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That's a horrible story that resulted in the Maryland CPS issuing the following statement clarifying that what those parents did was not neglect: > And in fact
by dionidium 5y ago
That's a horrible story that resulted in the Maryland CPS issuing the following statement clarifying that what those parents did was not neglect:
> And in fact, as Donna St. George reported in yesterday's Washington Post, Maryland's CPS has just issued new guidelines, saying, "Children playing outside or walking unsupervised does not meet the criteria for a CPS response absent specific information supporting the conclusion that the child has been harmed or is at substantial risk of harm if they continue to be unsupervised."
This is a big country and that was a rare and particularly egregious case; it's not the norm.
Source: https://reason.com/2015/06/12/kidnapped-by-the-state-trouble-not-over/ https://reason.com/2015/06/12/kidnapped-by-the-state-trouble...
- mrinterweb 5y agoEven if it is not the norm, people hear about situations like this, and become fearful. Fear of CPS taking kids is enough to make many parents not willing to allow their children freedom.
- dataexporter 5y agoAmerica lives in constant fear of everything.
- brigandish 5y agoOn the other hand, that something is rare does not mean we should dismiss it because it is rare. If humans get together to set up a system then edge cases that are high risk like this (high risk because risk == chance of occurrence * effect) should not be able to happen. Do NASA just shrug every time a rare occurrence ends someone's life? I hope not, and the care system is not rocket science so there's even less excuse for an heedless attitude.
- tempnow987 5y agoI think I was referring to a very similar but different florida case: https://www.yahoo.com/news/parents-under-investigation-after-11-year-old-121600960882.html https://www.yahoo.com/news/parents-under-investigation-after... There are actually a surprising amount of these. I sort of understand that someone might call something in. My issues is the govt, arresting, strip searching parents, take away a young child from them and putting them in foster care, getting folks fired. What are they trying to accomplish here. There is insane abuse IN the foster care system. What is the great harm to an 11 year old child playing outside in their own yard that requires this govt response.