It not only is a commitment but a definite sort of responsibility too. (cougarswoo.com)
I think he is mostly wanting his money back from the state because # 1 he feels like his daughter and her childhood was stolen from him... which they were... and that the state / DHS should take up that financial responsibility or SOME SORT of responsibility for putting them through hell. (law.stackexchange.com)
Perhaps we can ground punishment in deterrence, protection of society, or in some weaker sort of responsibility and continuity compatible with an ancestral chain model. (religion-online.org)