Why Sandra Birchmore Couldn't See What Her Officers Were Doing to Her

Sandra Birchmore lost her mother and grew up without a father. Officers from the Stoughton Police Department — men who ran the youth program Sandra joined as a child — allegedly stepped into those gaps. Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott examines how those missing pieces in Sandra’s life became the entry points that officers used to build trust that went far beyond what a badge is supposed to carry. Sandra’s closest friend took one look at the Farwell situation and saw through it. Sandra drafted a text to Farwell’s wife that would have broken everything open, then stopped. Scott, author of Nightbird, explains what prevents someone in Sandra’s position from reaching out, why a police badge carries psychological weight beyond ordinary authority, and what the unsent message reveals about the conflict inside Sandra’s mind between what she believed and what she was starting to see.

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