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