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They were not found to be neglecting. The finding was that the allegation of neglect was unsubstantiated. That's totally different. The parents quite understand
by robotresearcher 12y ago
They were not found to be neglecting. The finding was that the allegation of neglect was unsubstantiated. That's totally different. The parents quite understandably wanted to be absolved. It's a shame they weren't. But they were not found guilty of anything.
- IgorPartola 12y agoI see. I misread the article. Thanks for the clarification.
- bmelton 12y agoHonestly, it's debatable whether or not you did misread it. The way it reads, they weren't found innocent of child neglect, they were found to be held responsible for the unsubstantiated child negligence charges. Their names will be placed in a file, and if the cops responsible pick up the kids again for equally unsubstantiated claims, it will trigger a more thorough investigation. At present, for the next five years, they're on the CPS equivalent of "probation".
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- zaroth 12y agoThere are 3 possible outcomes. Definitely not neglect, could be neglect but not convincingly substantiated, or definitely neglect. The only right answer is that this is definitely not neglect, and CPS failed the test. This has nothing to do with guilt or innocence, because there is no trial. It is an administrative finding, and they screwed up badly on it.