Why all this hysteria about paedophiliac teachers?

[DodgyAgent]

Tom Utley

I thought Tom Utley put this issue into a logical perspective last week in the Telegraph

http://www.opinion.telegraph.co.uk/o.../13/do1301.xml

[Spartacus]

Good spot, Dodgy. I think this is an excellent summation of what should have happened.

How I would have admired Miss Kelly if she had told the House: "I myself took the decision to allow Mr Reeve to go on working in schools because I judged, on all the evidence available to me, that he posed no risk to children. We live in a country in which we believe it is wrong for the Government to destroy a man's career, on the untested say-so of the police. Long may we continue to do so."

The way everyone seems to be going on it's as if the DoE looked at the guy's file and said, "oh, this guy is a real menace and danger to children, let's put him in charge of some kids for a laugh to see what happens."

[The Lone Gunman]

Difficult and emotive subject.
I agree with the point of those who look are promoting for those who "do", yet we are not berating any of the men on here who are thoroughly enjoying a certain thread in light relief. Surely there is an inference there about exploitation there. Would it be right to put us on a sex offenders register as we are clearly potential rapists? A step too far I thnk.

It has always been my opinion the child sex offenders are not criminals. I fully understand the protective parents, but these people are mentaly ill and do not understand what they are doing is wrong. I had not considered the adict idea, but I could follow that.
These people need treating in mental institutions or rehab centres. As long as they are treated under law as criminals they are subject to criminal procedures which means we can not deal with them properly.

Problem is we no longer have mental institutions as we only do care in the community these days.

BTW. Why do people always go for teachers, scouters and the clergy when talking on this subject? It is a known fact that the majority of child sex abuse is commited by relatives or close family friends.

[stackpole]

This paranoia is ridiculous. I hate people like Mrs Sparticus's school head. Am I still allowed to cuddle my own kids?

[xoggoth]

The overreaction to this subject is bizarre.

I sometimes used to nip my kids on the bum when they got ready for bed, who doesn't? Horror! When the Ma in Law came to stay one of them solemly reported "Daddy fiddles with our bottoms". Just as well the missus was there to say what he meant.

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