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Internet Mom Influencer Ruby Franke Arrested on Aggravated Child Abuse Charges

Ruby Franke, a once-popular mom influencer offering parenting advice on Instagram and the now-defunct 8 Passengers YouTube channel, was arrested and charged with two counts of aggravated child abus…

variety.com

For those with children take care of them. If things are bad get out before it's too late and fight for custody. Don't wait (like I did) it's much harder the older they get.

 

[kanjobazooie]

The calling party stated the juvenile appeared to be emaciated and malnourished, with open wounds and duct tape around the extremities.

What the actual fuck

 

[Cyberpunkd]

This is interesting to mention that all kids featured on social media by their parents will in the future have a case to sue them for emotional abuse and lost wages, especially if the parents profited from featuring their kids. Also - kids didn’t give their consent, so…

 

[BlackTron]

This is the worst part.

As reported by People, Franke’s oldest daughter, 20-year-old Shari Franke wrote in an Instagram Story post, “Hi all. Today has been a big day. Me and my family are so glad justice is being served. We’ve been trying to tell the police and CPS for years about this, and so glad they finally decided to step up.”

So her oldest daughter has been speaking up for years, but they ignored it until a beat up little kid literally showed up on their own?

 

[The Stig]

saw this on BBC news. That is all kinds of fucked up

 

[jason10mm]

Kids shoulda unionized!

But seriously, how this kept going for so long is just wacky. Where was the dad? Why did youtube pull the channel?

 

[The Cockatrice]

This influencing age is a fucking cancer and has damaged millions of people. Humanity does not deserve hope.

 

[Wildebeest]

The videos on the channel covered parenting and home-schooling topics by the couple, who are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

No comment.

 

[TheInfamousKira]

No comment.

Worse than idiots, they're complete mormons.

 

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Worse than idiots, they're complete mormons.

That's enough internet for the day

 

[StueyDuck]

Influences are shit... big shock

 

[Mistake]

People who use their children for clout are bad parents. First red flag right there

This is the worst part.



So her oldest daughter has been speaking up for years, but they ignored it until a beat up little kid literally showed up on their own?

But this, what the hell at this? Seems CPS looks the other way at real cases, but gets involved when it's not warranted, such as parents taking their kid to the hospital

 

[DeepEnigma]

You know what else is child abuse that they refuse to arrest for, for ideological reasons?

 

[FunkMiller]

There's going to be soooooo fucking many of these over the next few years.

 

[TheInfamousKira]

You know what else is child abuse that they refuse to arrest for, for ideological reasons?

We can't talk about Future Farmers of America on GAF, be careful.

 

[Joshmyersbv]

People who abuse children or harm them in any way deserve nothing less than the death penalty.

 

[AJUMP23]

Jesus said of those that abuse children they “they should have a mill stone cast around their neck and cast into the sea”. I agree.

formerly milestone.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Jesus said of those that abuse children they “they should have a milestone cast around their neck and cast into the sea”. I agree.

As things play out, I'm starting to see why he was persecuted by the system.

 

[TheDreadBaron]

Jesus said of those that abuse children they “they should have a milestone cast around their neck and cast into the sea”. I agree.

I think it was a millstone, Jesus wouldn’t keep track of child abusers’ successes in that way.

 

[AJUMP23]

I think it was a millstone, Jesus wouldn’t keep track of child abusers’ successes in that way.

Good catch. Autocorrect got me.

 

[EverydayBeast]

Adults are given the assignment of guiding children not abusing them I think that’s in most peoples minds.

 

[TheDreadBaron]

Good catch. Autocorrect got me.

Makes it funnier though, like truly my brother you’ve reached the first milestone of child abuse, now in the name of god tie this around your neck and jump in a lake.

 

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Makes it funnier though, like truly my brother you’ve reached the first milestone of child abuse, now in the name of god tie this around your neck and jump in a lake.

The milestone is probably why abuse is so rampant in the Catholic church . Im not sure about those modern mega churches those seem more geared toward bilking as much money as possible from their sheep

 

[Bitmap Frogs]

The milestone is probably why abuse is so rampant in the Catholic church . Im not sure about those modern mega churches those seem more geared toward billing as much money as possible from their sheep

Not just catholic, sadly. Evangelicals are getting a reckoning as well. Boyscouts of America got slammed with 92.000 complaints.

In truth, any job/activity that is structured so that adults get to have alone time with children is going to become catnip for abusers.

 

[Banjo64]

Fucking hell man. She’s not even fit.

 

[Winter John]

Don’t tie your kids up and starve them people. It’s the wrong thing to do. Push em in a lake. Dump em by the side of a road. Have some lols for sure, but don’t go overboard.

 

[ForAcademicPurposes]

Sounds like being trapped inside of a French horror movie.

 

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When I was a kid these 2 hot Mormon chicks would come around to try and convert us. I considered just to wear the "special underwear".

 

[TheInfamousKira]

When I was a kid these 2 hot Mormon chicks would come around to try and convert us. I considered just to wear the "special underwear".

You know...I have to ask

Did they wish you a blessed day?

 

[Johnny2Bad]

String her up!

 

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You know...I have to ask

Did you wish you a blessed day?

I don't remember but I don't think blessing someone's day is Mormon thing.

 

[Grildon Tundy]

Part of the reason I don't want kids is because I worry I'd be a bad parent. Then I see stories like this and think I could probably do a little better than they did.

When I was a kid these 2 hot Mormon chicks would come around to try and convert us. I considered just to wear the "special underwear".

Whaaaaaat is this? lol

 

[Days like these...]

Part of the reason I don't want kids is because I worry I'd be a bad parent. Then I see stories like this and think I could probably do a little better than they did.


Whaaaaaat is this? lol

You don't know about the Mormons "special" or "sacred" undergarments? They literally protect you from the evil in the world. It's like a Nazar but underwear. It's the best thing about being Mormon next to being able to have multiple wives (for those that are into wives not me though)

 

[Grildon Tundy]

You don't know about the Mormons "special" or "sacred" undergarments? It's the best thing about being Mormon next to being able to have multiple wives (for those that are into wives not me though)

I learned about them about...two minutes ago.

If Mormons want people to remain chaste, why'd they have to make something so forbidden and sexy

 

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I learned about them about...two minutes ago.

If Mormons want people to remain chaste, why'd they have to make something so forbidden and sexy

I had to edit my post they're not so that they remain chaste they are literally protection from evil. Sort of like a Nazar but not Turkish or worn as a bracelet and they protect from actual evil not just the evil eye and they're undergarments so actually not like Nazar at all.

 

[Grildon Tundy]

I had to edit my post they're not so that they remain chaste they are literally protection from evil. Sort of like a Nazar but not Turkish or worn as a bracelet and they protect from actual evil not just the evil eye and they're undergarments so actually not like Nazar at all.

Mormons value chastity and the undergarments are kind of secretive and "serve as a symbol of commitment to living a faithful and virtuous life".

 

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Mormons value chastity and the undergarments are kind of secretive and "serve as a symbol of commitment to living a faithful and virtuous life".

That's weird the wikipedia says they protect from evil. I guess it doesn't really matter

 

[RJMacready73]

Everyone should be fucking sterilised and then if you wanna kid ya gotta pass some sort of extremely rigerous test to see if your mentally fucking capable and financially sound, the amount of children being brought into this world by adults I wouldn't trust to look after a fucking goldfish breaks my heart, I can't even read stories like this and will change the channel when the news reports on anything child related that's bad. I try to give my kids the best life possible and be the best dad I can and it fucking kills seeing kids their age in such horrible conditions as I then imagine my kids in those situations, I could go to work 9 - 5 and put down humans who abuse kids and wouldn't bat an eye... Fuck this I'm away to hug my wee bastards

 

[GymWolf]

Worse than idiots, they're complete mormons.

Masterpiece.

 

[SJRB]

There really should be some kind of governmental task force that does nothing but check social media influencers and how they treat their kids.

I'm willing to bet the amount of physical and/or psychological abuse is off the charts.

 

[Artoris]

Worse than idiots, they're complete mormons.

Idiot is worse though

Moron is with a IQ of 51-70 and idiots 0-25 - Museum Facts

Psychologist Henry H. Goddard coined the word “moron” to classify someone with an IQ of 51-70. He said “imbeciles” were between 26-50 and “idiots” were 0-25.

museumfacts.co.uk

 

[GymWolf]

My first best friends whe i was little was a mormon, one time i had a sleep over at his house and the day after i had a trip in their church, the boss even gifted me on of their giant "bibles", it was a nice experience.

His father only had one wife tho.

 

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His father only had one wife tho.

That's what they tell outsiders https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mormon_fundamentalism

 

[BlackTron]

You don't know about the Mormons "special" or "sacred" undergarments? They literally protect you from the evil in the world. It's like a Nazar but underwear. It's the best thing about being Mormon next to being able to have multiple wives (for those that are into wives not me though)

So they got multiple wives, and then devised a system to protect themselves from all the wives?

 

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So they got multiple wives, and then devised a system to protect themselves from all the wives?

That's why I'm converting from Christianity to Mormonism

 

[Quasicat]

This is the worst part.



So her oldest daughter has been speaking up for years, but they ignored it until a beat up little kid literally showed up on their own?

Sadly, this is frustratingly common. My job makes me a mandated reporter to CPS. I have had to call many times over the years, and nothing has ever come of it; in one case in particular, it led to paralysis and the eventual death of the child.