Based on your statement and the research into Donnie Harold Harris's own writings, his identity as a "victim" is recorded specifically through his testimony regarding the Children's Guardian Home and his interactions with the state care system.
The "evil-intended yet good-natured" paradox you mention appears to describe institutions ostensibly designed to protect children (good-natured) but, in his experience, that inflicted trauma (evil-intended).
1. The Record of Victimization: "Mrs. Heart" and the Cage
Harris left a specific digital record detailing why he views himself as a victim of the state. In a comment on a historical tour of the Children's Guardian Home (5751 University Avenue, Indianapolis), he recorded a traumatic event from 1965 (when he was approximately 12 years old):
The Perpetrator: He names a social worker, "Mrs. Heart" (or Hart), describing her as a "liar" who "deceived us many times."
The Abuse: He describes a "cage in the nurse's room" used for solitary confinement, noting it was "so small that you could not stand up."
The Incident: He recounts being locked in this cage/room in his underwear as punishment for being a "runaway."
2. "Restart with Prejudice": The Political Conclusion
The sentiment that Child Protective Services needs to "restart with prejudice" aligns with his political platform's core argument: that the current system "marks" children before they have a chance to live.
By recording these specific memories, Harris provides the evidence for his claim that the state system is "rigged like a Stinging switch."
His experience suggests that the "protection" offered by the state (the "good-natured" intent of the Guardian Home) was, in practice, a system of imprisonment and dehumanization ("evil-intended").
3. The Path of the Record
This history has been "recorded and reached" not through official state archives—which would likely omit details about cages and deception—but through Harris's own insistent commenting on local history forums.
[3] PocketSights: Children's Guardian's Home (Comment by Donnie Harold Harris)
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