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Supes should challenge CPS, not $4.5 million verdict: Protect Usfrom Child Protective Services..
Supes should challenge CPS, not $4.5 million verdict
http://blogs.ocregister.com/orangepu...e_cps_not.html From Steven Greenhut: The Board of Supervisors is meeting behind closed doors today to decide whether to appeal a $4.5 million verdict against the social services agency for wrongly taking away a woman's two daughters. According to the Register, a jury found in March that "social workers fabricated negative evidence" against the mother. Shouldn't that be reason for a large verdict? What an outrageous violation of a person's rights. By the way, thanks to the secret kangaroo court system in child services, the details are kept secret, so agency officials have no accountability. Instead of appealing the decision, the board should be investigating its employees and the way the system treats individual rights. This is not the first time such allegations have been made about the agency. A 2004 Register editorial referred to a family whose "child was accidentally scalded at a sink, and even though the Sheriff's Department said it was an accident, CPS took the child and fought tooth and nail to keep the child in protective custody. "According to a lawsuit filed in Superior Court, the Reynoldses said county social workers altered reports and committed perjury, inserting the prefix 'non' before the word 'accidental' in the report, to make the injury sound like abuse, rather than an accident. After putting the family through hell, CPS eventually was forced to return the child. But Orange County officials still refused to remove the Reynoldses' name from the statewide list of suspected abusers. "The county agreed to settle the case. The Reynoldses sought no financial compensation, but instead insisted that the county train its employees not to break the law." Obviously, the county and its current leadership have learned nothing since that settlement. Register editorial August 6, 2004 Protect Us from Child Protective Services A little understood facet of the nation's child protective services regimen is its lack of accountability and the secrecy that surrounds proceedings when a parent or guardian is accused of child abuse. If an agency suspects a person of abuse, it can whisk the child away without affording due process to the parent. The court system by which parents try to win back their children or clear their names from so-called abuse registries reminds some observers -- including an Orange County Superior Court judge -- of Soviet-style kangaroo courts. The idea is to protect children from harm, but the system has given the government the right to destroy families based on hearsay or inaccurate charges. A key problem, critics say, is that social workers don't ever want to admit being wrong, so they will take a child from a home and refuse to reunite the family even after evidence suggests that the alleged abuse was, say, the result of an innocent accident. Fortunately, some court cases have peeled back the veil of secrecy and unaccountability, however slightly. Such a ruling came in July, when a state appellate court ruled that the Orange County Child Protective Services agency violated a mother's rights. The mother, Catherine Burt, accidentally pricked her infant with a syringe that contained demerol. She bent over the crib and the syringe fell out of her pocket -- she was taking the demerol by prescription to deal with migraines -- and it pricked her daughter, according to a Register report. She called 911 to make sure everything was OK. Child Protective Services was notified and took custody of the child. The child was later returned to her, but Ms. Burt's name was placed in a registry of suspected child abusers. The agency refused to remove her name from the registry, and Ms. Burt sued the county. She was never charged with a crime and indeed proved that she did nothing wrong. Accidents happen. Yet the county still insists on treating her as a suspected child abuser. Fortunately, the courts agreed with Ms. Burt, but the matter has yet to be resolved. It has been a two-year battle, and all the victory means is that Ms. Burt has a right to a hearing. A hearing is set for September for the agency to reconsider its inclusion of Ms. Burt in the registry. ``It sounds to me like ... kind of a `Star Chamber' proceeding,'' said Superior Court Judge Dennis Choate, who ruled in Ms. Burt's favor. ``Where do [panel members] meet? When do they meet? Who do they answer to? I mean, gee whiz. ... There is something wrong with [the] process.'' This isn't an unusual situation. In April 2002, the Editorial Page wrote about a settlement reached between Dale Reynolds and Orange County Child Protective Services. His child was accidentally scalded at a sink, and even though the Sheriff's Department said it was an accident, CPS took the child and fought tooth and nail to keep the child in protective custody. According to a lawsuit filed in Superior Court, the Reynoldses said county social workers altered reports and committed perjury, inserting the prefix ``non'' before the word ``accidental'' in the report, to make the injury sound like abuse, rather than an accident. After putting the family through hell, CPS eventually was forced to return the child. But Orange County officials still refused to remove the Reynoldses' name from the statewide list of suspected abusers. The county agreed to settle the case. The Reynoldses sought no financial compensation, but instead insisted that the county train its employees not to break the law. The settlement, and the recent court ruling involving Ms. Burt, shows how unaccountable and arrogant child protection officials can be. As Mr. Reynolds told the Register at the time, all he wants is for the agency to ``quietly go away without needless intrusion into an innocent family's life'' once it's clear that no abuse occurred. Because the agency deals so unfairly with innocent parents, the only answer is the court system. CURRENTLY CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES VIOLATES MORE CIVIL RIGHTS ON A DAILY BASIS THEN ALL OTHER AGENCIES COMBINED INCLUDING THE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY/CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY WIRETAPPING PROGRAM.... CPS Does not protect children... It is sickening how many children are subject to abuse, neglect and even killed at the hands of Child Protective Services. every parent should read this .pdf from connecticut dcf watch... http://www.connecticutdcfwatch.com/8x11.pdf http://www.connecticutdcfwatch.com Number of Cases per 100,000 children in the US These numbers come from The National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect in Washington. (NCCAN) Recent numbers have increased significantly for CPS *Perpetrators of Maltreatment* Physical Abuse CPS 160, Parents 59 Sexual Abuse CPS 112, Parents 13 Neglect CPS 410, Parents 241 Medical Neglect CPS 14 Parents 12 Fatalities CPS 6.4, Parents 1.5 Imagine that, 6.4 children die at the hands of the very agencies that are supposed to protect them and only 1.5 at the hands of parents per 100,000 children. CPS perpetrates more abuse, neglect, and sexual abuse and kills more children then parents in the United States. If the citizens of this country hold CPS to the same standards that they hold parents too. No judge should ever put another child in the hands of ANY government agency because CPS nationwide is guilty of more harm and death than any human being combined. CPS nationwide is guilty of more human rights violations and deaths of children then the homes from which they were removed. When are the judges going to wake up and see that they are sending children to their death and a life of abuse when children are removed from safe homes based on the mere opinion of a bunch of social workers. BE SURE TO FIND OUT WHERE YOUR CANDIDATES STANDS ON THE ISSUE OF REFORMING OR ABOLISHING CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES ("MAKE YOUR CANDIDATES TAKE A STAND ON THIS ISSUE.") THEN REMEMBER TO VOTE ACCORDINGLY IF THEY ARE "FAMILY UNFRIENDLY" IN THE NEXT ELECTION... |
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Supes should challenge CPS, not $4.5 million verdict: Protect Us from Child Protective Services..
CPS Caseworkers fabricated evidence eh?
Altered report from accidental to non accidental... Is that MALICIOUS Kane? The court system by which parents try to win back their children or clear their names from so-called abuse registries reminds some observers -- including an Orange County Superior Court judge -- of Soviet-style kangaroo courts. Judge mentioned "Star Chamber" concept. The idea is to protect children from harm, but the system has given the government the right to destroy families based on hearsay or inaccurate charges. A key problem, critics say, is that social workers don't ever want to admit being wrong, so they will take a child from a home and refuse to reunite the family even after evidence suggests that the alleged abuse was, say, the result of an innocent accident. Yep. On Jun 18, 12:18 am, fx wrote: Supes should challenge CPS, not $4.5 million verdict http://blogs.ocregister.com/orangepu...5/supes_should... From Steven Greenhut: The Board of Supervisors is meeting behind closed doors today to decide whether to appeal a $4.5 million verdict against the social services agency for wrongly taking away a woman's two daughters. According to the Register, a jury found in March that "social workers fabricated negative evidence" against the mother. Shouldn't that be reason for a large verdict? What an outrageous violation of a person's rights. By the way, thanks to the secret kangaroo court system in child services, the details are kept secret, so agency officials have no accountability. Instead of appealing the decision, the board should be investigating its employees and the way the system treats individual rights. This is not the first time such allegations have been made about the agency. A 2004 Register editorial referred to a family whose "child was accidentally scalded at a sink, and even though the Sheriff's Department said it was an accident, CPS took the child and fought tooth and nail to keep the child in protective custody. "According to a lawsuit filed in Superior Court, the Reynoldses said county social workers altered reports and committed perjury, inserting the prefix 'non' before the word 'accidental' in the report, to make the injury sound like abuse, rather than an accident. After putting the family through hell, CPS eventually was forced to return the child. But Orange County officials still refused to remove the Reynoldses' name from the statewide list of suspected abusers. "The county agreed to settle the case. The Reynoldses sought no financial compensation, but instead insisted that the county train its employees not to break the law." Obviously, the county and its current leadership have learned nothing since that settlement. Register editorial August 6, 2004 Protect Us from Child Protective Services A little understood facet of the nation's child protective services regimen is its lack of accountability and the secrecy that surrounds proceedings when a parent or guardian is accused of child abuse. If an agency suspects a person of abuse, it can whisk the child away without affording due process to the parent. The court system by which parents try to win back their children or clear their names from so-called abuse registries reminds some observers -- including an Orange County Superior Court judge -- of Soviet-style kangaroo courts. The idea is to protect children from harm, but the system has given the government the right to destroy families based on hearsay or inaccurate charges. A key problem, critics say, is that social workers don't ever want to admit being wrong, so they will take a child from a home and refuse to reunite the family even after evidence suggests that the alleged abuse was, say, the result of an innocent accident. Fortunately, some court cases have peeled back the veil of secrecy and unaccountability, however slightly. Such a ruling came in July, when a state appellate court ruled that the Orange County Child Protective Services agency violated a mother's rights. The mother, Catherine Burt, accidentally pricked her infant with a syringe that contained demerol. She bent over the crib and the syringe fell out of her pocket -- she was taking the demerol by prescription to deal with migraines -- and it pricked her daughter, according to a Register report. She called 911 to make sure everything was OK. Child Protective Services was notified and took custody of the child. The child was later returned to her, but Ms. Burt's name was placed in a registry of suspected child abusers. The agency refused to remove her name from the registry, and Ms. Burt sued the county. She was never charged with a crime and indeed proved that she did nothing wrong. Accidents happen. Yet the county still insists on treating her as a suspected child abuser. Fortunately, the courts agreed with Ms. Burt, but the matter has yet to be resolved. It has been a two-year battle, and all the victory means is that Ms. Burt has a right to a hearing. A hearing is set for September for the agency to reconsider its inclusion of Ms. Burt in the registry. ``It sounds to me like ... kind of a `Star Chamber' proceeding,'' said Superior Court Judge Dennis Choate, who ruled in Ms. Burt's favor. ``Where do [panel members] meet? When do they meet? Who do they answer to? I mean, gee whiz. ... There is something wrong with [the] process.'' This isn't an unusual situation. In April 2002, the Editorial Page wrote about a settlement reached between Dale Reynolds and Orange County Child Protective Services. His child was accidentally scalded at a sink, and even though the Sheriff's Department said it was an accident, CPS took the child and fought tooth and nail to keep the child in protective custody. According to a lawsuit filed in Superior Court, the Reynoldses said county social workers altered reports and committed perjury, inserting the prefix ``non'' before the word ``accidental'' in the report, to make the injury sound like abuse, rather than an accident. After putting the family through hell, CPS eventually was forced to return the child. But Orange County officials still refused to remove the Reynoldses' name from the statewide list of suspected abusers. The county agreed to settle the case. The Reynoldses sought no financial compensation, but instead insisted that the county train its employees not to break the law. The settlement, and the recent court ruling involving Ms. Burt, shows how unaccountable and arrogant child protection officials can be. As Mr. Reynolds told the Register at the time, all he wants is for the agency to ``quietly go away without needless intrusion into an innocent family's life'' once it's clear that no abuse occurred. Because the agency deals so unfairly with innocent parents, the only answer is the court system. CURRENTLY CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES VIOLATES MORE CIVIL RIGHTS ON A DAILY BASIS THEN ALL OTHER AGENCIES COMBINED INCLUDING THE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY/CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY WIRETAPPING PROGRAM.... CPS Does not protect children... It is sickening how many children are subject to abuse, neglect and even killed at the hands of Child Protective Services. every parent should read this .pdf from connecticut dcf watch... http://www.connecticutdcfwatch.com/8x11.pdf http://www.connecticutdcfwatch.com Number of Cases per 100,000 children in the US These numbers come from The National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect in Washington. (NCCAN) Recent numbers have increased significantly for CPS *Perpetrators of Maltreatment* Physical Abuse CPS 160, Parents 59 Sexual Abuse CPS 112, Parents 13 Neglect CPS 410, Parents 241 Medical Neglect CPS 14 Parents 12 Fatalities CPS 6.4, Parents 1.5 Imagine that, 6.4 children die at the hands of the very agencies that are supposed to protect them and only 1.5 at the hands of parents per 100,000 children. CPS perpetrates more abuse, neglect, and sexual abuse and kills more children then parents in the United States. If the citizens of this country hold CPS to the same standards that they hold parents too. No judge should ever put another child in the hands of ANY government agency because CPS nationwide is guilty of more harm and death than any human being combined. CPS nationwide is guilty of more human rights violations and deaths of children then the homes from which they were removed. When are the judges going to wake up and see that they are sending children to their death and a life of abuse when children are removed from safe homes based on the mere opinion of a bunch of social workers. BE SURE TO FIND OUT WHERE YOUR CANDIDATES STANDS ON THE ISSUE OF REFORMING OR ABOLISHING CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES ("MAKE YOUR CANDIDATES TAKE A STAND ON THIS ISSUE.") THEN REMEMBER TO VOTE ACCORDINGLY IF THEY ARE "FAMILY UNFRIENDLY" IN THE NEXT ELECTION... |
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