Texas: WAY COOLER THAN MINNESOTA AND OHIO

[Abraham Smashington]

I JUST THOUGHT THE GODDAMN VIDEO WAS FUNNY.

I'M GOING HOME.

[Captain Russ]

Redneck bouncers in downtown Austin?

Did you read Billy's linked article, bro?

The last time the Honky Tonk Man stood in front of the door was back when my moms and pops were at university.

Nowadays, they're a bunch of vokka-swillin' mooks, imported from the fucking shore.

[Abraham Smashington]

Maybe if you're American? Reddit had a thread about this, which is where I found the video. So maybe it's just some stupid rednecks being stupid. I dunno. Either way that video made me laugh.

[Matt]

A passport is a legal ID. Banks will accept it as a form of ID both for opening and accessing accounts. They are government issued, after all.

[BillyG]

Can't see the video, but that's BS about not being able to use it as a valid ID.

[Abraham Smashington]

In Texas?

[Timothy225]

Since when? I've used mine as ID before.

[Abraham Smashington]

Crazy that you can't use a passport as a valid id.

[B_Metal]

HAHAHAHAHA, "that's not even my fucking birthday!!" Lulz

[Abraham Smashington]

Haha

About Texas and pretty funny.

[Captain Russ]

the exact number of douchebags prowling Austin was not tracked by the census and is therefore impossible to quantify

I tried to.

I let the whole team down.

[BillyG]

http://www.houstonpress.com/2011-06-...inding-austin/

Been screaming this for years.

[B_Metal]

DFPS and CPS as a whole are infuriating. For one they are understaffed at all levels in the rural area's, which happen to be the most active area's. They why and how of that is a whole 'nother topic.

Another big problem is that the investigator has nothing to do with a case once a child has been removed. Children who are removed are passed on to another caseworker who only has to make a MONTHLY visit. And while it sounds like an easy fix to just make them visit more, the truth is they have far to many children on their caseloads as well and at times will have to travel the better part of a whole day just to visit one of the children.

And yes you know when you sign on that travel is part of the job, problem with that is you don't get reimbursed for at least three weeks, sometimes up to two months later. Which means you're out of pocket on travel. And CPS folks in Texas just do not make enough money to make weekly visits a valid plan.

I could go on and on about what's wrong with CPS but there are also problems with how CPS is reported on. Frequently I read "Caseworker" didn't do this or that but never do they comment on whether it's an Investigative caseworker, or Placement worker, or Foster worker or Family Based Safety Services worker. That's not to say that the media is intentionally muddying the water, I think they don't know the difference because it's not like CPS is super up front about how things work.

All in all it's a shitty situation. Even the best of workers can not keep up with caseloads after a certain amount yet supervision does nothing to keep numbers down other than rush the worker to either close the case somehow or remove the child/ren. Proper investigations are not done in every case because the number of workers in certain areas just can't keep up with the workload.

Add to all of that school's and school staff who do not want to deal with unruly children and would rather CPS dig into the family to see if something is going on and you can see why the whole thing is a mess.

Sorry if all of this is a bit scatter brained but I'm typing while trying to get my kids to clean their room and get them ready for school tomorrow and fix dinner etc... If I think of more I'll post it later. Oh and ask any questions you like, I have no problem answering.

[Shit Dickface]

That article is absolutely infuriating.

[BillyG]

http://www.houstonpress.com/2011-06-...broken-system/

Article about busted CPS. Expect a full report by JERRRRRRRRRRRRRSSSSSSSSSSSSSSH