Are you "ready" for "The Challenge" by @markwhittam? I am, at least ready to at least put on my thinking cap, tap into my own personal experiences in working with the court system in the USA and give as much input as I can as to how I think communities can help these families and above all "Help these kids!"
Read @markwhittammost recent post Here:
Stand Up And Be Heard!
I have decided to set a challenge to the @familyprotection community, I want to hear your best solution to this problem. How do we build a network of people who are willing, ready, and equipped with the knowledge and power to peacefully fend off any attack or knock at the door from the dreaded CPS!
Think outside the box, because Lawyers and family courts are a losing battle and we all know it!
Lets stop trying to win at their game!
By @markwhittam
[Fight Fire With Fire! Then We All Get Burnt!........................Again!]
(https://steemit.com/familyprotection/@markwhittam/fight-fire-with-fire-then-we-all-get-burnt-again)
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First I would like to take a look at the original purpose of the child protection services:
Child Protective Services (CPS) is the name of a governmental agency in many states of the United States responsible for providing child protection, which includes responding to reports of child abuse or neglect. ... CPS is also known by the name of "Department of Social Services" (DSS) or simply "Social Services."
Child Protective Services - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_Protective_Services
In reading the above, I see one key sentence that very community should pay close attention to as this appears to be a key factor in getting CPS involvement in the majority of cases:
"responding to reports of child abuse or neglect. .."
What kind of neighbor are you? What is your first response when you hear or see what you consider child abuse or neglect of children in your community? Do you call the cops, do you call CPS or do you step up to see how you can assist this family? Most CPS reports are initiated with that first phone call to the authority's reporting issue that might have been resolved had a caring neighbor took the time to assist these families. In some cases where there is definite domestic violence, drug or alcohol abuse, weapons involved, we may have to call the authorities versus stepping in for our own safety, but in a lot of cases there is usually a deeper issue going on.
What is the role of a Child Protective Services worker?
Child Protective Services (CPS) promotes the safety and well-being of children through intervention in reported child abuse cases. The goal of CPS is to keep children in their homes when it is deemed safe, and to provide them with a safe environment when they are determined to be at risk.
Understanding the Role of Child Protective Services
by www.socialworkdegreecenter.com
Again, another "Key" sentence:
"promotes the safety and well-being of children through intervention in reported child abuse cases. "
Back to "reported cases." why can't we as a community start our own "intervention" programs promoting the safety and well-being of children through intervention? Let's build stronger community centers where families can come and get the support and intervention before it reaches the stages.
Let's build youth centers where the children can have a "safe" place to go while the parents are at work and a place they can also interact with others. Provide them with resources that educate, empower and entertain them.
Let's staff these centers with loving, caring and skilled adults and youth.
Basically what it boils down to goes back to the old saying: "It takes a whole village to raise a child." Take the first step by taking a walk around the neighborhood and get to know both the kids and the parents in your own neighborhood. One smile and a "kind word" goes a long way.
African Children's Choir - "It Takes a Whole Village to Raise a Child"
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Published on Jun 24, 2011
The African Children's Choir performing "It Takes a Whole Village to Raise a Child" at Evangel in Louisville, KY. My camera died in the middle of this, but they performed for about 45 minutes.
"The African Children's Choir™ is the ambassador for Africa's neediest, most vulnerable children.
The Choir shows the world that its members, like the millions of abandoned and traumatised children in Africa, have beauty, dignity and unlimited potential.
(Source: africanchildrenschoir.com)
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I'm not a father, but know many people facing this problem and I'm well informed about this. There is many solutions to this problem...
First of all, how can anyone then parents claim they have authority over child life? Even parents can't say fully that they own the child because no one is born as slave of anyone else. But of course they made the child so they should be first in line to claim authority over child until child can protect itself. We all know that, but like we all know there is a lot going on and some have delusions they have right over someone else's children.
The problem is deep and it's hard to explain it all in one comment (even post). Let me try to give key aspects:
It's important to know is LEGAL system and how we are manipulated thru LEGAL system. If CPS want to take your child, they are claiming they have that right in the name of State, country or whatever. How the State can have authority over child life? It's because when child is born, parents thing they have to give name to the child and that name register to the State. When you register something, you put it under authority of owner of book in which the name was registered and that is the State. In LEGAL system, that is only important.
LEGAL system is only system of names. There is no living beings in the system. Child in the LEGAL system is not a child, it's a name. The State can claim authority only over name.
I could write a lot more about it, but long story short... Don't register your child to the State. If enough people do that and they organize they can't do anything. We are many, they are the few. (I know couple that didn't register THEIR child to the state)
Of course, most if not all of you registered your child under authority of the State. What to do? I don't know all the answers, but will give my perspective. What I know we got to organize and have 0% of fear to people who want to kidnap OUR children. For example, if point come where you are in court fighting for YOUR child and you are sued by the State, just ask the judge to bring that someone who is suing you...and that is the State. Of course the State can't come, because the State is not living being. Ask the judge how non living being can sue living being? It's a bullshit paradox of manipulation because manipulators can't claim authority over someone child. They must use trick and that is LEGAL system where they claim that the STATE name is over child name. (Child name is corporation made when parents made birth certificate and registered to the State).
The best thing we can do is to organize so no one end up in court. When you end up there, you will probably lose because manipulators own whole LEGAL system. It's not important you are 100% right, you gonna lose.
We must organize in our CPS which will protect each other from manipulators CPS. When CPS want to take our child, parents should make only one phone call and our CPS should protect it. WE ARE MANY, THEY ARE FEW! Our CPS will be 1000x bigger then theirs. It's all about setting it up. It's a lot easier when we fight as group then as individuals.
So, let do it. I'm here to help. Could write a lot more in this comment, but do if start to do it. I'm sure there are already some organization doing this. Let connect all. I will put my knowledge here, will also contact people for advice, legal and else.
Thank you so much for your input and support of @familyprotection! You have some very valid points here. Here is a post I did on preparing for court:
My life as a Juvenile Detention Officer.. You Have the Right to Fight Back!! / Legal terms/Preparing for CPS Hearings
I would like to suggest you also start writing articles for @familyprotection as I am certain you would have some amazing input.
I started to read your post and only one question is popping up in my head all the time... People are fighting with CPS over THEIR own children!!!!!!! I repeat - Someone if fighting for THEIR child!!!!! If it's yours and you are mentally ok, why you need to fight for YOUR child?!! And how can anyone else claim right over your child?! It's all bullshit, whole legal system is bullshit, it's all big hoax. You made great advice in this article, but all that advice is part of legal system which manipulators own. If CPS have quota they must fulfill, no matter how good your knowledge about laws are you gonna lose. Only question which should be asked is child is psychically and mentally ok? And is parent mentally ok? Those two question are answered easily in 99% of cases. Only thing we must do is to organize. It's a effort, but we must do it. Don't see any other solution then we all coming together and protecting each other from bullshit. About my writing for @familyprotection, I can do it, but I think I know some people who know more then me about bullshit legal system. Some of them wrote books about it.
All the more reason for you to write about it...We must look at this problem from all angles and perspectives.
Will write about legal system for sure.
There you go! Thanks for "stepping up!"
I agree with neighbors helping families as a precursor before calling the CPS. Unfortunately today's society is fragments and apathy is epidemic. People are afraid to get involved. They also do not have the time. Sadly gone are the Mayberry days. I so wish we had them. It can and often does take a village. However it also takes a village to destroy a family. It is more dependent on the sincerity of the village people. I wish we could return to those days. How do we go back to caring for neighbors? How do we come out of our box houses? We need to be more friendly to our neighbors. Thanks for a great idea. I am for it and want those times again.
" Unfortunately today's society is fragments and apathy is epidemic. People are afraid to get involved." Fear--the government and the "powers that be," the number one weapon to control the masses. A lot of your neighbors are probably just as afraid of you as you are of them. "How do we come out of our box houses? " Just open that door and walk out of it!!
I know you have a great deal of expert knowledge in this field, and can only myself draw from my own experience as a Father. But one line does ring true with me in particular "Take the first step by taking a walk around the neighborhood and get to know both the kids and the parents in your own neighborhood. One smile and a "kind word" goes a long way." this is so true and also covers much more - because while we talk about Steemit as a community the same ideas exist here as we connect with the various creators on here.
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My friend, I am by no means an expert but I do know kids and what kids need and that is a lot of love and attention. The same goes with adults. Most are living "fear based" lives and it is up to "us" to help ease those fears. As the song goes "Put a little love in your heart!" Love in any form eases pains and fears.
read my privacy workshop, that is what I have done to help.
Heading there now my friend!
Excellent post,You start this great work"Child Protection" .I respect your work....................tnx , any idea Steemit Community how to success ?
Thanks, just keep commenting and posting and you will do fine.
nice post friend.... thanks for sharing
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It is difficult to accept the pathological consequences that can reach children when facing a circumstance and know what has happened to that. I say it from experience without a doubt, one more motivation for the power of my story.