BBC's 'Panorama' produced a documentary last night on 'Baby P' - Peter Connelly killed at 17 months after much abuse 7 years ago. The perpetrators were jailed, scum of little interest. There was a serious case review, generally a hapless procedure of whitewash here. It now seems this and other reports were a fix to pin blame on social services - in fact all agencies involved were useless, social services perhaps less so than the politicians and others. Obviously, no reasonable society would want this kind of vicious cover-up at all or not to know what really went on for 7 years, given we should want to put things right (the 'learning lessons' rhetoric).
Britain is an intensely secretive society. I don't even know why we got involved in the two world wars, let alone Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and Syria. When I think of Gabby or Germans I have actually met, I have even less idea on the world wars. I doubt ignorance is my problem in this - it's just clear the general stuff we are given is bunk. When one researches social issues from war to child abuse, the reality shifts a long way from the history of Empire I was taught and the idea our politicians and bureaucracy operate in any competent way. In another case, in Rotherham, more than 1400 victims of child sexual exploitation were further abused by all the services they encountered. In this case, a young, female Home Office researcher had her work destroyed and was threatened by two police officers who said they were going to give her name and address to the abusers. There are so many other cases I doubt I could finish writing their outline within a couple of days. This is before one thinks about our banks and business practices, and revolting breaches of trust by priests, teachers and cops. Who can we even tell when it is almost impossible to think of any speedy and fair investigations and resolutions - or even admissions of wrong-doing by our establishments? This before you realise cops and other agencies quickly brief against victims and other complainants. -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
