[JRandomFreeper]

"What was so clear was that their living conditions were unacceptable

My grandmother wouldn't have thought the conditions so unacceptable. As long as the children were clean and well educated.

/john

[Miss Marple]

My husband's parents didn't have electricity or indoor plumbing until the mid-50's.

I am pleased to see that the police used common sense and helped the father and daughter, rather than calling in the social workers.

Nice story.

[hellinahandcart]

My grandmother wouldn't have thought the conditions so unacceptable

Neither would mine. Her family lived in a dugout for a while.

[MHGinTN]

"What was so clear was that their living conditions were unacceptable, but their relationship was a real deep love and caring for each other," Barkley said. [Oh really?... Let's see below.]

A pediatrician found the girl free of any illness, any signs of physical or sexual abuse - and no cavities. A criminal background check came up empty, according to police reports.

Even though the child and father lived for such a long time disconnected from society, the girl had been home schooled and was in good physical shape.

Perhaps that last tells us all we need know ... because the father raised his daughter as a Christian and wasn't relying on the bureaucracy and was not answerable to same, yet he had done a superb job of caring for and educating his precious daughter, his example must not be allowed to be perceived as 'conditions acceptable'.