[James_K]

> So perhaps you need not only look at the children and instead try to improve the lives of the parents as well.

Clearly. It was other people who started suggesting that the children of poor parents should be forcibly put up for adoption. I can't fathom why anyone would think this is a good idea or even worth talking about.

[raxxorraxor]

Ah, sorry, then I misunderstood your point. I though you were suggesting that it would be a productive thing to do. Empirical evidence of the past would suggest otherwise and I believe government only ever has legitimacy to remove children from their home when they are in acute and tangible danger.

Nothing that should be decided by some sensibilities du jour.

[liveoneggs]

I think it's when you said "the victims of bad parents are no different than the victims of any other crime"

[James_K]

There are many different crimes with different severities, and hence different responses.