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