Think you’ve got it bad? At least you’re not the adopted daughter of Diana and Samuel Franklin. This insane couple lives in Butler County, Georgia, and they’ve been using Georgia’s lax homeschooling laws to their advantage.
On Tuesday, the victim testified at the trial of Diana Franklin, and she had a lot of terrible details to share.
According to WTVM:
“The young woman detailed how she was starved, eventually leading to her resorting to dog food and scraps from a compost containing chicken waste to fight the hunger. She detailed how the unsanitary food made her physically sick.”
A neighbor spoke with the press about their cruel method of withholding food based on 2 Thessalonians 3:10. “If a man will not work, he shall not eat.”
WTVM added:
“Neighbors also said this mom would only feed her daughter bread and water as punishment for days on end. The neighbors asked why, and they say Diana Franklin would tell them she was only doing what the Bible says.
A neighbor told us that one day the Franklins’ daughter walked over to her house, knocked on the door and said ‘Please help me. I haven’t eaten in three days.’
The woman said she began to cook for the girl but was interrupted when Diana Franklin grabbed the girl and according to the neighbor yelled, ‘You can’t eat if you don’t work’.”
Police also confiscated a dog collar that was apparently used to shock the girl.
Why didn’t the neighbors do anything about this? I can’t believe they all went along with everything. I’d really like to have an answer to this question. I could never sit on the sidelines and allow someone to do this to another living thing.
Samuel Franklin’s trial begins in December. The Franklins have three adult sons, but none of them were charged.
