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This is a sticky legal and ideological issue. On one hand, "parents" who mistreat and neglect their children should feel the wrath of society. On the other hand, arrogant activist courts and bored busybody bureaucrats are hardly to be trusted with that determination. The latter becomes especially worrisome when you understand that most social service agencies are staffed with do-gooder liberals, man-haters, and welfare flunkies.

The latter becomes especially worrisome when you understand that most social service agencies are staffed with do-gooder liberals, man-haters, and welfare flunkies.

Boy you aint kiddin there.

Growin up as a boy when mom and dad split I wanted to go see dad for at least the two weeks visitation but really wanted the whole summer. Mom tried to block me from seeing him at all. No allegations of abuse etc. existed. Needless to say we didn't get along over that. She enlisted the local lefties at the department of child and human services. Together they cooked up the idea that because I was now a "troubled youth", presumably for wanting to see Dad and not taking no for an answer, I should go into a halfway house. The halfway house had told me when I toured it that they only took kids who wanted to be there. But the lefties at DCFS and mom told me I had to go. I refused. They took me into a back room and at 12 years old sat me down with 5 adults all of which were telling me I had to go. Telling me that if I didn't I'd be like that boy in the lobby with the sherrif and in handcuffs. All kinds of crap. They asked what I'd do if they tried to make me. I said "I'll fight. I know I won't win but I'll fight you as hard as I can".

In the end they backed down and I got to go see Dad and never returned to that again.

Needless to say I'd rather have dinner with Osama bin laden than eat with a psychologist or social worker. Some have tried to tell me there are always a few bad people in every field. This wasn't a rouge social worker it was the whole damned department.

All because boy wanted to see his dad and wouldn't take no for an answer.