AfriKan American Sister Lashaun Harris suffered from schizophrenia ...And threw her babies in SF Bay on 10-19-05.
The news spread at infernal speed all throughout the world on the following day: Russia, Japan, Denmark, Germany, Cuba.... And was published all over US as printed in USA today, Washington Post, Houston Chronicle etc...
Would this horrifying story have received the same overwhelming coverage if Sister Lashaun had been a woman of European descent? Why has O.J. Simpson and Michael Jackson's stories drawn more coverage than Robert Blake? Unfortunately, we know the answer too well...
Her tragic gesture is sadly the typical outcome of poor mental health management and the failure of Children Protective Services to maintain early intervention services to save Poor Children of Color's life.
Lashaun should be transferred to a psychiatric unit, not behind bars, or a potential candidate for death row!
An overwhelming number of women on death row nationwide are battered women or women with serious mental health issues, killing their partner or children in a moment of desperate insanity. Lashaun definitely is the epitome of such psychological makeup.
Join our struggle to ensure comprehensive, early intervention care for Poor, mentally ill Mothers of Color ! Challenge SF District Attorney Kamala Harris and demand that Lashaun will not be sentenced to be on the racist Death Row ! Send a message of Love and Support to Lashaun's courageous family !