• Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de
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    3 days ago

    “National estimates suggest that 53% of Black children will experience CPS contact by age 18, as compared to 28% of White children”

    Holy shit both of those are so high, and the the difference is also crazy

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      To be fair the word contact is kinda sus. I had CPS “contact” when I broke my arm in kindergarten.

      I was pushed off the play ground by another kid while at school. My parents were both at work. I had a lot of bruises they also didn’t like. I remember getting questioned about it at the hospital for what felt like forever. They kept pointing out scrapes and bruises and asking how that happened. I had no clue and kept saying from playing.

      That sounds like the bare minimum to qualify as contact.

      • greenhorn@lemm.ee
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        3 days ago

        Those contacts can be compared to a broken taillight or stop and frisk—it’s an opportunity to probe deeper and find anything at all to justify further surveillance and actions taken against families who are often impoverished and the hard life that creates.