Another Victim

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GRRRRRAAAAAAAHHHH!! !!

THIS MAKES ME ANGRY!! !!
IGNORANCE IS THE BIGGEST KILLER IN OUR WORLD!! !
WRONG INFORMATION IS THE BANE OF OUR WORLD!! !!

Now someone who didn't get proper assistance for their problems passed away because of STUPID FREAKING PEOPLE!! !!


*Rages off*

The good news (if there is any) is that the police are definitely looking into it and are asking anyone with knowledge of the family to come forward. It seems that Calista herself told people she was being abused, and that Social Services did come out to the house more than once. So apparently they are not buying the Springers' explanation that it was simply a tragic accident. The other two children have been removed from custody. The hearing is next week.

Sad to hear. I wish I knew what made humans do what they do.

That's terrible. And it's so wrong that if she were in foster care it'd be a definite abuse situation, but not automatic in her situation since it was her "real" parents doing teh restraining. Huh? it's more OK to abuse your kids than someone else's?

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People under the age of 18 are not given the protection or rights they deserve. Until you're 18, you're basically the property of your parents. The laws don't cover enough. And they aren't enforced enough because most adults outside the family would rather look the other way than help, and a lot of kids aren't informed about what their rights are. It would be nice if this case could inspire more thorough laws against abuse, but I'm not counting on it.

of course it's abuse!! !!

Disgusting. I am so glad that my parents would never do that.

There's a few different people who could have done a lot more,but not sure how much is blame.
Does Callista have a sense of a danger? if the reason for the alarm system and chain is because she does not have that sense,and not because her parents are trying to keep her well under control,they could have done a lot more than use a chain.
Am also an 'absconder' and have no sense of danger,there is an alarm system on the door [with alarm going off down stairs not up],and also difficult locks that am cannot get open without staff hearing,they also lock it with the key,the windows are safety ones and dont open far,they even mentioned using a tracking system once.
There is quite a lot the parents could have done,they should have secured the house around her,and not her-around the house-aka the more humane social model of disability.
Were the parents getting any help or left alone to cope?
Maybe the chain-however nasty it is,was the only thing they knew of that stopped her? lack of training and education of her needs?
As social services had been before,they should have done something,but that seems to be quite a common thing with them,let some children die after many of their visits,or quickly remove children from innocent parents.