Interesting little twist in the FLDS/Texas CPS case: Carey Cockerell, the head of the agency, announced that he is retiring. The interesting part is that the press release announcing the news makes no mention of the now-infamous seizing of 400+ children from the Polygamy Compound a few months ago, which is the only reason that most news outlets would pick up this story. (I still think Polygamy Compound sounds like a wart cream.) Cockerell is 61 and ran the agency for 3 ½ years, and was not asked to resign, according to Allison Castle, a spokesperson for Texas Governor Rick Perry's office. Patrick Crimmins, spokesperson for Texas CPS, "said Cockerell would have no further comment." Well OK then.
Once the Texas Supreme Court ruled that CPS "over-reached" in removing the kids from the FLDS ranch, it became tougher to defend what they did. There are some positive things to take from the experience: Child Protective Services is now allowed to make unannounced visits to the ranch, which seems like a good idea. So they did overreach, probably by a lot, but the end result is for the best. Not justifying the actions, just looking for a silver lining.
(Source: AP/Google)
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