What in God's name is wrong with some people?

Utterly appalling story from France…How can anyone in their right mind treat a child in this way? It’s barbaric.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/father-accused-of-murdering-threeyearold-son-by-putting-him-in-a-washing-machine-in-france-10494745.html

sad.I don’t understand how anyone could want to hurt, let alone kill their own child?

Sadly, I can’t unread that.

I am not going to read, this because what bathsaint said.

I read it. I used to process referrals into social care so I’ve read some stuff in my time. I cannot understand why anyone would do such a thing. I am not sure we will ever stop all child deaths at the hands of their parents. I don’t know anything about French social care system but quite a bit about the UKs. Referral rates are increasing, there was an article I saw today where social workers are saying that the threshold for Child Protection planning is increasing too. Social workers often have high case loads and are burning out quickly. Less funding, increased poverty are all playing their part. I see patterns of poor parenting = next gen of poor parenting = next gen of poor parenting. The nurture you get as a child impacts so much on the rest of your life. I am starting to think that we do need child development/parenitig style lessons in schools or when you are about to have a baby etc.

I also don’t understand people who read those books about some child being poorly treated.

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