[tpaine]

Obviously you aren't aware of what being a court advocate means. I don't make the choice of taking kids from parents. I have no say in that matter. I only see the kids after the court has decided to take them away.

I advocate in court for abused children.

And thanks to laws against them, we can get these kids out of these abusive parents homes quite easily.

Yep, I am in 100% in support of removing children from homes of hard drug addicts who do not get help.

Yep, its a great system tex.
First we make addicts into criminals by prohibitive 'law'; then take their kids away if they don't seek "help", - help that would put them in jail for being addicts.
And thanks to those same prohibitive drug laws, we can get these kids out of these abusive parents homes quite easily, -- that's the best part. -- It's all so easy to control these "-- worthless human beings that were nothing but a drain on the system --" if we just ignore the Constitution.

[Texaggie79]

Actually jail is hardly ever used, unless they commit real crimes like stealing or murder. Physical and sexual abuse hardly ever put the kids parents behind bars, and I stress hardly.

And the reason the kids need advocates is because their parent don't care enough about them to take care of them. Parents getting high that still take care of their kids.... well if that ever happened, I have yet to see that case.