How the Government Creates Child Abuse

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How the Government Creates Child Abuse
by Stephen Baskerville
Posted Apr 13, 2006

Just in time for "Child Abuse Prevention Month," the Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS) publishes its annual contribution to obfuscating
the causes of child abuse.

Operatives of the child abuse industry often wax righteous about the
"scandal" of child abuse. "We cannot tolerate the abuse of even one child,"
says an HHS press release. But the real scandal is the armies of officials
who have been allowed to acquire -- using taxpayers' dollars -- a vested
interest in abused children.

Devising child abuse programs makes us all feel good, but there is no
evidence they make the slightest difference. In fact, they probably make the
problem worse. Child abuse is largely a product of the feminist-dominated
family law and social work industries. It is a textbook example of the
government creating a problem for itself to solve.

Child abuse is entirely preventable. A few decades ago, there was no child
abuse epidemic; it grew up with the welfare system and the divorce
revolution. It continues because of entrenched interests who are employed
pretending to combat it.

A few undisputed facts will establish this -- facts that are passed over and
even distorted year after year by HHS and others whose budgets depend on
abused children.

Almost all child abuse takes places in single parent homes. A British study
found children are up to 33 times more likely to be abused when a live-in
boyfriend or stepfather is present than in an intact family. HHS has its own
figures demonstrating that children in single-parent households are at much
higher risk for physical violence and sexual molestation than those living
in two-parent homes. Yet this basic fact is consistently omitted from its
annual report.

Shorn of euphemism, what this means is that the principal impediment to
child abuse is a father. "The presence of the father . placed the child at
lesser risk for child sexual abuse," conclude scholars in the journal
Adolescent and Family Health. "The protective effect from the father's
presence in most households was sufficiently strong to offset the risk
incurred by the few paternal perpetrators."

In fact, the risk of "paternal perpetrators" is miniscule. Contrary to the
innuendo of child abuse "advocates," it is not married fathers but single
mothers who are by far the most likely to injure and kill their children.
"Contrary to public perception," write Patrick Fagan and Dorothy Hanks of
the Heritage Foundation, "research shows that the most likely physical
abuser of a young child will be that child's mother, not a male in the
household." Mothers accounted for 55% of child murders, according to a
Justice Department report (1,100 out of 2,000, with fathers committing 130).
Here again, HHS itself has figures that women aged 20 to 49 are almost twice
as likely as men to be perpetrators of child maltreatment: "almost
two-thirds were females." Given that "male" perpetrators are not usually
fathers but much more likely to be boyfriends and stepfathers, fathers
emerge as by far the least likely child abusers.

While men are thought more likely to commit sexual as opposed to physical
abuse, sexual abuse is much less common than severe physical abuse and much
more likely to be perpetrated by boyfriends and stepfathers. "Children are
seven times more likely to be badly beaten by their parents than they are to
be sexually abused by them," according to the National Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Children. The NSPCC found that father-daughter
incest is "rare, occurring in less than 4 in 1,000 children," and that
three-fourths of incest perpetrators are brothers and stepbrothers rather
than fathers. HHS's own figures show that reported sexual abuse is a tiny
minority of reported child abuse, and of this little is committed by real
fathers. The Journal of Ethnology and Sociobiology reports that a
preschooler not living with both biological parents is forty times more
likely to be sexually abused.

Yet feminists would have us believe that father-daughter incest is rampant,
and conservatives credulously swallow their propaganda. A recent PBS
documentary, "Breaking the Silence: Children's Stories," asserts without
evidence and contrary to known scientific data that "Children are most often
in danger from the father."

Feminist child protection agents implement this propaganda as policy. "One
scholarly study concluded that "An anti-male attitude is often found in
documents, statements, and in the writings of those claiming to be experts
in cases of child sexual abuse." Social service agencies systematically
teach children to hate their fathers and inculcate in the children a message
that the father has sexually molested them. "The professionals use
techniques that teach children a negative and critical view of men in
general and fathers in particular," the authors write. "The child is
repeatedly reinforced for fantasizing throwing Daddy in jail and is trained
to hate and fear him." A San Diego grand jury investigative report found
that false accusations during divorce were positively encouraged by
government officials. "The system appears to reward a parent who initiates
such a complaint," it states. "Some of these involve allegations which are
so incredible that authorities should have been deeply concerned for the
protection of the child." Such behavior by officials is driven by federal
financial incentives. "The social workers and therapists played pivotal
roles in condoning this," charged the grand jury. "They were helped by
judges and referees."

Seldom does public policy stand in such direct defiance of undisputed
truths, to the point where the cause of the problem -- separating children
from their fathers -- is presented as the solution, and the solution --
allowing children to grow up with their fathers -- is depicted as the
problem. If you want to encourage child abuse, remove the fathers.

That is precisely what officials do -- not only social workers but also
family court judges. It is difficult to believe that judges are not aware
that the most dangerous environment for children is precisely the
single-parent homes they themselves create when they remove fathers in
custody proceedings. Yet they have no hesitation in removing them, secure in
the knowledge that they will never be held accountable for any harm that
comes to the children. On the contrary, if they do not they may be punished
by the bar associations, feminist groups, and social work bureaucracies
whose earnings and funding depend on a constant supply of abused children.
It is a commonplace of political science that bureaucracies relentlessly
expand, often by creating the problem they exist to address. Appalling as it
sounds, the conclusion is inescapable that we have created a huge army of
officials with a vested interest in child abuse.


Dr. Baskerville is a political scientist and president of the American
Coalition for Fathers and Children.

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http://www.humaneventsonline.com/article.php?id=13996

How the Government Creates Child Abuse
by Stephen Baskerville
Posted Apr 13, 2006

Just in time for "Child Abuse Prevention Month," the Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS) publishes its annual contribution to obfuscating
the causes of child abuse.

Operatives of the child abuse industry often wax righteous about the
"scandal" of child abuse. "We cannot tolerate the abuse of even one
child," says an HHS press release. But the real scandal is the armies of
officials who have been allowed to acquire -- using taxpayers' dollars --
a vested interest in abused children.

But those people gloss over or IGNORE that 67% of the child abuse in America
is perpetrated by MOTHERS! 100% of their efforts are aimed at abuse by
FATHERS!!!!!

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http://www.humaneventsonline.com/article.php?id=13996

How the Government Creates Child Abuse
by Stephen Baskerville
Posted Apr 13, 2006

Just in time for "Child Abuse Prevention Month," the Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS) publishes its annual contribution to obfuscating
the causes of child abuse.

Operatives of the child abuse industry often wax righteous about the
"scandal" of child abuse. "We cannot tolerate the abuse of even one
child," says an HHS press release. But the real scandal is the armies of
officials who have been allowed to acquire -- using taxpayers' dollars --
a vested interest in abused children.

But those people gloss over or IGNORE that 67% of the child abuse in
America is perpetrated by MOTHERS! 100% of their efforts are aimed at
abuse by FATHERS!!!!!

If you had bothered to read the whole article, you would have discovered
where it makes a statement to that effect. Actually, that IS the article.

Jeesh.. RTWFP next time..

"Dusty" wrote in message
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How the Government Creates Child Abuse
by Stephen Baskerville
Posted Apr 13, 2006

Just in time for "Child Abuse Prevention Month," the Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS) publishes its annual contribution to
obfuscating the causes of child abuse.

Operatives of the child abuse industry often wax righteous about the
"scandal" of child abuse. "We cannot tolerate the abuse of even one
child," says an HHS press release. But the real scandal is the armies of
officials who have been allowed to acquire -- using taxpayers'
dollars -- a vested interest in abused children.

But those people gloss over or IGNORE that 67% of the child abuse in
America is perpetrated by MOTHERS! 100% of their efforts are aimed at
abuse by FATHERS!!!!!

If you had bothered to read the whole article, you would have discovered
where it makes a statement to that effect. Actually, that IS the article.

Jeesh.. RTWFP next time..

Actually the FACT that most child abuse is at the hands of mothers or in
mother controlled homes, the focus remains of HHS to only address the issue
of abusive FATHERS! There is absolutely NO operational recognition that
abuse is mostly mother directed. AND if you read HHS documents even when
they acknowledge that mothers DO engage in abuse, it is STILL 100% the fault
of SOME male!

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How the Government Creates Child Abuse
by Stephen Baskerville
Posted Apr 13, 2006

Just in time for "Child Abuse Prevention Month," the Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS) publishes its annual contribution to
obfuscating the causes of child abuse.

Operatives of the child abuse industry often wax righteous about the
"scandal" of child abuse. "We cannot tolerate the abuse of even one
child," says an HHS press release. But the real scandal is the armies
of
officials who have been allowed to acquire -- using taxpayers'
dollars -- a vested interest in abused children.

But those people gloss over or IGNORE that 67% of the child abuse in
America is perpetrated by MOTHERS! 100% of their efforts are aimed at
abuse by FATHERS!!!!!

If you had bothered to read the whole article, you would have discovered
where it makes a statement to that effect. Actually, that IS the
article.

Jeesh.. RTWFP next time..

Actually the FACT that most child abuse is at the hands of mothers or in
mother controlled homes, the focus remains of HHS to only address the
issue
of abusive FATHERS! There is absolutely NO operational recognition that
abuse is mostly mother directed. AND if you read HHS documents even when
they acknowledge that mothers DO engage in abuse, it is STILL 100% the
fault
of SOME male!

This I feel is the work of the Democrats. They passed VAWA, which is widely
abused by women during divorce.

"John Smith" wrote in message
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How the Government Creates Child Abuse
by Stephen Baskerville
Posted Apr 13, 2006

Just in time for "Child Abuse Prevention Month," the Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS) publishes its annual contribution to
obfuscating the causes of child abuse.

Operatives of the child abuse industry often wax righteous about the
"scandal" of child abuse. "We cannot tolerate the abuse of even one
child," says an HHS press release. But the real scandal is the armies
of
officials who have been allowed to acquire -- using taxpayers'
dollars -- a vested interest in abused children.

But those people gloss over or IGNORE that 67% of the child abuse in
America is perpetrated by MOTHERS! 100% of their efforts are aimed at
abuse by FATHERS!!!!!

If you had bothered to read the whole article, you would have
discovered
where it makes a statement to that effect. Actually, that IS the
article.

Jeesh.. RTWFP next time..

Actually the FACT that most child abuse is at the hands of mothers or in
mother controlled homes, the focus remains of HHS to only address the
issue
of abusive FATHERS! There is absolutely NO operational recognition that
abuse is mostly mother directed. AND if you read HHS documents even when
they acknowledge that mothers DO engage in abuse, it is STILL 100% the
fault
of SOME male!

This I feel is the work of the Democrats. They passed VAWA, which is
widely
abused by women during divorce.


Oh hell MORE Republicans supported VAWA than Democrats. The original bill
passed almost UNANIMOUSLY! Bashing men is a sacrament in the halls of
American legislative bodies? WHY? Because it is "SAFE!" Men will NOT fight
back! Men will NOT organize and resist like women (the weaker sex) have
done so effectively that even though NOW's membership today is down
somewhere neat 1,000 they cause so much FEAR in the halls of Congress that
Senators LITERALLY **** themselves in sheer TERROR!

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How the Government Creates Child Abuse
by Stephen Baskerville
Posted Apr 13, 2006

Just in time for "Child Abuse Prevention Month," the Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS) publishes its annual contribution
to
obfuscating the causes of child abuse.

Operatives of the child abuse industry often wax righteous about
the
"scandal" of child abuse. "We cannot tolerate the abuse of even one
child," says an HHS press release. But the real scandal is the
armies
of
officials who have been allowed to acquire -- using taxpayers'
dollars -- a vested interest in abused children.

But those people gloss over or IGNORE that 67% of the child abuse in
America is perpetrated by MOTHERS! 100% of their efforts are aimed
at
abuse by FATHERS!!!!!

If you had bothered to read the whole article, you would have
discovered
where it makes a statement to that effect. Actually, that IS the
article.

Jeesh.. RTWFP next time..

Actually the FACT that most child abuse is at the hands of mothers or
in
mother controlled homes, the focus remains of HHS to only address the
issue
of abusive FATHERS! There is absolutely NO operational recognition
that
abuse is mostly mother directed. AND if you read HHS documents even
when
they acknowledge that mothers DO engage in abuse, it is STILL 100% the
fault
of SOME male!

This I feel is the work of the Democrats. They passed VAWA, which is
widely
abused by women during divorce.


Oh hell MORE Republicans supported VAWA than Democrats. The original bill
passed almost UNANIMOUSLY! Bashing men is a sacrament in the halls of
American legislative bodies? WHY? Because it is "SAFE!" Men will NOT
fight
back! Men will NOT organize and resist like women (the weaker sex) have
done so effectively that even though NOW's membership today is down
somewhere neat 1,000 they cause so much FEAR in the halls of Congress that
Senators LITERALLY **** themselves in sheer TERROR!

So what chance do men have from this legalized child-stealing women are
doing?

"John Smith" wrote in message
news:fHl0g.25113$EA3.8476@dukeread10...

How the Government Creates Child Abuse
by Stephen Baskerville
Posted Apr 13, 2006

Just in time for "Child Abuse Prevention Month," the Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS) publishes its annual contribution
to
obfuscating the causes of child abuse.

Operatives of the child abuse industry often wax righteous about
the
"scandal" of child abuse. "We cannot tolerate the abuse of even
one
child," says an HHS press release. But the real scandal is the
armies
of
officials who have been allowed to acquire -- using taxpayers'
dollars -- a vested interest in abused children.

But those people gloss over or IGNORE that 67% of the child abuse
in
America is perpetrated by MOTHERS! 100% of their efforts are aimed
at
abuse by FATHERS!!!!!

If you had bothered to read the whole article, you would have
discovered
where it makes a statement to that effect. Actually, that IS the
article.

Jeesh.. RTWFP next time..

Actually the FACT that most child abuse is at the hands of mothers or
in
mother controlled homes, the focus remains of HHS to only address the
issue
of abusive FATHERS! There is absolutely NO operational recognition
that
abuse is mostly mother directed. AND if you read HHS documents even
when
they acknowledge that mothers DO engage in abuse, it is STILL 100% the
fault
of SOME male!

This I feel is the work of the Democrats. They passed VAWA, which is
widely
abused by women during divorce.

Oh hell MORE Republicans supported VAWA than Democrats. The original bill
passed almost UNANIMOUSLY! Bashing men is a sacrament in the halls of
American legislative bodies? WHY? Because it is "SAFE!" Men will NOT
fight
back! Men will NOT organize and resist like women (the weaker sex) have
done so effectively that even though NOW's membership today is down
somewhere neat 1,000 they cause so much FEAR in the halls of Congress
that
Senators LITERALLY **** themselves in sheer TERROR!

So what chance do men have from this legalized child-stealing women are
doing?

Men stand absolutely NO chance until they can find ways of working
together instead of insane macho competition. Every time there starts to be
progress, thare are 20 jealoud mean standing there to tear down the hard
work. Till that **** stops we ain't going nowhere! Too many "GREAT LEADERS"
and no indians. Too many men care only so long as they are in immediate
pain. 5 seconds later they don't give a ****.

"ghoul-cow" wrote in message
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How the Government Creates Child Abuse
by Stephen Baskerville
Posted Apr 13, 2006

Just in time for "Child Abuse Prevention Month," the Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS) publishes its annual contribution to
obfuscating the causes of child abuse.

Operatives of the child abuse industry often wax righteous about the
"scandal" of child abuse. "We cannot tolerate the abuse of even one
child," says an HHS press release. But the real scandal is the armies
of officials who have been allowed to acquire -- using taxpayers'
dollars -- a vested interest in abused children.

But those people gloss over or IGNORE that 67% of the child abuse in
America is perpetrated by MOTHERS! 100% of their efforts are aimed at
abuse by FATHERS!!!!!

If you had bothered to read the whole article, you would have discovered
where it makes a statement to that effect. Actually, that IS the
article.

Jeesh.. RTWFP next time..

Actually the FACT that most child abuse is at the hands of mothers or in
mother controlled homes, the focus remains of HHS to only address the
issue
of abusive FATHERS! There is absolutely NO operational recognition that
abuse is mostly mother directed. AND if you read HHS documents even when
they acknowledge that mothers DO engage in abuse, it is STILL 100% the
fault of SOME male!

wrong on all counts chubby. You aint no expert.

Oh anonymous one... Show us your sources/

PSYCHO STALKER DAVID MOORE
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Men stand absolutely NO chance until they can find ways of working
together instead of insane macho competition. Every time there starts to
be
progress, thare are 20 jealous men standing there to tear down the hard
work. Till that **** stops we ain't going nowhere! Too many "GREAT
LEADERS"
and no indians. Too many men care only so long as they are in immediate
pain. 5 seconds later they don't give a ****.

~~~

How about putting that into proper syntax, form, and grammar so
that readers can at least understand what you are saying before we all
dismiss it?

Most people understand it fine Davey, you, however, being an imbecile,
will continue to have problems.

You remind me of opium, a slow working dope and you don't
have a clue. Considering your attacks on every man who disagrees with
you Kennykins, your lies, your cheating dads out of money, your non
existent "degree" that is proven false because your own ex-step
daughter (an honorable member of the United States Army) verified you
never set foot in any college as a student, your name calling, your
current bankruptcy status and the fact that your last family left you
and doesn't want to have anything to do with you, your words are funny,
loser.

Davey you have many fantasies and delusions. Those are just some of
them.