Comments on: Parents of torture boys should be held to account

By: mainoskuvaaja

mainoskuvaaja — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 20:48:51 +0000

Even if you are an adult the blame is never yours. Weather it´s the alcohol, childhood or violent video games the blame is never yours.

By: hämorhoiden

hämorhoiden — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:21:04 +0000

That is so sad. Well the community should really take all alarms seriously. For example if the school reports some strange behaviour or something and help those kids.

By: Winchester Whisperer

Winchester Whisperer — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:18:06 +0000

I agree with EP and with you. If it had been a pet dog who’d been savaging, the dog would have been put down and the owner punished.

By: Ellee

Ellee — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:15:23 +0000

English Pensioner, I agree totally, well said.

By: Michael Manning

Michael Manning — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 02:30:05 +0000

Indeed, this is a worldwide problem and quite shocking.

By: English Pensioner

English Pensioner — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:17:23 +0000

In this era where “someone must be to blame”, if children are under the age of criminal responsibility, it must be their guardians who are to blame – who else? Yes, the police and social services might be blamed for inaction, but the guardians have the ultimate responsibility. In cases of under age children like these, the parents should be charged with the crime committed by their children.

By: Philipa

Philipa — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 22:22:25 +0000

Just wanted to applaud Disaffected’s comment above.

And (present company excepted) I hate the way journos and politicians are all jumping on the bandwagon to use this terrible incident to justify their own prejudices and their own careers. Sick.

By: disaffected

disaffected — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 09:35:46 +0000

Ellee,
Here are some reasons to believe that Doncaster are intent on making sure the full facts do not come out .
Its chair of Safeguarding Children Board ( one Roger Thomas ) stated on air that they will not be released as ” the council had to follow gov recommendations “, note recommendations . Apparently these are not mandatory so the council has decided not to let them be known .
Doncaster council would not even allow the judge in the case to have sight of the full text using the same feeble excuse not to do so.
There have been 7 other child deaths known to Doncaster council since 2004 , if they were at all genuine in their claims of concern they would throw aside their own wish to self preservation and do what is right now for the sake of all those children.
They wont , they will cower behind so called rules of information sharing.
As for Steve Wilsons comments , what Margaret Thatcher said was there was no such thing as society but there was family.
That was the bedrock for childrens happiness.
And as for no parent at home , well its the Labour Gov that wants to see every tiny tot away from its mothers breast asap and into the care of the state via childrens nurserys where they are just numbers .
Its under New Labour that we have turned into an Orwellion nightmare my friend.

By: steve wilson

steve wilson — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 02:02:06 +0000

And as a teacher, why the fuck would it be my fault?

By: steve wilson

steve wilson — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 01:59:54 +0000

Thatcher and the destruction of ‘society’. You won’t like it and people will make a million excuses to pretend it isn’t the case, but it’s true.

Children no longer have a parent at home to guide them, everyone has to work to keep their head above water. Nothing matters except what you own and how much you earn.

The surrender to market economics and capitalism in all walks of life has led to the steady decline we are now seeing. And you know it’s true.

Some things can’t have a price put on them.