# "Calling it the 'worst case' of abuse a detective had ever seen" **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 13, 2008, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-it-the-worst-case-of-abuse-a-detective-had-ever-seen/467735 "2008-10-13T16:53:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Bam\_Boo\_Gut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8c91f0/32.png) [@Bam\_Boo\_Gut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bam_Boo_Gut)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2008, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-it-the-worst-case-of-abuse-a-detective-had-ever-seen/467735/21 "2008-10-14T15:58:32Z")
Isn’t this scapegoating? Other family members are healthy and well treated - even the dogs were well cared for and the lawn has been mowed. ---
**Author:** ![buttonjockey308](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@buttonjockey308](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buttonjockey308)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2008, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-it-the-worst-case-of-abuse-a-detective-had-ever-seen/467735/22 "2008-10-14T17:24:56Z")
Sadly, nothing about this suprises me. Saddens me yes, suprises me, no. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2008, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-it-the-worst-case-of-abuse-a-detective-had-ever-seen/467735/23 "2008-10-14T17:39:37Z")
> [@KGS](#): > > Not so rare as you think. The so-called “family values” cabal in this country is a breeding grounding for extreme physical, psychological, and sexual abuse. There is no oversight committee or licensing board for parenthood, and many parents only have children (a) by accident, or (b) as a means of fulfilling their own selfish needs for attachment or power. When you allow two people (or, in many families, one person) to have absolute dominion over a child – controlling every aspect of their lives, from how often they eat to which God they pray to – there are zero controls in place to prevent one or both parents from going berzerk and start beating on their child for fun. This is so commonplace, only the extreme cases make the news. Other than China, how many nations have an “oversight committee or licensing board for parenthood”? So, why did you say " in this country"? ---
**Author:** ![bauble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f6c823/32.png) [@bauble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bauble)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2008, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-it-the-worst-case-of-abuse-a-detective-had-ever-seen/467735/24 "2008-10-14T21:26:43Z")
Am I the only person that’s seeing a map to their home next to that article? I’ve got to think that being accused of the worst case of child abuse a detective has ever seen and having not just your address, but a map to your house published on-line don’t add up to a good thing for those parents. ---
**Author:** ![KGS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/90ced4/32.png) [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2008, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-it-the-worst-case-of-abuse-a-detective-had-ever-seen/467735/25 "2008-10-15T06:17:45Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Other than China, how many nations have an “oversight committee or licensing board for parenthood”? Aaaaand China’s economy is growing faster than any other nation on earth. Coincidence? I think not!! Damn, there’s some very sad stories in this thread. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2008, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-it-the-worst-case-of-abuse-a-detective-had-ever-seen/467735/26 "2008-10-15T06:31:27Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Other than China, how many nations have an “oversight committee or licensing board for parenthood”? So, why did you say " in this country"? Possible reasons: 1. she doesn’t know the situation in other countries, 2. some other countries are more prone to extremes of religion, some less. She’s limiting her comentary to the one at hand. I can’t think of any other country with such a vocal “family-values cabal” as the US, but then I don’t follow politics a lot. 3. something I haven’t thought of, it’s early in the morning. But in any case that line sounded like my mom saying “but where is this country going!” when she talks about something bad which happened nationally, “but where are we going!” when the bad thing is local and “but where is this world going!” when it was outside of Spain. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2008, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-it-the-worst-case-of-abuse-a-detective-had-ever-seen/467735/27 "2008-10-15T13:44:33Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Other than China, how many nations have an “oversight committee or licensing board for parenthood”? So, why did you say " in this country"? Used to be, kids were required to attend school. This provided needed oversight. Opting out of that is on the rise. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-it-the-worst-case-of-abuse-a-detective-had-ever-seen/467735.md?page=1)