[CW: Ableism]

Was the policeman contradicting him? “Of course… but not all communities can be trusted, can they?” Arthur said with a thin smile. “The rest of the community suffers if the thugs in the Cragg and Tate Hill are allowed to live by their own laws.” As had been the case under Crane. From what he had heard, the incompetent constable had been half-raised by the fisherfolk like a feral child, and his loyalty lay with them more than it lay with the law. “Anyway, we cannot take any children suffering from infectious diseases obviously, or from insanity, though our staff will be happy to find a place for them in an asylum. No physical impairment that cannot be cured. They’re unlikely to be adopted. They’re better off in the workhouse or an orphanage. Never mind fleas at the like, they will thoroughly washed and given clean clothes upon arrival.”