Bill Clinton: “Occasionally a movie comes to the screen that brings to life the stories that have become routine in our newspapers and…”

“Occasionally a movie comes to the screen that brings to life the stories that have become routine in our newspapers and on our television stations, and because of that constant repetition we sometimes become numb to the news. That happens across the board on many issues, but there is one in particular I wish to address that I do not think we can ever afford to be numb to or indifferent toward, and that is the abuse and neglect so many children in our country live with every day, the children who are shuffled in and out of our foster care systems, often with little guidance from or connection to any adult. Too often these stories end in the most tragic way possible. Seven-year-old Faheem Williams in Newark, NJ, was recently found dead in a basement, with his two brothers in a deplorable condition, having been chained in that basement for weeks at a time. Six-year-old Alma Manjarrez in Chicago was beaten by her mother's boyfriend and left to die outside in the snow and cold of the winter. And despite 27 visits by law enforcement officials to investigate violence, 7-year-old Ray Ferguson from Los Angeles was recently killed in the crossfire of a gun battle in his neighborhood.”