Comments on: Cantonment Couple Accused Of Child Neglect

By: Yikes!

Yikes! — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 10:22:10 +0000

Many commenters appear fixated on the lack of electricity and running water. It appears, however, that the animal feces and limited food issues are driving the child neglect charges.

When you have kids (or have any standard of decency), animal feces are not allowed to accumulate in a house! You find a way to make food happen, too. The parents know this, no matter how poor they are, that is simply pure parental instinct. No excuses on this front.

The eyes on these two say it all. Spaced out, hopelessness. They need a new start in terms of their life skills, education, and ethical values.

By: REPLY TO JOE

REPLY TO JOE — Fri, 31 May 2013 17:09:50 +0000

Show me the law too!!! then the next time light people come to shut me off maybe I can show it to them and we can keep our lights on cause its the LAW. Lol

By: joe

joe — Fri, 31 May 2013 04:04:29 +0000

No Excuses – there is no law that I am aware of that states you must have water and electricity. we had a neighbor that had neither for years. and this was not long ago, it is here and now.
if there was such a law, who pays the bill when a person has no money to pay.
if there is a law, please show me.

By: someone who knows

someone who knows — Thu, 30 May 2013 23:14:56 +0000

@confused,
You must have misunderstood what I said, regarding people living what they learn. I too was raised in an abusive home and I have changed my path due to refusing to raise my children in that type of situation. But unfortunately, it has been my experience in investigating these types of cases that a large majority of the people that grow up in those types of homes are not as determined as you or I to make their own path. Many of them just accept that that is the way life is, since that was the way THEY were raised. It is unfortunate, and I definitely agree with you that people use their childhood as an excuse, and that is not right. I just wanted to make a point that in this case, they lived what they learned. I’m not saying they were right, or powerless to make their own choices as to how they would raise their children. My point is that they allowed the cycle of abuse to continue on to their own children.

By: Joani

Joani — Thu, 30 May 2013 21:14:21 +0000

@ mnon

You stated it correctly…..” There is NO excuses to live like that. Poor doesn’t mean a loss of pride.”

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Thu, 30 May 2013 20:23:54 +0000

Benn in this boat before,
If you had no money and no income, then actually, yes, you WERE poor by the very definition of the word.

Poverty need not be a permanent thing in this country and usually isn’t unless folks are trapped by too many benefits to dare loss due to employment.

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Thu, 30 May 2013 19:04:05 +0000

Methinks the whole thing being coated with animal feces was tbe kicker rather than the water, power, food lack. I have to guess those who think it’s a minor thing may not know what feces is. Maybe you know dung, manure, digestive waste, shoot it’s another word you might know but I probably shouldn’t mention. Oh yeah,poopoo.
Anyhoo, at least having the children clean it up would be more sanitary.
Or you can keep griping at those who disapprove of having children live wallowing in such.

By: Confused

Confused — Thu, 30 May 2013 18:53:45 +0000

@someone who knows, If my statement was read completely you would notice that I ASKED if there had been any previous dcf cases, nothing about them going door to door. I KNOW for a fact that when dcf is involved they get you into programs to help you out with food, utilities, counseling, child care, job placement, etc. When a house is filthy then they make it a point to have you clean the house up to livable standards. The continue the case as long as they need to in order to make sure that you are getting the help that you need. I was just curious to know if they had ever had previous cases, if that was the case then they would KNOW how to go about getting the help that they needed for food, lights, water, jobs, etc. I 100% disagree with “we live what we learn” I was raised poor, in filth and an abusive home, that did nothing but make me want to grow up and never have to live like that again. That’s just an excuse to let people be lazy and have a pity party for how they raised!!!

By: jeeperman

jeeperman — Thu, 30 May 2013 17:20:17 +0000

You people ever here of cooking over a fire?
It can boil water too in order to cook rice.
Heating water by fire can also be used for bathing, etc.
And how can anyone tell (via the article) if the children have suffered any physical or metal harm ?
You all are jumping by leaps and bounds to wild conclusions.

By: Been in this boat before

Been in this boat before — Thu, 30 May 2013 16:34:16 +0000

I, myself have lived with no electricity & water for MANY months with 3 children. Was I poor, no, I just couldn’t find work BUT I made sure my children had clean clothes, a bath, & food everyday. I would have friends take me to the store to fill up buckets of water to flush my toilets & jugs to make kool-aid. Not having water or power doesn’t make you a bad parent & may I also add that my house was CLEANER with no water & power than it was with it. Being in this situation DOES NOT make you a bad parent!!!!! In my opinion it is how you deal with the situation & the measures you take to get yourself out of it and back on stable ground.