This is only a flaw insofar as the child-protective services are effective in detecting abuse and the state is a monolithic entity. My point is that trying to

This is only a flaw insofar as the child-protective services are effective in detecting abuse and the state is a monolithic entity. My point is that trying to guarantee recursive watchmen does not work. It almost invites looking at that structure as a puzzle to be solved, as a game to played. A power balance based on mutual trust and mutual responsibility is more susceptible to individual overreach, but also more stable in identifying them.