Texas Scorecard By Bob Hall July 11, 2019
This is the first of a four-part series on a case study of liberty loss through government overreach.When the overreaching, heavy hand of the government leads to even one instance of injustice, a little bit of liberty is lost for all citizens.
On July 2, 2019, in Kaufman County, Texas, another piece of liberty was chipped from our society. Once again, in a very sad courtroom scene, the “legal†abduction of a 4-year-old child by the Texas Child Protective Service (CPS) was upheld by what can only be described as an egregious miscarriage of justice.
During a hearing that lasted more than six hours, little to no evidence was presented that indicated either parent of the 4-year-old boy had actually done anything remotely close to child abuse. In fact, no one involved in the whole prosecution process had ever met or talked with either parent or met or talked with the child.
The doctor from Children’s Hospital, who apparently initiated the forceful removal, had no history of treating the child, had never seen the child, and did not make a complete review of all of the child’s medical records.
The CPS caseworker, responsible for initiating the legal process as an “emergency†necessity, had no firsthand knowledge of any of the alleged charges she levied against the parents, had never met or talked with the child, and had made no attempt to complete a background investigation, as required by CPS policy.
More:
https://texasscorecard.com/commentary/commentary-cps-heavy-handed-overreach/
