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January 12, 2008

The problem with emergency orders

The problem with so-called "emergency orders" in cases of alledged child neglect is that social workers can say whatever they want to support their demands for permission to invade a family's privacy, and judges are basically required to believe them without anything more then the social worker's unchecked accusations.  Parents are essentially never given the opportunity to defend themselves at this stage, and by the time "due process" kicks in, the damage has been done.

You can't unring a bell.
You can't unbake a cake.

You can't take away
this 11-year-old boy's memory of being forcably removed from his parents by a SWAT team because of a bump on his head.  A bump that was so awful the medical treatment required was ice and tylenol...and apparently a SWAT team.

That is the problem with emergency orders. 

"A fully armed SWAT team broke into our home, slammed my children to the floor face down with their hands behind their backs and shoved a gun in my daughter's face…"


...I love you girls. 
I will fix this, j
ust hang in there.
It's almost over.


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January 12, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Anonymous
Yes, you are right. This case is scary but at least the family has witnesses. If it weren't for that, it would be easy to assume that there was more to the story than what the man said.

Dana
http://principleddiscovery.com
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Posted by SteveWalden
Unringing and unbaking... impossible and descriptive. The problem comes when the one making the determination isn't qualified to make an actual judgment, simply an accusation based on their perception. They don't have to be right, just suspicious. No accountability for false accusations is where things break down. Anonymous tips are manipulated beyond all credibility IMHO. If someone thinks a kid is in jeopardy, they need to go on record and say it, not simply whisper it from the shadows of America's legal hell called CPS.

I wrote up something on Thursday that goes right along with what you said.
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