Adolph Hitler Campbell Placed in State Custody

UPDATE, October 26, 2011: Hitler's Parents Claim Judge Found No Abuse of Little Adolf, Aryan Nation
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UPDATE, August 6, 2010: New Jersey Couple Loses Custody of Son Named Adolf Hitler
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UPDATE, January 16, 2009: Court Hearing for Parents of Young 'Adolf Hitler' Postponed
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Remember little Adolph Hitler Campbell?

About a month ago, his parents were complaining about ShopRite refusing to decorate a birthday cake for Adolph. The store would not write out his full name on the cake.

Now, Adolph and his parents are in the news again.

Young 'Adolf Hitler' and Two Sisters Removed From Home

A 3-year-old boy named Adolf Hitler and his two Nazi-named younger sisters were removed from their New Jersey home last week and placed in state custody, police said.

Adolf Hitler Campbell and his sisters, JoyceLynn Aryan Nation Campbell and Honszlynn Hinler Jeannie Campbell, were taken from their Holland Township, N.J., home on Friday by the state's Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS), Sgt. John Harris of the Holland Township Police Department told FOXNews.com.

Their father, Heath Campbell, is expected in court Thursday in Flemington, N.J., in connection with the case.

Kate Bernyk, a spokeswoman for the DYFS, said confidentiality laws barred her from commenting on the case or even confirming that the Campbell children were involved.

"DYFS has their reasons and they normally don’t release any information, so we kind of have to go on faith with them," Harris said. Police were not told what the agency was investigating.

"I’ve dealt with the family for years and as far as the children are concerned, I have never had any reports of any abuse with the children," Harris said. "As far as I know, he’s always been very good with the children."

Speaking generally, Bernyk said the state's "decision to remove a child is based on the safety and well being of the child and the risk to that child, and that decision is made in conjunction with the courts and the county family court judge."

...Forensic psychologist N.G. Berrill said naming a boy Hitler could be considered child abuse.

"Part of it is the infantile nature of the parents’ behavior," Berrill said. "You can name your dog something weird, but they think they’re making some kind of bold statement with the children, not appreciating that the children will have separate lives and will be looked at in a negative light until they’re able to change their name. It is abuse."

...New Jersey officials said Wednesday that it is not just a matter of names.

"DYFS would never remove a child simply based on that child's name," Bernyk said.

There are confidentiality issues here, so we don't know why the children were removed from their home.

Supposedly, they were not taken away simply because of their names.

Based on what Sgt. Harris had to say, however, it's hard to believe that the names didn't have something to do with it. But that's just speculation. There's not enough information here to judge whether or not it was appropriate to remove the children.

The issue of a parent's name choice for a child being an act of abuse is interesting.

Forensic psychologist N.G. Berrill declares that naming a child Adolph Hitler is abuse.

Who's to decide what names would constitute abusive behavior?

Would Berrill say that being named Moon Unit was an instance of abuse?

What about Apple?

If American parents today named a child Saddam Hussein, would that be considered child abuse?

Giving an innocent little baby the name of a brutal, murderous dictator could be seen as bad behavior. It would be cruel to use Hussein as the middle name for a child.

There are probably some Lefties who think that naming a child Adolph Hitler Campbell is just as abusive as naming him George Bush Campbell. Maybe some see naming a child George Bush as more repulsive.

The point is it's a very subjective thing.

I wonder what N.G. Berrill's first and middle names are. I'd like to judge if his parents abused him.