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State Intervention

Government corruption, true crime, bad social workers, police brutality, politics, religion and interesting news.
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Maxine Carr girlfriend of child killer Ian Huntley allowed to keep her baby!!!

Maxine Carr girlfriend of child killer Ian Huntley allowed to keep her baby!!!

State Intervention ― Maxine Carr and her former boyfriend Ian HuntleyMaxine Carr, the girlfriend of Ian Huntley who provided the child killer with false alibis after the murder of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, has had a baby and get this, is allowed to keep the baby!!... (more)
 Mark McDougall ― Posted on Oct 31st, 2011
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Is this the beginning of a great period of civil unrest as protests go worldwide?

Is this the beginning of a great period of civil unrest as protests go worldwide?

State Intervention ― Daily Mail: Day of 'Global Revolution' comes to London as thousands of demonstrators take over the City > Protesters inspired by the growing 'Occupy Wall Street' movement in the U.S have today taken over the City of London. Thousands have... (more)
 Mark McDougall ― Posted on Oct 15th, 2011
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Parents of seven told: Your children are too fat, so you will never see them again

Parents of seven told: Your children are too fat, so you will never see them again

State Intervention ― Daily Mail: Four obese children are on the brink of being permanently removed from their family by social workers after their parents failed to bring their weight under control. In the first case of its kind, their mother and father now face what... (more)
 Mark McDougall ― Posted on Sep 4th, 2011
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North Miami Beach police kill mentally disabled man carrying toy gun

North Miami Beach police kill mentally disabled man carrying toy gun

State Intervention ― CBS NEWS: MIAMI - North Miami Beach Police are piecing together an officer-involved shooting and killing of a mentally disabled man. The man was originally thought to be carrying a gun but it was later determined to be a toy rifle. Officials told CBS... (more)
 Mark McDougall ― Posted on Sep 1st, 2011
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Increase in misconduct of those working in NI social care

Increase in misconduct of those working in NI social care

State Intervention ― BBC: An increasing number of people working in social care in NI have been found guilty of misconduct. The latest case involves a Ballymena care assistant who physically and verbally abused elderly residents. From April 2010 to March 2011 there were... (more)
 Mark McDougall ― Posted on Sep 1st, 2011
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Birmingham City Council to advertise for new head of child social services

Birmingham City Council to advertise for new head of child social services

State Intervention ― Birmingham Post: One of the toughest jobs in local government is about to be advertised – head of Birmingham children’s social services and the city’s schools.Council leaders are ready to look for a permanent replacement to Eleanor Brazil, who... (more)
 Mark McDougall ― Posted on Sep 1st, 2011
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Doug Griffiths says government not alone in blame for death of baby Elizabeth

Doug Griffiths says government not alone in blame for death of baby Elizabeth

State Intervention ― Calgary Herald: Despite the criticism levelled against the province’s social services agency following a damning report into the tragic death of a 14-month-old, one Progressive Conservative leadership hopeful said people are too ready to lay all... (more)
 Mark McDougall ― Posted on Aug 29th, 2011
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1 000 cases of child abuse monthly

1 000 cases of child abuse monthly

State Intervention ― IOL News By ESTHER LEWISNearly a thousand cases of abused, abandoned and neglected children are being reported to Cape Town Child Welfare every month from some of the city’s poorest areas. And the caseload has meant that, in some cases, a single... (more)
 Mark McDougall ― Posted on Aug 29th, 2011
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Judge Wall, the secrecy rules, and another stinging attack

Judge Wall, the secrecy rules, and another stinging attack

State Intervention ― Christopher Booker, Telegraph: The most senior judge in the Family Division, Lord Justice Wall, takes an unprecedented step. Some of my readers may have been puzzled last week to see such lurid headlines as “Racehorse trainer lied that her ex was a... (more)
 Mark McDougall ― Posted on Aug 28th, 2011
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Teenager killed by police in mass demonstrations in Chile

Teenager killed by police in mass demonstrations in Chile

State Intervention ― World Socialist: Hundreds of thousands of Chilean workers and students took part this week in strikes and demonstrations against social inequality and the privatization of education. The government of right-wing billionaire Sebastián Piñera... (more)
 Mark McDougall ― Posted on Aug 28th, 2011
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Police: 10-year-old Texas boy died after parents withheld water as punishment for bed-wetting

Police: 10-year-old Texas boy died after parents withheld water as punishment for bed-wetting

State Intervention ― Washington Post: DALLAS — Texas police say a 10-year-old boy died of dehydration after his parents kept water from him for five days as punishment for wetting his bed. Michael Ray James and Tina Alberson are charged with injury to a child causing... (more)
 Mark McDougall ― Posted on Aug 27th, 2011
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Max Aguilera Be In Care Pending Case Review If Christina Was Trailer Trash

Max Aguilera Be In Care Pending Case Review If Christina Was Trailer Trash

State Intervention ― It is a question we often ask ourselves while flicking through the pages of glossy magazines, so I am asking it today on State Intervention.com - Why are celebrity children apparently untouchable in the eyes of Social Services? Of course Social... (more)
 Mark McDougall ― Posted on Aug 27th, 2011
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Birmingham children's services department aiming for fresh start

State Intervention ― In highly depraved areas of the UK, extreme neglect cases will be expected of course, but Birmingham has had more than it's fair share of child protection scandals in recent times. In fact, the following article reports that 20 children in... (more)
 Mark McDougall ― Posted on Aug 27th, 2011
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They didn't put their children in dungeons -- but that doesn't mean we don't have our own Fritzls here

State Intervention ― This article from the Irish Herald is slightly sensationalised to say the least. The journalist is writing as though there could be Joseph Fritzl type characters lurking in every street around Ireland and the journalist even encourages us to "report... (more)
 Mark McDougall ― Posted on Aug 27th, 2011
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Pro/Con: Does obesity qualify as child abuse?

Pro/Con: Does obesity qualify as child abuse?

State Intervention ― LA Times: Is severe childhood obesity a life-threatening form of abuse that justifies removing a child from his or her parents? Doctors, lawyers and child welfare experts have grappled with this question in recent years, and the debate was renewed... (more)
 Mark McDougall ― Posted on Aug 27th, 2011