Arizona Land of the free, home of the brave?

Land of the free, home of the brave?
By Cheri Campbell / Morongo Valley Wednesday, July 19, 2006 12:43 AM PDT

http://www.hidesertstar.com/articles...l/opinion2.txt

Arizona Senate Bill 1430 not only reflects fundamental constitutional
protections and God-given inalienable rights our founding fathers gave
their lives for and lawmakers' opinion that Child Protective Services is
negligent, but freedoms our military fights to preserve and promote. It
would have forced CPS to show “clear and convincing� evidence of
abuse/neglect before keeping a child in state custody; forced CPS to
prove abuse/neglect “beyond a reasonable doubt� before terminating
parental rights; make all “reasonable� efforts (for family
preservation); and establish a Family Advocacy Council and Office
outside the Department of Economic Security's umbrella to review CPS
cases and advocate on behalf of parents whose children have been
removed. It was defeated by one vote!

One hero, Montel Williams, recently aired “For the Love of a Child� for
the second time. He stated that for the one child that is actually being
abused, CPS is destroying 700 families in the process.

NBC Nightly News recently interviewed another hero, former Maine (CPS)
Supervisor Pat Moore. She was concerned about two children being adopted
out to a known felon and was told to be quiet and let the adoption go
through. She refused, was fired, is suing the department and screaming
children are not “quotas!�

June 8, 2006, Clayton Tribune “DFCS probe: Violations Rampant� by Blake
Spurney, “Stories of overzealous Department of Family and Children
Services employees prowling for referrals and using people's children as
tools of extortion were true, according to the Georgia Department of
Human Resources investigative report.� It states: caseworkers receive
retaliation and suspension for reporting questionable practices to the
state - evidence being shredded; deputies sent to pick up children from
schools with no directives and no court orders; former sheriff's DFCS
liaison bragging she broke the record by picking up 28 to 38 children;
proof (CPS) makes case plans virtually impossible to complete; women's
shelters and even 911 emergency calls used to “process� more children
into the system; directors and supervisors make false statements to
investigators; the office was guilty of numerous conflicts of interest
that violated DHR's policy for Standards of Conduct and Ethics in
Government; drug testing contractor conflicts and manipulation
criticized by clients, lawyers and law enforcement (federal fraud?);
monies earmarked for “Prevent Unnecessary Placement� funds (typically
used to help people clean or repair their homes) being used to help pay
for excessive drug screening. Attorney Brian Rickman stated, “This is
DFCS' investigation Å* this is what they found, and it appears to verify
virtually all of the allegations.�

The overly used excuse that CPS is “short staffed, over burdened with
heavy caseloads, and doesn't have enough funding� is an affront to human
dignity and decency.

Richard Wexler, executive director of the National Coalition of Child
Protection Reform, supported Arizona's bill, stating “Children suffer
emotionally if the tougher conditions for burden of proof aren't met.
The risk is tearing the family apart. Before you do something that risky
to a child, you better be sure that that home is so bad they would be
better off in a foster home.�

People now fear calling 911; taking their child to the doctor; going
into a shelter; calling authorities when their spouse is abusing their
child. CPS must be held accountable for the millions of shattered lives!
“Confidentiality� or secret agreements appear to be the government's
excuse for its continued impotence in protecting America's liberty
interests. FYI: CPS is under the auspices of Homeland Security!

We must reflect upon how few protections we the people still have and
decide what we must do to re-establish due process in this “land of the
free, home of the brave.�

Honor supercedes loyalty. Where are the people of valor?







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

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.


CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES, HAPPILY DESTROYING THOUSANDS 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...