everyone failed her. very sad

Sickening that the CPS fails children every time

Agreed. They knew she would be at high risk in his custody with known drug abuse and violent history but no one cared.

@@lilajane3 That's part. They need to be held responsible for her death as well. 😒

Agreed. Despicable

Agreed. Just watching him you can see how impulsive and unstable the loser father is.

As usual nothing will happen to judge and the judge won't lose any sleep over this

In March, 2019, Judge Mark Newman granted Adam Montgomery custody of Harmony Montgomery in spite of a lengthy criminal record of violence. In September/October, 2019 Judge Mark Newman retires. In December 2019, Harmony was found dead. Adam Montgomery is arrested for 2nd degree murder. Judge Newman lives with the blood of Harmony on his hands.

No he or she needs to go to prison, along with the so-called social workers. And Adam would be their warden.

In my experience, the courts don’t give a lick about the children. They only want contentious cases, where violent fathers are given unquestioned rights. Sad state of affairs.

Yes, the half brother is doing well. The 'system' made a huge mistake not letting these people adopt Harmony, too. Now, they're left to explain to the young boy he no longer has a sister who loves him. Sad case.

I didn't think I could feel more anger about this case. Then I read your comment.

This makes it even more sad and tragic.

Not acceptable for so many reasons. Who are we? Who have we become? How is one child's life worth more than another? Rescue them all at the same time without question. No child left behind! Ever.

So there was a qualified family ready and waiting to love this little girl but instead she was given to a habitual felon? Just because they shared DNA? What in hell was that judge thinking? You can impeach a judge! It WAS that judge’s decision that caused Harmony’s death! Hang you head Massachusetts, hang your head and cry!

Unfortunately at the time. The judge didn’t or couldn’t have access to Adam’s criminal history therefore he was granted custody.Very very sad. I believe the law was amended or changed after the fact.

That’s a problem, the judge should be able to get the criminal history before granting him custody of a vulnerable dependent. The court process is backwards

You can also thank conservative laws that force the hand of judges into treating drug abusers the same as violent criminals.

You are speaking the truth. I would add that inexperience is a problem too.

Wow, that's heartbreaking. May I ask, what did your Child Protective Team do? Did you guys ever report these social workers or go to police about them?

That is true here in Australia too. Their maxim on family circumstances is “near enough is good enough”!!🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

@@abeltesfaye_ We were supposed to vote on placements. It usually was 5-2, to place. We were foster parents at the time and a child we adopted had been abused in a family placement. we gave up after 3 years..I was a cop before med school, now a shrink and my missus is the best nurse I've ever known. But, we were always outvoted in the name of parental rights

yes! I agree, this ""REUNITE THE FAMILY of birth" rule has gone too far

I am so sorry for your pain and that of your community. No one seems to understand that we can't spare even one child. For any reason, ever. We feel it here in the US, too. No one person owns a child. We must all be on guard all of the time to preserve the safety of our children. Every loss is an admonishment to us all. We must be more caring and vigilant because they are our only joy. Love to you and yours.

@@sherryd.3425 Seeing her little face every day driving by a billboard (in 2021) was so sad. I think we all knew that she was gone a long time ago. So sad that she was forgotten for years.

@@sherryd.3425 Manchester New Hampshire is the US.

Laws need to be passed. I think there clearly aren’t enough placement options for the amount of abused and neglected children. Dog rescues tend to be much more careful than this with who can adopt one of their dogs. Mr. Montgomery had a nice source of income while he tortured a child with severe special needs. Imagine if she could have found a carefully screened home with educated, experienced, caring and dedicated caregivers. That’s what kids deserve.

@@dariamancini963 that's not an issue of not enough laws about where kids end up. The households you are talking about don't want to adopt or foster. It doesn't matter what laws are in place if foster families are not good.

@@dariamancini963 I'm not saying it right, but the fact is that there are more people who want to adopt a disabled pet, than a disabled child.

all these ppl failed her, but i will say that i have known wiseguys in ny that had very violent crimes, and treat their families like gold, maybe its an italian thing but it is the case for many in the line of work.

Yeah, we’ve got to train them to be caring, thoughtful and compassionate human beings.

Wow. Suspected as much but sad to read this confirmation.

Love the HERD videos. ❤

Same here. Sheepishly Me is a fun channel too, especially during lambing.

Same goes for all is us. Dr Grande is the best!

Do you think looking 'to nature' is the best remedy for humanity? We're part of nature and our 'humanity' involves the best and worst of that construct. If elephants overpopulate the earth, they might have the same problems we have. Maybe they would have invented abortion too.

are you vegan and maybe an acitivist then? because it's not good to be a hypocrite (:

That's a slippery slope. It should be very hard to take children away from their parents. Obviously an extreme cases it has to be done but be careful what you wish for do you really want to live in the world or someone could have their kids taken away for let's say decide to homeschool them and bring them up with an alternate ideology like living off the grid or not trusting the government? A case can be made that that is harming a child. I would say the majority of society probably doesn't believe in capital punishment so should we take away someone's kid for spanking them? No matter where you draw the line you're going to draw it across somebody's feet and who is to determine who's right and who's wrong?

Their top priority is to return kids to parents. It’s a sad way of doing things (imo) because some “parents” are not fit for the role.

@@robertstone9988 you should look up how easy it is for some hospitals to take kids away from parents

Yeah its tragic, she had such a cute little smile, her dad was a demon beating her to death like that.

@@Cafeallday222 my wife wouldn't be here if she hadn't been taken away from her birth mother but I can see where he can become a very slippery slope. If you use safety of the child as an excuse to remove the child where does the safety of the child line lay? Obviously these pieces of s*** in this story should never have had children. But what if I decide that I want my child to be healed by traditional tribal medicine men instead of going to a doctor? What a religious reasons I decide to keep my children home in homeschooled and teach them our traditions which may Clash with broader societies? I have a cousin who moved to Arkansas onto a Hundred acre ranch to live off the grid now his kids are grown but say that they were teenagers living with it is that child abuse? I know a progressive lady who I used to work with felt like you should be able to take away someone's children if you had racist beliefs, is that okay? And if you can take away that person's kid for the racist beliefs under the understanding that they will poison the young child's mind why not take away the person's kid who doesn't believe in evolution or raise their children to believe in the power of prayer instead of Western medicine? What if I don't want to raise my kids to believe that there are more than two genders? Or don't allow one of my kids to express his gay or transgender? Are those examples of child abuse? What about somebody who's vegan enforces their children to be vegan is that child abuse? So I'm agreeing that sometimes in extreme cases children should be taken away from their parents but where do we draw the line and what people is it acceptable to say f*** you you don't get to raise the your kids the way you see fit too?

I have told people about Dr. Grande. I feel they would be really impressed with him

Yes. Astounding. That's definitely the word I was searching for. It's just unforgivable..

Maybe the judgment should have come before this poor girls birth. You should support abortion.

People who adopted her half sibling, brother, tried to adopt her, but the mistaken attempt to keep Harmony with a biological parent, took away Harmony's chance of a happy life. Very sad. Edit: I read that Harmony's father wouldn't give consent for her foster parent's to adopt her, as if he should've even been asked. I assume it must've been due to legal procedure.

The Thomas Valva Case is another failure and after the death of the abused autistic boy, the judges are still making it hard on the mother with no record to get her two surviving kids back. I believe the father and step mother used the kids for child support and weaponized the court by the abusers, father being a cop I believe helped him get custody of those kids....even with a murdered child the fact the bio mother is constantly dragfed by the courts / cps only is an example again how the system does not work in the best interest of kids.

Yet children are born every day into hurt and neglect by there parents. It’s best that the pain is not felt. Support abortion.

I know, just looking at her little face it’s like how could anybody hurt her 😢. RIP Harmony, you deserved so much better.

@@meredith2803 I know. It's really sad.

Social services can only do so much. Support abortion. It was against this child’s human rights to have had to take on the burden of abusive parents.

@@teej008 Sorry, I can't do that because I'm pro-life and it's not based on a political affiliation. Let's see if I got this right, so you advocate murder to prevent murder is that what you are saying? At least this girl has a chance at life in the hereafter, whereas, if she was aborted she may not have a chance at life at all.

@@dissidentfairy4264 I advocate stopping suffering before it can begin. Any just being wouldn’t allow suffering in the first place. This child suffered in full view of whatever power you hold on high.

I noticed that as well! I've never seen any tell-tale signs of emotion from The Doc except in this case. It was literally less than a second, and I bet most folks missed it. When I saw his face tighten a bit, I thought to myself "Wow! He is infuriated!" I mean, who wouldn't be? It must take more effort than I had previously appreciated for him to maintain a clinical and detached demeanor while presenting his analysis of these cases. This only amplifies my respect and interest with this channel!

And with the awful people that surrounded her from her mother to her father to child welfare services everyone were awful

Agreed. We are evaluated for almost everything else.

You’re right. Support abortion. Many parents cannot support or do the right thing for children.

Enough said. Support abortion.

💯! Every person failed that precious child. Anything to keep a child with a parent. The crimes he was suspected of alone should’ve prevented him from gaining custody. My mom was a social worker & they’re so overworked that they can barely make it to each case in a day. And they’re so underpaid. Still though, the social workers who did check on Harmony failed her completely.

The only miscarriage that should have happened should have been artificially induced. To stop this child’s misery and many like her, support abortion.

Maybe not all granny’s are like yourself. Maybe you should support abortion.

@@teej008 who tf said I don't? I support WOMEN and I'm a feminist like you've never seen, I can guarantee you that! I honestly don't know wtf is wrong with people coming for others in the comments. Get a life and don't think for one minute you KNOW me. You do not.

@@emilyhollis4231 I’m so glad you do. My apologies. Keep up the fight, there are so many empty sentiments on this feed that I made assumptions.

@@teej008 🥰 sorry for being overly pissed....but I live in Alabama so I'm easily triggered about these things.

both of these happen way too often, imo.

Support abortion and protect the human rights of many other Harmonys. They would have been better off without abusive parents like these.

@@teej008 I’m afraid because of the decision of our partisan SCOTUS we are sadly gonna see more cases like this. Forcing women to birth a unwanted child without any social support is a recipe for disaster. In Michigan codifying Roe v Wade is on our ballot. Thanks to a Democratic Governor who wants to protect women, children, and healthcare providers.

@@teej008 abortion rights have nothing to do with it. people decide to have an abortion or not, and are not required of criminals, drug users, or mentally unhealthy mothers. DFS did not do it's job, although it is adequately paid through our taxes. The judge failed miserably in the execution of his job as well.

Amen! When people tell me the foster care system was a better environment for me (also raised in foster care) I inform them that predators hide in foster care, just waiting like a zoo lion to have a juicy chunk of meat thrown over the fence for them. Thank you for sharing. 🌺

I would say, in this particular case, she would have possibly been better off in Foster Care. I agree that predators lurk in systems that are meant to aid vulnerable people; be it children or adults and blanketed statements regarding Foster Care fail to highlight the reality of being in the system.

@@DreamingInTechnicolor You’re right, anything is possible. Sadly little Harmony wasn’t given the chance. This one is definitely a heartbreaker. 🌺

One case alone should be more frequently than we like

I feel you there. I usually scroll right past those stories, don’t know why I watched this one. Probably because Dr. Grande is always so compassionate in his presentation of these types of horrific cases. 🌺

"slipping through the cracks" is not what i'd call it. The court, DCFS, attorneys all knew what they were doing and the likely consequences of their decisions. custody cases are a lucrative business, everyone making big bucks off the backs of our children. Get informed!

Was it better in the past?

Do you agree with abortion? This is why you should agree with abortion. It's against that child's human rights to be born to such parents.

@@teej008 I agree with women’s right to choose. I also agree with not giving deadbeat parents third chances.

Do you agree with abortion? This is why you should agree with abortion. It's against that child's human rights to be born to such parents.

@@teej008 I'm pro-choice but many people who should get abortions will not because they have very little self-awareness on their inability to parent until the child is already here. What's most sickening about this case is many many people would have happily adopted this little girl, but instead she lived a miserable life and then was murdered.

Do you agree with abortion? This is why you should agree with abortion. It's against that child's human rights to be born to such parents.

@@teej008 I mean, really it's why we should make it easier to adopt. There was a family that adopted her brother and were fighting to get her too, but they couldn't because cps wanted to keep her with her father. Kind of fucked up that you just said you wish Harmony was aborted.

That's why abortion should remain legal and even be promoted amongst hard drug addicts. That is no world to send a child into.

It's simply because there ARENT ENOUGH FOSTER HOMES!!! So Reunification is the only option. Why don't YOU get foster care certified?

​@@reachingcoldmountainbeforeyou I don't think some people comprehend how many at risk kids there are, and how overwhelmed the child welfare systems are. There are so many cracks, or abysses, for kids to fall through.

If you read the court documents the judge signed off on it despite the cps worker arguing against the placement. You can't do much when you're a cps worker you can't even come out with for this case we did x y and z with a b c and d recommendations but were denied on multiple occasions as it violates privacy laws.

Do you agree with abortion? This is why you should agree with abortion. It's against that child's human rights to be born to such parents.

I find it sad that her foster parent's were denied adoption of Harmony. They adopted her sibling and tried to adopt her.

no they couldn't get a hold of the mother but when they finally did she said she hadn't seen her since the facebook call

I agree, Crystal was a POS also. She cared more about drugs than her own children. Unfortunately we see this all the time. I think she should also get some jail time for being a lier and not really caring about this beautiful child. I also hope she gets sterilized. She definitely doesn't need to breed ever again.

My thought too. However, Dr. Grande’s tender care in his presentation really helped ease the boiling blood and heartache that usually arise when I hear such stories.

She had no parents They were drug addicts ,despicable and disgusting She never had a chance He took her because he wanted the monthly money he would get so he could buy more drugs The system is has corrupt as her "Parents" and the judge that allowed this to happen should be in jail for life

How could a judge?

Good evidence that you are a compassionate person. Rare these days. 🌺

They break me.

@@needtoknow617 Do you agree with abortion? This is why you should agree with abortion. It's against that child's human rights to be born to such parents.

@@teej008 I understand what you’re getting at, but it feels awful saying that I wish this little girl had never been born. I have so much difficulty processing crimes against children. Absolutely no doubt that there is/was a childless couple out there who would have cherished her.

@@needtoknow617 there are many caring people out there, like yourself. But the world is not ideal, and this child should never have been put in the position of shouldering the burden of abusive parents. It was against her rights as a human being to do so. Non existence is better than the cycle of pain and abuse every time.

Didn't take too long to find someone advocating for eugenics in the comment section. Did you miss the multiple history lessons that showed what happens when eugenics gets implemented

@@ayajade6683 I can understand where you’re coming from, but it’s against the human rights of a child to have to take on the burden of abusive parents. A choice should be given to the parents early in the pregnancy, and maybe that should including a payment to hard drug addicts alongside medical care. It could stop the cycle of pain and abuse. Maybe there wouldn’t be so many Harmonys in this world.

I don't think this is a case of deferment to parental rights at all. I think this is just a case of absolute neglect of the child protection agencies and courts to actually do their jobs.

Do you agree with abortion? This is why you should agree with abortion. It's against that child's human rights to be born to such parents.

@@teej008 That argument is devoid of all semblance of logic or reasoning. The most fundamental human right is to life. "Better off being killed in utero" does not make sense, nor do you have authority to determine the value of someone else's life. What a disgusting argument.

@@teej008 the right to life supersedes parental rights which is also part of Natural Law. You should take a course it would help you out a lot

@@ad6417 ‘natural law’ can take a long walk off a short cliff in the face of such existential pain and trauma. Maybe you should take a course in ‘life as an abused and unwanted child’ then get back to me.

Shank in shower!?!?

At the very least castration…….

Do you agree with abortion? This is why you should agree with abortion. It's against that child's human rights to be born to such parents.

Harmony had foster parents that wanted to adopt her, but were denied. They fostered and adopted her sibling, she too could have had a happy life, if the idea of a biological parent wasn't deemed as more important than the childs welfare.

Imagine the prison of existence that this child suffered. Support abortion to stop the cycle of misery.

@@teej008 Support abortion, which is just another way to cruelly kill a life by hacking the foetus's limbs apart while it's still alive??? Have you any proof that a living organism doesn't feel pain while being dismembered? There's contraception out there, cheap and available to all. Use it!

Yup ,the mom was definitely a POS also. Now she acts like she has always been looking for this little girl. She was out looking for drugs. I hope she somehow can get jail time also and then sterilized.

I pray she's nothing like the ones in my county here in WV. The entire system here is set up to fail these kids. I'm a bio/adopted/foster mom. My husband and I have always been advocates for children and bio parents but the system doesn't support this. Instead of encouraging more visits to ensure that bond is strong or built upon they'd rather limit it, even for the parents who show vass improvement. For this we have taken it upon ourselves to help. If the parent(s) hit milestones such as 30/60/90 days sober we set up celebration lunches/dinners at restaurants where they can have a meal with their child to bond over such a great achievement. We of course stay close but at a separate table. This helps mom/dad work towards future goals and helps the child know their parent is fighting for them. We also encourage emails and letters, especially handwritten and homemade gifts. Sometimes phone calls just aren't enough to get through those really low times. If they have something they can read as a pick me up I believe it helps. Of course there's always those parents who just don't care. It seems those are the ones the courts want to help, they get the multiple improvement periods. Yet those who do everything to the T are treated like trash. Those parents are given a 6 month improvement period just to be dragged along for another 2 years bc someone at CPS doesn't want to do court paperwork. They'll schedule appointments but not inform the parents or inform them an hour before or the day after then blame the parents. Who do the parents complain to? The CPS worker, the supervisor? That's a joke. The Judges automatically side with CPS. The court appointed attorneys are useless and are buddy-buddy with CPS so they do nothing to help their clients. It's actually repulsive. Then I see these awful stories and I'm flabbergasted. Why isn't there a set standard that every agency must follow? There is far too much wrong going on and it's these kids that suffer/are suffering. I love each and everyone of my kids, as soon as one comes into this family they are forever considered part of our home & hearts. No matter what or how long it's been they will always have a place here. Kid or Adult they can always come back and I'll have a place for them. But I'll be honest quite a few of them never should have been removed from their homes. If anything CPS could have offered some resources and that would have been enough. I'd much rather the limited room I have go to kids that are really in abusive and/neglected situations. We are all overwhelmed, overworked and way understaffed, even us foster families. I currently have 4 fosters (2 are pending adoption, one by the New Year, one just started process) and CPS is hounding me to take on another 4-6. This is on top of my neurodivirgent son, special needs daughter in a wheelchair and my other girl. We need a better system. I'm sure you've seen your mom stressed and beyond mentally, emotionally and physically drained from her job. It's definitely no easy task. I'm glad we have people like her. She plays a big role in getting these kids help, but even her position Needs HELP. We all do.

@@vixxxenfoxxx3660 it sound like you're doing an amazing job of trying to do what is best for the child. The work of CASA, at least here, is to assess the situation between a child and the parents/legal guardian and make recommendations for what the child needs regardless of what anyone else might want. For older kids it often involves listening to what they say and for little ones it involves spending time each week with the child both together with parents and separately to get an idea of what is happening. They also encourage and try to support the parents who are trying to do what is right by the kid and celebrate achievements.

Do you agree with abortion? This is why you should agree with abortion. It's against that child's human rights to be born to such parents.

@@teej008 in this case absolutely abortion would be better. She didn't have a chance at life

Harmony clearly didn’t “fall” through the cracks. The system blissfully built a large canyon into which they put Harmony and many like her. Then they turned a blind eye, cashed their checks, and went merrily on their way.

@@lampshade7874 Bureaucrats are just people like you and me. Some are good, some are bad, most are indifferent. Foster care is a nightmare and one of the biggest variables of child abuse is living with a nonbiological guardian. That's why CPS tries to leave foster care as the last option whenever possible. There's just only so much genuine love and care in the world. It's excruciatingly hard to care for someone, even when one has good intentions. And it's easy to criticize systems and people online. What's really hard is actually going out there helping someone.

@@gwang-mu9251 this isn’t true though. The wait list for babies to be adopted is incredibly long. This poor girl could have been adopted as an infant very easily. But instead we gave these demons multiple chances to neglect and murder this poor child. By the time she would even have been eligible for adoption she would have been neglected for years and now be older and hard to find an adoptive family for.

There actually is. There are more people on waiting lists to be approved for adoptions than unwanted children.

@@cee-emm but there are more abused children than are on the lists in the first place. Support abortion to help bad parents make the right choice.