If someone unfairly put my children in foster care I would be quite mad. Would I sue? Probably. For $900 trillion? Woa there, doesn't that seem like an awfully lot of money? Enough to pay off the national debt dozens of times over in fact. Recently a Staten Island mom sued the city of West Brighton and the Administration for Children's Services for wrongfully putting her two children in foster care in 2008. The mom claims they violated her now teenage children's civil liberties by doing so. The city hasn't responded but will claim the mom is mentally ill and unfit for childcare. But a state court recently through out a case that claimed she is guilty of neglect because metal illness alone is not proof of neglect. The Inquisitr's Kim LaCapria says the mom is smart in picking such a large amount of money because it draws attention and sympathy to her case, even if it is doubtful that she was actually get anywhere near that amount.
I guess I'm a little conflicted on this one. The city does have a responsibility to protect children, but at the same time children should never be taken from home unless it's absolutely necessary. I guess my real problem with this story is where was the children when all this was happening? These two boys are apparently teenagers, which is old enough to have a say in where they want to live. This article talks about these children like they are helpless which is fact they are almost old enough to take care of themselves. I feel like this issue could have been resolved without reaching such ridiculous proportions if someone had just stopped to really talk to these boys for a while. That being said, I mostly side with the mother. If you take children away from a mother you better have a good reason or expect the worst.
"Mother Sues City for $900 Trillion–yes, Trillion–for Placing Children in Foster Care." Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines. Web. 09 Feb. 2012. <http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/mother-sues-city-900-trillion-yes-trillion-placing-213613703.html>.
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