America: A Prodigy of Stereotypes

Jameson asked Peter a question, and Ben Parker's expression also became somewhat serious.

“What would happen if that were the case?” Gwen asked.

“If so, neither of them is capable of raising their daughter to adulthood, they will be stripped of their guardianship rights, and their daughter will be transferred to a capable family for upbringing. The government will also provide some financial assistance to the adoptive family,” Ben said.

After Richard Parker's accidental death, Peter Parker almost got sent to another family, and Ben Parker was well aware of this issue.

Protecting the rights of children in the United States is a very complex issue and a very dangerous area.

American law prohibits parents from leaving their children home alone. In single-parent families, if the father or mother has to go to work, they have no choice but to ask someone else to help look after the child or take the child to work. Without help, some parents take the risk; as long as no one finds the child home alone, no one will bother the parents.

Flint's wife is just one step away from losing custody of their daughter.

"Johnny, thank you."

"This is the last lunch our family will have together. Would you like to eat with us?"

Flint shouted at Steve, his voice loud enough for eighty percent of the people present to hear.

"The last meal, why?"

“Because after they finish eating, Penny will be taken away and sent to other families to be raised,” Flint replied.

On his way here, Flint asked two New York police officers the same question and received a devastating answer.

His daughter was indeed going to be sent to another family.

“What about her illness?!” Steve shouted.

“I don’t know,” Flint replied.

"Who knows?!"

Steve asked, turning to everyone present.

“Why was someone able to take Flint’s daughter away from him?” Steve questioned.

"..."

Steve was met with silence.

At first, people came to the shelter to watch for fun, but now there's no fun left.

Anyone with children at home has had the urge to hit them at some point, but it's only a thought; you can't actually hit them. If you hit a child, you'll have to give them away to someone else.

“Johnny, if you have any questions, you can ask our mayor! He can answer all questions,” someone in the crowd shouted.

A new source of amusement emerged, shifting the focus away from the problem.

“Where is the mayor?! I’ll go find him, or get him to come here!” Steve shouted.

“Who just mentioned the mayor? Go find that person,” George said to the officer beside him, looking down at him.

“On East 88th Street in Dongcheng District, by the East River,” someone in the crowd answered Steve.

"I'm going to see the mayor!!" Steve shouted.

George then beckoned to a police officer and ordered him to investigate who had given the mayor's address to the "idiot."

“Flint, I’ll give you an explanation,” Steve shouted at Flint.

The crowd made way for Steve, who ran toward East 88th Street in the East Side. The crowd followed behind him, and a large group of people ran toward Mayor William's residence.

"Johnny, run!!"

Steve really has become "Forrest Gump".

Chapter 13 The mayor arrived, and the donations came.

Steve ran quickly towards the East District, and dozens of people and more than ten vehicles were also rushing towards East 88th Street in the East District.

Li Qun ran closely behind Steve, and Peter and Gwen also joined this sudden marathon.

August in New York is full of activities, and many tourists come to this world city specifically for these events.

"New York doesn't host a marathon?"

Who is Johnny?

"Someone's calling Forrest Gump, is that a movie star?"

Is it free?

The running group of a few dozen people quickly expanded to hundreds and then thousands.

Steve was running on the sidewalk, and the crowd behind him blocked the road.

Someone is going to cause trouble for the mayor of New York City; this kind of fun doesn't happen for decades.

Those who followed Steve toward the mayor's mansion were not only mentally excited, but also physically aroused.

Johnny is an "idiot," and after Johnny beats up Mayor William, the jury will speak on Johnny's behalf in court.

A television helicopter flew overhead, with cameramen filming the spectacle of Johnny running towards the mayor's mansion. A blonde, wavy-haired female host explained the ins and outs of the event from the helicopter.

George Stacy reported the situation to the chief, explaining that it was an emergency.

The police chief calmly took a sip of coffee and indicated his willingness to help. He immediately ordered officers to reinforce nearby streets and implement temporary traffic control to facilitate the smooth passage of tens of thousands of citizens to the mayor's residence.

The New York Police Commissioner must defend the freedom of speech of New York City residents and ensure that even homeless people have the right to express their grievances to the mayor.

"God, what's going on? Who's targeting our mayor?"

Fifty meters underground in S.H.I.E.L.D., Director Black watched the spectacle caused by "Johnny" on a live television broadcast.

"It's this man named Johnny."

"Around noon, he began indiscriminately attacking other people in the shelter, demanding that the police help him find a homeless man named Flint who had entered the shelter the day before. He suspected that the healthy homeless man, Flint, had been sent to some medical facility by the shelter staff to do something shady."

"It was later discovered that Flint left the asylum to go find his wife and daughter."

"Flint's daughter has a rare disease. Flint tells a man named Johnny that he will lose his daughter. Johnny, amidst the jeers of the onlookers, decides to find Mayor William, perhaps wanting to ask Mayor William why he took Flint's daughter away."

“Melinda, what do you mean by ‘maybe’?” Director Blake asked.

“Johnny is said to be a veteran with a brain injury and amnesia, and currently appears to have violent tendencies. Before Johnny voluntarily left the containment facility, anyone who tried to enter and subdue him was knocked unconscious with a single punch,” Agent Seven Melinda told Blake.

"interesting……"

“I’ll go check it out on site.” Director Blake picked up his black trench coat, intending to get involved.

"Chief Black, you still have a lot of work to do..."

“Mayor William’s safety is more urgent than my job right now.” Chief Black ran toward the elevator.

……

……

"William, you need to go home quickly."

"Catherine, is there anything I can help you with? I'm very busy."

"Listen to the sounds outside your door."

"...William, are you home?"

The voices were unified and loud, and you could hear someone leading the shouting towards the mayor's house.

“Catherine, didn’t you call the police?” the mayor asked.

Mayor's wife, Kathleen, stood by the second-floor window and peeked out through the curtains. New York police were helping to set up a cordon so that "Johnny" could stand alone in front of the door and communicate with the mayor.

“There’s someone who looks like a public representative at the door,” Catherine said.

"Do you know which group of people are protesting in front of our house?" Mayor William asked on the phone.

The mayor's wife, Catherine, listened by the window for a while and replied, "It's probably the Child Protection Association."

"what happened?"

William was confused. He had no clue what was going on. His youngest son was in college, and there were no minors in the family. What could possibly involve him?

"Is the elected representative a woman? Catherine, go down and talk to her, have a casual chat. I'll be there soon," Mayor William said.

"The representative is not a woman, but a man, a very charming man."

"what?"

Mayor William jogged out of the New York City Hall, but no one came to tell him what was going on.

"Drive quickly and take me home."

"Yes, sir."

On the way, the New York Police Commissioner kindly called the mayor, without explaining in detail, simply telling William to be prepared to be beaten.

“Assaulting the mayor is a serious crime,” William roared into the phone at the New York Police Commissioner.

"But the other person is an idiot, an idiot, you know? He probably doesn't even know what he's doing."

“Bill, are you making fun of me?” Mayor William asked the chief.

“That’s hilarious. Quite a few of my officers have been knocked unconscious by him,” Chief Bill replied.

"Which of your men is in command on site?" William asked.

“George, because he was the one directing things on-site at the beginning, and now it’s moved to your doorstep,” Chief Bill replied.

"Give me George's phone number, I want to call him."

"Oh, what did you say? The signal seems to be bad."

Bill hung up on William.

Mayor William was stuck in traffic on his way home, and half an hour passed without the car in front of him moving an inch.

The driver got out of the car to check the situation and was gone for five or six minutes.

"What happened up ahead?" William asked the driver who had returned to the car.

"Sir, the police have blocked the road ahead. You'll have to slowly detour to another location."

"If we wait, it might take an hour to leave."

"It's not far anymore, I'll walk back."