I'd like to say to , Robert White (1:134/40) who said: 
-=> Quoting Dennis Mccunney to Delores E Rowe <=-
 DM> Is child abuse *really* more prevalent, or is it simply more likely
 DM> to be *reported*?  That emphasis by papers looking to build
 >But I also agree with Dennis that a lot of the coverage is simply due to
 >the sensational side of the issue.
 DM> so it *appears* more prevalent.  But I suspect this may not be the
 DM> case, and that actual abuse may not be all that much greater than it
 DM> used to be. It is simply more likely to be discovered.
I'm afraid that it really is possible that there is more child abuse now, and 
an awfully lot of it is the direct result of drug abuse.  When you add the 
fact that drugs are readily available to kids, you end up with kids having 
kids in addition to their drug problems.  Every time I hear someone talk 
about legalizing drugs, I feel a bit murderous (I can confess that HERE, 
can't I?) and I'd like to drag them off to see some abandoned crack babies.
 
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