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Originally Posted by "sperry
Would you say those kids are better off being raised by your town hall than by loving, caring parents that provide for them?
Just about *anything* is better than letting crackhead parents abuse their children, but parenting by committee isn't the best thing out there.
While I think these articles are a bit uber-conservative: [url=http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=21907
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Fact is they don't have loving caring parents. They have the worst parents you can imagine. It is amazing to me how many people have reached out to help these kids with informal adoptions, tutoring, day care and just plain loving them. You can give up on the parents but the kids are worth helping. It's far from ideal for sure but you do what you can. The kids are screwed up and all we can hope for is a teeny tiny chance for them.
I don't see this type of thing in big cities where there are institutions to take abused kids. Given an institution (foster parents) or community help I think the community solution is better. Could be wrong...