Child abducter pleads guilty

[Pat-H]

Unfortunately the model that we currently follow of "care in the community" which while cheaper to run does ensure we set people up to fail and then dish out sentencing to lock them away.
A simple but not very cost effective solution ultimately.
Far better to have a society they looks out for folks as they start to go off the rails and help then than sit back and await the train crash.
Yes we're all responsible but help at the right time can save a lot of grief later.

[Matt40]

It's a very emotional divisive topic for sure. I tend to come at it from a more medical than a 'string 'em up' angle. I read somewhere that 95 per cent of paedophilles know their 'urges' are abhorrent and illegal and do not act on them, whether that's true or not is open to debate. If it's true then the other 5 per cent need locking up for society safety but I can't help but wonder why modern science can't work out why how these people 'tick' to eliminate the threat, perhaps it's nurture rather than nature...

[The Masked Woler]

perhaps it's nurture rather than nature...

In many cases it is, some simply never learn what constitutes a normal relationship and equate abuse with love.
Many kids who have been abused (but certainly not all by any means) will sadly end up charged with similar offences and some, who have been subject to the worse abuse, are not considered safe to be in the community at all and end up imprisoned for someone else's crimes.

Whether proper intervention at the time could save them I have no idea but some experts are of the view that by age 7 or 8 it is too late.

[Andy B]

I suppose if you're the angry, vengeful type; moderation and understanding may seem like pathetic apologism.

Those who are more even tempered and thoughtful will appreciate that society needs protecting from the hot-headed blood lust of the willfully ignorant.

Enough of that Enoughofthat do not call me ignorant I have the right to my opinion just as much as anyone else on these forums including you. Because my opinion differs from yours, and I suspect the majority of people would differ with you on this topic, does not give you the right to hand out abuse and insult.
I should also point out that the children need protecting from these people not them protected from the parents of children.
I am not and do not get angry I just have an opinion but in your case its possible I could make an exception!

[Enoughofthat]

I suppose if you're the angry, vengeful type; moderation and understanding may seem like pathetic apologism.

Those who are more even tempered and thoughtful will appreciate that society needs protecting from the hot-headed blood lust of the willfully ignorant.

Enough of that Enoughofthat do not call me ignorant I have the right to my opinion just as much as anyone else on these forums including you. Because my opinion differs from yours, and I suspect the majority of people would differ with you on this topic, does not give you the right to hand out abuse and insult.
I should also point out that the children need protecting from these people not them protected from the parents of children.
I am not and do not get angry I just have an opinion but in your case its possible I could make an exception!

i haven't made any comments about you or specifically to you.

Although as you seem to have gone out of your way to mis-read, mis-quote and mis-interpret this thread, I agree with you, the cap does fit.

[Matt40]

Oh dear....

[JCB]

I agree that prevention is the better option and that those aware of the potential danger should have done more to put in place measures to ensure that this did not happen. As Enoughofthat says, however abhorrent this person's actions, with the right support at the right time, this may have been preventable. The 'string him up' approach achieves nothing.

[Steve]

The 'string him up' approach achieves nothing.

I don't think anyone in this thread has advocated that.

[Andrew]

Richards has been jailed for life - but the minimum sentence is 'only' seven years.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-be ... s-26584591

It may be off-topic - but does the UK now have FBI officers? I thought they were American.

[Steve]

It may be off-topic - but does the UK now have FBI officers? I thought they were American.

Th FBI set up a website to entrap paedophiles and when George took the bait they passed his details to UK Police.