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Because politicians want to look tough on child abuse.

candiodari 5y ago
Really? Child abuse stats are dropping like a stone. It's getting so bad that truly ridiculous things are being treated as child abuse, like for example a not-quite-divorce. Not "a bad divorce". Not "parents fighting". Not divorced. Separated (meaning living apart for whatever reason, without getting legally divorced). I'd say for what time period, but there is literally no time period given. When kids are asked any time period is taken. Siblings ... insulting each other ... is now child abuse. Seriously. Serious medical problems of any caretaker figure ... is child abuse. WITHOUT any further qualification. And of course, government facilities, whether homeless, or at this point even any hospital, all constitute child abuse. This is apparently not a problem, only parents are problematic ... https://acestoohigh.com/got-your-ace-score/ https://acestoohigh.com/got-your-ace-score/ Meanwhile, of course, the reputation of services attempting to address child abuse is atrocious. Violence is a constant everywhere in youth services in pretty much all countries. Both violence by youth services personnel, violence among kids within youth services, violence outside of youth services itself, but directly related (e.g. the police forcibly moving foster kids, or the reverse, drug couriers or prostitution rings "recruiting" in youth services, often with help from officials and/or caretakers) And we all know their reputations when it comes to raising succesful kids: https://www.kansascity.com/news/special-reports/article238206754.html#:~:text=%E2%80%9CWe%20are%20sending%20more%20foster,Generations%20of%20young%20people https://www.kansascity.com/news/special-reports/article23820.... Child abuse, itself, is dying. Less and less convictions, every year again. But there is ever more interference in the life of children by the government, with demonstrated atrocious results. And they want to be tough on child abuse? This will destroy far more kids' lives than it will save ...
- dane-pgp 5y ago
  As with terrorism, if the bad thing is happening more, the government says "We need more power to stop this!", and if the bad thing is happening less, the government says "Look at what we've achieved with these powers! Obviously they are working, so give us more!".

Really? Child abuse stats are dropping like a stone. It's getting so bad that truly ridiculous things are being treated as child abuse, like for example a not-quite-divorce. Not "a bad divorce". Not "parents fighting". Not divorced. Separated (meaning living apart for whatever reason, without getting legally divorced). I'd say for what time period, but there is literally no time period given. When kids are asked any time period is taken. Siblings ... insulting each other ... is now child abuse. Seriously. Serious medical problems of any caretaker figure ... is child abuse. WITHOUT any further qualification. And of course, government facilities, whether homeless, or at this point even any hospital, all constitute child abuse. This is apparently not a problem, only parents are problematic ... https://acestoohigh.com/got-your-ace-score/ https://acestoohigh.com/got-your-ace-score/ Meanwhile, of course, the reputation of services attempting to address child abuse is atrocious. Violence is a constant everywhere in youth services in pretty much all countries. Both violence by youth services personnel, violence among kids within youth services, violence outside of youth services itself, but directly related (e.g. the police forcibly moving foster kids, or the reverse, drug couriers or prostitution rings "recruiting" in youth services, often with help from officials and/or caretakers) And we all know their reputations when it comes to raising succesful kids: https://www.kansascity.com/news/special-reports/article238206754.html#:~:text=%E2%80%9CWe%20are%20sending%20more%20foster,Generations%20of%20young%20people https://www.kansascity.com/news/special-reports/article23820.... Child abuse, itself, is dying. Less and less convictions, every year again. But there is ever more interference in the life of children by the government, with demonstrated atrocious results. And they want to be tough on child abuse? This will destroy far more kids' lives than it will save ...

dane-pgp 5y ago
As with terrorism, if the bad thing is happening more, the government says "We need more power to stop this!", and if the bad thing is happening less, the government says "Look at what we've achieved with these powers! Obviously they are working, so give us more!".