A Michigan mother's decision to stop giving her daughter a controversial medication resulted in authorities bringing in a SWAT team, and a tank... This is in America!

When caring and competent Michigan mother Maryanne Godboldo took her daughter off of a controversial psychiatric drug, because it made the child violent, the Department of Human Services attempted to remove the child from her home. She refused to release the child, and shut the door.

The mother then barricaded the door to the house, and the police were called Police decided to bring in a SWAT Team and an Armored Tank to deal with the mother and her 13-year-old daughter.  After a 10 hour stand-off Maryanne was arrested and the child remanded to a pediatric psychiatric facility.

Who decides what is best for your child... you or the government?

All charges were dropped against the mother, when it was discovered that the removal documents had never been approved by a judge, and was just rubber stamped with a judge's signature by probation officers.

Maryanne Godboldo battled against the illegal seizure of her daughter for nine month, and ten court appearances, and she won.

I vowed that I would never let anyone harm my child, under any circumstances. My mother protected me, and I wanted to do the same for my child ~ Maryanne Godboldo

Here is video about her ordeal...

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