Increased abuse reported among children in state care

Increased abuse reported among children in state care

Nearly 200 children in state care suffered abuse or neglect in 2014, according to the latest report released Tuesday by the Massachusetts Office of the Child Advocate.

In 2014, the office investigated 633 allegations of abuse or neglect, an 18 percent increase since 2013. This figure includes multiple allegations of mistreatment of a single victim. The office found that 184 children in state custody had been abused or neglected. Of these, 117 were in foster care.

The real Clarence Thomas
black lives matter

The real Clarence Thomas

Betsy McCaughey

Black lives matter, unless you're Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. The left is renewing its venomous, racist attacks on Thomas in the aftermath of his dissent in the Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling for gay marriage.

Actor George Takei smeared Thomas as a "clown in black face." The Huffington Post called his dissent "beyond ridiculous" and tarred him as a hypocrite for opposing a court-created "right" to gay marriage: "Clarence Thomas is married to a white woman — something that would be illegal today, if it weren't for the Supreme Court's historic Loving v. Virginia ruling." As if his personal life is fair game.

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