Every Minute Another Child Dies

                                    The Ongoing Fight Against CPS 

                                                       by Wilbur Witt

     Sometimes it seems as if I'm a raging fanatic when I write about the CPS. I, myself notice this, but during my involvement with this criminal organization I have come to realize that there is no room for negotiation. There is no room for compromise. Just today I listened to a recording of a meeting sent to me by Thomas Evelia Bojo please listen http://youtu.be/CFGOLU8C6oU , and I was disgusted! The calm, lying voice of the CPS worker reminded me of my constant comparison of CPS to Gestopo, "Der Chews are Der enimi!" the CHILDREN are the enemy when it comes to CPS!  For the CPS caseworker children are only a source of perverted pleasure, and cash. Lorena Flournoy, CPS caseworker, actually said, "When I picked up those kids it was everything I could do to keep from laughing out loud!" She was referring to MY grandchildren. She removed them from a mansion on an Arnold Palmer golf course, delivered them to a pedophile, and then to a woman who beat one almost to death (8 stitches), put another in ICU, (deprived of medication) and one pushed into a diabetic coma! She made this comment in what she thought was a safe area at CPS offices, only problem was she said it to one of our moles!

     Middle America never seems to grasp the enormity of the CPS problem. Like myself, they sincerely believe that the organization is there for the ultimate good of children. My own daughter in law has taken issue with me about my articles. She insists that she knows foster parents and they are fine people. These people keep children from their parents against their will. These people break apart families. I guess Ariel Castro is a fine person, too!

     The problem is that CPS is killing children every day! Every minute of every hour that we procrastinate children are dying. These people have. no morals, no conscience, and no remorse. They believe they have some mystic ability to identify right and wrong without rule of law! They are Nazis! 

     But, there is a Nuremberg coming. The Texas sunset law, the work of Angel Eyes Over Texas, the constant vigilance or Jim Black, and his associates, the non-stop efforts of Thomas Evelia Bojo and hosts of others has put these criminals on notice. We know the price because we have all paid the price. But we cannot let up because THEY will not let up! Only one faction can walk out of this ring. If it is the people, then Texan families will be safe, but if we lose it will be business as usual, and more children will die. The choice is simple, so simple, and I suppose, in that light I am a raging fanatic. 

http://youtu.be/8Nw_42SpSGg

The Restoration of the Texas Families

     My fight with CPS has, and always will be the complete annihilation of the Child Procurement System and prosecution of all caseworkers and foster parents who have committed crimes against families, and especially children in the state of Texas. A complete rebuild of the system is the only thing that will cure this issue. Anonymous calls, ignoring the constitution, the absolute won ton slaughter of Texas family structure is simply not acceptable. CPS case workers who lie in court, fabricate evidence, and illegally kidnap babies because of "reasons to believe" or concerns "at this time" can DO their time in Gatesville or Huntsville with the same people they have victimized for so long. 

     The CPS is dedicated to the destruction of the family unit. That, and federal funding is job one. They have no thought as to the assisting of a family in crises, imposing impossible conditions on unsuspecting parents who otherwise would have raised their children just fine. As I have often said, the death of one child is one too many, but the CPS seems to consider the deaths of hundreds of children is acceptable collateral damage . . .at this time! 

     The prevalence of pedophilia among CPS ranks is deplorable. Their halls team with sexual predators who use Their authority to assault children and more often than not if they are caught the incident is swept under the rug and the CPS finds some way to claim that the department wasn't involved at this time. 

     A series of successful lawsuits would effectively defund the CPS. And that's what it's all about, money. You stop the money and you will see the last of this monstrosity. But first we have to find at least one honest judge. I sat in the back of family court one afternoon, observing one particular judge issue rulings and every single parent or grandparent lost their kids. What's wrong with this picture? The case workers were so in tune with the judge, the outcome of each case was so orchestrated that the workers seemed bored. They would destroy one family, reach in their brief case, and pull out the next case. One particular case was an old Mexican grandfather struggling with broken English, trying to save his baby granddaughter. The pedophiles won that case too!

     Because of my religious beliefs I cannot support abortion, but I do support family planning. I believe instead of funding the CPS we should take that money and provide free family planning services complete with any medicines needed, to any woman who doesn't feel she wants to raise a child. Completely shut down all payments to foster parents. If they want to adopt a child, fine, but raise the child as their own without monetary gain or "aging out!" 

     I am in total agreement with Jim Black on all his points. He's a bit more of a politician than I am. I view him as an Eisenhower, I'm more of a Patton. I hope in 2015 we will see the conclusion of this fight and the sovereignty of the Texas family will be restored. Until then please don't forget the thousands of kidnapped babies out there crying for their mommy. I never do!

Psychological Effects of Removing Children From Their Homes

By Don Rainwater, eHow Contributor

There are several psychological effects children can suffer if they are removed from their home. Whether it is a judgment by the state or a decision made by the family, the long- and short-term psychological damage can be detrimental to the child. The child could suffer from depression, separation anxiety, behavior disorders or post-traumatic stress disorder.

1. Depression

   • When a child is separated from his family, depression may occur. Depression can cause a drop in school work, irritability, sleep issues, anger and emotional outbursts. In some occasions suicidal ideology or self-harm could manifest. Depression can be caused by a lack of organization or family cohesion. If separation or divorce occurs, or a child is forcibly removed from the environment he is used to, the sudden loss of people he depends on or loves can cause dramatic effects in personality and ability to cope with certain social situations. Depression can be treated with pharmaceuticals.

   Separation Anxiety

   • Four to 5 percent of children in 2011 suffer from separation anxiety. This disorder manifests when a young child is taken from her caregiver or parent. Minor anxiety occurs in infants when their parents leave the room. Usually the child gets over the anxiety when she realizes that the caregiver is going to return. Separating a child from her home who is predisposed to anxiety can carry on the disorder to later developmental years. A child suffering from this disorder will cry, become nervous and sometimes cannot adjust to the new environment no matter how nurturing that environment is. Counseling instead of medication is the best treatment for anxiety disorder.

   Behavior Disorders

   • Separation from a family could leave a child with behavior disorders. Oppositional defiance disorder, ODD, is common once a child has gone through a separation from family or a removal from a home. Defiance, questioning of rules, arguments with adults and vengeful statements are all signs of a behavior disorder. Psychotherapy is the recommended treatment for behavior disorders, and disorders or behaviors left unaddressed could become a conduct disorder. Suggestions for helping a child with a behavior disorder is to take timeouts or breaks if the child is showing negative behavior and to always look toward the positive of a situation.

   Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

   • Children who are removed from their homes can be subject to post-traumatic stress disorder. Usually a child who goes through a stressful situation can recover quickly, but when a child goes through a traumatic event, such as witnessing violence or being pulled from her home, PTSD can develop. This can be a lifelong disorder where the child can display anger, fear, denial or horror. Psychotherapy and supplying the child with a circle of safety is the best treatment.
      

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Psychological Effects of Removing Children From Their Homes

Home visits key to preventing child abuse

An article appeared earlier this month on the My San Antonio page.

Home visits key to preventing child abuse

While you would think this should fall under the “Dah” column you must first realize this is not part of the regular CPS program. This program falls under “Prevention and Early Intervention.” A program that was supposed to have moved out from under CPS to alongside when the “Flexible Response System of Service Delivery” philosophy was introduced way back in 1997. Something that NEVER happened.

You see, while Texas’ CPS system appears to be one of the best among the states; that is only on paper. DFPS is not operated the way their handbook indicates it was designed. The combination of huge turnovers in personnel and the lack of accountability has resulted in thousands of Texas children being over protected while thousands more are unprotected. The agency has lost and continues to lack a solid knowledge base of what it actually takes to protect children. The only way that will be corrected will be get them back into the handbook and relearn the basics. They must stop using the unwritten “Best Case Practices” their inexperienced supervisors are throwing at them. Our new caseworkers are not being properly trained and our Texas children are paying for it.

For example, let’s look at Investigations. The system was designed around their conducting “Intake Assessments” not actual investigations. After the initial contact, staffing with “Safety Services” is to take place the next day and no later than 5 days into the case. Then it is supposed to be a coordinated team effort between the FBSS and Investigations to determine the overall safety of the family, where FBSS insures the home is safe while Investigations takes care of things outside the home. Investigations is supposed to be wrapped up no later than 60 days then they are to move on to another case. This is the reason Investigation caseloads are spiraling out of control.

Look at the Tamryn Klapheke case out of Abilene in August 2012. The investigator closed the case after 11 months with no indication that FBSS was ever involved. While it is part of a FBSS caseworker’s job to check on a child at least once every 30 days, it is not the job of investigations. This child was not checked on over that extended period of time and it cost her life. Had the investigator followed the handbook, Tamryn may have been still alive today.

While the program in this article sounds good, it is currently only offered in the following counties: Cherokee County, Dallas County, Ector County, Gregg County, Nueces County, Potter County, and the lower Rio Grande Valley including Hidalgo and Willacy counties. So it is not readily available to all Texas families.

Then you have to deal with the fear factor. Texas families do not trust CPS. Very few are going to be willing to participate in programs that are a child process of CPS. Family services MUST be made CPS’ sibling. Let’s start using the system the way it was designed and not the way caseworkers want it to work. TEXAS WAKE UP.

Overall Disposition: Reason-to-believe

Over the week-end I was thinking about CPS and the manner in which they determine RTB. I was thinking about the 211 Texas children who died violent deaths in 2012. Of those 114 had prior CPS involvement. CPS failed 54% of these children.

I was thinking about burden of proof and how before 1999, Texas used the old  "some credible evidence." Which in most states is enough to  "substantiate", even if there is more evidence of innocence. But in 1999, Texas adopted "Preponderance of the Evidence" which must meet the 51/49% Rule.

At 54%, the PoE shows that for the allegation that CPS failed to protect 114 children should be RTB. Thus using §700.511(b)(1), the Overall Disposition is Reason-to-believe. No matter how much showing otherwise, using their standards. CPS overall, failed. RTB for all.

This is what they do with families. They come out for some BS allegation, but find some little something to get a RTB, which then automatically creates an overall disposition of RTB. This is how they pin bad allegations on  families.

Sadly, after 14 years, many investigators appear to be still using the old standard. As a result many children are put needlessly into the CPS system. In Texas it is roughly 39,000 children per year. 

 Which resulted in the following rule.

RULE §700.511

(a) Allegation dispositions. An allegation disposition is the finding made in the investigation about each individual allegation of abuse/neglect which was identified at intake or during the investigation.

  (1) Reason-to-believe. Based on a preponderance of the evidence, staff conclude that abuse or neglect has occurred.

  (2) Ruled-out. Staff determine, based on available information, that it is reasonable to conclude that the abuse or neglect has not occurred.

  (3) Unable to complete. Staff could not draw a conclusion whether alleged abuse or neglect occurred, because the family:

    (A) could not be located to begin the investigation or moved and could not be located to finish the investigation; or

    (B) was unwilling to cooperate with the investigation.

  (4) Unable-to-determine. Staff conclude that none of the dispositions specified in paragraphs (1) - (3) of this subsection is appropriate.

  (5) Administrative closure. Information received after a case was assigned for investigation reveals that continued Child Protective Services intervention is unwarranted as outlined in §700.507 of this title (relating to Investigation Interviews).

(b) Overall disposition. The overall investigation disposition is the summary finding about the abuse or neglect that was investigated. The overall disposition is derived from the individual allegation dispositions in the following manner:

  (1) Reason-to-believe. If any allegation disposition is "reason-to-believe," the overall case disposition is "reason-to-believe."

  (2) Ruled out. If all allegation dispositions are "ruled out," the overall case disposition is "ruled out."

  (3) Unable to complete. If any allegation disposition is "unable to complete" and no allegation disposition is "reason-to-believe" or "unable to determine," the overall investigation disposition is "unable to complete."

  (4) Unable to determine. If any allegation disposition is "unable to determine" and no allegation disposition is "reason to believe," the overall case disposition is "unable to determine."

  (5) Administrative closure. Decisions with regard to administrative closure are made at the case level as specified in §700.507 of this title (relating to Investigation Interviews). Therefore, all allegations must be disposed of by indicating that administrative closure has been selected. If any one allegation meets criteria for allegation dispositions as specified in paragraphs (1) - (4) of this subsection, a case is not eligible for administrative closure.

 

Due Process... Think About It.

Suppose, when he was attorney general, John Ashcroft had proposed anti-terrorism legislation with the following provisions:

Special anti-terrorism police could search any home without a warrant – and
strip search any occupant -- based solely on an anonymous telephone tip. Any occupant of  the home could be detained for 24 hours to two weeks without so much as a hearing – and they’ll probably be detained far longer because, in the special anti-terrorism court set up by this legislation, all the judges are afraid to look soft on “terrorists.” 

At that first hearing the detainees may – or may not – get a lawyer just before the hearing begins, and they almost never get effective counsel. 

At almost every stage, the standard of proof is not “beyond a reasonable doubt” or even “clear and convincing” but merely “preponderance of the evidence,” the lowest standard in American jurisprudence, the same one used to determine which insurance company pays for a fender-bender. 

And in most states, all the hearings and all the records are secret. 

Had Ashcroft proposed such legislation, civil libertarians would have been in an uproar. Yet this is, in fact, the law governing child welfare. And sadly, many who in other circumstances are quick to defend civil liberties either stand silent or support it. 

The National Coalition for Child Protection Reform believes the only way truly to protect children is to demand civil liberties without exception. There can be no true child protection when a government agency is given virtually unchecked power, almost no accountability, and operates in secret. 

That is why enacting meaningful due process protections for families is at least as important as improving the “services” they receive from child welfare agencies. 


The preceding text was taken from a NCCPR report.

CIVIL LIBERTIES WITHOUT EXCEPTION