DeSantis criminally convicted!

Shawn's avatar

Sometime, as in really soon, I hope all the monsters in this heinous regime are rounded up and put in their own Alcatraz, and left there to die. They don’t care about Due Process anyway.

majorfathead's avatar

Wow, the casual cruelty and disdain for the well being of detainees is just sickening. I feel so bad for this man and his family. This sucks. Sorry I am disgusted.

LeeAnn's avatar

Thank you for all you do 🫶

Monty Cobb's avatar

"This is American sadism."

Gut wrenching.

Heart wrenching.

Infuriating.

God DAMMIT.

Colette Hayden Haas's avatar

Thank you for your story. I was happy to donate, yet, pissed off that this happened at all!!!

Amy's avatar

This is beyond heinous. I am so incredibly sorry for this man and his family along with all the others that are experiencing this criminal behavior and abuse. I have to hope that there will be a reckoning.