> So there's an inquest or an investigation of some kind > and everybody asks, why, why, why? and they try to fit > it into some pattern, with the aim of making sure it > doesn't happen again. But it does.
In this country 2 children a week, 100+ a year are killed by their own parents. Of course neighbours, other family, friends, drs, teachers all express surprise and say they didn't have a clue. They thought the bruises were caused by the child falling down and that the cries of the child were coming from the tv, as the voilume was up too loud. And in many cases the social workers thought that even though they knew the child was at risk, they should give the parents the benefit of the doubt after assurances from said parents that they would not abuse the child again. Only a few weeks ago, a child was beaten to death with a belt by her father. He had been givien custody of the child despite his history of violence and mental disturbance.
