| I've been watching and trying to reserve judgement on this situation. There will be far flung implications of this that will affect many people and policies.
In some cases, I believe the women may have contributed to the confusion in the situation. There was a serious allegation of abuse in an environment that has long been suspected of abuse of children. Perhaps the state did not handle it appropriately, really, it's not often that they do. CPS was not prepared for the magnitude of the situation and it appeared that the people involved were trying to hamper the investigation.
Unfortunately, this will play out and people will get hurt in the process. Perhaps we can use this situation to stir up some positive change in this system. If you feel the system acted inappropriately, offer suggestions about HOW they could have acted differently. If you don't know or your answer is "just leave them alone", educate yourself and see if you can see something the system couldn't. There is rarely only ONE way of handling anything. Unfortunately, the professionals did not feel that they had the option of taking their time in this situation.
this is a hard situation all around. |