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Bond Set at $5M for Man Accused of Killing Welfare Worker Performing Child Home Check
Newsweek ^ | 05 January 2021 | AARON MCDADE

Posted on 01/06/2022 12:44:39 AM PST by blueplum

Bond was set at $5 million for a man arrested and charged with the murder of an Illinois welfare worker who was stabbed to death while conducting a home visit Tuesday.

Benjamin Reed, 32, was arrested on charges of first-degree murder, aggravated battery, and unlawful restraint for allegedly stabbing and killing 36-year-old Diedre Silas, a state Department of Children and Family Services investigator....

...Silas was allegedly conducting a welfare check on at least one of the children living in the home when she was attacked...

...DCFS Director Marc Smith said...Staff members decide whether to go alone, in pairs, or summon police protection....

(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: defundthepolice; socialworkpolicing; springfield; thayer

1 posted on 01/06/2022 12:44:39 AM PST by blueplum
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To: blueplum

There is much missing to that story.
The article speaks of the murder in a Before and After kind of way.
What led up to the event? Why was the deceased making a face to face visit? Was it a surprise visit?


2 posted on 01/06/2022 4:01:42 AM PST by lee martell
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To: blueplum

God forbid they send any armed cops. Someone might get shot!


3 posted on 01/06/2022 5:48:58 AM PST by DownInFlames (P)
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To: blueplum

Counsellor: (writes without looking down, just stares at Arthur’s wife) And what is the name of your ravishing wife? (holds her hand) Wait. Don’t tell me - it’s something to do with moonlight - it goes with her eyes - it’s soft and gentle, warm and yielding, deeply lyrical and yet tender and frightened like a tiny white rabbit.

Arthur: It’s Deirdre.

Counsellor: Deirdre. What a beautiful name. What a beautiful, beautiful name (leans across and lightly brushes his hand accross Deirdre’s cheek) And what seems to be the trouble with your marriage Mr Pewty?


4 posted on 01/06/2022 6:11:17 AM PST by OSHA
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To: blueplum

Looks like social workers are going to bring a bit of muscle with them. There goes the woke narrative...down the toilet.


5 posted on 01/06/2022 6:21:00 AM PST by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and diamonds, and harder to find.)
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To: blueplum
I ate his liver with fava beans and a nice Chianti.


6 posted on 01/06/2022 7:43:08 AM PST by Delta 21 (It started as a virus, and mutated into an IQ test.)
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To: blueplum

Has the state decided whether they’re gonna remove the children from the home or not?

After all...it IS Illinois.


7 posted on 01/06/2022 8:18:31 AM PST by moovova
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