Bump... just horrible.
Less than 8 months old and this little baby was cognizant enough to have "fear in his eyes" the first time he saw his parents since his removal a few months earlier?
He knew what it meant if he saw them again - pain.
Who ARE THESE PEOPLE WHO GIVE ABUSED CHILDREN BACK TO THE ABUSERS???
I'm not trying to take anything away from this article, but social services goes too far the "other way". It seems that they're on the hunt for "adoptable children". In some cases, they terrorize homeschooling parents by threatening to remove their children from healthy, stabile homes.
Imo, little Angelo wasn't adoptable. If it was little white Anthony, it would probably be different. The states get federal money for each child they snatch and adopt out, btw...
Having said that, I feel so sorry for little Angelo. May he rest in peace with Jesus.