3 Children removed from NJ parents

[Hammerskjold]

There is no litmus test on fitness for parenting, and it would be worrisome to see one implemented.

Well most gov't could not do so out of practical reasons anyway. It has to assume that most people would want to take care of their kids, because aside from major legal overreach, it would take way too much resource and staff to check every single family. Even most of the agencies set up to investigate and monitor problem situations are usually understaffed, overworked, and underfunded.

I'm not saying it's impossible, or gov't always has the people's best interest at heart. But let's get some perspective. Even if the gov't wants to enact such draconian measures, it doesn't have enough treasures to do so.

Unless there was a realistic threat that the parents would harm the children in the few days it would take for the CPS to determine if their was just cause to consider separation, then I would opt to leave the children in the home.

Others already pointed out that neglect (or at least a severe case of inadequate or lapsed judgement) seems to be a bigger concern here than outright direct abuse. At least on the limited info so far.

I mean, really, a Hitler cake? Even if it's with super vanilla frosting, most people would know it's going to be in bad taste. Unless you're trying to do it as a social satire or something, but the elder Campbells are not exactly convincing me they're the satirizing type. Hey I'd be glad if I was proven wrong in this case.