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Cops and CPS
I, for one, that wants things to be checked out when there is a report of kids in possible harm's way. Look into it, and if it is unfounded, so be it. Just like that horrible story of the kid in 
Arizona, I think. He was being horribly abused, he called 911. Cops come to the house and the mom and boyfriend convinced the cops nothing was going on.
Within weeks, they murdered that kid.
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But in this case, somebody else called 911 because there were two children at a park who then started walking home, and their clothes looked dirty.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/2015/04/15/listen-to-the-911-call-that-led-cops-to-take-the-free-range-kids-into-custody/[/quote]
What difference does that make?\
The point is, if there is a call about kids, it needs to be checked out. Maybe you find out the caller is a kook, maybe you find out it was a false alarm, maybe you find out that the kids are in real trouble, but you have to investigate to come to any of these conclusions.[/quote]

Sure. And the police officer could have checked out the call by talking to the kids and then concluding that everything was ok. It isn't necessary to respond to every call with police/CPS custody and a CPS investigation.[/quote]

There had already been two reports, so apparently the names were flagged that CPS needed to be informed of any future police contact. CPS is there to protect kids who need help, who have no one to speak up for them. The only way to determine which kids need help and which kids do not is to investigate situations that are brought to their attention. The fact that CPS exists shows that our society values children and cares about their welfare when their families can not for whatever reasons.
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Okay.  We agree that CPS has a good mission.  We agree that CPS should exist.

CPS has already interacted with this family, so they already know their names.  They already know that the children walk home unaccompanied.  Why detain them for hours, when they find them doing that?[/quote]
BECAUSE CPS JUST NOT JUST SAY 'OH, WE KNOW THESE PEOPLE, WE'VE HAD A FILE ON THESE PEOPLE, SO LET'S JUST TAKE THE KIDS HOME'
IT'S NOT HOW THIS WORKS
IT'S NOT HOW ANY OF THIS WORKS
WHAT IN THE CRAP DO YOU PEOPLE NOT UNDERSTAND????????
Are you playing stupid or do you really and truly think once you interact with CPS they are just going to turn ur kids back over to you easy, peasy?
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Why the capital letters? Are you 13. You need to step away from the computer and take a deep breath. Not everyone agrees with your opinion. So what?  The parents were never charged before and they won't be charged again. It really bothers you that some parents don't coddle their kids or do whatever someone tells them to do without question. We get it. No big deal. [/quote]
This has nothing to do with coddling or agreeing with your opinon. It is a matter of understanding how the system works. Whether you like it or not, this family was already entangled with CPS, therefore once the kids were picked up, they had to take them back to the station for CPS to make an evaluation as to next steps.
Maybe the kids are not being "neglected", I don't think they are, but that was the nature of the previous investigation and now you have another report about the kids being out and about, CPS is OBLIGATED to investigate at the time and cannot just give the kids back. IT DOES NOT WORK THAT WAY. 
This protects ALL KIDS, most especially the ones who are being abused. Just because you do not like, just because you do not like that this family is entangled with the system, does not mean you can circumvent the process. What do you not get about that?
It has nothing to do with not agreeing with anything -- it's about how the system works. Use your brain
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Yes we have confirmed that she is indeed 13, or at least acts and types like one. [/quote]

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