This is classic psycosocial background for this population. I am not making sweeping generalizations here. I am generally referring to the disenfranchised populations. There were very different but consistent dynamics in Caucasian, Hispanic, and Africian American poor.
There is horrible access to health-care, mom is supposed to work, so cant continue school. Cars don't run, no money to repair, cant get to work, gets fired, power cut off, social services gets involved, mom cant make court dates, no car, no money for gas, gets in more trouble with social services, they start custody removal procedures, mom has trouble reading and cant afford a lawyer, so the child is removed, and now in the foster care system (an abomination) . Run out of food, no money, a teacher reports (Ought to) but the point here is it is a very very difficult cycle to break out of . The other kid (older) then starts to deal/shoplift etc to help his mommy, starts getting inot trouble with LE , which mom cant address, no car, no gas to make court stuff. Lot of time dad and mom not married , if the father is alive, in prison, unemployed, no child support . Her relapse into substance abuse is clasic- overwhelmed , hopeless. The cycle goes on and on and-on right here in good ole America!!
I am not coondoning last night in any fashion, but generally speaking; those that have not been there........
CNN on in background very little about this story?
