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Re:Ontario wrongly separated families on results of Motheris... by qwerty456127 on Tuesday March 06, 2018 @08:21AM (#16528640)
Even if true, the lone fact that a person had abused a substance (or not abused but used - taking a substance without a prescription doesn't imply abusing, there actually are some people capable of conscious and constructive substance usage) means nothing and should never be used against the person in any way. Separating families for just this alone is ridiculous. You still are to prove that the person has developed actual addiction/habit, aggressive behavior and really harms anyone but him/herself in any way (more than the sanctions will harm them).
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Re:Ontario wrongly separated families on results of Motheris... by ransom1538 on Tuesday March 06, 2018 @08:28AM (#16528677)
"You still are to prove that the person has developed actual addiction/habit, aggressive behavior and really harms anyone but him/herself"

Nope.

If you get a minute, I would watch this video on child protective services:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ETfgoSmTHI

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Re:Ontario wrongly separated families on results of Motheris... by qwerty456127 on Tuesday March 06, 2018 @09:40AM (#16529091)
I don't mean it actually works this way (one actually has to prove the problem is real, serious and actually affects the children to remove them), I mean it should work this way (I've taken a look at the video, the first ⅓ of it)
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Re:Ontario wrongly separated families on results of Motheris... by chooseaname on Tuesday March 06, 2018 @08:27AM (#16528668)
It's not just aggression. Neglect is a primary reason children are removed from homes where drug abuse is happening.

But, yes, without actually proving that there was drug abuse, those children should not have been removed.

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