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Didn't British police ignore the rape of a thousand children in one city alone?

by hnaccy 8y ago

albertgoeswoof 8y ago
No. Citation? And Fox News doesn’t count
- hnaccy 8y ago
  https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/02/world/europe/reckoning-starts-in-britain-on-abuse-of-girls.html https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/02/world/europe/reckoning-st...
- core-questions 8y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotherham_child_sexual_exploitation_scandal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotherham_child_sexual_exploit... Get a clue, man. Denying this kind of thing doesn't help anyone, even minority groups you might fear getting tarred by association. If you can ignore the rape of thousands of children because the political ramifications of it make you uncomfortable, you're part of the problem.
  - throwawayjava 8y ago
    Like 8/10ths of that wiki article is about various inquiries, at every level of government, all of which were either by or about the police. You have a very funny definition of "ignore". > If you can ignore the rape of thousands of children because the political ramifications of it make you uncomfortable, you're part of the problem. If everyone who disagrees with your framing "ignores child rape", you're part of the problem.
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orf 8y ago
Rotherham, which you are likely referring to, was a complete failure of the system at every level and utterly unacceptable. It sparked 5+ inquiries, including a parliamentary one, numerous reforms and national outrage. I hope we learn from those mistakes. I never said England was perfect, and I'm not sure why this invalidates any of the points I've made. I could pick a few things that have happened in America that have not triggered universal outrage and a senate hearing. Like weekly school shootings.
- arcticbull 8y ago
  Exactly this, you can go back and forth all day (like the judge in 2009 who went to prison for sending thousands of kids to detention facilities in exchange for $2.6M in kickbacks [1]), but it's not related in any way. [1] https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/13/us/13judge.html https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/13/us/13judge.html
ajholyoake 8y ago
I think you've just given evidence for the point made in the parent.

Didn't British police ignore the rape of a thousand children in one city alone?

by hnaccy 8y ago

Didn't British police ignore the rape of a thousand children in one city alone?

albertgoeswoof 8y ago

No. Citation? And Fox News doesn’t count

hnaccy 8y ago
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/02/world/europe/reckoning-starts-in-britain-on-abuse-of-girls.html https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/02/world/europe/reckoning-st...
core-questions 8y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotherham_child_sexual_exploitation_scandal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotherham_child_sexual_exploit... Get a clue, man. Denying this kind of thing doesn't help anyone, even minority groups you might fear getting tarred by association. If you can ignore the rape of thousands of children because the political ramifications of it make you uncomfortable, you're part of the problem.
- throwawayjava 8y ago
  Like 8/10ths of that wiki article is about various inquiries, at every level of government, all of which were either by or about the police. You have a very funny definition of "ignore". > If you can ignore the rape of thousands of children because the political ramifications of it make you uncomfortable, you're part of the problem. If everyone who disagrees with your framing "ignores child rape", you're part of the problem.

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orf 8y ago

Rotherham, which you are likely referring to, was a complete failure of the system at every level and utterly unacceptable. It sparked 5+ inquiries, including a parliamentary one, numerous reforms and national outrage. I hope we learn from those mistakes. I never said England was perfect, and I'm not sure why this invalidates any of the points I've made. I could pick a few things that have happened in America that have not triggered universal outrage and a senate hearing. Like weekly school shootings.

arcticbull 8y ago
Exactly this, you can go back and forth all day (like the judge in 2009 who went to prison for sending thousands of kids to detention facilities in exchange for $2.6M in kickbacks [1]), but it's not related in any way. [1] https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/13/us/13judge.html https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/13/us/13judge.html

ajholyoake 8y ago

I think you've just given evidence for the point made in the parent.