Fuck You, Michigan
Go read this:
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060823/NEWS02/608230314/1004
and this:
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060826/METRO/608260362/1003
I know the parents.
I'm fucking enraged.
When I'm not enraged, I'm sobbing.
When I'm not sobbing, I'm numb.
I don't care how cluttered your house is. Are the kids happy, clean and fed? That's what matters. Dirty houses don't murder babies.
Did you know that if Michigan CPS takes one of your kids, any kids you have after that are fair game forever? The government gives Michigan $4,000 for every kid in foster care, $6,000 if the kid is disabled. Probably even more once adoption comes in to play. We're fucking cash cows, people. CASH COWS.
Leave it to a state I love to rip my fucking heart out.
This is the first and last time I'll post about this. I'm trying really hard not to dwell on it, but god damn... Just... god damn.