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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]

Several reasons, one of which would be that there is more to this than meets the eye. They have been flagged for a reason. They have even been investigated. A PP said CPS once came over to check up on them and their child because of a drunk neighbor. Why wasn't she on their lists for the next 5 years because it was clear as day that there was no neglect, which is something we cannot conclude from the Meitivs.[/quote]

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