A couple has been charged with abusing a two month old baby girl in Lexington county. The article did not indicate the exact relationship between the child and the guardians, but assumptions have been made that it was the child's mother and father who abused her. They brought her into the hospital for an unrelated medical problem where the doctors found that she had broken ribs and some brain trauma, consistent with repetitive, physical abuse.
The most apparent social problem with this article is child abuse. In our country there are many resources to help prevent child abuse and programs in place for this issue. However, it still occurs and the children are often emotionally and/or physically damaged for life. The abusers typically get prison sentence and then the case is closed. Parents are harming their children, getting caught, then going to jail creating dysfunction for their children and relying on the state to take care of all parties involved.
The solution to preventing this from reoccurring is unclear. Even with safe haven laws, state-funded programs to help at-risk abuse families, and abuse tip lines, children are still abused and parents still get away with committing this abuse.
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