I was browsing the news and found this article... I'm furious at the DSS. With the reports from police it's very UNLIKELY it was any different when DSS showed up and "investigated" the reports of child abuse, now the girl is dead... Someone needs to answer some questions!
I go to school near there. The town is pretty much in the middle of nowhere. It's the half way point between Binghamton (where I go to school) and Ithaca and that's about it. Lots and lots of run down houses, closed up stores, all the jobs up there left about 15-20 years ago. It doesn't really surprise me that this sort of thing happens up there.
The only thing that saved Binghamton is the University there and the only thing that saved Ithaca is Cornell (although Ithaca is a beautiful city and sort of a hippie haven as well). Upstate New York is really in the toilet.
While the job market is down in Fingerlakes region, I still believe it's a decent state, ok, PRETTY (where I live) but NY needs to force NYC to become it's own state, then our taxes would make it easier for businesses to stay here instead of relocating!
i read another article that said a neighbor reported them to the DSS and they told her that they met all their minimum requirements - shelter, one meal a day, and medical insurance.
this is very sad, and my sick mind can't help but think she's in a better place now. i really don't know how the whole story can be any worse then the one i'm imagining right now.
Unexcusable... NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART
