Pubdate: Fri, 28 Jan 2005
Source: Asheville Citizen-Times (NC)
Copyright: 2005 Asheville Citizen-Times
Contact:  http://www.citizen-times.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/863
Author:  Jonathan Selby

PARENTS FAR FROM PERFECT, BUT STATE COMPLICIT IN ABDUCTION

Most people automatically agree that the North Carolina couple who had
to physically take back custody of their children are monsters and to
be feared. Well there are a lot of suffering parents who would give
this couple a big "thumbs up" for their bravery in getting their
children away from a real out-of-control monster -- the state's
social services system.

They take children too fast, keep them too long, (while making it
extremely difficult for parents to get them back if they ever do at
all) -- and a lot of parents are realizing this, and know that such
radical actions may be the only way to ever see their children again.

I don't approve of drug use, etc., however, I applaud this couple for
their love and their demonstration of doing what they felt they had to
- -- to fight for their rights for their children.

Jonathan Selby,

Candler
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