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2008-10-14 -Short Attention Span Theater-

2nd out-of-state teen dropped at Omaha hospital

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Posted by Anonymoose 2008-10-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Actually, what Nebraska has done is let the chickens come home to roost. States have made it a felony crime to hit your children but sometimes, particularly with young teen males, that's almost the only way to get the message across.

Okay, if the state is going to limit the power of parents to deal with their parenting problems, the state should now have to show how much better it can handle those problems. Nebraska is stepping up to the plate to do so. Let's see how well it works.

Posted by Jolutch Mussolini7800 2008-10-14 00:32|| 2008-10-14 00:32|| Front Page Top

#2 Wait till the Mexicans hear about this law.

Posted by ed 2008-10-14 01:39|| 2008-10-14 01:39|| Front Page Top

#3 I can't imagine anything more dangerous to a child than MAKING a mother keep it when she doesnt want it. I'm sure there are plenty of fine people in Nebraska that are eager to adopt.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-10-14 09:37|| 2008-10-14 09:37|| Front Page Top

#4 Can't they just drown them? Works pretty good with kittens.

Posted by anonymous5089 2008-10-14 10:56|| 2008-10-14 10:56|| Front Page Top

#5 Actually Anon - I think you would be in *bigger* trouble (at least here in WA state) for drowning kittens.

Hard as it is sometimes the kids are better off with the state then being neglected and abused (at least psychologically) by their own parents.

Child Protective Services often has to walk a tightrope between leaving the child in danger and removing the child needlessly.

Also heard on the news this morning of a 14 year old girl who weights a whopping 48 lbs:

During the investigation, investigators said they found the girl's mother restricted her water intake to about half of a small Dixie cup per day. The mother only let the girl shower every two or three weeks, and watched her during each shower and bathroom break to keep the girl from surreptitiously drinking water, Urquhart said.

OTOH you hear about the parent who nearly lost their son to CPS because they fell at school and scraped their face and then someone at the grocery store turned them in for 'abuse' (look at his bruises! Must be abuse!) - lucky for them the school had documented the fall and scrape.

Posted by CrazyFool 2008-10-14 11:19|| 2008-10-14 11:19|| Front Page Top

#6 You'd be wrong, Jim. Older children languish in foster home and are rarely adopted.

Posted by Steve White 2008-10-14 15:59|| 2008-10-14 15:59|| Front Page Top

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