Larry, she will be.   The story that I heard yesterday, please correct me if I have it wrong, is that Madyln must take anger management and child rearing courses. Once she completes them she will regain custody.   The story I heard on the radio yesterday said that she could have custody anywhere from 6 to 12 months.

Again, it sounds like a fair and standard practice. If you look at these people as INDIVIDUALS, the result is one that will keep the child safe and help the mother deal with her issues.

Of course it is a situation that should never have happened in the first place, but it did, and now the laws of this country are being followed.

Also Larry, your discussion of the paranoia based on centuries of prejudice gives us insight, however how connected is the Traveler community to groups in Europe?   Is there a connection that would allow for sharing of information such as the situation in France?   Why would a Traveler in the U.S. be fearful of something that is happening in Europe - are you saying that Travelers are moved at gunpoint in this country?   I'm not disagreeing with you, just trying to understand how this paranoia exists in this country.

Ron