I suspect this did not just start with the Demo takeover of CO in 2006. But certainly that did not help matters, considering some of the lousy legislation they have pushed through. So unless the voters there make some changes, this kind of abuse could get worse.
What is with the state taking a child from a home they think is abusive and putting them with foster families who are not fit to care for them?? Absolute lunacy.
Despite all this “vigilance” by state authorities, we still read horrible stories all the time about children ending up dead or injured because they were not taken away even though there were clear signs of abuse before. The system is just mixed up in too many cases but I fear there is no solution.
You suspicion correctly. It has been going on for many decades.
Equally frightening is that the public at large has been too busy to pay attention and to do something about it...