When they went to clear their names and get their children back, the courts said that it was too late ...
The couple's nightmare started in October 2003 when Mrs Webster took their second son to hospital with a swollen leg.
He was found to have a number of small fractures which doctors said could be caused only by physical abuse.
The following year they were permanently removed and put up for adoption after a one-day court hearing.
Medical experts later concluded that the injuries were not caused by violent twisting and shaking, but were symptoms of rare case of scurvy. [...]
The Appeal Court ruled on Wednesday that even though the Websters 'may well' have been victims of a miscarriage of justice the adoption order on their eldest three children could not be revoked because the youngsters are now settled with their adoptive parents.
From the Upcoming ueue, submitted by philosophile.
I agree they don't look as if they eat well. However, I don't think the conclusion can be made that their appearance alone constitutes abuse. After all, it was said that the scurvy was a rare case.
Anyway, I always feel frustrated when I hear of cases like this. There is a point when bureaucracy goes too far.
Vitamin C is destroyed by the process of pasteurization, so babies fed with ordinary bottled milk sometimes suffer from scurvy if they are not provided with adequate vitamin supplements. Virtually all commercially available baby formulas contain added vitamin C for this reason, but heat and storage destroy vitamin C.
Unfortunately, they'll almost certainly be the wrong lessons.
That's why you can't own a gun in the U.K. Big Brother doesn't want you to fight back.
if this story gets enough publicity then maybe some lessons will be learned.
You gave up your rights a long time ago to live in a "safer" nation where the gub'ment makes all of your decisions for you.
God bless.
FALSE. Social Services act in the best interest of the State. NOT the children. NOT the families involved.
Adoption should obviously be reversed in cases where the adoption was not voluntary and both the original parents and the children want it reversed.
A. You can get your child back from a rottweiler.
My 11-year old son brought that joke home from school one day. Sadly, the UK social work industry has a history of snatching children for no good reason. Even the kids know it.
Obviously, the kids should never have been taken, but that isn't the issue any more. The issue is what's best for the children.
Also? The idea that Social Services are looking out for the best interests of The State (scary capitalisation!) is patently laughable. What possible benefit is there to playing Find The Lady with other peoples kids? Do you think The State have some kind of top secret oppression device powered by the tears of children, or something? No. It's just good ol' fashioned incompetence, that's all.
Because someone having a gun would make this situation better? How would anyone being shot do anything positive?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1145645/We-8217-t--8217-children-say-Websters-reveal-appalling-anguish-welfare-state-visited-them.html