Why did the father of the wolfpack brothers not end up in jail for child abuse?
The children were fed and clothed. They were not harmed, but very sheltered.Also, our social service system is very backed up with people having several cases at once.Perhaps it is not illegal to keep children indoors for most of the time.
Are you serious, going to jail for hitting my mom?
A lot of good parents would file charges against their child for that. The reason is that kids need to learn that assault is not acceptable in society, but also that no parent needs to take being assault and just let it go. Filing charges usually means the kid would end up in juvenile court, and from there someone would decide what to do. If a kid were being violent (not some little kid of five or so, but a good sized one), the police would be able to pick up that kid. Caring about a grown child isn't about letting them get away with assault. It's about teaching them they can't act like hoodlums and that they cannot just hit people (especially people who DO love them). Parents generally love their children through all kinds of things, but if a kid suddenly decides to hit a parent, particularly if that kid has been giving his parent all kinds of ridiculous trouble, there can be a point where a parent decides he has had enough. In fact, even when parents care about kids there are times when a kid can pull so much "baloney" they can actually wear away at their parent's love. Encouraging a kid to express his thoughts and opinions is being a good parent. Overlooking the occasional grouchy day, or even a generally sullen attitude, is also being a good and understanding parent., Overlooking a kid's hitting a parent is being a stupid fool of a parent who is willing to get hit and do nothing. That doesn't teach a kid anything, and if that kid anyone other than a parent he would find himself charged with assault. Parents are people, just like everyone else. How dare any kid think he could hit a parent and not be charged with assault? I suppose if you've been raised in a home where hitting goes on by one person or another, your family may not think of it as "assault". There are a lot of families, though, where nobody hits anybody, hitting is viewed as violence, and would be seen as "assault". Loving someone isn't about letting them get away with bizarre and unacceptable behavior and showing no respect for their parents; and it isn't about letting one kid turn the house into a "psycho ward" with violence.
Can CPS take my kids away if...?
I am the dad with domicile custody of my 2 kids. They live with me. My ex-wife gets them every other weekend. She has 3 warrants out for her arrest. She is living out of a tent with her boyfriend in some ones backyard and sometimes a motel. A policeman (a friend of mine) told me they could possibly take my kids away from me if they know I am letting the kids go with her. For the reasons above. Now the custody order says she gets the kids every other weekend. Do I keep the kids with me and go against the order, or Do I let them go with her? Can they take my kids away from me if I let them go? I am representing myself, I have already been awarded domicile custody. I cannot afford a lawyer. She has not been paying her child support payments, Legal aid will not help me. I know if she decides to call the police if I do not let her have the kids, she will be arrested because of the warrants. Any help on what to do, Or what you would do in my situation? Thanks for your help.
Should I let my child see his dad in jail?
I work at a prison and I see both sides of this. For one, you don't want your son inside the walls of a jail/prison at all. Two, you don't want your son to see his father as a criminal. Three, you don't want to keep your son away from his father just because his dad made some mistakes to land him in prison. My suggestion is to write to the father or go see him alone first and express how you feel. He will obviously want to see his son no matter what, but you two both created this child and you should work out the solution together. I see kids come into my workplace to see their fathers and sometimes it's not really a big deal. They can take it as a learning experience. If you make the decisions that Daddy made in life, you'll end up secluded from your friends and family too. Others, typically the children whose father has just arrived in prison, are sad because it's a constant reminder that they can't take Daddy home with them and they can't go to baseball games or to the movies with their Dad. After a few visits though, the kids are always happy to see their dads at all. So basically, my advice is to talk with the father first and let him know your concerns. If he gets out of hand or overreacts, then maybe you should keep your son away from him for a while until he calms down. If he seems understanding and you both want what's best for your child, I think you'll make the right decision. Personally, if it were honestly me in this situation, I would talk to my child's father first and measure his response. If he was obviously not wanting what's best for the child, then he doesn't need to see that child until he matures. Prison is no place for kids to visit their dad if their dad is not trying to make a change and become a good role model.
Do you think mothers who have babies while incarcerated should be allowed to keep their children with them in jail?
Not the way it is now, no.When a mother is allowed to keep her child in prison, up to age two or five, the children aren’t with their mothers 24/7, just like small children aren’t with their parents 24/7 in homes. The children go to what they call a kindergarten or day care center inside prison. It’s a cage where they’re taken care of by strangers.During those hours, why can’t the children stay in their father’s house, their aunts or grandparents, instead of being in a cage with strangers who are convicted criminals? And if there’s no family member who’s willing or able to take them, why not let charity workers who work with kids take them to the park or the zoo, so they won’t be stuck in a cage the whole time? They’re not with their mother during those hours anyway.And the prison is very stringy with visits. As a result, the children barely see their father and siblings, and they don’t know who they are. Why can’t they receive daily visits? It won’t take time away from their mother, because the sibling/father can visit while the children are with their mother and they can all be together.And why are the children forced to wear prison uniforms like little hostages in the hands of ISIS? Does that help them bond with their mother because they’re wearing the same color? Or it that done just to humiliate and degrade?And if the mother doesn’t want her child to grow up in prison, do they allow daily visits? No, once a month maybe. And you really believe they give a damn about mothers and kids? Hell, no.The system is very punishing toward those poor children and very cruel. They want to show off, look at us. We’re showing compassion and letting families stay together. But the opposite is the true. They’re using those poor innocent children just to look good in the eyes of the public.They should simply allow daily visit and let the children see their mother every day.
Would you let a 14 year old girl visit her mom in jail for eight months for check fraud or is that too young?
Face-to-face contact is almost always better because the two can read each other's facial expressions and body language in addition to hearing each other's words and tone of voice. Check fraud is not a crime that inherently poses a risk of harm to children and presumably the daughter is not the victim of the crime of which the mother was convicted. So there is no reason to prohibit personal contact. The goal is to promote the parent-child relationship, despite the mother's relatively short-term incarceration. The penalty for violating the law in this instance is a period of incarceration, not the dissolution of family relationships—and the daughter has not been convicted and shouldn't have to suffer any greater loss of contact with her mother than necessary.I am in no way condoning the crime of which this mother was convicted, or any crime for that matter. But we do hav a system under which the punishment is expected to fit the crime. A seven-month sentence suggests that the crime didn't warrant a stiffer penalty. Moreover, since the crime was not one for which long-term removal from society was deemed appropriate, it makes a lot of sense to keep family and other positive relationships intact so that the mother can successfully reenter society and resume the parenting of her daughter, ideally without committing further crimes. This is in the daughter's best interests.
Should the people who paid for their kids to get into good school go to jail?
I think they should. All the kids who got in should be kicked out and have to get in by themselves, there were other people who were more deserving than them. Someone pointed out that they deport immigrants who come to America and they want a better life. Now illegal immigration and this aren't the same thing but they are both illegal. One mother was thrown in jail for putting a different address on her daughters school papers so she could go to a better school.