OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Community members and lawmakers came together Saturday morning to protest policies by the Oklahoma Department of Human Services outside of the Oklahoma State Capitol.
“There is something wrong with our system and it needs to be fixed. It is not working for the people of Oklahoma. It is not working for the children of Oklahoma,” says a protestor.
Speakers touched on issues involving child protective services, child abuse investigations, foster care, and adult protective services.
“We are all human, this matters to all of us,” says another protestor.
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Representative JJ Humphrey says, “When you see abuse, when you see a crime, then you do something.”
Rep. Humphrey says he’s done many of his own investigations due to his background in law enforcement.
“if I do not have authority and if our committee doesn’t have the authority to ask to order an investigation, then where are the rest of our government officials?” says Rep. Humphrey.