| Why is it that when ever I turn on the news | | | | that the federal government and local |
| it seems I always hear of parents harming | | | | authorities have their legal microscopes |
| their children?I can't tune into CNN, Fox | | | | focused on analyzing everybody and every |
| News, MSNBC, or the local news, and not hear | | | | thing in keeping things in check for every |
| of yet another child either being extremely | | | | other issue, except prevention of child |
| abused, neglected, or even murdered by their | | | | abuse.I think what disturbs me the most about |
| very own parents. I'm not referring to child | | | | this whole subject, is that the child abuse |
| deaths that are accidental. By the way, | | | | addressed in this report is done by the |
| leaving an infant in a one hundred and twenty | | | | parents. The very people who are entrusted |
| degree vehicle for five hours while getting a | | | | to protect, nurture, teach, and most of all |
| manicure and pedicure does not qualify as an | | | | love their children, are abusing, harming, |
| accidental death. At least it doesn't with | | | | and even murdering their children. A lot of |
| me. However, I realize that with a good | | | | these people wouldn't even treat their pets |
| lawyer, between pleading being stressed and | | | | the way they treat their children.This leads |
| depressed, the parent would probably get a | | | | me to my next point. I've noted several |
| slap on the wrist and a prescription for an | | | | organizations and authorities that are very |
| antidepressant. Perhaps, now, only the | | | | large, influential, and powerful, in the area |
| latter.I am filled with the utmost anguish | | | | of animal abuse prevention. I love animals |
| while writing this report. However, I feel | | | | but there is something wrong with this |
| compelled to say something about this | | | | picture.There ought to be at the very least, |
| subject.I do believe that we live in the best | | | | groups of people out there, defending our |
| country in the world. However, the | | | | children as militantly and vigilantly and as |
| priorities that our legal system has | | | | diligently as they defend animals. Many |
| established leaves me completely confused. I | | | | times, I have seen people doing extreme |
| realize terrorism is a very important issue | | | | demonstrations on the news to drive home |
| that needs to be addressed by the | | | | points on behalf of the protection of animals |
| government's and local authorities. I also | | | | and the prevention of animal abuse. Why is |
| believe that drug enforcement policies are | | | | it that there are not people creating extreme |
| important.However, it seems that the federal | | | | scenes to drive the point home to protect |
| government, and local authorities, even | | | | children?I am pleased that people care for |
| though they do not condone child abuse, treat | | | | and defend animals. I just want the same |
| this subject as something not as important as | | | | level of defense for children.I love my |
| the other issues of our time. I'm not aware | | | | children more than anything. When my |
| of any federal government agencies that are | | | | children were born something happened inside |
| working full-time, planning, and breaking | | | | me that changed me from being completely |
| doors down, to work at preventing parents | | | | selfish to becoming focused on something else |
| from harming their children. The federal | | | | beside myself. How someone is able to hold |
| government leaves it to the local | | | | their own newborn child, look into their eyes |
| authorities. The local authorities shake | | | | one day, and the next abuse that child and |
| their heads and sympathize with society after | | | | perhaps even kill them, is beyond my |
| the fact, and admit that it was a terrible | | | | comprehension.Our children are the only good |
| thing when a child is harmed. However, no | | | | things left in a world where good things seem |
| one is working as hard as they are in other | | | | to be disappearing. It seems that we ought |
| areas to prevent and punish parents who harm, | | | | to be doing something to protect the most |
| abuse, and kill their children.The local | | | | precious of our assets and do more to focus |
| officials leave the area of child abuse | | | | on prevention of child abuse. There is |
| prevention to the state child welfare system. | | | | definitely something wrong with a society, or |
| With all due respect, we all know how | | | | even a world, that although would never admit |
| terribly ineffective and unproductive this | | | | to condoning child abuse, does not seem to |
| system is.Child abuse continues to grow in | | | | have the intolerance and outrage it has with |
| this country. It seems that good, | | | | other issues.Perhaps, it's because children |
| responsible, people who would make good | | | | can't vote. I don't like to think of it in |
| parents are not having as many children as, | | | | those terms, but it's true.Where's the |
| excuse my choice of words, evil people.It | | | | outrage? Where is the intolerance? Where |
| seems that all authorities pass the buck to | | | | are those militant people marching in |
| each other in a big circle. All the while, | | | | battalions down the street demanding |
| more and more parents are leaving babies to | | | | something to be done?In conclusion, until |
| suffocate in cars, cutting limbs off, | | | | people gather and demonstrate with the same |
| starving their children, burning their flesh, | | | | enthusiasm and the same quality of |
| beating and drowning them.Again, the | | | | intolerance as with other issues and demand |
| information and words I am using in this | | | | something to be done, child abuse will |
| report are very graphic and please forgive me | | | | continue to flourish. Every day, hundreds of |
| if you find it offensive. However, everything | | | | children will continue to die - many at the |
| I am saying is true.What Can Be Done?I | | | | hands of their very own parents. I just |
| believe that the federal government needs to | | | | can't get over that!Perhaps it's just me. |
| get involved and establish a separate | | | | Maybe I am the only one who feels this |
| department whose sole purpose is to track | | | | passionate about this. Perhaps our society |
| down, prevent, and punish parents who harm | | | | has become so focused and preoccupied with |
| their children. This department could also be | | | | other matters, that they have developed a |
| responsible for tracking down child | | | | blind eye when it comes to children being |
| predators, including people involved with | | | | harmed by their very own parents. Maybe this |
| child pornography. Sadly, that would mean a | | | | is a subject that legislators and local |
| lot of priests and youth ministers would be | | | | authorities feel it's best to ignore and not |
| in trouble. This department would work | | | | talk about.There are times that I've wanted |
| alongside of the Department Of Home Defense, | | | | to start a web site called At this web site |
| The Drug Enforcement Agency, The Alcohol, | | | | I would have an option for parents to give |
| Tobacco And Firearms Department, and other | | | | their children to loving parents who would |
| departments within the federal government. | | | | care for them. At least the child would be |
| This department would also work closely with | | | | spared. But this is not the way things are |
| local authorities and provide resources to | | | | done, is it?William Riopelle, MS PT, is a |
| increase efficiency in prevention of child | | | | senior physical therapist with over twelve |
| abuse.It is not enough to depend upon local | | | | years experience working with people in the |
| authorities to protect our children.It seems | | | | area of Home Health. |