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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For those that would call the police/CPS, what would your end goal be?   Would you want this child taken away from his mother and put in the foster care system?[/quote]

I was a poster who said I would, if I saw a second instance, make a video and report to CPS. There is no chance of a child being removed from their parent *solely* based on a video of them swearing, but it might trigger a home check and so if the child was genuinely in danger, that child might be saved.  I know it would be a huge hassle and stress on the parent, but weighed against the possibility of another child dying of abuse and neglect I would consider that a reasonable risk. [/quote]

PP that asked here

I have been considering looking into being a foster parent and have been doing some research online, including reading various social media groups for foster parents.   Something I've seen come up a lot is the horrible conditions that many of these foster children face.  There are not enough foster homes/beds.   Children are forced to sleep in offices, and in cars without proper bedding/blankets.  These children are not in a better place than they were with their parents.

The horrific conditions in foster homes is a huge part of what lead to the shooting death of foster child Ma'Khia Bryant last year in Columbus Ohio.

Is that what you really want to happen to children?  What a horrible life you must live--knowing you are evil and with no conscience. [/quote]

+1 and then it always seems like the really bad child abuse cases fall through the cracks, like Gabriel Fernandez.

I get that this is disturbing if you’ve lived a fairly sheltered/privileged life, but CPS has way bigger fish to fry than a mom yelling and cursing at her uncooperative kid in their car seat. [/quote]

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