LETTER TO THE MAYOR OF IRVING TEXAS 2025
Letter to the Mayor of
Irving, Texas
Mayor Rick Stopfer
City of Irving
825 W. Irving Blvd.
Irving, TX 75060
Subject: Urgent Request for Independent Review of Alleged
Misconduct, Retaliation, and Discrimination Within the Irving Police Department
Dear Mayor Stopfer,
My name is Brian “Happy” Bryanson (email: BrianHappyBryanson@gmail.com ).
I am writing to request your immediate intervention and an independent review
concerning a pattern I have experienced and documented—one that reflects the
intergenerational transmission of professional misconduct and corruption,
echoing practices from the 1970s and reappearing in 2025 within Irving’s
law-enforcement ecosystem.
I have been formally diagnosed with Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
(CPTSD) accompanied by Dissociative Amnesia, as classified under the DSM-5-TR
(American Psychiatric Association, 2022). This diagnosis is a direct result of
witnessing and surviving repeated traumatic events tied to abductions and
homicides that have been covered up with systemic corruption, intimidation,
discrimination, and abuse of power. These experiences have resulted in chronic
re-experiencing of trauma, flashbacks, and dissociative episodes consistent
with the literature on institutional betrayal trauma.
Summary of Victims and
Related Cases
|
Victim |
Year |
Summary of Events |
Status/Notes |
|
Victim A |
Approximately 1973 |
Unidentified female approximately age 4; Kidnapped from
her home. Left in drainage ditch on
Twin Falls Street Irving, TX |
It's known that the body was collected by state agencies,
but no one will search for the autopsies.
Thus, I do not know her name.
My Father referred to her as Rachel.
An obituary may have been posted, please note that Robert drove for
over an hour to kidnap this child so I am not sure what paper it would have
been posted in. Also, a funeral for a young
child would be unique. She had parents
and a burial would have occurred. |
|
Victim B |
Approximately 1973 |
Boy Scout found drowned in the same drainage ditch on Twin
Falls Street but on the opposite side of the road. |
Body collected by State agencies, but no one will search
for the autopsy. Seems that his troop
members would still be alive and could be questioned to locate a name. They most likely attended his funeral and
may have worn their scouting uniforms as a part of paying their
respects. Another way to locate this
name is through obituary notices for white teenagers who died carrying out
scouting activities while dressed in their scouting attire. |
|
Victim C |
Approximately 1976 |
Three missing Irving ISD employees who worked at the same
School Lee Britian Elementary, at the same time as the abductor’s wife Glenda
Shelton. Two were abducted from the
school grounds and one from their home. |
No Irving Police department detective will investigate
these cases. All that is required is a
payroll check that includes the length of time Glenda Shelton worked at that
school before she transferred to Thomas Haley elementary. Then once names are confirmed due to sudden
payroll stoppage that would have occurred during the school year. The name and Social Security number of all will
have been determined and living family members contacted to confirm the day
they went missing. |
Clinical Correlation
Between Trauma and Institutional Mistreatment
From a clinical standpoint, the
relationship between institutional betrayal, chronic discrimination, and
trauma-related disorders is well established. Exposure to systemic corruption
and the abuse of authority activates persistent threat responses in the nervous
system, leading to chronic hyperarousal, dissociation, and impairment in
autobiographical memory consolidation. For individuals with Complex PTSD,
repeated experiences of institutional invalidation and coercive control
compound trauma symptoms, reinforcing helplessness and cognitive fragmentation.
The dissociative amnesia I experience is consistent with the DSM-5-TR's
description of disrupted memory recall related to severe, ongoing trauma.
Social work ethics and trauma research emphasize that unaddressed systemic
misconduct perpetuates psychological injury in both direct victims and
witnesses, creating intergenerational cycles of dysfunction and fear.
Applicable Legal and
Ethical Frameworks
Federal: 42 U.S.C. §1983 (Civil Rights), ADA Title II
(Public Entity Protections), Section 504 (Rehabilitation Act), Fair Housing
Act, Bostock v. Clayton County (2020).
Texas: Penal Code §§39.03, 22.04, Gov’t Code ch. 554
(Whistleblower Act), Gov’t Code ch. 552 (Public Information Act), Code Crim.
Proc. art. 56A.001 et seq., Occ. Code ch. 1701 (Police Licensing).
Social Work: NASW Code of Ethics; Texas Administrative Code
§781 (Social Work Licensure & Ethics). These frameworks mandate protection
of vulnerable populations, trauma-informed practice, and accountability for
misuse of power.
Bibliography (APA 7th
Edition)
·
American Psychiatric Association. (2022).
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed., Text Rev.). APA
Publishing.
·
Brewin, C. R. (2014). Episodic memory,
perceptual memory, and their interaction: Foundations for a theory of PTSD.
Psychological Bulletin, 140(1), 69–97.
·
Herman, J. L. (1992/2015). Trauma and Recovery.
Basic Books.
·
van der Kolk, B. A. (2014). The Body Keeps the
Score. Viking Press.
·
World Health Organization. (2018). ICD-11:
International Classification of Diseases. WHO.
·
Freyd, J. J. (1996). Betrayal Trauma: The Logic
of Forgetting Childhood Abuse. Harvard University Press.
·
Smith, C. P., & Freyd, J. J. (2014).
Institutional betrayal. American Psychologist, 69(6), 575–587.
·
Courtois, C. A., & Ford, J. D. (2013).
Treating Complex Traumatic Stress Disorders. Guilford Press.
·
National Association of Social Workers. (2021).
Code of Ethics. NASW Press.
·
Texas Administrative Code, Title 22, Part 34,
Chapter 781: Licensure & Ethics for Social Workers.
Respectfully,
Brian “Happy” Bryanson
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