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Hi all
I have been following the incredible story about the two brothers who tortured those two children and it makes me so angry that they were allowed to behave like that.
The big question at the moment is "Is Britain Broken?" and I wonder if it is.
What do you think?
Hi there,
It's a really terribly sad story. Thankfully this kind of thing is rare but things like this do happen. Again I think the spotlight will go on child protection and social care and what they can do to try and prevent things like this happening again.
I think Britain needs to put more emphasis on family (however it comes) and we need to value family more, not just 'earn loads of money, buy your own house, buy a car, have holidays, drink loads' etc. etc. How many families even eat dinner together at the table for instance or have chance or inclination to spend quality time together?
Until the government really looks at how to repair families we will sadly remain broken. The government just wants to rebuild the economy, not the role of mother, father or carer.
jc
I don't think is as rare as we may think (unfortunately) , it is just not published. These kids were obviously seriously damaged early in their lives.
Who do we blame parents or the kids ? - did they gather these traits themselves or were they taught them ?
Either way it is sad for the kids (both the torturers and the the victims) and sad for the parents - how would you feel knowing that such disturbed individuals had something to do with you ?
I think Britain is 'broken' and I very much agree with Bowledover that lots of damage to our children happens in their early years.
My gut feeling is that it will take a government with a very clear mindset, and the committment and drive to cause consistient change over a number of generations.
I guess that we each make small changes in our lives (regarding family, children, marriage etc) and that is how our nation can change over time and with the generations of children's lives we can affect. Many families making positive changes.
(ooh, ooh, I guess its time to go and sign the Dad Pledge).
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