Child abuse has to stop
I am watching the news and it seems like everyday there is a case of child abuse. Tonight, I heard the worst.
This really makes me so sick to my stomach. I don’t understand how anyone can hurt a child. I mean this girl was chained up, abused and suffered from malnutrition. Apparently, Child Protective Services had visited the house back in 2004 but the other children in the house denied any allegations of child abuse and they couldn’t prove any signs of child abuse.
I hate to write about anything negative but I feel so strongly about this issue and it is becoming more and more common that something really needs to be done. I know that there are ways to help in a reactive manner through organizations such as CASA. You can donate money, become an advocate, volunteer and I plan to help in these ways. My main concern though is prevention. How can we help prevent child abuse from happening in the first place? Why does it happen? It could be parents with drug abuse, families in poverty, highly stressed parents, or people that are just messed up in the head and have no business having children. The cycle will never end either.
I truly believe that people should have a license to have a child. I know that this might sound crazy but I can’t think of any way around it. If you don’t have a license and you have a child, you should go to jail. I mean those that have children and care for them properly, would you mind getting a license knowing that this could help prevent child abuse?
Kristin
August 28th, 2007 at 11:48 am
I know what you are saying when you talk about writing something so negative. The statistics are frightening and it is sad at the amount of abuse that goes on. Weather it be sexual, physical or even emotional.
My husband has been through a lot and does everything in his power to protect our girls.
You can read his story at the following blog.
Even though it is sad to talk about it, keep up the good work and help others prevent things like this from happening.
Wayne Ramirez, Jr
August 28th, 2007 at 10:18 pm
I think it is a good idea about the licence to have a child. Some people are just not fit for children, there needs to be an application or something. It’s sad because it’s like a cycle that the kids get thrown into.When they grow up they don’t know how to be normal members of society because they were brought up wrong and it’s not thier fault. Sad world but you also have to focus on the positives that are out there.