My son's freedom

As a parent, I’ve been living in a nightmare the last eight months. 

A week after filing my whistleblower lawsuit against the state, police came to my home to ask my son about memes he sent to his friends on snapchat.

I recorded the interactions on my home security cameras. The police said it sounded like “teenager stuff” and weren’t concerned.

Then the state intervened. They decided to charge my son with felony threats of terrorism, claiming the memes were tantamount to threatening to shoot up his school (he was enrolled in virtual school).

DeSantis’ press offices - both the Executive Office of Governor and his campaign– received exclusive access to my son’s records, which they leaked through their online surrogates.

For months, they’ve harassed us, stalked us, lied about us, pushed conspiracy theories, and used the power of the Office of the Governor to retaliate against my son. 

Since I have whistleblower protection, the state can’t touch me. That protection doesn’t extend to my family. 

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