baby, baby blue eyes

In court that day, the judge asked the boy, “Are you afraid?” No, the boy said.

Pipes says the judge seemed surprised, and asked, “Why not?”

Chief’s thesis was that a child who has been abused by an adult can benefit psychologically from the presence of even more intimidating adults that they know are on their side. “When we tell a child they don’t have to be afraid, they believe us,” Arizona biker Pipes told azcentral.com. “When we tell them we will be there for them, they believe us.” ( Article)

They go on runs to protect the child if they feel even the slightest threatened no matter where. If the child needs them to go on vacation with them, they do. Bikers come from across the nation to watch over and take shifts for these kids. And the best part is once you’re adopted into this family as a BACA kid, you’re always one. Even when you’re 40 and the perp gets released from jail, they’ll come meet with you and find your best options for avoiding the person and maintaining the life you’ve built for yourself. Once a BACA child, always a BACA child. In Florida, there’s 100% rate for identifying the perp based on the child’s testimony. Why? Because BACA stands with the child and supports the child so they feel comfortable enough to point out their attacker.

And even if it is “good” or “correct”, jealousy is just a remnant of our innate desire to judge people. It’s a flaw. That everyone has and experiences. It’s how you dismantle it and deal with it productively that counts. It’s okay to be honest with yourself or your close friends about what you feel so long as you’re not hurting anyone AND you also explain to yourself why it’s wrong to feel that way.

Everyone has bad thoughts sometimes. Good people are the ones who understand that they’re wrong and work to prevent worse thoughts from cropping up. People who turn bad thoughts into good ones. People who don’t ruminate and let those thoughts control them.