It’s not illegal to have a few drinks and let your hair down, so to speak. In fact, it’s not even against the law to stay home and get blind drunk, as long as you’re not driving anywhere. And now that weed is legal in Michigan, it’s not even illegal to sit around and get…
The current law on how child abuse and neglect, and suspected child abuse and neglect are dealt with, is very clear. Any type of abuse or neglect of a child (including exposure to drugs or methamphetamines) must be reported to the police. And within 24 hours of that report, they’re required to reach out to…
Welcome back and thanks for joining us. We’re looking at the issue of how a growing number of highly visible cases of sexual assault by doctors is changing the way people interact with their medical caregivers. As the Nassar case shows, doctors are often treated as ‘untouchable’, which is why it was so hard for…
There was a time when all someone had to do to be taken very seriously was to put on a white lab coat and drape a stethoscope around their neck. Why? Because for many decades doctors were seen as infallible. Their word was law. Their opinion was the last line drawn in the sand. But…
The Catholic church has come under increasing fire in recent decades for the horrifying number of priests being accused of sexually assaulting children. What makes the allegations worse is that in many cases, it seems other church authorities were aware of the abuses, but made every effort to cover them up instead of reporting them…
Child abuse is a subject that has received a great deal of public interest and media attention in recent years. And in some ways that’s a really good thing. Instances of child abuse are rising, and the number of children in foster care needing stable homes is staggering. So it’s definitely a subject that needs…
Welcome back and thanks for joining us. We’ve been looking at the issue of mandated reporting, and how there’s been a rise in reports of suspected child abuse by medical staff, despite the fact that many of these reports are later proven to be false. While the logical response to this would seem to be…
When doctors encounter small injuries on a child’s body during routine medical check ups, it makes perfect sense for them for them to order more tests, ask questions, and do follow ups. After all, even minor bruises or unexplained pains can be symptoms of much more serious medical conditions and they shouldn’t be ignored. But…
Take a look at anyone’s dating profile online and chances are you’ll find that most people aren’t as honest about themselves as they’d like you to believe. Whether it’s make up, lighting and angles used to make them look 20 years younger (and 20 Lbs lighter), or simple a profile pic from a couple of…
Child sexual abuse, also called molestation, is one of the hardest accusations to defend against. Because it’s an emotional subject, and people are conditioned to believe the word of the victim and the cops providing testimony during the trial, it can be extremely difficult to get a fair trial. Anyone who is falsely accused is…