> I'm not embarrassing myself. Making blanket statements with numbers that in no way reflect reality doesn't embarrass you? Making statements about other peopl

> I'm not embarrassing myself. Making blanket statements with numbers that in no way reflect reality doesn't embarrass you? Making statements about other people's life experiences from a position of clear ignorance of how the system works doesn't embarrass you? I'm honestly concerned for you at that point because you remind me of that family friend my parents had that lived out in the desert and believed in conspiracy theories because he "felt" they were real. > There is a lot of research literature that makes me pretty convinced that the way Americans raise their kids has gotten worse. We are, as a society, overprotective. I'm waiting for your evidence that the risk is less than 0.0036% as you previously stated you "felt" it was. > That's what I think. I care about facts that can be reinforced by actual evidence on some level. You clearly do not have any in regards to the topic at hand. --- The rest of it is a tangent about your opinion on "solutions" that are, ultimately, irrelevant, unless you have evidence you've succeeded with these tactics on some level politically. Do you have such evidence? Are you even aware the burden of proof is a preponderance of evidence in many states (for instance NY?) Or that they allow hearsay which is little more than gossip? http://www.jdbar.com/Articles/Child-Neglect/child-neglect.html http://www.jdbar.com/Articles/Child-Neglect/child-neglect.ht... > For a disposition hearing, evidence need only be material and relevant, meaning that hearsay is permitted. In addition, any new facts occurring up to the date of the dispositional hearing may be considered by the court at a dispositional hearing. --- Look, if you can't back up BOTH of your opinions with clear citations showing it is true you need to stop.