New Anti-Paedophile Drive For Parents
“PARENTS To Get Anti-Paedophile Powers”
Parents are to be given new powers to check whether people who are allowed access to their children have convictions for child sex crimes.
The scheme will initially be trialled in four police areas - Cambridgeshire, Hampshire, Cleveland and Warwickshire - and if successful could be rolled out across England and Wales.
It will allow single mothers to ask police whether potential boyfriends have child sex convictions before they start a relationship.
And family members or neighbours who regularly look after children could also be checked.
What do you think?
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Posted: 17th, February 2008 | In: Tabloids Comments (8) | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed: RSS 2.0 | TrackBack | Permalink
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February 18th, 2008 at 7:40 pm
its a good thing the tabloids have been around to whip up a climate of fear around ‘pedophiles’. not only does it sells papers, it eats civil rights for breakfast. meanwhile, the real threats mount unabated.
it used to be that empathy and trust held communities together and enabled them to function. the more people delegate their judgment to the state, the more powerless they will find they’ve become.
February 17th, 2008 at 12:22 pm
Perhaps the register could indicate the nature of the offence if, for example, it was an 18 year old with a consenting 15 year old, and no serious damage resulted and it was not habitual abuse.
Of course children should be taught the boundaries in all circumstances, but in these days of frequently changing partners who are brought into households with frightening alacrity, it would be good to think a mother could/would at least check if there was recorded evidence of risk.
Spreading fear indeed.
February 17th, 2008 at 10:43 am
Don’t pedophiles groom their victims. Victims can be in families. What should happen is …. make is easier for victims to speak….as most victims are too terrified to say anything, and suffer in silence.
February 17th, 2008 at 10:06 am
hannasus, its funny but my children have been doing kick boxing / kung fu for a few years now, they started only because of a ongoing bullying issue that my middle one has experienced. He has learned from these classes enough to defend himself, but his confidence has grown as a result of this, and no longer needs to defend himself.
The police (in the uk) do come and advise children/parents on self defence/ protection. They advise to shout and scream at the top of your voice, but in order to do this children must have confidence in the fact that they will be listened to imo.
Its funny how we try and get our children to behave and do as they are told when they are young, but want them to grow into confident, decisive and question adults… parents hey??
February 17th, 2008 at 9:58 am
anorak - EXACTLY
February 17th, 2008 at 9:51 am
I agree, is being on the sex crimes register going to label you as a pervert?
I think that there is way too much control and that this system could be abused or used as blackmail.
I agree that it is for parents to teach their children healthy boundaries and a sense of what is acceptable and not.
Added to that each child should have recourse to advanced courses in self defense. At the end of the day that is what helps, not drives, not laws, but strength in your own hands.
February 17th, 2008 at 9:49 am
Spreading the fear…
February 17th, 2008 at 9:44 am
this is such a difficult one isn’t it. I suppose it must be a good thing, but will it give those who use it a false sense of security? what about abusers who have not been convicted??
On the other hand what about the man who was convicted at 18 of a sex offence because he had sex with his 15 yr old girlfriend…??
what ever happened to earning trust? that along with your children understanding that no one - not even a parent or a doctor, has the right to touch them in anyway that makes them feel uncomfortable.
A difficult issue, i think i might be a fence sitter on this one..