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I have reported two cases to DHS CPS in Oregon.  The first was after two days of listening to a grandmother taking care of her grandson by screaming obscenities at him non-stop from the moment he got home from school, even through the arrival of his mother.  The second was after a young boy arrived on my doorstep scared and lone, lost in the big city.  I took him home and he was afraid to go in because of his older brother's threatening attitude.  I don't know what transpired after I made the calls, and I don't know if DHS considers verbal abuse to be excessive enough to respond, but my heart and conscience required I make the calls.  Someone needs to watch over these little ones.

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