Posted on 09/19/2003 9:53:48 PM PDT by Robert Teesdale
Hello there good sir.
I am a Canadian and have see the abuses of CPS/CAS workers here... I was raised as a child of the system and then went on to have a child that went up for adoption through no fault of my own. In the midst of that case they used my past as a child OF THEIR own failed system.. (I had a foster-mother that was charged and pled guilty to sexual exploitation of a minor.) since then they have tried to prove a pattern of abuse, which incedentally I have never done nor will I ever do. Then years later i moved to a place up here where a friend of mine had two children, and she was told (Based on my CAS record from YEARS BEFORE) that I would not be allowed to be around her kids.. No reason, no direct accusation at all, and a breach in confidentiality. Then at the first meeting with this worker, she only threw past things at me.. NOTHING new. And at the end of the interview asked me if I thought that the CAS did a better job than my mother could have.. If you have been following me thus far you would agree that its not possible.. Subsequently she used me as a tool to apprehend her kids. Went to the kid’s schools and took the kids. Then showed up to my friend’s house with TWO police officers, and NO warrant. That didn’t come until 4-5 days later. I am pretty sure that the proper protocol even in Canada is that you need a warrant.. The unfortunate thing is that when you look at the Family and Children’s Services act, it actually allows for kids to be taken WITHOUT a warrant.. As well.. The CAS here usually takes children first and then asks questions later. So evidently.. Even here in Canada there is a HUGE abuse of power... I live in Ontario, and it is the ONLY province in Canada that does NOT have an Ombudsman to oversee ALL CAS cases.. And though some would argue that there is one.. The problem is that ONLY the kids can request them to investigate.. Not the parents.. So how then does an infant or a young child that doesn’t understand what’s going on in the first place ask for a review? The Obvious answer?? They Can’t.. So then we are back at misuse of power and injustice.. Need I say more?
I do not believe that every worker is bad.. I just think that the ones who do in fact abuse their power (in any way) should no longer be permitted to work in the field. Instead of destroying families they need to be working to help fix the problems that got them involved in the first place. PROPERLY...Not half assed either.. Most people HATE the CPS/CAS so it makes it harder.. But that is built on the mistrust that has been bred for years by such abuses..
In conclusion, whether its the US, Canada, UK or anywhere else.. There is some major work that needs to be done in the field of Social Services within the system to rectify the mistakes that have occurred to ensure that they are not repeated time and time again..
May this find you all well, and in peace..
Aiden Cade
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