tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097680073950225869.post7334822506530165306..comments2023-08-03T20:59:57.491-04:00Comments on Saving Private Gracedale: The Corrupt Business of Child Protective ServicesSave Gracedalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04696146336778281074noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097680073950225869.post-83233854712753897772012-08-30T19:58:36.717-04:002012-08-30T19:58:36.717-04:00Agree but Ken Kraft is carrying his water for him....Agree but Ken Kraft is carrying his water for him. That is a shame because Callahan has never been a friend of labor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097680073950225869.post-86718701957398279172012-08-30T19:19:45.311-04:002012-08-30T19:19:45.311-04:00Word on the street is, Callahan is anti union. Thi...Word on the street is, Callahan is anti union. This includes the building trades union. Just ask him. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097680073950225869.post-7536597994738664892012-08-30T18:47:57.339-04:002012-08-30T18:47:57.339-04:00We feel confident that anyone the Coalition aligns...We feel confident that anyone the Coalition aligns itself with will have a better than average chance of winning regardles of how much money Callahan has, or how crafty his staff is. Remember, all his money and great staff did not win his last election, that's why he is still Mayor.<br /><br />In any case, who ever wins should understand who they represent, or be prepared for the heat to come.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097680073950225869.post-28352150231557628312012-08-30T17:04:50.722-04:002012-08-30T17:04:50.722-04:00I say no but we need to recruit someone to run aga...I say no but we need to recruit someone to run against him and soon. We are running out of time. It will be hard to match his money and his campaign staff.<br /><br />If anyone has any ideas, please share them. Without support these other folks can't run and you get Callahan whether you like it or not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097680073950225869.post-22925106976762620552012-08-30T09:59:40.238-04:002012-08-30T09:59:40.238-04:00Folks who care about Gracedale should be very conc...Folks who care about Gracedale should be very concerned. We've learned today that Mayor Callahan has underfunded the Bethlehem pension plan by $4,000,000.00. He has also imperiled the City's 911 system through incompetent management. Do we really want this kind of bad government brought to the County ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097680073950225869.post-45587527058066059242012-08-27T07:20:38.908-04:002012-08-27T07:20:38.908-04:00I agree. WHat appears accurate is the need to look...I agree. WHat appears accurate is the need to lookclosely at the practices being used by case|social workes. In the matter regarding social worker Ilisa sacknoff, there is much concern because during her dealings with resident families at Gracedale, many came to know her well, and know exactly how poorly she performs her duties.<br /><br />Politicians like the late senator Schaefer understand|understood that a mother or father correcting a child with a GOOD STERN belt accross their butt does not constitute child abuse. In fact, it has kept many children from growing up to be criminals, and wasting our tax dollars in jail.<br /><br />There have been cases where a child, with an idea taken from TV, calls child protective services to get even with their parent(s), not realizing the consequences of his|her actions, only to find themselve removed from a loving, caring family and home, placed in the hands of someone much worst. Then to be returned home becomes the childs worst nightmare, and their parents too. <br /><br />I don't have the answer to this problem, but I know that it does need to be look into and corrected. A person like sacknoff has no place making decisions that will impact the lives of others, especially when her motivations and tactics are other than what the law would truly allow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097680073950225869.post-76428078234919269952012-08-26T21:32:38.035-04:002012-08-26T21:32:38.035-04:00The whole system is total garbage! The courts and...The whole system is total garbage! The courts and caseworkers have no rights interfering in private family matters. If a child is being abused or neglected by strict definitions and proof, then society and the system needs to intervene. If is is BS, like 90% of the referrals, then consequences should be handed out to the ppl referring. These caseworkers have a few trainings and call themselves investigators? Really? So the FBI, State Police, CIA, and others alike only give their workers a few trainings? The whole child welfare system needs to be revamped by common sense parents, not career politicians!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097680073950225869.post-53355230436208842762012-08-26T19:49:45.195-04:002012-08-26T19:49:45.195-04:00When Stoffa and Marcus are thrown out, hopefully m...When Stoffa and Marcus are thrown out, hopefully much of this can be repaired. Some resignations are in order.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097680073950225869.post-21438688567985051072012-08-26T08:13:49.380-04:002012-08-26T08:13:49.380-04:00Though never a part of the Human services departme...Though never a part of the Human services department, I have cared for disabled children while at school and in their homes, and have some knowledge of the wat the system works. <br /><br />All too often some Children and Youth missionaries try to set the right examples, while others dont. <br /><br />I tend to agree that the entire system is flawed, and doesnt seem to accomplish the intended goals of its programs, when I read these horrific facts, and recall experiences that I have witnessed first hand. <br /><br />I'm not sure what the solution should be, but Children and Youth , together with domestic relations, needs a better way to handle there casework. <br /><br />Dont get mad at me, but there is tons of waste, fraud and abuse going on in these social service programs, and funding is rightfully limited.<br /><br />The best way to combat this fraud is to disallow a physician order from being used as a cause for services. Dont get me wrong, a doctor does have a place in the process, however, I have seen too many unfortunate cases, where a doctor dumps people into the system, because he just doesnt want to be bothered and hounded dealing with some of these people.<br /><br />And yes, there are REAL needs, and REAL needs should be served. The hard part is finding out what is real and necessary, and what is a malingering person or parent who is too lazy to rear a kid, or help with a loved one. Sparticushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751446301528427128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097680073950225869.post-41188890440161866492012-08-25T16:31:26.194-04:002012-08-25T16:31:26.194-04:00Interesting article. Hope you all know that the di...Interesting article. Hope you all know that the distinguish lady from Georgia was found dead along with her husband on March 26, 2010. Coincidence???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com