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Hello, I am Troy Towers
and I would like to share my story with you all.
There are two parts to this.
What happened to me in 2007 and how Towers Law was created.
First part, I was "By the Book" staff at M.S.D., Maryland school for the Deaf.
I worked as overnight staff, I witnessed many incidents in the morning time.
Kids bullying each other, fight, injuring each other, and doing wrong things all of time.
That time, I fill out the reports and never let the students get away with it.
Every reports I do, I submit them to appropiate person to take care of it.
To the point where kids got furious and upset about being caught every time. "I don't like being caught!!!"
I told them, I do my job and I am concerned for your safety. I don't care if you like me or not.
Most important, job is job and you behave yourselves. That's all I wanted!
Till one point where one student start thinking- he has history of bullying teachers/staffs and students.
He slashed tires on one of staff's car and reported one of staff that he was looking through *** at night time.
Whish is untrue because I worked with that staff and never seen anything! He made up so many stories about staffs.
He really wants to harm staffs and students.
So that... He planned and planned, it seems it took him a while. I suspect so...
He convinced nine students to join his gang, "conspiracy gang." To chase me out of the school.
Now, there's 10th student, "victim," which he used as "weapon" against staffs.
He convinced those nine students that he just want to get rid of me. That's all! He didn't reveal his true plan.
Then he convinced that 10th student to make false story about me.
He knew that if this person made report, the mastermind will not assume any responsibility for this. It will be on this person's shoulder.
He actually found a student with mental issues, just enough for him to brainwash and force him into making false report to the police about me.
Saying that I touched him which I have never done that.
That student, I helped a lot, with all bullies and telling them to leave him alone!
That student, already had mental collapse, just enough for the mastermind to twist and manipulate to install false information to make things happen.
So, I found out what was happening that time when I was working that night. All of the sudden, I was asked to be on suspension with pay.
I was puzzled! What??!! How??!!
Then later on, I found out there was a police investigation and police asked me to come in for interview.
I told him, I didn't know anything or were involved with anything. I did nothing at all. I wasn't aware of any crimes, students that might've done crimes.
So I can't really answer right now.
So, after a while, I decided to find a lawyer and have hertalk with police for me to find out what's going on.
She talked to the police and they said you did something to students... Police wasn't clear and didn't specify anything.
Alright... Till one friday afternoon, I was here with my daughter
The police called the lawyer and she explained to me that police officer is going on two weeks vacation. He wants to arrest you now! He seems so eager about it...
I was very puzzled, "WHAT??!!"
I told her, I will turn myself in and let police arrest me for no reason, up to them!
For real, police officers came to my house while I was watching my daugther. She was asleep and she was only 8 months old that time.
Those police officers had warrant along with invesigation reports. They both were very puzzled by this. They knew it was absurd. That's him??!! I don't think so!!!!
I told the officers that I'm watching my daughter and if they don't mind holding on. I have no family or friends here to take care of my kid.
I will go turn in myself. Officer replied to me that they will stay with me and not to worry about it.
Those policemen were nice but they did many things wrong... Like putting handcuffs on me from back that resulted in inability to communicate. (Direct violation of A.D.A. Code)
Still, those policemen were nice but the investigator wasn't because he wanted to go on vacation, wanted to arrest me, and didn't investigate throughtly.
I found out that night I was arrested, I went to holding cell. I stood there for 8 hours straight and stared at police. Expecting them to give me some answer.
So, after the bail was made, I lwent home and read the investigation report. I WAS SHOCKED!!!!!
I continue reading the report, from what I see... Police ONLY interviewed the students! THAT'S ALL!!!!
I went over that report many time and WHERE is the interviews of staffs? Those that worked with me.
We, staffs, work together closely- always within armreach of each other. There were no time where we were out of the sight.
I was puzzled!!! Did the investigator actually did his job??!! Apparently not!
He DID NOT do his job at all!
So, I went to court. The district attorney whispered and my lawyer overheard her.
He told me that she is VERY VERY VERY EMBARASSED and State of Maryland is EXTREMELY EMBARASSED now!
So embarassed so they wants to cover this thing up quickly.
So district attorney immediately offered me a plea, 2nd degree assault over four charges which are two mismeandors and two felonies that will resulted in 40 years in prison.
So, this 2nd degree assault, nolle prose. Which mean they will not pursue the charge.
I am innocent and I will challenge this. I have evidences that prove I am innocent!
Seriously... This didn't work out because they wants to cover this up immediately!
I exclaimed that this is not right! So... I thought for long time, my daughter is only a baby that time and 40 years in jail...
I decided to continue and prove my innonence. My lawyer told me, don't do it because in past, he had clients who are actually innocent with evidences.
But... Still went to jail, know why? Biggest problem in USA is when it comes to child abuse case- there are bleedheart juries.
Which mean they will sympathy with child and look at accuser (innocent or guilty) as HORRIBLE PERSON and send him/her to jail.
I spoke out and said that is not a fair trial! So, I will get unfair trial??
So, I thought more about this and being smart. I asked MSD if I can return to work, they said "Yes, sure!"
I asked them, did you investigate and find out anything? MSD said they investigate it throughtly, interviewed students, and never found anything.
Nothing happened and found no evidences of any abuses. Even students said nothing happened...
I explained what happened, the interviews, etc. They were ABSOLUTELY SHOCKED!!!!
That was impossible!!! We interviewed the students and they said nothing happened and that didn't match! Those stories weren't the same!
Ok so I returned to work- I talked with the principal and ensured that my return will be ok.
I switched to day shift, no longer work the night shift. During my day shift, I watched and caught students talking. They don't know how to keep their mouth closed.
They are still talking about what happened, explaining about who's at fault and who did it.
I looked and that was enough, I told the student to go to supervisor's office and it was out of my hands.
I let them talk and they confessed whole thing to supervisor so she asked them to write and sign their own confession.
They both signed the confession and I signed that I witnessed the conversation between them both for my lawyer.
I collected all confessions and evidences then brought them to my lawyer. Told him that I wanted to sued them for what they did to me.
I'm innocent, they screwed up my life, I lost my job, and many more.
So, the lawyer looked at it over and were appalled at the police's investigation and it was really made-up.
He was surprised at how can police really arrest me on those completely bogus stories?!
He could see clearly that those did not even make sense at all. He saw it was obviously that those kids talked to get rid of me.
So, we proceed with lawsuit. We continued to find out more about this.
Till last desposition, we interviewed a severely mentally challenged student that is unable to have normal conversation but still can talk.
He explained whole thing in clear details about mastermind, "victim", and 9 other students including himself.
He was forced by the mastermind which he bullied hard enough that students submitted to his will and peer pressures and bullying.
The story was that there were a student gathering which what happened was mastermind gave those students roles just to get rid of me. That's all.
Saying that I was mean, I would do things like waking them up in middle of night by shaking their bed, push them, and hit the students.
Ok, we have his explanation and we understood him clearly.
He continued with his story and said once after 9 students were dismissed from the meeting. Mastermind made sure they left and focused on the victim.
Which had history of mental instability. Mastermind really worked hard, bullying the victim and brainwashing till the victim succumbs to mastermind's command.
In which the victim proceed to report to the police with fictional stories- really fictional. I was shocked to see how it got past with the police.
I found out that police officer, the investigator, has a long history of false arrests and corruption.
And why me??!! Alright, sigh.
So, the lawsuit proceeding continues till my lawyer had issues with his firm over something unrelated to my case. I was unable to continue with that lawyer.
So I searched for another lawyer and was unable to find one. That last day of trial, I spoke with the judge and defendant lawyers.
I told judge that I would like to let some students go, I found them not guilty and wasn't really involved with this. They made mistake by being part of group and were bullied into this.
But the judge decided to make judgement, smashed her hammer and in her final comment-
"The children are protected by "Freedom of Speech" and cannot be held responsible for their own action even if they slander and libel against anyone, even adult."
They cannot receive any punishment or consequence as of their action.
I stood there completely shocked! It is in the court transcript and it have her quote!
I had two interpreters there, a male and a female. Female interpreter sat there shedding tears and male shook his head in strong disagreement.
He gave the look immediately, "That's not right at all!!!!"
It is not permittable for interpreters to express emotion but they did.
I stood up, I spoke eloquently, "I am a father of two children and if that's true the kids can lie and made up fictional stories against adults...
meaning children in school, that received a "F", failed driving education, benched during an important game; can vent on the adult and say he/she touched them. They can do that!!!
Judge sat back with quiet face and didn't respond. The two interpreters to my side, nodded their heads in strong agreement! I was impressed with their emotional reaction to this.
It was just enough for them to know I was right!
So, back to me, I told judge, "Don't worry, I will be back. You can't silence me, I might be deaf but you cant silence me!
I am the most loudest deaf person! I will speak out and I will fight back!"
Judge looked at me and didn't want to say anything.
So, through that tme, it was a mess... That night, I thought deeply, "Towers Law?"
Why don't I make my own law?? How?? Camera in the school, very simple solution!
I want camera in hallways, cafeteria, gym, classrooms, and anywhere that students are in common area.
Except for bathroom, bedroom, nurse office, psychologist office, and the private area.
So, the camera will catch everything. Why? You, as parents, friends of parents, and those who have children will realize that camera will catch everything.
Your kids get hurted in school, you will know how it happened and you will know if your kid were harmed by a bully.
Most of kids, who are bullied, happened in private which no one would see it. Also, those kids almost never really tell parents about it but instead, they will accept it.
It is true, that 90% of kids are like that. How do they respond to that? We can stop it because kids at that age, still developing and molding their own mind.
If they were bullied and harmed, will they become normal person in future? Typically not, most of them lead messy life like drug addict, prostituite, anything can really happen.
So, the camera will catch that. Now, with Towers Law, I would like to ask you all in USA. All parents, friends, uncles, aunts, grandparents, everyone-
To join me in this stand against bullies. Towers law will prevent and reduce crimes in schools. I mean, it will catch sex abuses, fights, rapes, drugs, and everything!
There are too many incidents in schools all over that a child is being sexually abused by teacher.
And... Most of those could be caught on the camera. We can catch it before 3rd, 4th, or even 5th victims! IT CAN BE DONE!
Why not stop it at first victim? Why let it continue to 5th or 6th victims?
Anyway, now I have explained about Towers Law.
Now, that part, I want you to help me, support and take action to prtoect our children. To make sure our children are safe in school for sure!!!
Now, for the next part, I've been helping a lot people and donating to them. I never asked for help, not even once.
It is true, I never asked for any help. Now, I ask for your help and your hearts to donate some money to me.
I need some help, I have goal of $300,000 to pay off my house, my debt, plus to start my graduate school so I can be a professor.
I want for those to happen but with all of that (2007 incident), I can't find a job, not even a good or stable job.
I'm struggling with this. Now, with my mortgage company, that I wanted to reduce my monthly payment and do loan modification.
So, I can continue because my finance is very low. The mortgage company refused to listen and turn their head, stated they just want money...
I asked them again and again, they didn't care and will foreclose me immediately and get it over with ASAP. Out of our hands with you!
They didn't want to deal with this.
So, I would like to ask donation of $21,000- as soon as possible so I can pay the mortgage company and keep my house going.
You all people, please feel free to donate- I ask for at least $2, $3, amount up to you. More information on my facebook and GoFundMe.com pages.
Look at www.GoFundMe.com/Towers, there is my story which was the first part plus Facebook.com/TowersLaw where you can read more about Towers Law.
It tells more about the law that I wanted to be passed, it has details of many different of amends that we could make our school safer for our children. Camera, improved security, improve the juvenile deliquent law.
And how the police deal with those kind of situation and many more.
So, I ask you please to support Towers Law and help us by donating to us so we can get through this.
Please realize this, if no one help us- those kids will win and they will know they can do more of it. It could be your kid, he/she can do it to win an "A" or blackmail the teacher.
Your power is in your hand, my power included- we all work as parents. Please help us out. Thank you and God bless you all!