Social workers are the worst scum on earth.

[vetran]

It further turned out that Ellie had a cyst in her throat which Mr Butler had pushed out of the way when he cleared her airway after she collapsed. The cyst is clearly visible on a scan taken in hospital, but it was not shown to the original jury.

While awaiting trial the Family Court ruled Mr Butler could see Ellie twice a year for four hours.

Miss Gray, a graphic designer, was allowed contact with her baby six times a year for two hours at a time.

So the prosecution should be debarred and the doctors struck off? Seems reasonable to me, after such a travesty.

[Old Hack]

In the main, I think SW's have a rum deal of things; most are overworked, and undermanaged. I know a couple who seem good people, genuinely good folk, but who drink a lot os they have a lot of tulip on their plate. I'd not do the job for the world, as I think I'd end up too depressed; for every screw up you read about, there are hundreds of successes. Yes, there will be people on power trips, as that's just a statistical fact, but I'd not tar all of them with teh same brush. Most, in my opinion, are good honest folk trying to a very, very difficult job.

However, if they took my kids, or attempted to, well, there would be trouble, so I am with you there BP.

As an aside, if you declare yourself as a freeman, you absolve yourself of the requirement to abide by any social workers laws, legally. I haven't gone into it much, but based on a few days reading, it's an interesting area, as is Chapter 7 on housing.