Police search for missing 5 year old in Wales

Musty - Re-read the sentence.

I said we can try to avoid it. Maybe I wasn't making myself clear enough. I believe in prevention methods, certainly. Your post intimates that I don't, which isn't the case.

A motor/cyclist can wear a helmet. It still doesn't stop their head separating from their shoulders when going under a truck.
 
Porceliamone said:
Musty - Re-read the sentence.

I said we can try to avoid it. Maybe I wasn't making myself clear enough. I believe in prevention methods, certainly. Your post intimates that I don't, which isn't the case.

A motor/cyclist can wear a helmet. It still doesn't stop their head separating from their shoulders when going under a truck.
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Oh I appreciate that completely, and the subject matter we are talking about here is a little different to my examples I used to highlight your mentality.

But my point remains the same. As far as children are concerned as many preventative measures should be taken to keep your child safe as possible. Which, at that age, includes supervised play.
 
Some **** parents in this thread if they think a 5 year old unsupervised at 7:30 pm is alright.

Had sky news on at dinner have to say it provided enough material for a couple episodes of Newswipe. Did anyone see those smiling giggling chav mums ?
 
Porceliamone said:
Codswallop. Also, when is a child suddenly not considered a child anymore? When does the parental blame stop?

Were James Bulger's parents partly to blame for his terrible demise?
Were the parents of Robert Thompson and Jon Venabals blameworthy?

Why does there always have to be blame? We can talk about it as much as we like but we need to accept that there's usually a multitude of events and/or reasons for these things happening whereby neglect or oversight in just one tiny aspect can work as a catalyst to the final and sometimes tragic outcome.

I loathe to go on about it but pointing fingers solves nothing. **** happens. We can try to avoid it but sometimes it just does.
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Well in the context of my post being that its easy to point the finger at parents for anything that happens to their children the answer to the above would have to be yes, they are partly responsible.

However you have misunderstood my post which was that its not possible to be there at all times and even if you are things still happen to them.
 
Musty Pie said:
Oh I appreciate that completely, and the subject matter we are talking about here is a little different to my examples I used to highlight your mentality.
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I don't know what you're trying to say about my "mentality" but I think I've explained quite clearly that I do believe in preventative measures but sometimes, regardless of those measures, things can and do go wrong. Let's just move on now! :)
 
LOAM said:
Well in the context of my post being that its easy to point the finger at parents for anything that happens to their children the answer to the above would have to be yes, they are partly responsible.

However you have misunderstood my post which was that its not possible to be there at all times and even if you are things still happen to them.
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If I misunderstood you then I apologise.
From what you've just written we're actually on a similar wavelength!
 
Fancy the parents letting a 5 year old kid play in the street like that, ridiculous.

Also, when I was a kid I was brought up watching Why Don't You... and adverts coming up like this, maybe they should be brought back, they send the message across at a young age.

 
County said:
I thought exactly this. The children would say how they "saw it".

You think a van/car pulled up, opened its doors and she just jumped in?
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realBabelfish said:
unless its someone she knows i doubt it.
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BBC article:

"The indications are that she got into the vehicle willingly... There's nothing to suggest at this stage there was a struggle."
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So if reports are to be believed, then yes.
 
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