Wow. In all my years in the business I have never heard of them falsifying records. Exaggerating, yes. The issues I tend to see are that these tend to be overworked and often not that educated workers, who often allow abuse and neglect to slip through the cracks, or who form opinions based on personal feelings, likes or dislikes, and then harass the parent they don't like as a result. Neither of which are good.
But yeah, they certainly could lie to get the kids out of there. Just as LE could lie as well about probable cause.
I'm telling you, every bit of it is pathology. They have zero rhythm. Like they're not used to moving around. They are incredibly awkward. They seem physically delayed, like you said, in their ability to snap their fingers, keep a beat even - like they've not had the practice using gross or fine motor skills as children (or adults) should. I mean I get it that not everyone is that coordinated nor has rhythm but this seems like more than that.
The little girl dresses with high heeled shoes. The long, uniform hair. The fixation on Elvis. The high pitched voices and childlike appearances of the adults kids. What does it all mean?
I see some similar things with a couple other mega families mentioned on here and it always makes me feel slightly uneasy. Like it;s a sign of something...wrong.
I know in books I have read, like Munchausen cases or other weird murders, there has been mention in the books about the person's odd appearance or mannerisms. Like it goes with psychological dsitrubance in some way.
I wish I knew more about psychology. I did found something about Schizotypal (SP?) people and appearance. But does anyone know more? is there a connection and if so, why? What does it mean?
https://www.psychologytoday.com/conditions/schizotypal-personality-disorder
I;m not attempting to diagnose here. Just exploring a bit the possible connection between odd appearance and behavior with mental illness. I am trying to understand.
Well we see families on here quite a bit who fail to keep take their kids to doctors, and keep them isolated from others.
And yes, kids who attend public schools slip through the cracks regularly, like little Gabriel Fernandez, who was tortured to death.
But again, the homeschooling movement and popularity have given dysfunctional people an easy way to hide their abuse or neglect where in the past, despite the fact that kids can and do slip through the cracks, there was more of an opportunity for monitoring, and more safeguards for kids who attended a brick and mortar school.
Regulation fails kids. But it also saves many.
It's just we have certain constitutional protections in this country and the general national attitude views child rearing as a very personal thing that the government should stay out of.
So I agree that more regulation probably isn't the answer.
More community involvement with each other may be though. And people should not make assumptions about the health of one another's families based on religious or other beliefs. I note the grandmother here stated that the family was "respectable" and religious. i think sometimes if people view others as religious they feel they can't do anything harmful or have problems they need help with. They're "blessed".
We need to be observant when it comes to family, friends and neighbors and if something feels off, ask questions. Dig a little. Offer an ear or assistance if anyone might seem in need.
Isolation is often dangerous.
