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August 26, 2005, 11:07 pm PDT
yes
Quote From: sburnsWith the evidence from the show would it be possible for the local police force and the local CPS to take action on this family? I only ask because in your statement you said you are an officer of the law, and in the eyes of the law and CPS action should, and must be taken. Truthfully those kids need to go to some other family member (not foster care; that could do more harm than good) until there is hard evidence that both parents have fixed their problems. Both are to blame here! But again, what action if any could possibly be taken on these two? Often less is used to charge someone with Domestic Abuse. Usually it's just the word (and bruises) of one against the other. I would imagine it would be a prosecuter's dream to have everything caught on tape. No question of how the bruises appeared in that video! As for the kids, I agree placement with family is usually better for kids, however it would seem that Shelia has ALOT of abuse on her side, and no mention was made of Steve's family. In Oklahoma, a child is initially placed in "the shelter" until a hearing determines where they are placed. CPS (or DHS here) has to do home studies of the family members to make sure the kids aren't placed in a worse situation. So sometimes foster care is used short time at least. As for charges against Steve. Unless he is stopped at the time he is driving drunk, nothing can be done about that. He's obviously unfit to care for those kids alone. They'd be taking care of him! I agree both are to blame!
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