Having dealt with child protective services (not personally) they seem mainly interested in bothering normal people and ignoring actual abuse.
I watched a small child get beaten (punched with closed fist), then dragged away into a car before I could do anything. Took a picture of the car license plate. Called the cops; called CPS, no action. Took two days to take my statement. Stood in Target parking lot for two hours before leaving bc cops never showed. They got mad because I called back and said I was leaving and threatened me.
Simultaneously, I’ve seen them harass a teacher for disagreeing that there was any sign of abuse for a kid. The teacher only had limited interaction and did not know, one way or the other, what was going on at home. He could say the kid was punctual, clean, prepared, and did well. Had friends. Apparently this was the wrong answer, so they threatened him with prosecution.
They only harass normal people, because we follow the rules. The abnormal and criminal doesn’t and then they would have to do extra work, so that won’t happen.
I’ve dealt with them a few times as my step-daughter was coached by her father to make up accusations about my wife and me so that CPS would remove her and bring her to him. She was adopted out of foster care and began exhibiting mental disorders at age 8.
Although at that age the psychiatrist won’t give any specific diagnosis, she was taking medication for Bi-polar disorder / schizophrenia. I asked him if she fit in the Dark Triad category and he agreed she most likely would based upon his 6 years of seeing her.