The problem with "going after the parents" is that we are just picking one evil over another in a case where both evils are bad for us.
Because bad parents absolutely need to be held to task and accountable for their retarded decisions, but letting the government do that is also a hugely bad precedent setter for a lot of reasons.
In this case it seems absolutely justified, but like you said its also a conflicted position.
The problem with "going after the parents" is that we are just picking one evil over another in a case where both evils are bad for us.
Because bad parents absolutely need to be held to task and accountable for their retarded decisions, but letting the government do that is also a hugely bad precedent setter for a lot of reasons.
In this case it seems absolutely justified, but like you said its also a conflicted position.