I was a teenage petty criminal, I've been a cannabis user , I've been to youth prison , I have 8 yr old convictions for violence , I may come across as rude, in your face, loud, blunt, cocky and alot of other things but just like the law states not 1 of these things affect my ability to parent my son or my ability to ensure all his basic care needs are tended to again just like the law requires. My son needs love - I've got all the love for him he'll ever need. My son needs stability - give him to 1 of his real parents and he'll have that. My son needs food on the table and a warm bed to sleep in - obviously that wouldn't be an issue. My son needs protecting from all risks - something me and his mother have been deemed very capable of. My son needs medical care as and when needed - me and his mother are not and have never been negligent so again not an issue. How can the state have taken my child because in truth the particular representatives in this case had a personal dislike towards me and my sons mother? Since when was the state allowed to punish whistleblowers by removing their children? What sort of society do we live in where part time barristers such as BARBARA CARTER of BARBARA CARTER SOLICITORS are allowed to help local authorities cover up law breaking and make such awful decisions regarding peoples children? A word of warning to others - PLEASE DO NOT MAKE FORMAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT SOCIAL WORKERS THEY WILL STEAL YOUR BABY OFF YOU FOR IT BECAUSE THEY ARE A VINDICTIVE, CRUEL AND CALLOUS ORGANISATION!!!!