Doctor who misled courts over shaken baby syndrome struck off

Doctor who misled courts over shaken baby syndrome struck off | Daily Mail Online:

A doctor found to have deliberately and dishonestly misled the courts when giving expert evidence about so-called shaken baby syndrome has been struck off.

Dr Waney Squier failed to be objective and unbiased in six cases in which she gave evidence for the defence, including the deaths of four babies and a 19-month-old child, a disciplinary panel had ruled.

Kansas Seized Disabled Vet’s Children While He Was Moving to Colorado to Use Medical Marijuana Legally

Kansas Seized Disabled Vet’s Children While He Was Moving to Colorado to Use Medical Marijuana Legally - Hit & Run : Reason.com:

A disabled veteran who uses marijuana to deal with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and chronic pain, and says he once used marijuana to kick a heroin habit, had his children seized by the state of Kansas over his marijuana use.

Foster Father Who Raised 140 Children Charged With Sexual Abuse

Foster Father Who Raised 140 Children Charged With Sexual Abuse - NewsFlow24.com:

According to CBS New York, Cesar Gonzalez-Mugaburu, 60, from Long Island, pleaded not guilty to charges of sexual misconduct and child endangerment during an arraignment hearing on March 18 in the state Supreme Court in Riverhead. 

$60 million lawsuit filed over malnourished foster kids

$60 million lawsuit filed over malnourished foster kids - Washington Times:

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Oregon is facing a $60 million lawsuit over two malnourished children who had been in foster care. The Oregonian reports (http://bit.ly/1puzRdy) Danielle and John Yates are facing felony assault and criminal mistreatment charges after siblings placed in their home for 2 1/2 years were found severely underweight.

Rhode Island moves to criminalize free range parenting

Rhode Island moves to criminalize free range parenting « Hot Air:

The idea that it takes a village to raise a child actually has some merit in terms of a supportive community which promotes sound values, but I’m not sure the progenitors of the idea had this in mind. In Rhode Island, concern over unattended children has manifested in the state house in the form of a proposed law which would criminalize decisions by parents to allow children below a certain age to be left unattended in various circumstances. In other words, the state will decide the proper amount of supervision for your offspring and if you disagree you may just wind up in court. 

6-year-old taken from Calif. foster home in tribal custody battle

6-year-old taken from Calif. foster home in tribal custody battle - CBS News:
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. -- A little girl is being taken from the only family she has known after a Native American tribe won a long and bitter custody battle -- based on a law that few know about. It was a tearful scene outside the Page family home in Santa Clarita, as their foster daughter -- 6-year-old Lexi -- was taken away by state authorities.
My Comment:
This is NO  different than taking a child away from their Biological family, which CPS/DCYF does every day without any compassion given for the child or the family. They don't even give it a second thought.

If the State had followed Federal mandates to begin with, the child never would have been placed in Foster care. Relative placement is "supposed" to be first priority, but as we all know it never is. Not only does the State disregard the law to place children with Native American blood relatives with Native American relatives, they disregard the law placing ALL children with relatives each and every day. It's all about the money. Foster care means more Federal funding for the State. This is a Nationwide problem.

High percentage of reports to DCYF deemed 'unfounded'

High percentage of reports to DCYF deemed 'unfounded' | New Hampshire:

CONCORD — More than 86 percent of the reports of child abuse made to the Division of Children, Youth and Families are determined to be unfounded, according to DCYF Director Lorraine Bartlett, who was questioned recently by the Executive Council on plans to hire an outside agency to evaluate the division’s performance in protecting the children of New Hampshire.