... were unfit to have custody, care and control of those children. Perhaps, in the future, Social Services should screen custodians more carefully. And, remove children from the care of many of them. It would not make any difference ... as quickly as they were removed, they would be replaced by yet more children by the same mothers.
How easy do you think it would be for Social Services to go into those neighborhoods and remove those children from their custodians? There would be a firestorm of unprecedented proportion, by the Left, if that were done for the good of those children.
My grandmother always told me that some problems are insoluble and that I should concentrate my efforts on things where some good could be done.
You are totally correct.