For many such, as young Devani from Arizona, the horrors of what can happen when you’re taken by Child Protection Service is very real. A full link will be provided below. Fair warning, this story is not for the young or faint of heart. I’m posting this because I feel like more needs to be said about the rampant runaway power/abuse of CPS in this country. While examples of police brutality such as Freddie Gray’s spine being injured or other types of abuse are finally showing up more in mainstream media. There is more of a reluctance to report information which could put CPS in a bad light.
The truth of the matter is that people don’t want to admit to the dangers of CPS. While the idea is a good one the old saying goes, “the road to hell is paved with good intentions.” The fact of the matter is very similar to the police. While many working in CPS might be good people some people abuse their power. Despite this, they rarely suffer any consequences for terrible decisions. Multiple times people have had their children taken from them for nothing or minor offenses. Such as a Gulf War vet who had his kids taken from him after it was reported that he smoked marijuana for his PTSD and was in the process of moving the family to Colorado.
Multiple CPS agencies have been accused or shown a high level of wrongdoing with places such as Texas and California being standouts. Just a few years ago, it was revealed in that in Texas, dozens of CPS case workers were lying and falsifying documents to look good and keep up with large caseloads. Similar stories have been seen with fabrication of evidence and people questioning if Federal Funding is a good idea. Arguments have been made that CPS is motivated to place as many kids as possible in foster care to justify state and federal funding which altogether has reached over $2.2 billion. You might ask what the answer is? I invite you to do some research on this and think about this.
People very often which it ignores things, but this cannot be ignored. Instead, it should be confronted and dealt with. Do your research, come to your own conclusions and decide what should be done. The problem is that none of us want to not help children we all do. And that’s the first thing people will say that you don’t care about children. Anyone who cares is the person who will ask the question. Much like the police or anyone else there’s needs to be checks and balances. The problem is that CPS can often take children or put an enormous amount of stress on a family with little to no evidence of wrongdoing or for reasons which anyone normal person would see as perfectly harmless. The best thing people can do is to be made aware.
Push your lawmakers to pass laws and regulations to reign in CPS power and support watchdog groups which will keep an eye on CPS. Support places such as the ACLU which will represent people who’s children is taken without reason or due cause. As always I hope you find this informative. I welcome any feedback or thoughts. Until next time.
Curtis/Exavier
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Links:
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/healthy-baltimore-man-dies-after-being-restrained-police-n344506
https://www.infowars.com/state-confiscates-veterans-kids-over-medical-marijuana-ptsd-treatment/
http://projects.statesman.com/news/cps-missed-signs/wrongdoing.html