Comments by "Tomika Kelly" (@TomikaKelly) on "Kids freeze to death at Detroit casino, were living in van with family" video.

  1. The news reported that this family was living in an apartment before ending up in the van. It's clear they fell on hard times.
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  2. As hypothermia sets in, people can become delirious and begin to remove articles of clothing to feel more "comfortable." It's called "paradoxical undressing." 🫠🙃🤡
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  3. As hypothermia sets in, people can become delirious and begin to remove articles of clothing to feel more "comfortable." It's called "paradoxical undressing." 🫠🙃🤡
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  4. The report doesn't sound too right or clear. I'd like an update and to hear the mother's side of the story. (It is possible that she didn't realize the severity of the situation since she and the other 3 kids were okay, but I would still like to hear her honest, unadulterated side via an update.)
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  5. ​ @cocoxtina8366  The news report clearly said they were living in an apartment on the East Side which clearly let's us know that this is a fairly recent situation and she was once stable....🫠🙃
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  6. As hypothermia sets in, people can become delirious and begin to remove articles of clothing to feel more "comfortable." It's called "paradoxical undressing."
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  7. Probably taking care of her own children....🫠
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  8. No, she didnt "have to be gambling." 🙄 A casino garage has people parked and coming and going all hours of the night, so security won't get suspicious of their parked car. The fact that people are constantly coming and going makes a casino parking lot a bit safer from predators, and the fact that it's a casino parking lot means that there will likely be camera footage to protect them. This casino parking lot was in a parking garage, which protects the vehicle from the outside elements like wind and helps to insulate the car a little bit. (It obviously just got way too cold that night.)
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  9. That's why she had them IN the van and not OUTSIDE the van. 🤡 This country has a duty to keep its children alive. Why didn't it help the family keep their apartment in the middle of winter during a record high rental season? 🤨
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  10. Not too many people can help a whole adult and FIVE kids. It's still sad tho.
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  11. Not everyone can take in a friend and their FIVE children, especially if you already have children of your own. For all we know the godmother lives in a rented apartment with a capacity limit and disobeying that limit can get her evicted too.
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  12. They never said the entire family had no clothes or blankets at all. They simply stated what the children were wearing (in a rather sensationalized way) at the time help arrived. It's possible that the mom undressed the children to check them out if she realized something was wrong, as mothers do. It's also possible that the children experienced paradoxical undressing in their state of hypothermia.
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  13. So where were they going to live, Broderick? 🤨 I'm certain there's a waitlist for housing assistance. The news said the family was previously living in an apartment on the east side, but the fell on hard times. What assistance were they provided to help them keep their apartment? How many shelters can house an entire family of 6 for the entire cold season without separating the children and/or taking the children into foster care and/or punishing the parent? What assistance were they offered to help come up with 1st, last, and sec dep for a new apartment? (which could easily be as much as $4,500 out of pocket at one time, while STILL having to pay the 2nd month's rent and cover cost of living expenses)
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  14. The news report said the family was once living in an apartment. It's clear that the van situation was a relatively recent and unfortunate circumstance.
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  15. ​@szarahsshow5321 You sound like the type to vote against DEI and say nonsense like "Of course I can't be (XYZ horrible person); my maid is ABC." We can't and DON'T take you seriously. 🙄
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  16. As hypothermia sets in, people can become delirious and begin to remove articles of clothing to feel more "comfortable." It's called "paradoxical undressing." 🫠🙃🤡
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  17. Yes. Logically, most people cannot indefinitely house six people.
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  18. It's u realistic to expect your relative to house your family of 6 indefinitely.
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  19. ...but she WAS taking care of herself. The news reported that they were living in an apartment before living out of the van. That let's us know that the van situation was a fairly recent and unfortunate/unforseen circumstance. We got to stop rushing to judgement and use our listening skills.
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  20. That part. 😒
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  21. As hypothermia sets in, people can become delirious and begin to remove articles of clothing to feel more "comfortable." It's called "paradoxical undressing." 🫠🙃🤡
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  22. Well we can sleep soundly tonight knowing that's not the case here because the reporter clearly said the family was once living in an apartment, letting us know this unfortunate situation is fairly recent and not the norm...🙄🫠
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  23. She had a place. The news told us this. The family fell on hard times. She called a relative/friend for more gas money to help her out.
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  24. The news report said the family was once living in an apartment. It's clear that the van situation was a relatively recent and unfortunate circumstance. 🙃 As hypothermia sets in, people can become delirious and begin to remove articles of clothing to feel more "comfortable." It's called "paradoxical undressing." 🫠🤡 (It's also plausible that the mother began to undress the children to further check them out as mothers do.)
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  25. This family once had an apartment. The news reported on that. This lets us know that this situation is fairly recent and the children did not grow up living in this van. Using YOUR logic, EVERYONE is "unfit" INCLUDING YOU because anyone can fall on unfortunate times. 🫠🙃🤡
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  26. Well if she were trying her worst they wouldn't have been found in her care. She would've left them and went along her way.
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  27. A police station parking lot is no warmer than a casino parking lot. 🙄 (A parking garage is actually warmer because it protects against the elements which is where she was parked.)
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  28. So why didn't you buy this family one of those $700,000 homes ? 👀
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  29. Security won't bother you if you're parked at a casino because they expect people to be parked there all night. A casino has people coming and going and usually has cameras which protects against creeps and predators.
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  30. So stop gambling. 🤷
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  31. ​ @taniaflip7543  Says a person WITHOUT a Ph.D in Chemistry...😂🤡
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  32. As hypothermia sets in, people can become delirious and begin to remove articles of clothing to feel more "comfortable." It's called "paradoxical undressing." 🫠🙃🤡
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  33. Where was she going to get help from and how do you know she hadn't already sought help? 🤨🤔
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  34. If she didn't have gas to cut the car on to keep the heat running to keep the van warm, how was she going to get to the fire station? Was the fire station going to put the family up in an apartment for the rest of winter?
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  35. You sound like somebody's angry broke baby daddy.
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  36. The news report said the family was once living in an apartment. It's clear that the van situation was a relatively recent and unfortunate circumstance. "Baby daddies"? Why would you assume there are more than one?
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  37. You must know your people.
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  38. It's likely she didn't realize the severity of the situation, especially since she could've been suffering from symptoms of hypothermia herself. We see this a lot with wilderness explorer who get stuck in the wild.
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  39. Why didn't you send them a gas card to keep their heat running, Kelso? 👀🤨🙄
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  40. Who said she DIDN'T "start looking around for help or something"? 🤔
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  41. ​ @lani1life  Didn't they say at the end they were still investigating whether she was doing that?
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  42. ​ @zaq1337  Where else are her 5 kids supposed to go?
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  43. ​ @RG-qo2hu  We don't know how long the car was out of gas. It was likely out of gas due to lack of funds and she likely called the friend to bring her money. The two deceased children weren't bundled up likely due to paradoxical undressing.
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  44. You don't seem to be the brightest candle on the cake...🤨 She wasn't gambling. Her car either ran out of gas or had a mechanical issue and she had to pull into to the nearest lot which was the casino lot. When people suffer from hypothermia, they will engage in paradoxical undressing. It's also possible that the mother took the children's clothes off to further investigate their illness. This doesn't mean they never had clothes or blankets. It just means that this is the state they were in when help arrived.
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  45. You don't have to be rich, but you do have to be financially stable, which is something disappearing more and more in America....🫠🤡
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  46. If she didn't have gas to cut the car on to keep the kids warm, how was she going to take them to the hospital?
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  47. Since when are children allowed in a casino? 😂 The van was having mechanical problems or running out of gas, so she pulled into a casino parking lot. 🫠
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  48. ​ @j.daniels1548  Simple Solution: Don't engage with Black women anymore. Now you won't have to be tired of anything. 🤷🤗
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  49. The van ran out of gas.
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  50. Most shelters cannot house an entire family of 6 for the entire cold season without separating the children or taking them into foster care or punishing the parent. Hell, it's hard for a single woman to get space at a shelter continuously.
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  51. The news told us that they were living in an apartment before they had to start living in the van. Clearly they fell on hard times and she could afford her family at the time she had them.
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  52. This has nothing to do with the news story at hand.
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  53. How do you know she DIDN'T ask for help? 🤔🤨 Not every shelter can take in a family of 6. How would they get to that shelter? (Her car is out of gas or has a mechanical issue.) How would she contact that shelter? (A phone bill must be paid with money that can go towards heating the van in order to contact these places.) How can you tell a family member that she CAN stay at their house? Was she supposed to hold the family member hostage and let her kids move in?
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  54. What money were they using to gamble? 🤨🤔🤡
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  55. It's possible the mother began to undress them to further check them out when she noticed they might be ill as mothers often do. It's also possible the kids experienced paradoxical undressing from the hypothermia.
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  56. How is this even relevant to the news story?
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  57. It's not her family's job to take care of her or her five kids, that her job and the father's job. She called the godmother for money and apparently the godmother agreed, so it does seem as though the godmother was willing to loan a helping hand.
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  58. It's unreasonable to expect family to take in 6 people indefinitely.
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  59. Who said the mom was in the casino gambling? 🤨
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  60. Did you help her?
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  61. Written by a junkie...👀
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  62. Without hearing the from the Godmother, we can imagine that it would be difficult to take in SIX people indefinitely, especially if you already have your own family.
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  63. Hypothermia actually DOES sneak up on people, Sherrie. You're not a doctor. You've never stepped foot in med school.
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  64. Warming centers and shelters don't automatically take in a family of 6 for the entire cold season. As for "blankets/clothing": As hypothermia sets in, people can become delirious and begin to remove articles of clothing to feel more "comfortable." It's called "paradoxical undressing."
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  65. People have been freezing to death since the beginning of time.
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  66. Who said she was inside the casino? The news report clearly said she was running out of gas and pulled into the parking garage. She called a relative for gas money. You're not the brightest candle on the cake now, are you?
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  67. The news report said the family was once living in an apartment. It's clear that the van situation was a relatively recent and unfortunate circumstance. You seem like the type that "shouldn't be having kids" though. 😬
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  68. Wouldn't the cameras have seen her if she were?
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