Looking after young children - what is reasonable ?

Father Senegal · 09-25-2007, 03:03 PM

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Originally posted by James Tringham:
I thought the McCanns were dining nearby, but not as part of the same complex. Is that wrong?

Well assuming what they are saying is true, it was enough time and distance for someone to come into their apartment and take their daughter.

So yes it was wrong imo.

Neil Purvis · 09-25-2007, 03:05 PM

I’d be interested in seeing the statistics for abductions / accidents in the past compared to now. I don’t think there’d be a massive increase, it’s just that they’re reported more now.

My sister was going on holiday with my nephew just after Maddie went missing and said she watched him like a hawk because of what had happened when statistically he was just as likely to be kidnapped before the whole Maddie thing kicked off.

Scott Harwood · 09-25-2007, 03:05 PM

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Originally posted by Big Geordie:
Question aimed at everyone, but of course people will have their own ideas of what is acceptable and what is not.

It's to do with looking after youngsters and has been brought into focus with what happened to 'Maddie' as well as the young boy who drowned earlier in the summer. With regards to what happened to Maddie, the McCann's left her and her younger siblings in their flat, whilst they headed off to have a meal at an eatery on the complex. They maintained that they regularly checked on her throughout the night. From my perspective, kids of such a young age should never be left on their own for such a thing. Obviously the McCann's (and doubtlessly others) felt differently.

with regards to the little lad who drowned, this is a tougher one. In the thread, there have been calls agains the parents for not knowing where their kids were at the time it happened, or not supervising them. If I think to when I was that age, I was allowed to play out unsupervised as were most of my friends. Obviously in recent years, some parents have become more vigilent - but again, you can't know their whereabouts 24/7.

And then of course you get the parents who couldn't seem to give a flying one about where their youngsters are and what they are up to. Perhaps this is something that's always happened, but it seems more prevalent today.

Being a parent brings with it a certain degree of responsibility. My question is how far does that go as it obviously varies from parent to parent.

I don't know anything about the drwoning boy but the Maddie case is bad bad parenting in my opinion. They were negligent in their duty as her guardians when they left her unattended to go out and enjoy themselves. FWIW, I'd like to see them prosecuted for it.

Red_Hector · 09-25-2007, 03:05 PM

Well it strikes me as odd that there is a new air of pragmatism about stuff like the environment, yet the most devastating and problematic force on the planet, the human race, is not being controlled.

We're heading for some kind of Hollywood-style meltdown. Can't wait.

Scott Harwood · 09-25-2007, 03:06 PM

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Originally posted by Bouncerboy13:
Depends on the situation tbh

I mean you have some people like Lycangav who won't let his child breath without Gav's say so.

I would have no problem leaving my kids asleep in a hotel room whilst I went off for dinner but that's just me

I hope you don't have kids.

BBB · 09-25-2007, 03:06 PM

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Originally posted by Bouncerboy13:
<BLOCKQUOTE>I thought the McCanns were dining nearby, but not as part of the same complex. Is that wrong?

They were 75 yards away from the room in the same complex </BLOCKQUOTE>

nah, was further.

Peacemaker7 · 09-25-2007, 03:08 PM

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FWIW, I'd like to see them prosecuted for it.

Hmm. But then you could also argue that having lost a kid is punishment enough, and how could any other punishment society imposes be worse than that, though generally I'd agree with your sentiment.

Neil Purvis · 09-25-2007, 03:09 PM

I would have thought the fact that she meant missing would remove any possible debate over whether their actions were reasonable.

Bouncerboy13 · 09-25-2007, 03:10 PM

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Originally posted by BBB:
<BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by Bouncerboy13:
<BLOCKQUOTE>I thought the McCanns were dining nearby, but not as part of the same complex. Is that wrong?

They were 75 yards away from the room in the same complex </BLOCKQUOTE>

nah, was further. </BLOCKQUOTE>

Yep you're right

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May 3 - The girl goes missing from her bedroom between 9.30 and 10 p.m. while her parents Kate and Gerry are dining just 100 yards away at the Mark Warner Ocean Club holiday resort in Praia da Luz. A window and shutter are open and she is presumed to have been abducted.

Scott Harwood · 09-25-2007, 03:11 PM

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Originally posted by Peacemaker7:
<BLOCKQUOTE>FWIW, I'd like to see them prosecuted for it.

Hmm. But then you could also argue that having lost a kid is punishment enough, and how could any other punishment society imposes be worse than that, though generally I'd agree with your sentiment. </BLOCKQUOTE>

You could, I don't. Any fate that that girl endures is in a big part down to the total lack of responsibility shown by her parents. And they should be punished for totally failing in their duty as her parents.

Looking after young children - what is reasonable ?

Grab a beer, sit back and relax.

Looking after young children - what is reasonable ?