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To: beandog

Exactly,
The way I understood it is that its paperwork and wording...the child and it’s mother are together in state protection.

And ya know something,
I in my RL see the state doing more good for at risk kids that bad, so this ‘The state is evil’ stuff is annoying.


125 posted on 05/01/2008 5:58:50 PM PDT by najida (On FR- Most guys see themselves is Brad Pitt, and think every woman here is Aunt Bea)
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To: najida
‘The state is evil’ stuff is annoying.

Perhaps you should do a little research on how well the state handles children in it's care.

"I am here today to release disturbing information found during my investigation about the deaths, poisonings, rapes and pregnancies of children in our state's foster care system. "I found, from information provided by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, in Fiscal 2003, 30 foster children died in our state's care; in Fiscal 2004, 38 foster children died; and in Fiscal 2005, 48 foster children died.

http://www.window.state.tx.us/news/60623statement.html "Data shows that while the number of foster children in our state's care increased 24 percent from 26,133 in Fiscal 2003 to 32,474 in Fiscal 2005, the number of deaths increased 60 percent.

"If you compare the number of deaths of children in our state's population to the number of deaths in our state's foster care system, a child is four times more likely to die in our state's foster care system.

"Based on Fiscal 2004 data provided by the Health and Human Services Commission, about 100 children received treatment for poisoning from medications; 63 foster children received medical treatment for rape that occurred while in the foster care system; and 142 children gave birth while in the state foster care system.

143 posted on 05/01/2008 6:07:11 PM PDT by Hodar (With Rights, come Responsibilities. Don't assume one, without assuming the other.)
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To: najida

It appears that some people are so consumed by their hate and fear that they are incapable of admitting that anything good can be done by the government at any level.


156 posted on 05/01/2008 6:13:07 PM PDT by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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