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SPOKANE --Washington State officials answer to latest foster childdeath
State officials answer to latest foster child death
Melissa Luck / KXLY4 Executive Producer Last updated: Friday, August 10th, 2007 07:47:23 PM http://www.kxly.com/news/?sect_rank=...story_id=13519 SPOKANE -- On Thursday, Avery Sam became the latest person chosen by the state of Washington to care for a child who was later charged with the child’s death. Which is something that gives the Department of Social and Health Services an awful lot to answer to. “I know that the system failed and I’m sorry for that, and I take responsibility for that,” DSHS Secretary Robin Arnold-Williams said Thursday in Tacoma. Avery Sam was convicted Thursday of second degree murder and first degree manslaughter in shaking his adopted son, 20-month-old Devon Miller, to death. Sadly, that’s not the first time in recent memory that a child has died in foster care that the state had provided them with. Tyler Deleon was placed with a foster mother who had a history of abusing kids, and pleas from neighbors and teachers complaining about the ongoing neglect were repeatedly ignored by the State. Tyler died in 2005. His adoptive mother Carole is now heading to prison, however no one from DSHS was disciplined. In 2003, Rafael Gomez died at the hands of his biological mother after the State gave Raffy back to her despite the woman's history of abuse. Then Avery Sam was pronounced guilty on Thursday for shaking a child to death. The State placed the child with Sam even though he had an extensive criminal history. “I think we moved too fast to move that child,” Arnold-Williams said. “We didn't do a completely adequate background check on the home and on the relatives. I think we could have done better." DSHS is once again promising sweeping changes, however there’s no evidence that anybody in the agency has been punished in any of these cases. While acknowledging fault and claiming responsibility in these incidents, Arnold-Williams still defends the changes she’s made to DSHS, saying repeat abuse has decreased by 25 percent under her watch. CURRENTLY CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES VIOLATES MORE CIVIL RIGHTS ON A DAILY BASIS THEN ALL OTHER AGENCIES COMBINED INCLUDING THE NSA / CIA 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 CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES, HAPPILY DESTROYING HUNDREDS OF INNOCENT FAMILIES YEARLY NATIONWIDE AND COMING TO YOU'RE HOME SOON... 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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