Comments about ‘Mother arrested for second time in child-abuse case’

17 days in jail? How long would she have been in jail if she had assaulted a police officer, causing the same degree of injury? And the goal of DCFS is to reunite the parents with the children as soon as possible? Don't they read the statistics? Abusers usually abuse again. Children are at least as important as any other citizen, why trivialize their abuse?

This is the biggest evil in our society, IMO. We have the opinion that family has the right to hurt family, or at least it isn't as serious as if they hurt a total stranger. What a lie.

Elaine

Who do we blame?DCFS,The court,Judge,the mother,the neighbors for not calling DCFS,Boyfriend,The siblings.
My prayers go out to the child.May she get well and find a loving family to foster her.

Sounds to me like she is jealous of the little girl. The child might be getting more attention than her. I also wish the best for the child.

she needs to be in prison,take those children from her and sterilize her.

The goal of DCFS is not to reunite as soon as possible, but the goal is for reunification when they, as well as judges and others feel that it is safe for the children to go home.

I hope that child is never placed in her "mother's" care again and is adopted into a stable loving family.

You misunderstand the law regarding abuse. You are correct on all counts, but the reasoning behind the way the laws are regarding reuniting abused children with their parents. The family unit is extremely important. I know many abuse victims, and all of them I know, wanted to either stay with or go back to their parents. Not because they believed they deserved the abuse, but because they felt a strong desire to be with their family, even if that meant getting hurt. Abusers can and do change. Not all do, and that is their choice, unfortunately. But there are still successes. And those are worth it, despite the failures. Counseling does work for a large number that use it. So you can go ahead and think the laws mean to devalue children, but in fact they are valuing the children and their own wishes.

This whole sad story is evidence that the government and many segments of society do not value children. DCFS couldn't care less about kids, otherwise their goal would not be reuniting abused kids with their abusers.

The earlier comment is right. If the mother had done this to an adult, she wouldn't have gotten away with 17 days the first time. The second time would result in life in prison, or execution if the victim died.

If they deport her, she will just do the same thing to some other poor kid. If she is found guilty, the only just sentence is life in prison without parole, or death.

Execute, no jail please. I am tired of taxes paying for their medical and psychiatric care. That kind of behavior indicates a serious social problem and we should treat it like cancer and remove it from the world as soon as possible. Sorry, but be nice or die.

If the story is accurate, the mother was 14 when this little girl was born, (mother, 21, girl 7). It seems to me that this story is also about more than the abuse. Sounds like it started with a teen pregnancy. Get this little girl out of that house and into a home with adults who care about her welfare.

Not surprising given Utah's track record in dealing with abusers. I know a woman in Davis county who got ZERO prison time for severely abusing an 8 month old in her care. She threw him against a dresser and that left him blind and partially paralyzed and brain damaged. Disgusting.

If this mother does not wish to raise children, why doesn't she just tell the courts or DFS? They will find suitable parents who want to raise children with love and not fear. I'm tired of reading the excuses given of what happens to the child that shows up at the emergency room with bruises or fractures around their body. Please love these children. They are our future!!

Hang on all you that blame DCFS. Remember the judge returns children. There are times that judges rule against DCFS's recommendations. Guardina ad litem's are there to protect children and they go against DCFS's recommendations too. Then Law enforcement/DA's refuse to proscute for serious felonies. Either they drop it or plead it down to something stupid. DCFS actually has very little control and power. Find out who the judge is and vote against him or her. File complaints against GAL's for failing to protect.


The bottom line is blaming isn't helping this child. The mother hurt her child. She needs to go to prison and her children never returned to her. It is her fault and no one elses. She chose to hurt her daughter in a significant way.

I hope she gets the maximum for hurting this child. It is sad that this girl has gone through it once but twice is way to much. There are plenty of couples that want children and cant have them. There is a couple out there that will love her. I had friends that adopted there children and they were such loving parents. I hope these children can find a family to adopt them.

I know the children. And this situation is unfortunate. They do believe that the 7 year old will die because there is so much damage. the two other children have bruise marks on there back. I've seen them! The family that they are with are amazing people.

I,m pretty sure I met this little girl while she was in foster care the last time I am deeply saddened that she went through so much torture she was amazing and I got hugs from her dailey sometimes twice as my heart is breaking packergirls last comment has made me want to send all my love to this little princess but how when you dont evan know the family PLEASE SOCIETY LETS NOT LET THIS HAPPEN TO ANOTHER CHILD HELP PROTECT THEM ALL OF US CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO THOSE WHO ABUSE YOU"ll GET yours on judgement day if you were abused why would you put someone else through the same ALL MY LOVE LITTLE ONE WISH I COULD HUG YOU SO YOU'D FEEL ALL THE LOVE THATS OUT THERE FOR YOU NEED word on how she is LOVE AND KISSES SWEETIE!!!!!!!!!