In Michigan, mid Michigan to be exact, there have been several cases of horrible child neglect where a child has in fact passed away in the process of FIA or adoptive care.

We have one case in our community where there have been numerous calls to FIA on a single family. Yet the children remain in the parents' care.

The social worker assigned to the case told the parents that "If one more call is received they will have to take the children." Why? according to the worker, it is so the children's mother has no grounds to sue them in court if her boyfriend harms the children in the future.

When I heard this statement and her reasoning for it, I was disgusted with the social worker and even more so with that mindset - if in fact that is the mindset of this county's FIA.

All I know is that if someone is harmed in that household, I will not bother with another phone call to FIA. I will go straight to the press with documentation of the number of times I know of that people have called Child Protective Services on this household.

And... how many phone calls does it take for this community's Child Protective Services to Act? 1, 2, or 23 which is more like the actual number of calls in the past two years that have gone in about these children.

There is never enough evidence. Well, then someone needs to make unexpected house calls so they can find the evidence. After being told that every weekend this couple locks their kids in a bedroom and they have a big party and provide alcohol to minors and the usual "Pot Heads" stand around and get high also, nothing has been done.

One day after FIA visited the home, the police were called because the boyfriend was having seizures because he had drunk too much alcohol. A minor was drunk also in the house. No MIP (Minor In Possession) or no arrest took place.

The house has broken windows where mom and dad get into violent fights. But the kids are still left in this home to endure the habits of the parents. It is not "If" but rather "When" is something going to happen and someone god forbid a child get hurt.

As I get older, I somehow detest the senseless laws that hinder children from being removed from bad housing and alcoholic and drug abusing parents. Remember, in 20 years these children are going to be the ones running our country. Maybe then the parents will recall the harm they have done to our nation's children.