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Lasher

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2. The neighbors might not have known these kids were on their own.

Thu Mar 8, 2012, 01:35 PM

Mar 2012

The first question that came to my mind was, why didn't the parents tell authorities about these children?

Edit: According to the linked story, a great aunt says she stayed with them every night. The kids said they were being home schooled.

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2 children found living in abandoned bus in Texas [View all] Bozita Mar 2012 OP

Seems to me the neighbors knew of these children. Why in bill blue blazes didn't snappyturtle Mar 2012 #1

The neighbors might not have known these kids were on their own. Lasher Mar 2012 #2

yes - why didn't they try to contact the parents Skittles Mar 2012 #4

Splendora, TX arely staircase Mar 2012 #43

same reason why cars fled an accident scene I went to recently - "did not want to get involved" wordpix Mar 2012 #56

Hope they find a good abelenkpe Mar 2012 #3

My first thought as well. PotatoChip Mar 2012 #7

I'm with everyone else - if you see children looking dirty and unkempt and no shoes even in winter Smilo Mar 2012 #5

Remember we are talking of Texas, they is NO local Government outside of Cities happyslug Mar 2012 #19

Thank you. Delphinus Mar 2012 #53

No, you didn't. Speaker Mar 2012 #54

I did NOT say that, I pointed out no LOCAL Government happyslug Mar 2012 #58

There is a child abuse hot line in all 50 states. proud2BlibKansan Mar 2012 #64

So what? How do you find out about it if you do NOT know about it. happyslug Mar 2012 #66

Google it proud2BlibKansan Mar 2012 #67

How can a person who has no Computer "google it"???? happyslug Mar 2012 #70

that will come a quite a surprise to my county commissioners' court, county judge, county sheriff, arely staircase Mar 2012 #60

A FEDERAL Government Employee happyslug Mar 2012 #61

well, i would consider the county gov. to be local, but even within arely staircase Mar 2012 #62

Not just Texas. That's the case in most of the west. Xithras Mar 2012 #68

11 and FIVE? xxqqqzme Mar 2012 #6

So there was no adult caring for them? That's what it sounds like. Quantess Mar 2012 #8

There was a Adult, but she was working 12 hour shifts happyslug Mar 2012 #10

Oh, now I see it. Quantess Mar 2012 #13

The Children were with an ADULT happyslug Mar 2012 #9

What are you talking about? LisaL Mar 2012 #20

Under the law, that is sufficient happyslug Mar 2012 #25

Under what law its sufficient? LisaL Mar 2012 #26

You should check your state's Welfare Regulations happyslug Mar 2012 #59

Even though some can't comprehend what you are saying, it is great that you are DeschutesRiver Mar 2012 #72

Thank you for taking the time to say this Horse with no Name Mar 2012 #37

I remember the CHIP program and then Governor Bush of Texas happyslug Mar 2012 #39

the kids are experiencing gross neglect, thats grounds for foster care firehorse Mar 2012 #24

Have you done Children and Youth work? I have, and nothing in the article shows gross neglect. happyslug Mar 2012 #47

did you look at the bus? filthy, no water, lacking food, trash everywhere... firehorse Mar 2012 #48

Maybe we should just criminalize poverty JAbuchan08 Mar 2012 #49

This wasn't a personal opinon of Happyslug - it was the law's position. nt DeschutesRiver Mar 2012 #71

Sad, but True. Throckmorton Mar 2012 #52

Eyes Open flamingdem Mar 2012 #11

This is how many children live in the U.S.A. hunter Mar 2012 #14

You are so correct! southerncrone Mar 2012 #29

I do not think you've seen much of the third world flamingdem Mar 2012 #33

We're not "third world" hunter Mar 2012 #35

What's crippling the US is privately-funded elections. Selatius Mar 2012 #51

Amen brotha. eom xtraxritical Mar 2012 #38

+10000 wordpix Mar 2012 #57

So did these children fall through the cracks in the social net? bayareaboy Mar 2012 #12

But Mitt Romney's not concerned about that. Arugula Latte Mar 2012 #17

Here's a video link: Quantess Mar 2012 #15

Great Aunt? Where are the kids parents, aunts, and uncles? nt Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #16

Parents are apparently in prison. LisaL Mar 2012 #18

Both of them? Do you have a link to the info? nt Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #21

The info is in the OP. LisaL Mar 2012 #22

Their parents are believed to be in prison for embezzling money from Hurricane Ike victims in 2008. Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #23

If the parents are in prison, didn't the state assign a guardian for the kids southerncrone Mar 2012 #30

Excellent question. Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #32

I imagine the parents didn't want children to go to foster care so they probably LisaL Mar 2012 #42

Children in our society today are disposable. southerncrone Mar 2012 #27

I suspect that there never were any kids. Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #28

Who is making things up? southerncrone Mar 2012 #31

Or, as we call it in Texas........ DFW Mar 2012 #34

US Postal Workers... Galraedia Mar 2012 #36

Wow, this sounds like a real-life version of "The Boxcar Children" Art_from_Ark Mar 2012 #40

I thought the same thing, I loved those books when I was a kid in ther 90s. Odin2005 Mar 2012 #44

First thing I thought of, but without the older sibblings. joshcryer Mar 2012 #50

those poor children blondie58 Mar 2012 #41

!!!!!!!!!!!! Odin2005 Mar 2012 #45

Spam deleted by uppityperson (MIR Team) asfghjkyu Mar 2012 #46

Talk about a failed system we have one madokie Mar 2012 #55

we are a third world country. CTyankee Mar 2012 #63

I read this a couple of days ago, and realized that the parents were most likely in prison... midnight Mar 2012 #65

They are in prison and it has been known from the beginning. LisaL Mar 2012 #69