These cases are absolutely horrifying. A Norwegian couple recently asked for asylum in Poland for similar reasons. bbc.com/news/magazine-
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The problem isn't the state taking children per se - it is poorly trained, uneducated social workers having the power to do so unannounced.
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Even in cases where the kids are eventually brought back (often "on trial"), the trauma for parents and kids alike lingers.
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There is a lack of oversight organs, and a lack of political will to make changes. Most of the people making decisions are bad bureaucrats.
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Those self-same people are protected by employment laws workers in most other countries would kill for. Often they are impossible to sack.
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