IamSauerKraut

IamSauerKraut t1_ixs2nby wrote

>Not sure who is making promises, or what they are promising, but VAN works pretty darn well for what it's designed for when used properly, even if the interface is clunky and outdated and overly complicated.

That covers just about every excuse for why it does not work, especially the "when used properly" part.

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IamSauerKraut t1_ixrkong wrote

On a practical matter, it does not matter who gets blamed for the faults or the shortcomings. What is important is that neither VAN nor mini-VAn work quite are promised, to the point that I've gone back to paper. Annoys the candidate, but I'd rather the candidate be annoyed than the folks on whose doors I am knocking.

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IamSauerKraut t1_ixeli95 wrote

Your identity is confidential, and specifically protected by laws and the pertinent regs. Only if the case lands in court and the judge finds that your identity is probative will your identity become an issue. Even at that point, you should be able to submit a filing under seal opposing the release of your identity.

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IamSauerKraut t1_ixdaof7 wrote

Reply to comment by mydraal561 in Damn by Popomatik

I spent nearly all of my teenage years as a ward of the state.

One of my foster brothers and his wife work for the agency. Rabid right-wingers who have long blamed foster kids for the situations they find themselves in. Estranged from his sisters.

The problem is systemic.

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IamSauerKraut t1_ixd1q6y wrote

Reply to comment by DifferenceMore5431 in Damn by Popomatik

>NJ and NY are similar states with very similar populations, you would expect them to be similar in this respect.

You would expect, eh? Well, clearly they are not. Maine needs to do better instead of folks saying why are they not as sucky as us?

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IamSauerKraut t1_ixd1kkq wrote

Reply to comment by arka0415 in Damn by Popomatik

Whatever the raw numbers, trends or rates, Maine does a piss poor job to looking out for the best interests of abused children.

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IamSauerKraut t1_ixd1f63 wrote

Reply to Damn by Popomatik

People are surprised?

Kendall Chick was not the first and, as we have all discovered, not the last.

Abused kids are more likely to end up in SoPo than they are to be well cared for by that indifferent social services agency.

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