26. Jan. 2010. – 14:31:54
Generally it has been considered in the
balance between "nature" and "nurture" that a baby even
with the most dreadful genetic origins if cared for by and within a loving
family can develop into an upright citizen. This position has been reinforced
by studies which show that a baby`s brain and the nervous connections within it
grow and take form for some years and even to the late teens the adult brain is
still approaching its final configuration. The Society of Jesus commonly known
as the Jesuits knew this centuries ago..."Give me the children until they
are seven and anyone may have them afterwards." St.Francis Xavier.
With the current case of the two children
in Edlington the option of removing the children from their home environment
has been and gone. But can this be the event which finally removes the social
services from the mantra that where possible it is preferred not to remove
children from their parent[s]. Perhaps the question should in future be changed
to "why should this child not be removed from a parent and placed
with family well vetted and approved for adoption".
As a family man and self admitted
libertarian it is difficult to accept that a child and society could? would?
benefit from such an authoritarian action but the disfunctionality in our
society, even if we don`t all agree with a certain Mr Cameron, has reached such
a level that the choice is now upon us.
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