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Old 05-05-2008, 01:43 PM   #40 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by MMDad View Post
Amazing, isn't it?

We pay taxes so that CPS is there to investigate situations like this. They can investigate, determine exactly what the situation is, and do what's appropriate. They can even help the parents get the help they need to protect their kids.

Of course, it does take a phone call to get them involved. But that phone can be awfully heavy.

I'm guessing we'll see "poster" on the news one day: "I just knowed sumpin' like this was gonna happen! Them kids wuz always runnin' round. Sum one shoulda done sumpin. Why didn't the gubbamint take them kids away before they got runded over?"
I'm thinking the poster may not realize CPS does not always tear families apart. Many times it helps educate them and the families benefit as a result.
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