>In the end CPS needs to be judged on their consistency and transparency.

Bingo.

CPS shouldn't be going around applying one standard for rich kids and another standard for poor kids. Or one standard for White kids and another Black kids. Or one standard for kids living in luxury apartments vs. kids living in poorer housing.

They should just be doing their job and assessing whether those kids are in a safe environment.

In the case at hand: it sounded kind of obvious those kids were living in a house with a dry powder keg.