Gamer Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 Calling them morons and saying that they might have been a bit selfish is hardly a slagging off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 each and everyone is entitled to their opinion but slagging off the parents is imo out of order:( I am however also in agreement that leaving a child of such an age as negligent at best Bit of a conflict there? Parents are blameless in first paragraph. Parents are negligent in the second. What's it to be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARTIN R Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 Calling them morons and saying that they might have been a bit selfish is hardly a slagging off. Just feel for the family mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieSteve Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 I think we all do. I agree tho that I'd never leave my child for a minute like that. On holiday or not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARTIN R Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 I think we all do. I agree tho that I'd never leave my child for a minute like that. On holiday or not I am not justifying the parents actions, I am a relatively new dad and all I am saying is that the mistakes they made could haunt them forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieSteve Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 In that case I think we all agree. I don't think they should be punished any more than they will be for the rest of their lifes for their actions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamer Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 I do not think it would be productive to prosecute them as it would only harm the remaining children. I am sure they know now that what they did was very foolish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s3upra Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 (stupid or not)-Put yourself in their shoes-doesnt bare thinking about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 I am not justifying the parents actions, I am a relatively new dad and all I am saying is that the mistakes they made could haunt them forever. I see where you are coming from Martin, as a dad and soon to be new dad in 4 weeks I can understand you sympathy with the family. From their point of view they have made a mistake and may yet be heavily punished for it either by losing their daughter or by Portuguese law! I don't mean to kick them while they are down but there is a complete lack of common sense in this, which makes the whole issue a damn site worse. I am quite comfortable with sitautions that could not have been avoided but this unfortunately is not one them! H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyP Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 I truly hope that little girl turns up safe. But anyone who leaves three chidren under the age of four alone doesn't deserve to have children. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrHanky Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 Really feel for the parents despite their stupidity. This kind of thing makes you even more paranoid as a parent. Me and my wife were double checking windows and everything whilst at Centre Parcs just because of this. Not a nice world we live in unfortunately Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 I'm not sure about UK law with leaving kids alone. I remember reading a report by a journalist who left her son in the house while she nipped over the road to post a letter in the postbox, and in that time he'd picked up the 'phone and dialled 999. The 999 controller realised it was a small child and they managed to trace the call back. The journo ended up in all sorts of trouble as police called round and got social workers involved. Her report was from a stance of idgnation and criticising the "nanny state" but it just goes to show the trouble kids can get in in just 2 or 3 minutes alone. I remember when my parents were house hunting, I was about 5 and my brother was 7 and for some reason they'd parked outside this house and went in with my brother and left me in the car. They were ages in the house and I think I thought they'd left me and gone home. So, even though I was so young, I roughly knew where I was in the town and where my house was, so I got out the car and walked home, about a mile. I was actually following a neighbour's dad so I kinda knew I'd be OK but no-one ever stopped me to ask why such a young boy was wandering along a busy road. I don't remember too much fuss being made, but my parents were already home when I got there, but I can't imagine, now, what they felt like when they got to the car and I was nowhere in sight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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