Yes, there's a difference in parents "being" responsible and actually doing it. The reason the government wants to step in is because the parents aren't following through. Not all, but a good portion. I just saw a story on the news that said a women left her two month old child in the car for an hour while she shopped. The poor baby died from the extreme heat in the car.....it was 105 degrees outside! I see stuff like that and think, "How stupid can some people be?!" The parenting standard has really fallen too far. If the parents can't help their kids, then the government has to step in.
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