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(6,907 posts)to read too much or too little in to that statute. First, because I am not a lawyer. Second, because I recognize that it is one state and does not apply to everyone in the US or even the world that might read this.
I've been saying "moral" obligation rather than "legal" for those sorts of reasons.
But we do read it differently. I read it that suspect abuse/neglect OR the list of possible outcomes.
I'm not trying to toss a "red herring" about proving the allegation. I am trying to say that an individual should not try to investigate themselves or try to wait until they feel there is a certain amount of evidence or try to deduce what someone else might think is a reasonable amount of evidence before reporting. That the obligation is to report a suspicion not to weigh or evaluate the suspicion. I'm sorry if I am not communicating that clearly.