Fern wrote:

Remember CPS seems NOT to have diminished the occurrence of child
deaths in the
US.

To which, Kane responds:

What careful wording in an attempt to mislead the reader. Been taking
lessons from Duplicitous Doug?

Hi, Kane!

Who could resist such an invitation. Fern did not need to be "careful"
in
her wording. The RATE of child fatalities due to abuse/neglect has not
diminished. Neither has the occurance.

Oh, The Plant posted something untrue then?


Hi, Kane!

No, what Fern posted is true. Your challenge -- that while occurance of
child fatalities has gone up, the RATE of fatalities has decreased -- is
untrue.

In point of fact, the RATE of fatalities due to abuse/neglect increased in
2001. As mentioned, in that year 1.81 per 100,000 children died as the
result of abuse/neglect inflicted in the general population and 3.40 per
100,000 children died as the result of abuse/neglect inflicted in foster
care.

Fern's initial statement was:

"Remember CPS seems NOT to have diminished the occurrence of child
deaths in the US."

She was correct.

Rates of fatalities (which, of course, adjust for population increase) have
gone up.

And you aren't going after IT for that error? Hmmm.. wonder why.

....Because Fern did not make an error. She was correct. In fact, child
fatalities due to abuse and neglect have not only increased in occurance, as
she states, but also in rate.