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<blockquote data-quote="Big Package" data-source="post: 3303689" data-attributes="member: 67494">It&#039;s not as simple as calling it in to report it. I worked in homes and trailers in the Midwest and most of the time, they&#039;re people just trying to make it. Sometimes it&#039;s bad parents. On the very, very rare occasion is it something worth bringing to the authorities.I&#039;ve seen mushroom grows and weed grows and non-meth lab equipment. What adults do for hobbies is their business. There was only one time I ever had to report to authorities, and then involved speaking with them an additional 3 times and child services etc. If you ever encounter a real situation in which children are being abused (or come to you about abuse), the best thing to do is write down everything that happened or was spoken immediately. You&#039;ll be spending a good chunk of time with police and FBI and every other acronym. As easy as it is to take kids away, it&#039;s really not, and reporting it will likely end up being worse for the kid(s).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Big Package, post: 3303689, member: 67494"] It's not as simple as calling it in to report it. I worked in homes and trailers in the Midwest and most of the time, they're people just trying to make it. Sometimes it's bad parents. On the very, very rare occasion is it something worth bringing to the authorities. I've seen mushroom grows and weed grows and non-meth lab equipment. What adults do for hobbies is their business. There was only one time I ever had to report to authorities, and then involved speaking with them an additional 3 times and child services etc. If you ever encounter a real situation in which children are being abused (or come to you about abuse), the best thing to do is write down everything that happened or was spoken immediately. You'll be spending a good chunk of time with police and FBI and every other acronym. As easy as it is to take kids away, it's really not, and reporting it will likely end up being worse for the kid(s). [/QUOTE]

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