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Post by shinny on May 16, 2007 14:57:08 GMT -1
No ,we live under a collection of morons in Parliament. It's common sense. We should lock up burglars for longer .Most of the crime in this country is caused by a small group of criminals in each town. Just ask your local bobby if you can find one on the beat. True... I agree that most punishments do not fit the crimes, and where the is irrefutable evidence against a person - particularly for such acts as murder, rape, molestation, kidnap etc then the punishment should be longer prison sentences and life meaning life. However, you point about the bobbies on the beat is a good one, because the police don't have time for it anymore due to the "red-tape" allegedly. Whether this is true or not, they're obviously not able to have a greater presence at ground level - hence crimes like burgalry / drug dealing have increased. I think we should reduce the burden on the taxpayer by getting people out of the nick for minor crimes and put them to work / training to give them opportunities... this would then create jobs and give the polive more time to 'police'. (Just a thought) ...my big gripe with the police is they seem hell-bent on crucifying the motorist... how many patrol cars do you see on motorways and A roads... fookin loads - surely they'd be better off (although not financially) proavtively seeking criminals rather than using stealth tactics as a funding mechanism...? We have 6 bobbies, three during the day and three at night We must have the nations lot!
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Post by CHOPPER READ on May 16, 2007 14:58:16 GMT -1
Foresight should be excercised when leaving children unattended while going for a meal and drink.
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Post by ArgyleChick on May 16, 2007 15:06:29 GMT -1
I think a lot are thinking the same as you Spozz in all fairness, some people put it in the national papers letters pages the other day and I think that was pretty brave of them, considering the high profile publicity this is getting.
Kids today act very quickly, disappearing in supermarkets, getting hold of medicines etc.. children can drown in cm's of water, not whole bathfuls, children will die if they stop breathing and no one gets to them quickly enough.
Another way to look at it is, what would that little Maddy done had one of her siblings got into trouble, became unwell, would she have known where mum and dad were to get help?? I saw a picture in the newspaper today and that restaurant seemed a little way away in relation to the flat, in between this was a swimming pool.
It has to be the worse thing ever for these parents and my sympathy is with them, but at the end of the day they are intelligent people and surely should have realised that leaving the little ones by themselves was not the safest thing to do, kidnapping apart, ANYTHING could have happened to them.
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Post by Fizzy Bread on May 16, 2007 15:09:53 GMT -1
Totally agree AC. I can understand peeps not having complete sympathy in that they left the kids on their own but they should keep thoughts like that to themselves or somewhere less public than a national newspaper... (Yes I know this is a public forum) As you said, the swimming pool - owt could happen, not to mention plenty of stairs, crowds of people etcetc where any of the children could've been hurt or just as easily kidnapped
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Post by CHOPPER READ on May 16, 2007 15:11:29 GMT -1
Can you do a graphic showing Chopper is only 2 hours flight away from that peado mutha fucka.
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Post by Main Admin Account on May 16, 2007 15:13:51 GMT -1
I have to agree with you there Spozzer my dear pal. No matter what their job though, the children should never have been left alone like that. On the other hand hindsight is a mighty fine thing Oh I know, I'm not saying if you're a shop assistant, you can leave you kids on their own, dunno it just seems that a GP would be very wary of this kind of thing or any dangers to a child. It is but in this case (IMO) hindsight shouldn't be an issue, they shouldn't have left the kids on their own in the first place. Oh as I said they shouldn't have left them alone anyway. I think them leaving them alone was really stupid of them
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Post by ArgyleChick on May 16, 2007 15:15:46 GMT -1
Everyone has the right to their opinion be it on here or in the press, I don't think it was exactly blaming the parents, just that people were shocked really that little ones aged 3 and 2 were left by themselves.
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Post by Fizzy Bread on May 16, 2007 15:21:13 GMT -1
Well yeah, as you said, everyone can have their say but I meant it's very insensitive of them to do it so publicly at such a difficult time, almost like kicking them when they're down.
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Post by ArgyleChick on May 16, 2007 15:23:33 GMT -1
Well yeah, as you said, everyone can have their say but I meant it's very insensitive of them to do it so publicly at such a difficult time, almost like kicking them when they're down. It was about 2 letters out of about 10 supporting the parents, but I am wondering whether or not the papers have to print them, so people don't accuse them of being bias to the letters of support? Not sure
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