"For we do have rather a lot of evidence that the State itself is worse at protecting children from abuse than families." #QotD

Given what Oranga Tamariki is accused of -- abuse of power, racial profiling, armed police uplifting a baby --  Tim Worstall's latest (from the UK) is directly topical:

"GUARDIAN: 'Vulnerable children are being left at risk of sexual abuse from within their family by the failings of state agencies tasked with keeping them safe, according to a damning report into child protection.'
    "For we do have rather a lot of evidence that the State itself – the evidence from all those Northern cities and the grooming gangs – is worse at protecting children from abuse than families.
    "It’s a rather nice example of the larger point about market failures. Sure, they exist, as does evil. But to say that market failures exist is not to conclude the argument for state intervention. It still has to be proven that the state intervention leads to a better outcome."

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