Rotherham child abuse scandal

[remember arthur mann]

Nice long sentence. That will deter future qroomers.

Think you mean bullet !!!

 

[Tanzeylee]

Unbelievable, there still at it, 3 girls abducted on Saturday in Rotherham, 2 11yos and a 13yo, the guy was arrested when the kids we're found safe and charged with child sex offences, seems they think they can act with impunity...

 

[stonerblue]

Unbelievable, there still at it, 3 girls abducted on Saturday in Rotherham, 2 11yos and a 13yo, the guy was arrested when the kids we're found safe and charged with child sex offences, seems they think they can act with impunity...

Who?

 

[scotty123]

Unbelievable, there still at it, 3 girls abducted on Saturday in Rotherham, 2 11yos and a 13yo, the guy was arrested when the kids we're found safe and charged with child sex offences, seems they think they can act with impunity...

Who?

Vejuhadin Ghorbani aged 37 of Clifton Rotherham

 

[W12]

And so it goes on.

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Mohammed Shapal, 22, Shakeal Rehman, 26, Usman Ali, 21, Bekir Rasheed, 36, Yaseen Amini, 36.

I wonder if the local mp will condem them.

 

[Anonymous]

Tried to stay way from this, but I will say this... Rotherham isn't the biggest place on the planet, so how the fuck did 1400 kids get abused?? Fucking scandalous. The abusers want stringing up and all the authorities who ignored or colluded need fucking stringing up too.

 

[East Level 2]

Meanwhile the top cops at the time are denying responsibility.
It's also been reported that a woman who wrote a report about abuse at the time claims she was threatened by police ("imagine if the perpetrators knew where you lived?" was one line) and disciplined at work. If her story is correct then she'll know who disciplined her at work and we might see a few more people being asked to account for their actions.
As for current court cases; I assume these relate to offences carried out before the shit hit the fan, so to say "they are still at it" might be misleading.

 

[Tanzeylee]

As for current court cases; I assume these relate to offences carried out before the shit hit the fan, so to say "they are still at it" might be misleading.

Not misleading at all, the "they are still at it" quote is with regards to Saturday just gone, whereas the main story broke weeks ago...

 

[sir baconface]

Whilst I am of course not for a second saying that individuals should not be accountable for their actions (or in this case inactions), the issue is not one of individuals but of society. Until we all admit and recognise that nothing will fundamentally change.
These crimes need to be seen in the wider context of society perhaps finally confronting the very uncomfortable truth. That the sexual exploitation, abuse and murder of children has been occurring throughout history, in our and most societies.
Ok, we don't like it and hence some of the predictable " lets point the finger" narrow minded and simplistic attitudes which achieve nothing other than a sense of individual moral self worth and ultimately just reinforce the deep rooted issues we all must face as a society. For too long we have collectively ignored how many vulnerable kids are treated. Why? Because to admit and confront the truth is deeply disturbing to us all.
But confront it we must, collectively and all accept responsibility and accountability rather than burying our heads in the sand and looking for scapegoats to make ourselves feel better when the truth does out - as it seems it is now more and more at last.

A little harsh, although I understand your point.

Obviously child abuse, like other crime, has been going on since time immemorial. I'm guessing most people would have assumed it was relatively isolated.

The industrial scale of the Rotherham cases has been an eye-opener, just like some of the high-profile paedophilia from people like Savile. And while Savile/other celebs/politicians may conveniently be "historic", the grooming stuff is very much in the present.

Don't just blame society though. Society is a blob that can't be pinned down. There are people in authority who knew what was going on. Many of them were paid to know what was going in. Some were even complicit. They should be held to account whether or not that looks like scapegoating.

It is also vital that lessons are learned. Not the usual mealy-mouthed words uttered while things pass over and everyone returns to their cosy little numbers. Policies and procedures need to visibly change so that we see some real accountability in public services and politics.

I am not wildly optimistic. These characters are professionals when it comes to being slippery and evading responsibility. If they do it long enough they are usually rewarded by the honours system and/or consultancy jobs. It's difficult for the man/woman in the street to have any effect on them.

 

[scotty123]

Rotherham council cabinet have announced that it will dissolve
They have also said that all the files and minutes from meetings on the subject have 'vanished'
Still no prosecutions of this council scum, some even sat before a parliamentary committee and would not give a straight answer to anything, I swear one of the twats was smirking