It is hard to express my feelings upon learning that the actions of a Department of Children & Families employee led to the endangerment of this child.

She described the children in her chronological notes as being happy. She described them as being clean and appeared to be well cared for.

If this is going on, they're appalled by it. They understand that we're going to take street actions. And we let them know that we're going to be causing some controlled chaos. Very peaceful controlled chaos, but we're going to be very comprehensive about how we're going to be educating folks. And it's going to get wild.

We take incredibly seriously the fact that something we could have done may have averted this tragedy. The child died as a result of abuse.

They are normal people who have been put where they are, and whose actions and feelings have been molded by their circumstances. There are gentlemen and boors; intelligent ones and stupid ones; talented ones and inefficient ones. . . . But when they are all together and they are fighting, despite their bitching and griping and goldbricking and mortal fear, they are facing cold steel and screaming lead and hard enemies, and they are advancing and beating the hell out of the opposition.

You simply cannot control other people's thoughts or actions and you can't even necessarily control your own thoughts and feelings, you know? All you can do is make your choices of what you do with your life and what your actions are and sometimes when you do let things go and you're more passive or more active. And, you know, it's just interesting and it's important to keep on top of myself and be super honest with myself.