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OK, Editrix, ya got me dead to rights. Career (25 years) social worker here. None of it spent in CFS though. (Thank 'God'!) Also not the psychotherapist flavor of social worker that is so popular in my profession these days, but the old-fashioned, old-school help-to-empower-people-from-populations-that-were-historical-targets-of-discrimination flavor of social worker. (Yup, one of _those_ people.)

As for the world-class criminal negligence described in the article, all I can say is "SSSSSSHHHHHEEEEEEEETTTTTTTT!!!!!!!" And a profoundly sad two-handed facepalm. Let's just say that neither the wall behind my desk nor the bones in my hands are safe tonight. If you don't see any comments from me for awhile it will be because I am having difficulty typing.

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To be fair, I'm sure none of the DCFS case workers ever saw any evidence of abuse. Because they did not look.

Either that, or the place has been infiltrated by Dobsonites who thought "excellent, a family that Dares to Discipline".

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OK, Monsieur_Grampa.

PS: Congratulations!

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*frown*

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Oh they will... they will. Bwhahahahahah etc.

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So he self-mutilated himself to death? Oh for…

You guys want some good news? I became a grandfather-in-law today… with twins. If anyone of those rug rats calls me grandpa they’re getting a severe frown.

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Wing nuts howl about the power of government over children -- what with the atheist schools, inoculations that cause mental retardation, and (of course) social services -- but have no problem with power of government over women's wombs.

If background checks should not be enacted because criminals will get guns anyway, then abortion regulations should be seen in the same light.

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This. This is why I remain in favor of capital punishment.

I know it doesn't work as a deterrent. I don't care. It isn't called capital deterrent. The word punishment says it all.

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Just ask James Lipton.

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RED ROCKET!

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James Lipton reads Wonkette?

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I was gonna be the teacher or the retired spook or the French pimp, but I decided I'd rather be the cowboy or the construction worker. I ruled out the bear biker guy- because assless chaps. And the Indian? Sorry way too much headress. Don't even get me started about being the cop...

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I may happen to be extra sensitive to things that involve the death of a child...

This is one of the main sticking points for me with my fellow libs. I just cannot be convinced that there are better ways to deal with people like this.

I am all for socialism, but can't we all agree that our tax dollars should NOT go to feeding these two for the rest of their lives?

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