“Mother Denied Aid Shoots Children, Self”

By Valerie Young on December 7, 2011 in Economy. Mothers, Uncategorized

Welcome! If you are new here, you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this topic.

So reads a very small headline in today’s Washington Post. The brief item states that a 38-year-old Texan mother of two was “unable to qualify for food stamps for months.” She walked into the state welfare office, initiating a seven hour standoff with authorities, during which she shot her 12-year-old daughter and 10-year-old son. The she killed herself.

A spokesperson for the welfare office said the mother “didn’t submit enough information.”

Perhaps they feel like they have enough information now?

‘Til next time,

Your (Wo)Man in Washington

About Valerie Young

Valerie Young is a public policy analyst who is mad as hell about the status of women in the United States and is doing her part to promote social justice by arming mothers with information and a healthy dose of outrage. She works for the NAMC as the Advocacy Coordinator of their MOTHERS initiative. Follow her on Twitter @WomanInDC and on Facebook as Valerie Young and Your (Wo)Man in Washington.