[imbokodo]

A social worker I know told me about little girls with venereal diseases, which they got from their mother's boyfriends or stepfathers.

Sometimes people make the decision to move to a place which is nice because of a homeowner association's strictness, then complain that the HOA is enforcing it's rules on them as well. Or the same really for living in a suburb with an eagle-eyed police force.

If you live in an area where people want you to watch your kids then you will have to watch your kids.

The real problem is children of very negligent parents who are not being protected, not yuppies who move to or travel to some uptight suburb and then complain the police enforce the law on them too.

[jessaustin]

I don't think I understand your reasoning. The busybodies aren't calling the HOA; they're calling the police. If we punish those who are mostly guilty of having assholes for neighbors enough, is that going to make life better for an 11yo with gonorrhea? Wouldn't it be better for CPS to have more time to help children with actual problems?