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> I saw an article floating around about a couple that were prosecuted for letting their child cross a street alone to go to a store, but it was actually a high

> I saw an article floating around about a couple that were prosecuted for letting their child cross a street alone to go to a store, but it was actually a highway and one of their other kids had died on that highway a few years ago. Anyone that suggest agencies like CPS are overflowing with time and money to target random parents over minor things like letting a child cross a street isn't a serious person.

estearum 1y ago
Anyone that suggests poor enforcement prioritization can only stem from an overflow of time and money isn’t a serious person.
SilverElfin 1y ago
Sorry this is false. There are tons of reports of CPS investigating normal parenting practices or imposing invasive reporting plans and things like that. CPS in most jurisdictions is in fact overflowing with time and money, and is staffed with low intelligence nosy incompetent types that couldn’t get a better job. Search your social media of choice and you’ll find so many absurd examples.
- wnevets 1y ago
  > Search your social media of choice and you’ll find so many absurd examples. This is exactly what the original commenter is talking about.
- jmye 1y ago
  Man, your social media feed is largely bullshit. How have we gotten to a point where people are legitimately thinking “I saw a Tweet about it, so it obviously happened exactly as written, and no one has ever boosted infuriating content to make a buck”? Like, is it a willful decision to not think critically about anything, ever?
axus 1y ago
CPS is legally obligated to investigate all reports of neglect. The targeting is done by the people reporting the children. I'm not opposed to rare government intrusions into peoples lives, but there must be well-defined rules about when those intrusions happen, and what standards they are enforcing.
darth_avocado 1y ago
Just takes one google search to see that there are entire YouTube channels dedicated to the exact problem you claim doesn’t exist. Do bad parents exist? Yes. Do bad CPS agents exist? Also yes. Overzealous power tripping people exists in all functions of society, all the way from the guy checking receipts at the door at Walmart to the people in the highest places in the government.
- wnevets 1y ago
  > Just takes one google search to see that there are entire YouTube channels dedicated to the exact problem you claim doesn’t exist. Well if its on youtube
  - darth_avocado 1y ago
    Ironically YouTube search is worse than Google and therefore you’ll get better results there
pc86 1y ago
Nobody is making that strawman of an argument. Most states give CPS very little (or no) ability to simply ignore reported child abuse. They get reports and they have to investigate. "The local law enforcement agency is required to investigate all reports. Cases may also be investigated by Child Welfare Services when allegations involve abuse or neglect within families." [0] Just one example, but 27 states came up in my search for where CPS has little or no latitude in choosing which allegations to investigate. [0] https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/ss/ap/childabusereportingguide.asp https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/ss/ap/childabusereportingguide.asp
- wnevets 1y ago
  > Nobody is making that strawman of an argument. That is precisely what was happening in the examples the original commenter provided [1]. Why are you compilating CPS being legally required to investigate a report and the CPS targeting parents? [1] they almost all exclusively believe they were being unfairly targeted for past transgressions or unfair accusations.

estearum 1y ago

Anyone that suggests poor enforcement prioritization can only stem from an overflow of time and money isn’t a serious person.

SilverElfin 1y ago

Sorry this is false. There are tons of reports of CPS investigating normal parenting practices or imposing invasive reporting plans and things like that. CPS in most jurisdictions is in fact overflowing with time and money, and is staffed with low intelligence nosy incompetent types that couldn’t get a better job. Search your social media of choice and you’ll find so many absurd examples.

wnevets 1y ago
> Search your social media of choice and you’ll find so many absurd examples. This is exactly what the original commenter is talking about.
jmye 1y ago
Man, your social media feed is largely bullshit. How have we gotten to a point where people are legitimately thinking “I saw a Tweet about it, so it obviously happened exactly as written, and no one has ever boosted infuriating content to make a buck”? Like, is it a willful decision to not think critically about anything, ever?

axus 1y ago

CPS is legally obligated to investigate all reports of neglect. The targeting is done by the people reporting the children. I'm not opposed to rare government intrusions into peoples lives, but there must be well-defined rules about when those intrusions happen, and what standards they are enforcing.

darth_avocado 1y ago

Just takes one google search to see that there are entire YouTube channels dedicated to the exact problem you claim doesn’t exist. Do bad parents exist? Yes. Do bad CPS agents exist? Also yes. Overzealous power tripping people exists in all functions of society, all the way from the guy checking receipts at the door at Walmart to the people in the highest places in the government.

wnevets 1y ago
> Just takes one google search to see that there are entire YouTube channels dedicated to the exact problem you claim doesn’t exist. Well if its on youtube
- darth_avocado 1y ago
  Ironically YouTube search is worse than Google and therefore you’ll get better results there

pc86 1y ago

Nobody is making that strawman of an argument. Most states give CPS very little (or no) ability to simply ignore reported child abuse. They get reports and they have to investigate. "The local law enforcement agency is required to investigate all reports. Cases may also be investigated by Child Welfare Services when allegations involve abuse or neglect within families." [0] Just one example, but 27 states came up in my search for where CPS has little or no latitude in choosing which allegations to investigate. [0] https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/ss/ap/childabusereportingguide.asp https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/ss/ap/childabusereportingguide.asp

wnevets 1y ago
> Nobody is making that strawman of an argument. That is precisely what was happening in the examples the original commenter provided [1]. Why are you compilating CPS being legally required to investigate a report and the CPS targeting parents? [1] they almost all exclusively believe they were being unfairly targeted for past transgressions or unfair accusations.