In Defense of Children

Child Abuse is snaking its way through households in the United States. Joshua Deshaney is a victim of this type of abuse. Four-year-old from Neenah, Wisconsin, Joshua lived with his father who abused him to a point of no returnF Similar cases erupt every day in places where you wouldn't expect. According to the New York Post, a Brooklyn man was sentenced to 25 years to life for beating and killin...

The parents of a young teenage girl were charged with criminal mistreatment after authorities found the daughter emaciated, dehydrated, starved, and suffering. According to Seattle Times, this was “the ‘worst case’ of child abuse a detective had ever seen.” Despite the girl being tortured and neglected, a two month investigation led to no arrest. Child abuse is a major issue in the United ...

The Constitution does not protect children from their parents no matter the severity of abuse afflicted, even if the are rendered mentally retarded or even dead. In 2018 an investigation went of four children ages 10-3 of extreme abuse at home. The children were, starved, forced to drink hot sauce, burnt with cigarettes, belts and colored coat hangers, all to “teach them a lesson.” Their fath...

At only 10 years old, a girl named Madeleine unknowingly was being sexually abused by her close family friend whom she thought she could trust. After six years, Madeleine finally realized that what had been happening was not normal and she got the help she needed through the NSPCC. Now, Madeleine’s life is in much better shape and she encourages abuse victims of any kind to seek effective help. Th...

While working in a daycare, my job is to be a reporter for all of the students under the care of the daycare center. When anything is suspected such as; physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, and  neglect it is to be reported. In one case, a group of us staff at the center noticed that a child had teeth that were beginning to rot at the root. We then documented if any sign of treatment was be...