Talking to Fox News, Sgt. John Harris of the Holland Township Police Department reveals, three children ranging in age from 3 to 1, namely Adolf Hitler Campbell, 3, and his two younger sisters, also bearing Nazi names i. e. JoyceLynn Aryan Nation Campbell and Honszlynn Hinler Jeannie Campbell, were removed from their New Jersey home Friday, by the state's Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS) and placed in state custody.
The three Campbell siblings with names that have Nazi connotations, made national news last month, when ShopRite's supermarket bakery refused to decorate Adolf Hitler Campbell's birthday cake with his name on it.
According to Kate Bernyk, spokesperson for DYFS, generally speaking the state decides to remove a child, when he is at risk, including when his safety and well-being are at stake. The decision is made in conjunction with the courts and the county family court judge. However, last year Heath Campbell told the press, he named his son after Hitler, because he liked the name, and also because 'no one else in the world would have that name.'
But, N. G. Berrill, a forensic psychologist says, saddling a small boy with a name like Hitler is tantamount to child abuse. The parents' bold statement of giving their children names with Nazi connotations, only serves to reflect their infantile behavior. They have not paused to think the negative impact of such names on the children, once they grow up and begin leading separate lives.
Further, economists David E. Kalist and Daniel Y. Lee of Shippensburg University, whose paper will appear in the March issue of Social Sciences Journal say, a combination of unpopular first names and other factors like a disadvantaged home life, is likely to increase the tendency toward juvenile delinquency.
In a similar case last year, a New Zealand court ordered the removal of Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii, a 9-year-old girl from the care of her parents, so as to change her birth name. It is to be noted that in New Zealand , a name is not deemed to be abusive, unless it results in serious bullying.
Heath Campbell, the father of the children is expected in court on Thursday, in connection with the case. DYFS spokesperson - Bernyk says: 'DYFS would never remove a child simply based on that child's name.' While, the police were not told the reason behind the children's removal, Sgt. Harris who has known the family for years says, there have been no reports of child abuse and their father, Heath Campbell has always been very good with the children.











