LAPD Reunites Wrong Child

Thinking about the time in 1928 when the LAPD couldn’t find a missing child, publicly “reunited” the mother with some random kid to save face, and then institutionalized the mother when she tried to tell people it wasn’t her son rather than admit their mistake Other fun facts: - the police told her to “just try the boy out” - she won a lawsuit but was never paid Christine Collins - Wikipedia

A dark-mode Twitter screenshot recounts how the LAPD allegedly reunited Christine Collins with an unrelated child after her son disappeared, then institutionalized her when she rejected the identification. The punchline is the horrifying absurdity of authorities doubling down on a mistake instead of admitting it, making the image a reaction to institutional incompetence and abuse of power. EN: A dark-mode Twitter screenshot recounts how the LAPD allegedly reunited Christine Collins with an unrelated child after her son disappeared, then institutionalized her when she rejected the identification. The punchline is the horrifying absurdity of authorities doubling down on a mistake instead of admitting it, making the image a reaction to institutional incompetence and abuse of power.

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