Very tough to make big sweeping statements given what we know about the facts on the ground up in Rowan County. It is clear that local authorities believed that children were at risk and moved to protect them by seizing the kids and arresting the parents. Then again, that is the very rationale Janet Reno used to roll tanks in Waco.

All we can do is hope that the authorities got their facts straight and well and truly have the minors’ best interests at heart.