IMPD: Parents arrested for bugs in home
Yep, let's just leave the parents alone. They ALL know how to raise their kids!!
Bob
Yep, let's just leave the parents alone. They ALL know how to raise their kids!!
Bob
This is scary.
I think the government should inspect all of our homes regularly to make sure that we are suitable parents. Perhaps the OP can decide who should and shouldn't be allowed to have children.
Not what I or the story said.
Not what I or the story said.
Where do YOU draw the line for authorities to get involved in child welfare issues?
Bob
Honestly, if the standard of parenting is cleanliness and attentiveness, then half of Kentucky and a whole lot of southern Indiana would not be allowed to raise children. I think that a better solution is to intervene in each others lives. Friends, family, neighbors...look out for the people and children in your realm of influence. The government can not and will not save the world. We need to take responsibility.
We need to take responsibility.
The argument that CPS should not exist is not equivalent to the claim that 'all parents know how to raise their kids'. I thought that a straw-man for a straw-man was a fair trade. Hypocrisy isn't a 'name', it is the proper label for this. You stated I would be a " gigantic hypocrite",
Child neglect and abuse is a problem. Nobody here will claim that it isn't, at least nobody with any sense. The question isn't whether or not it is a real problem. The question is what should be the solution?
Is another government agency the solution? Fortunately, we have some empirical evidence to answer this question. We can simply look at the antics of this agency that already exists and see if it works. It doesn't. Good parents are punished, bad parents are ignored. Most of us probably know families that are proof of this. No, another agency is not needed. Hiring the correct number and type of people to handle the mountains of cases would be a start. Look at the rules this agency operate and change them at that time. People seem willing to throw out the baby with the bathwater.
Honestly, if the standard of parenting is cleanliness and attentiveness, then half of Kentucky and a whole lot of southern Indiana would not be allowed to raise children. I think that a better solution is to intervene in each others lives. Friends, family, neighbors...look out for the people and children in your realm of influence. The government can not and will not save the world. We need to take responsibility. We agree that people should take more responsibility. Unhealthy conditions should be part of the benchmark, such as bugs, feces and proper nutrition. Until people do take responsibility we need to have something.
By doing what exactly? Not being smart, I am simply curious.
What is the alternative to agencies such as CPS?
*Not saying CPS/DCS does not overact or react completely wrong (goodness knows I have been there).
You stated I would be a " gigantic hypocrite",
No, another agency is not needed. Hiring the correct number and type of people to handle the mountains of cases would be a start. Look at the rules this agency operate and change them at that time. People seem willing to throw out the baby with the bathwater.
We agree that people should take more responsibility. Unhealthy conditions should be part of the benchmark, such as bugs, feces and proper nutrition. Until people do take responsibility we need to have something.
Flea problem, cats misusing litterbox, kids eating pop-tarts = state confiscates children.That's the standard?Unhealthy conditions should be part of the benchmark, such as bugs, feces and proper nutrition. Until people do take responsibility we need to have something.