Report it to Child Protective Services/Department of Children and Families, a confidential complaint can be filed online or over the phone.

I concur with the Majority - Police or Social Services.

We claim to live in a civilised society, and that means we need to look out for the weak and vulnerable - that is everyones business.

I'm going to jump on the bandwagon here and say call the authorities.

It is really the best option. I have "experience" in these things.

Just to clarify, today meaning may 6th? And where are the bruises?

You could go over and ask the kid to be a little less loud whenever they are beating him, or call the damn authorities?


How could you not know how to do the right thing in this situation?

Well I guess the OP is out for the night. Anyways Deryck I sent you a PM about this for you and as a former police officer I think would be good advice follow.

To the forum, I know most of the consensus is to contact the authorities and let them handle the situation (and you are absolutely right), but I've seen a couple posts implying the idea of "confronting" said people himself. I know that sounds heroic and all but I will tell you that is the worst possible thing you could ever do. Domestic disturbances are among the most dangerous and sometimes deadliest situations you could ever get yourself caught up in (and not to mention the legal and civil implications). The only time anyone should directly confront an issue like this is if there is an immanent threat of the loss of life or limb. Otherwise just contact the police to report domestic disturbances.

And again Deryck, I wish you the best of luck and I hope everything turns out okay.

I've read stories of kids/women(men too) being killed from domestic violence. That alone should motivate you into reporting this to the police or one day you may not see that little boy come out of that home anymore.

Really dude? So if you heard some little kid getting beaten badly by his parents, you'd just sit idly by? That's pretty [censored] up.

Call the authorities bro, as bad as adoption may sound, it's the best course, and he may get a really good family you never know

Tee hee is a lass.

I don't agree with you Lydia though on this one.

@OP: How bad are the autorities over there then? Social services in my country are very good, although if you're American I believe SS aren't really good aye? But still, I think that's the best action you can take.

Try to reach out to the kid, and for [censored]'s sake call the [censored] authorities.

If you care about what's happening, you won't sit idly by. Hell, you might even adopt him, if you really feel bad about putting him in an orphanage.

Well then, really Dudette?

Well, some orphanages are really crappy, and sometimes kids become more messed up due to the foster care than they were because of abuse.

Also, not everyone who was beaten as a kid becomes dysfunctional.

I don't know enough about this particular case to comment on the issue though. OP, have you ever met the parents? What are they like, generally?

This.

Because one day the kid might not recover from an injury. A blow to the head could damage his brain, it could swell, he could die. A hard enough blow to the abdomen could cause fatal internal bleeding (especially since I doubt the parents would take the kid to the hospital). It happens. You have a chance to make this kid not another statistic.

Yeah, 'cause orphans became extinct after 1832. :facepalm:

OP: Yeah, call child services bro.

Call the authorities. Better sooner than later.

It's just a rather outdated term. We'd call them Children's Homes.

I have the same problem with people's steam accounts and am often wondering

who.the.hell.is.this??



Life in the 21st century my confused friend..

I've learned to just let go

Ive never heard it called childrens homes before. must be a euro thing then.

yeah, call the cops.

Like others have said, report 'em to the authorities. I know it may seem bad that the kid is getting put into a foster home (which - here in NZ, anyway - often belong to poorer families and the kid will often have less benefits than with the parents) but as long as the foster parents are good people who will take care of the kid, it's better than being beaten up - which can lead to serious problems later in life.

Assuming there is a life to be led later on, after suffering numerous beatings. Poor child.

Oh yeah. I can't believe some of the things people do to babies. We had a case in NZ where one was put in a washing machine and hung out to dry. It's one of the most disgusting things I've ever heard.

If I was witness to something like the OP, I'd try to stop it as soon as possible.

I don't really understand how that's possible. Not exactly cost efficient either but yeah, rather disconcerting, to say the least. :confused:

But I agree with you. OP, release the Kraken child services representatives!

Orphanages are required to be pretty decent, it's not like 'Oliver Twist' anymore. And well dysfunctional might have been too strong of a word it's safe to say that the kid will have an unhealthy relationship with his parents for the rest of his life, as well as having major trust issues, and possibly beating his own kids as an advlt, unless of course you don't think any of that is dysfunctional.

There are no children's homes here, there are foster families and facilities, who are paid by the state to take care of abused and neglected children. Sadly, many foster children go from the frying pan into the fire, treated little more than a paycheck, herded like cattle or second class citizens. Many are moved from place to place with no consistency. Florida has historically had a less than perfect system, with workers not visiting assigned homes or checking on children, yet claiming to, or custodial parents taking money for children that have disappeared, to god knows where.
We've had reports of babies and children being beaten, drowned, sold, and worse, by the very family/facility charged with their safety.