Whoa. Don't know how that happened. Sorry. I'm willing to bet it's not the names that got the kids removed. But I guarantee bringing news crews into your house is inviting closer scrutiny.
Bar maid! Bring me stronger ale! And some plump, succulent babies to eat!
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Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Cashmere - Jan 14, 2009 6:27:56 am PST #1240 of 30000
Now tagless for your comfort.
Jessica - Jan 14, 2009 6:28:52 am PST #1241 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I'm willing to bet it's not the names that got the kids removed. But I guarantee bringing news crews into your house is inviting closer scrutiny.
You're probably right.
Amy - Jan 14, 2009 6:30:34 am PST #1242 of 30000
Because books.
You're probably right.
I wish they'd released some details, though. Don't they usually? Like, when they find the kids who have been starved or chained up?
Again, not that I don't think they're most likely disgusting people and horrible parents.
Jessica - Jan 14, 2009 6:35:20 am PST #1243 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I wonder if they'll try to get little Adolf to change his name. The girls at least have normal first or middle names (JoyceLynn and Jeannie) they can use, but I can't imagine trying to explain to a 3 year-old "Well, your mommy and daddy named you after one of the worst mass-murderers in history...how would you like to be called Bill from now on?"
Amy - Jan 14, 2009 6:37:53 am PST #1244 of 30000
Because books.
Seriously.
Sparky1 - Jan 14, 2009 6:46:11 am PST #1245 of 30000
Librarian Warlord
Don't they usually?
I think what is released is the (public) information of what the parents may be (criminally) charged with. I don't think that if the parents have lost custody temporarily so that the family can go through counseling there's any obligation to release that information. I can't believe this isn't still in a "temporary" category because it usually takes a lot (time, hearings) to completely lose custody of your children.
JZ - Jan 14, 2009 7:03:41 am PST #1246 of 30000
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
I'm willing to bet it's not the names that got the kids removed.
I so very much hope not. As repellent as the names and the parents' ideology are, on their own they're not enough to justify separating toddlers from their family. Though we'll probably find out all the details any minute...if the parents were rageful and wounded and cluelessly publicity-seeking over the birthday cake flap, they've got to be completely wild by now.
Trudy Booth - Jan 14, 2009 7:12:45 am PST #1247 of 30000
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
My office just announced a viewing party for the innauguration. AWESOMESAUCE!
Connie Neil - Jan 14, 2009 7:18:53 am PST #1248 of 30000
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In my office, if there was an inauguration party, it would probably involved people muttering about how Obama isn't eligable to be president or that he's a commie or something.
Hil R. - Jan 14, 2009 7:27:20 am PST #1249 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
In one of the articles about the cake thing, they mentioned that DYFS had already been in contact with that family. One of the things that they insisted on was that they take the swastika off the family car, since they said it was dangerous to drive toddlers around in a car that was attracting negative attention like that.