We can?t allow child abuse to get pushed to back burner

Your article by Lisa Hobbs on March 15 telling about the Blanchettes walk across America to increase child abuse awareness is all well and good as far as it goes.

If the people who can do something about it sit back or only act occasionally, the Blanchettes are walking for exercise only. There are far to many abuse cases and until the judicial system, lawyers and agencies that supposedly protect children want to act responsibly, morally and ethically, children will continue to be abused.

I have a relative I believe has been abused physically and is being abused mentally while nothing is being done by either the lawyers, the court or children?s services. If the case is not being postponed for one reason or another, the judge is not going to ?handle the case at this particular time.? It has been three years plus to date.

As long as no decision is made, the person taking the brunt of the abuse is a 3-year-old child who is incapable of fighting for himself and a father who up to this point no one wants to believe.
Claire J. Brady
Sunburst Drive
McMinnville