There's a lot of criticism in this post of CPS (not just in the US), with comments like "they do more harm than good", etc. As someone who was fostered and ult

There's a lot of criticism in this post of CPS (not just in the US), with comments like "they do more harm than good", etc. As someone who was fostered and ultimately adopted, I want to reject the characterization that CPS is a useless organization - they are typically made up of underpaid people who genuinely care about the welfare of children. Before dismissing them think about what kind of organization would you create to handle the distressingly common scenario of a drunk/drugged parent doing terrible things to themselves and their children in the middle of the night. CPS shows up in this case and takes care of the children. That is a routine event that doesn't make the news, it probably happened in your city last night. An insane response like TFA describes cannot be defended, but that is not the typical case at all.