Reply to: Not many things bring a tear to my eye, but this does

[kal]

some small solace is that 30 yrs is a long time in prison especially with what these two evil scumbags have done...

[NotAllThere]

...especially from a mod who should be an example to other posters.

I think I set a perfect example.

[vetran]

As predicted he came to the UK to escape prison in Poland. Did the Policja send out a warrant? No, instead they were glad to get rid of him.

you can't say that, you must be a racist!!

[Paddy]

I can't bear to read about that any more.

As predicted he came to the UK to escape prison in Poland. Did the Policja send out a warrant? No, instead they were glad to get rid of him.

[BrilloPad]

I can't bear to read about that any more.

+1. Not often I agree with sas.

[sasguru]

he should have been deported:

Daniel Pelka murder: Why wasn't stepfather deported before beating to death four-year-old boy? | Mail Online

apparently wanted in Poland.

I can't bear to read about that any more.

[vetran]

just to cheer everyone up

he should have been deported:

Daniel Pelka murder: Why wasn't stepfather deported before beating to death four-year-old boy? | Mail Online

apparently wanted in Poland.

[mudskipper]

The failing is social services, not social workers. I'm sure there are some crap ones, but would be surprised if the majority weren't doing their best in difficult circumstances. We've all worked on underresourced projects - fortunately for most of us, when things go tits up, lives aren't at risk.

[darmstadt]

Disgusting behaviour in all areas but soon we'll start seeing the blame being pointed in all directions, much like what happened a couple of years ago in London (sorry can't remember the case name.)

Maybe this is of interest to some people:

Children that have Died from Social Services Failures | Database for UK and Eire paedophiles/child abusers

or even:

Name & Shame Social Workers: Shame Your Social Worker

this was the case in London: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Baby_P

[SueEllen]

If they were decent social workers then they would never let this happen, this is gross negligence. It's better to risk upsetting the parents than turning a blind eye out. Also the ad hominem attacks when someone has a different opinion is a nasty especially from a mod who should be an example to other posters.

It's not black and white. For starters both children and adults can present with diseases whose symptoms look like ones of abuse.

Parents have been jailed for this even in cases where a doctor doing the right tests on the mother would show it wasn't abuse.

Then there is the issue of the shortage of social workers meaning they have large case loads so can't deal with people properly.

[sasguru]

??? that's inhuman.

It's those inhuman, criminal, Eastern Europeans, you see.

[mos]

For god's sake, why?

??? that's inhuman.

[proggy]

I don't see an ad hominem attack.
HTH, BIDI.

That's because you have the IQ of a retarded goldfish. <-- Did you see that one?

[d000hg]

I think the fact that the kid was tucking into leftovers from the bins ought to have been some kind of indicator that he was not that concerned about his "allergies".

Yeah a primary school child is definitely to be trusted when they tell you they are allowed to "eat what they want".

Then again, you don't have any kids

Having kids doesn't make you more objective. The fact you managed to inseminate someone doesn't somehow grant you knowledge of childcare at a national strategic level, you plum.

[sasguru]

Also the ad hominem attacks when someone has a different opinion is a nasty especially from a mod who should be an example to other posters.

Not one for thinking things through, are you? The depths of your ignorance never ceases to amaze me.
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I don't see an ad hominem attack, merely a statement of fact.
HTH, BIDI.