minty challis | 03.10.2008 12:14 | Education | Social Struggles | London
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Any references for this
03.10.2008 12:22
Eh
Groping?
03.10.2008 13:11
And do you have a link for "1 in 4 is sexually abused before they are 16"? That sounds like an awfully high number.
MonkeyBot 5000
who's groping?
03.10.2008 13:17
unfortunate typo
Choose words carefully
03.10.2008 13:18
The stats need referencing too - a quarter of children sexually abused (in the world? Britain? London?) just sounds way out.
Oops
Not sure a baying mob is going to help
03.10.2008 13:23
This is the story:
http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/topstories/display.var.2450740.0.former_teacher_admits_indecent_images.php
But not sure what a baying mob is going to help achieve (particularly when the vast majority of child abuse is conducted by kids' relatives, or relatives partners). The string-up-the-local-paediatrician brigade have helped force many sex offenders off the radar, making it trickier to protect children from them.
Also would imagine that the mob is opposed to "groping", particularly if there are kids there.
Norville B
More about Minty Challis
03.10.2008 14:56
http://www.partyvibe.com/forums/politics-law-media-topical-chat/26010-uk-ldn-se-riot-cops.html
http://catfordman.blogspot.com/2006/11/catford-news.html
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asumption is the mother of all f ups
03.10.2008 16:52
minty challis
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the link
03.10.2008 16:54
minty challis
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who are we
03.10.2008 17:06
minty challis
e-mail: minty.challis@yahoo.co.uk
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Better location?
03.10.2008 17:20
Apologies to Minty if it seemed like everyone was having a go at you because of your dyslexia. And good on you for your other campaigns.
But the question still remains: why hold the protest outside of the court? I'm guessing you won't be handing out tea and cookies to those being charged with sex offences. It also is unlikely to sway the court into delivering a harsher sentence.
If the protest is against "the system" you mention that is failing to protect children from sex offences, then either the borough's town hall, social services, or the Department for Children, Schools and Families would seem more effective targets.
I wouldn't dream of questioning your motives, given your personal experiences, which sound horrible. But this is the type of event that could get out of hand and turn nasty because of other people who turn up or gatecrash. The fact you intended it to be peaceful won't matter.
Hope you find a less risky way to make your point - good luck.
Norville B
BLESS
03.10.2008 20:58
minty challis
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