CPS - Harmful or helpful? Posted: 05-03-08 11:40am
Okay, since the mods all had their panties
in a wad over a site I referenced, I'm
attempting to post this again in a manner
that won't make them whine at me. So let's
try this again.
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I think most of us are familiar with what
Child Protective Services is, but my
question is whether or not CPS' intentions
are all good. I realize CPS pulls children
out of dangerous or abusive homes, but I
have read hundreds of accounts of children
who were allegedly wrongly taken from
their homes, or taken from homes because
of false accusations or with no reason.
There is a whole website dedicated to
people who are currently fighting CPS
because they say their children got taken
when no abuse was going on. I can't link
directly to it, but if you go to this
address and click on the first result, you
will be able to access the archive that
the mods found to be sacreligious:
The stories of the wrongly punished people
are in the Guestbook section. I realize
that a lot of these stories are probably
construed in a way to make it seem like
the parents are totally innocent and that
CPS is the big bad evil force set out
solely to ruin families, but I can't
imagine they are all warped like that. By
the way, the stories are listed in the
Guestbook section of that site.
What do you think? Does CPS do more harm
than good? Do you think social workers
really only help children, or do some of
them abuse their power? Discuss.
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cmyked
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Posted: 05-03-08 12:52pm
I honestly don't have much experience with
it, but most if the time I hear of
opposite cases, where CPS won't come even
though abuse is obvious because CPS
doesn't want to break up families.
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Birch
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Posted: 05-05-08 16:42pm
Social workers have to abide by state,
federal, and local laws and their agency
guidelines. So, the correct question to
ask is, "are the laws in place sufficient
or do they need changed"?
You wouldn't blame the police force if you
didn't like a law, for example.
That being said, I am sure that people
abuse their power. But if that abuse
means questionable motivation in removing
kids (what could the motivation be???)
then those social workers are breaking
their ethics and need removed from their
positions, hands down.
Currently the laws favor a "remove kids
first, ask questions later or you'll get
the pants sued off of you" approach.
Child's physical safety being priority
numero uno.
Social workers are taught the distructive
forces that come into play when children
are removed. It's hammered in. It is not
taken lightly. Again, if there are other
motivations, then those individuals need
removed from their positions.
You are not going to hear about the cases
where CPS did their jobs, because of the
nature of the situation.
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Darkmoon
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Posted: 05-05-08 19:51pm
I think the laws need to be changed so
that parents can discipline their children
without having them taken away, and
children that are actually getting beaten
to a bloody pulp every day are rescued.
The way it is now, they won't do anything
to help children that are actually being
abused or neglected until it's too late
but they'll rush to grab a kid away from a
parent that gives him a well-deserved swat
on the butt for being a brat.
This is how it currently is in my neck of
the woods, at least.
