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I wonder where the grandparents , aunts , uncles were ? and what about school teachers ? surely these kids were going to school in filthy clothes then where were they when calls needed to be made ? so many questions but I'm glad the kids will get some help . If these kids are that starved I bet they looked like skeletons too .
School has started yet for some kids. I only see my nieces and nephews a couple of times a year. We meet at my dad's house.
My understanding is that the social workers will go through the cabinets to see what food is available.
Unfortunately this is more common than most people realize. Mostly it is that the parents are drugged out or drunk and can't watch after them.
My aunt just became the legal guardian of 2 little girls who came to her via Foster Care. One is 4 and the other is 6. The 6 year old has downs syndrome. They were found going to liquor stores asking for food.
Unfortunately this is more common than most people realize. Mostly it is that the parents are drugged out or drunk and can't watch after them.
My aunt just became the legal guardian of 2 little girls who came to her via Foster Care. One is 4 and the other is 6. The 6 year old has downs syndrome. They were found going to liquor stores asking for food.
You're right. I cannot tell you how many stories I have read in the local paper about children being removed from a home filled with garbage and feces. A couple of years ago there was a couple that had their elementary school children taken away because they were neglected to the point where their teeth had all but rotted out of their mouths. And there are so many stories that don't make the papers.
Kudos to the officer for showing him a kind word and a meal, and getting those kids out of that awful house.
No legal jurisdiction until this point. Disgusting, but true.
They may or may not have known. The kids may have been ashamed and covered for their parents. Either way, until the authorities show up, children are the property of their parents until the age of majority.
They certainly could have called child protective services.
Oh man, that is just sad. Poor kid. I don't get why we have to be licensed and/or background checked for just about everything, except parenting suitability. Makes no sense at all.
Yes but its sad NO ONE HELPED HIM!! (They had to call a cop to help him)
Thats sad right there (But not surprising @ all)
Well, what do you expect people to do but to call the authorities?
I've been in a similar situation at least a time or two where as a civilian approaching the child would be improper at least and most likely wrong for how does the child know I am not a threat?
In one situation where a young tween (is that the term) was limping home straddling her bicycle, I leaned out of my car window at a distance and asked if there was anyone I could call for her. The request was declined and that was that. In another situation at a festival, I observed a 5ish year old who was isolated, looked confused. I shadowed him until I could get to a booth to tell an official, "Excuse me, that child appears to be lost.". They, being in a uniform of a type, responded immediately, approached the child to talk to him .....and the mother was immediately on the scene realizing the separation.
ALL THAT SAID, I read about this incident earlier today and as the officer said, simply heart breaking.
They certainly could have called child protective services.
That one is a double edged sword. Again, if the older children were ashamed and covering for mom and dad, the grandparents and such may not have known how bad it was.
Also, I have a relative who has had child protective services called on her no less than six times by the children, ( she had custody of more than one back then ) relatives, the school district, etc. Her daughter turns 18 in a couple months. They never did anything. Too late now.
None of the relatives could have done anything without legal authority.
This is what makes this little guy in the OP such a hero. He really did save his family.
Maybe his drunk ass parents will go to rehab now. Maybe his brothers will get to finish high school in a stable environment.
All because he was brave enough, and smart enough to say to himself " You know. I'm hungry, and peanut butter isn't getting here any time soon. Sorry Teddy. You're getting sold"
Bravo, little boy !!!
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Mostly it is that the parents are drugged out or drunk and can't watch after them.
