RSS 2.0 FeedIs Naming Your Child “Adolf Hitler” Child Abuse ?
by Doug MataconisApparently, in the State of New Jersey the answer is yes:
Authorities in New Jersey removed 3-year-old Adolf Hitler Campbell and his two young siblings from the care of their parents, according to a published report Tuesday.
The state’s Division of Youth and Family Services took the boy, as well as his sisters — JoyceLynn Aryan Nation Campbell, 1, and Honszlynn Hinler Jeannie Campbell, 9 months — from Heath and Deborah Campbell, according to LehighValleyOnline.com.
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Holland Township Police Chief David van Gilson told LehighValleyOnline.com that he didn’t know why the children were taken, but added that his office had not received any complaints of abuse.
And if there’s no actual abuse, then what business does the State of New Jersey have taking these children from their parents ?
I LOVE MY OLD STATE!
Comment by chris — January 14, 2009 @ 4:15 pmNone at all.
Comment by Akston — January 14, 2009 @ 5:03 pmBah! It doesn’t say there was NO abuse. It says that the police department didn’t receive any complains. DYFS probably did receive complaints.
Second, NO where does it ever say that the NAMES were what constituted the abuse. Here is a quote for NJ.com from the DYFS official: “Just to be clear, removal of a child from a family is only done when there’s an imminent danger to a child and that wouldn’t include the child’s name alone,” spokeswoman Kate Bernyk said. “We wouldn’t remove a child based on their name.”
To spell this out for you (because I’ve seen numerous posters on other sites who don’t get it):
A. Naming your child “Adolf Hitler” is not enough to constitute child abuse (not even close though it is pretty awful).
B. The children were not taken away based on their names alone.
C. It is not known to the public or the media whether abuse occurred. DYFS has evidence of abuse. We know the police department did not receive calls, but that does not mean that DYFS didn’t receive calls or that abuse never occurred. (For God’s sake, how many battered wives and girlfriends never make a report to the police and the neighbors don’t do it for them.)
Have some common sense and develop your reading comprehension, people!
Comment by Meredith — January 15, 2009 @ 12:06 amMeredith,
What evidence of abuse do you have other than the statements from DYFS ?
Given their history, I don’t trust them.
Comment by Doug Mataconis — January 15, 2009 @ 4:19 amI wouldn’t say it is abuse, but it is wrong.
As we all now was Adolf Hitler one of the worst men in our world history, he didn’t just kill 6 mio people because of their look, but he was also a self-satisfied and powerful man. And nobody should be named after such man, specially not a newborn, innocent child.
I believe somebody should have call a psychiatrist, when the parents decided to name their child Adolf Hitler !!!
Comment by Mette — January 15, 2009 @ 8:57 pmHey, I know a lot of guys named after me (Joe). I don’t think it’s all that abusive.
Comment by Joseph Stalin — January 15, 2009 @ 9:41 pm