Just a Thought

While tilling the earth today, in preparation for replanting some patches of grass that have suffered from too much attention from the Iz, I was thinking about the brouhaha over Abu Gharib.  It’s a good thing that the abuses at Abu Gharib came to light, and it’s an even better thing that those directly responsible are being relieved and made to stand to justice for the misdeeds.  But the thought that kept running through my mind was the temporariness of the outrage that is currently being expressed.  This temporariness is, I think, epitomized in the following.

"Letter to the Editor
Jane Bisbee
Indianapolis

Now that Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Month is over, we must continue to work together as a community to prevent abuse and neglect before it happens.

Stopping child abuse isn’t just a task for one month—it’s the shared responsibility of all 6 million Hoosiers every day of the year.

When the attention from the last month fades, there won’t be vigils to remember the victims of abuse and neglect. But there will be thousands of children we can help before they become victims, if we commit as communities to preventing these crimes year-round.

If you know a parent who needs help, lend a hand. Become a Big Brother or Big Sister or a mentor to a child. Become a foster parent—call (800) 468-4228—or become a court-appointed special advocate—call (800) 542-0813.

But if you think a child is at risk, pick up the phone and call the Family and Social Services Administration’s statewide, toll-free, 24-hour child abuse hot line at (800) 800-5556. The health, safety and well-being of Indiana’s children should be—must be—a daily priority for us all."

Jane Bisbee

Deputy Director, Division of Family and Children, Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, Indianapolis

I wonder how many individuals even knew it was Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Month? I didn’t know.  The attention to the events at Abu Gharib will fade as quickly from individuals thoughts as child abuse.  And, if some celebrity outside of the porn industry came down with HIV, or flashed their breast on teevee, the outrage would fade even sooner.

Posted by on 05/09 at 10:55 AM

  1. “The attention to the events at Abu Gharib will fade as quickly from individuals thoughts as child abuse.”

    If this had not been an election year would it have been brought to light at all...one has to wonder.

    Posted by  on  05/09  at  01:19 PM

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