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**ethigSmimbine** · 10-18-2009, 02:25 PM

One thing I have learned from working in a probation office is that this is not the case.

An accusation can go a long way only after someone has been convicted of a crime or been found guilty. For example, the law can take action against a known drug user if the user is "suspected" of dealing with drugs. However, the law can not go after someone suspected of drugs, who has a clean record, until after they have found evidence to convict such person.

Until that has happened, you must provide substantiated evidence in order to take action against someone.

From what I understand, dealing with children, there are a lot of similarities. CPS can not just come in and take children until after they have found substantiated evidence that abuse is indeed happening. However, it would be a whole different story if a person has been convicted of abuse in the past.

I don't know, I have heard some horror stories in the past. Of course, these could just be the stories I hear, not representative of most situations. I just feel that people take the better safe then sorry approach with children, and would chose to have the father crucified if there was any question as to whether or not he hurts his children; putting emotions before actual evidence.

10-18-2009, 02:25 PM	#39
ethigSmimbine Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 406 Senior Member	One thing I have learned from working in a probation office is that this is not the case. An accusation can go a long way only after someone has been convicted of a crime or been found guilty. For example, the law can take action against a known drug user if the user is "suspected" of dealing with drugs. However, the law can not go after someone suspected of drugs, who has a clean record, until after they have found evidence to convict such person. Until that has happened, you must provide substantiated evidence in order to take action against someone. From what I understand, dealing with children, there are a lot of similarities. CPS can not just come in and take children until after they have found substantiated evidence that abuse is indeed happening. However, it would be a whole different story if a person has been convicted of abuse in the past. I don't know, I have heard some horror stories in the past. Of course, these could just be the stories I hear, not representative of most situations. I just feel that people take the better safe then sorry approach with children, and would chose to have the father crucified if there was any question as to whether or not he hurts his children; putting emotions before actual evidence.
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