Friend of Diane Tran Starts Petition for Judge...

Diane Tran's story rocked the nation last week after a judge decided she deserved to serve jail time for missing more than ten days of school. In the state of Texas, a student who misses more than ten days is considered truant and faces harsh punishment. Judge Lanny Moriarty thinks Diane should be used as an example to other students who miss school. The lunatic judge totally ignored the fact that the girl is an honor student, taking dual credit classes. She is an example already.

Now, a petition has been started in the hopes the asinine judge will overturn the ridiculous ruling. One of Diane's friends started the petition citing, "The state of Texas is sentencing a young girl to a night of jail for being too emotionally and physically exhausted to go to school." Diane is a girl fighting to survive without the benefit of loving parents. She is working her tail off to make sure she does not become a burden to society, and she is being rewarded with a criminal record.

As if the jail sentence was not enough, the heartless judge threw in a $100 fine for the girl who is working two jobs to support herself and her two siblings while going to school full time. Way to stick it to the girl, Judge Moriarty.

So far, the petition has gained nearly 65,000 signatures. The petition also includes a place for people to donate money to an account established by the Louisiana Children's Education Alliance, which has already amassed more than $50,000 in donations for Diane Tran and her family. According to the website, 100 percent of all donations will go to Diane.

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Tayson DeLengocky May 30, 2012, 12:52pm UTC

Instead of learning and understanding her living and family situation, the teachers, the school district, and the judge have failed her, failed to protect her. These people are in the power position, who should have advocated on her behalf with the social services, charity organizations, and the parents; instead they let her live in that condition and made her a criminal.

Would the police stop a speeding car carrying a woman in labor on the way to the hospital and give a ticket or escort the car as fast as he can to get to the hospital? It is all about human understanding and compassion!

In this downturn economic condition, people from 46 states of the USA and 12 countries have responded to the fundraising campaign, In less than 4 days of campaign, $75,000 has been raised and a petition on Change.org calling for the judge to annul his sentence and fine has collected more than 211,000 online signatures.

Worldwide outpouring support for Diane Tran against the outrageous sentence by Judge Lanny Moriarty.
http://eyedrd.org/2012/05/worldwide-outpouring-support-for-diane-tran-against-the-outrageous-sentence-by-judge-lanny-moriarty.html

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Friend of Diane Tran Starts Petition for Judge to Overturn Ludicrous Ruling

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