Haleigh Poutre's plight has attracted much needed attention. Thanks to Wendy Murphy, Michelle Malkin, and unsung others who kept this poor kid in the limelight so she couldn't be sacrificed at the altar of evil.
Of all the questions Gov. Mitt Romney’s panel on the Haleigh Poutre child abuse case raises, among the most disturbing is this: Why are so many children dying in Western Massachusetts?
In three of the past five years, Western Massachusetts led the state in child fatalities. And although the report the panel released last week offers no definitive answer, it points to deficiencies in the child-welfare system that could be contributing factors.
Panel: Western Mass. sees more kid deaths
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Wouldn't you just KNOW it would be a pitch for more social workers. It never occurs to them that these DSS "resident" facilities for kids are little more than internment camps. The kids get starved for love and attention and schooling and moral instruction from their parents or foster parents. Social workers can't satisfy those needs. No wonder some of the little ones lose hope, waste away and die.