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Great piece!!!!
couldn’t agree more. some people can’t resist trying to sound superior, no matter how sad the event is.
Brilliant and very apt. Keep writing Lisa.
Well said.
Well said. The blame game being played out in comments sections of every story about these tragedies is sickening. thus is a great article.
Well said !!! All wk on fb you had people with their holier than thou attitude of I wouldn’t leave my 5 yr old outside In the evening etc etc… Makes me sick how people can be so judgemental
That is so true Surely people and children should feel safe from those monsters and allowed to have freedom not live in fear.
So true! It happens all the time. The victim is not at fault, it’s the perpetrator. It’s awful to hear people saying “should have”. It’s like saying “well it would never have happened if” when it would have. These perpetrators are monsters, and regardless of time or place they will carry out their evil way eventually.
Agree totally. Blame the criminal not the victim….and while we are at it punish them appropriately as well.
Well said and the comments section and red thumbers on those cases in the journal are evidence of this happening daily.
Excellent article.
I wholeheartedly agree; thank you for articulating a great point. Such tragedies call for our solidarity and awareness, not our unthinking whatifery… especially in the case of female victims.
That’s not true at all. Female victims (and perpetrators) get far more sympathy than men. Since we’re talking about Irish people murdered in Australia, look how quickly everyone forgot David Greene
Well written. I saw the same all over fb too. I think in situations like this if there no sympathy to be given its best to stay quiet. I have 2 daughters myself and the thoughts of what happened to April is heart wrenching. Last thing we need to do is lay blame
I get where the article is coming from. And in the cases of the murder in Australia and the teacher and 15 year old running away together I would 100% agree with the sentiments of the article. I can’t however apply this to people who have commented on a 5 year old girl being left outside unsupervised. There are a host of things that could go wrong not just an abduction. Should parents have a reasonable expectation everything will be alright ? – well I don’t think they should. It would be nice if we did, it would be a far better world to bring our kids up in but it’s not that world we live in. Perhaps I am falling into the trap of making my ease with it by convincing myself my child is safe as I wouldn’t have let her out by herself but it’s a trap I am very willing to jump into. All that said my heart goes out to her parents, the person to blame is the person who took the child.
Pat you say you 100% agree with the sentiment and then go on to be judgemental about a situation you know very little about.
Hi Fintan. One can agree with the sentiment / reasoning behind an action whilst not 100% agreeing with the action itself. My opinion is that there is no safe environment for a 5 year old to be left unsupervised. That’s not specific to this case either. Hence my reference to other things that can go wrong (I would be thinking here of roads and cars, having an accident with no adult to possibly prevent or help around etc) Any parent who does this is taking a chance with the safety of their child. The article here makes reference to a reasonable expectation of safety. I guess we have different opinions on what is and isn’t reasonable. That doesn’t mean that the parents should be blamed by others for the tragedy and some of the comments I have read where nearly blaming the parents more than the person who abducted her. That’s wrong and this article rightly addresses and criticises that. So again I find myself in agreement with the sentiment of the article but not 100% agreement with the entire target as such.
Do you leave your children alone with relatives or family friends? Because they’re far more likely to assault or harm your child than a stranger…. So if you’ve ever done that, it might be time to get off your high horse.
I agree with you Pat.
You are right. I have an 8 year old girl. I bring her in at 6 pm much to her disgust as her friends all stay out until 7 or later. I think people take too much for granted when leaving kids out.
Hi Nick. It’s not a high horse I am on. I am stating my opinion and making a point not to blame the parents. There is a certain irony to your post. I was sexually abused by a close family member as a child so I am well aware of those dangers too. They are separate threats as far as I’m concerned.
At the end of the day, parents have to trust someone (or else keep their children in their sight 24/7 – also not overly healthy) and statistics show strangers are much less likely to harm children than friends and family members. In that light, it makes more sense to leave a child outside for a minute than with a friend.
I’m just baffled by how people tend to have such a view that leaving children alone is a bad thing while leaving them with those most likely to harm them is somehow safer.
So cooping your child up indoors all day is the answer? It was broad daylight and she was literally outside the house.
Keep going this way and future generations of kids will be obese little darlings with no social skills or friends.
so let’s wrap our kids in cotton wool and lock them in a room, that’s sure to keep them safe….!!!!!!!! Is that what your sayin Pat????
so let’s wrap our kids in cotton wool and lock them in a room, that’s sure to keep them safe….!!!!!!!! Is that what your sayin Pat???? I leave my 7yr old out till 8, or just as it’s gettin dark….just outside my house where she plays with her friends ..
Hi Lauren and Tracey. With the greatest of respect due I did not say nor advocate the words you are implying as my opinion. I am not saying at all that kids should be kept indoors 24 / 7 or wrapped in cotton wool. An appropriate level of supervision based on the situation and age of the child is what I do advocate. And a 5 year old requires a lot more supervision than an 8 year old for what it’s worth. It’s a personal choice guys – if you are happy with your parenting choices it’s not for me to argue with you, nor for that matter is it for you to argue with mine. :)
I totally agree with the defence of the victims in this article and that we need to recognise the difference between victim and orchestrator of violence. I would just be a bit hesitant about being so critical of those who do seem to blame the victim. In most cases, they are not blaming the victim but trying to rationalise an irrational action and trying to restore order in their lives. It is a frightening prospect to think that evil exists and can enter our lives at whim. In order to deal with this reality, many people try to explain how this couldn’t happen to them once they follow some set of “rules”. In many cases, it is not really about blaming the victim, but trying to feel safe in their own world. I think it is too simplistic to criticise people for a very human reaction. Any violence of this depth is an affront to all society and we are all victims to varying degrees. Blaming people for their reaction to violence is still blaming the wrong people, and is actually doing the exact same thing this article is critical of. Yes, we are all entitled to walk home safely, to be a carefree child or to dress the way we want, but we are also entitled to try to rationalise things to help us cope with a violence that may overwhelm us otherwise.
I don’t think I’ve ever agreed with an article more than this one, well said Lisa
Agree totally with you on this. And if you think the comments on the journal can be bad look at the shite that gets put up on face book. I can’t stand that stuff that has a picture of a sick child and asks the reader to click like if you think she’s beautiful. To me that’s over the top and very unfair on the child. Do gooders, so annoying.
Well said. I think the root of the problem is people empathising too much. How connected can people feel to news stories about people they never knew? Ever since Princess Diana I think that people have felt a need to “mourn” strangers and take part in mass, media-orchestrated grief. It’s very worrying.
That was a very well written piece, well said Lisa.
your excellent articulation could be used to force the law to change instead! All this supposition is just waffle……
Hmmm Marie,
A relly valuable input !. What do you suggest ?.
Make it illegal for a woman to walk home alone at night. Prosecute parents for allowing children to play out side the home or perhaps we should stone 15 year old girls who have sex.
Marie, do you not agree with the point the author is making? That victim blaming removes a portion of the blame from the perpetrator? Saying Jill Meagher should have gotten a taxi makes it sound as though it was ok for her to be raped and murdered in cold blood, as she was a silly girl for walking.
How exactly should the law be changed? I’m intrigued….
The ole saying “there but for the Grace of God go any of us” comes to mind.
well said. People always seem to know the story better despite they weren’t even there and have no idea of what has really happend and of the circumstances involved.if only people would mind their own lives instead of acting wise and give others their ‘being wiser and superior’ ideas the world would have been a bettee place :-)
Children have been going missing for generations. The only difference now is that there’s more media coverage on this topic. (Possibly helped by the Church) I was raised pre-mobile phones and I came home when I was hungry or when it got dark. I fail to see the point in having children if they’re to be under lock and key on the off-chance something terrible happens to them. That is akin to never taking your child in a car in case you have a road accident. All we can do is our best and hope that we don’t fall prey to rotten timing.
Brilliant piece. The Speculation, assumptions and it couldn’t be me are a vital thought process, but they are also private and not for public broadcasting, whether in media debate or social media. We all think it, we have to, but we should have the Wisdom and self control to not question the innocence and safety of the victims of awful crimes. Facts and figures, or hard cognative dissonance can’t possibly dissuade from the fact that we all could possibly be victims of crimes, or freak natural occurance. We have a right to free speech, and a right to hold our tounge.
After all the probability of being hit by a meteor is higher than that of being mugged, but we don’t ever hear of people being told to not be in the orbital path of a rock, they should know better, be prepared, fear the rocks etc etc
Indeed it is a miserable thing not to know the difference between the victim and the orchestrator of the crime. These victims like so many others are completely innocent of any part in their own death. People who live honestly and care for others cannot really comprehend that there are a small number of our fellow human beings who seek out vulnerable individuals in order to attack or kill them. We must therefore learn from these heinous crimes that we must at all times be aware of the risks to our loved ones and the wider community from those few.
Perhaps people who make statements like “it’s not safe to have small children playing outside” are just stating simple facts, harsh but true and not being judgmental but rather concerned about how to stop this ever happening again. It is a terrible indictment of the world we live in that it is not safe to walk home alone at night (or sometimes in daytime), not safe to leave your children outside without supervision (often even in their own gardens). We have to face up to the hard facts that the world is not safe and criticising people for stating this is just easy journalism – anything to fill a page.
Agree with the defense of the victims, who are never to blame for what happens (although running away with your teacher at 15 is one thing; being 5 years old and murdered in a van quite another, when it comes to responsibility).
Considering the amount of nonsense coming from the world of op-ed in general, however, I find it a bit cheeky to criticise private letter writers who after all write on their own time and don’t get paid to offer stupid qualified advice.
There’s a world of difference between having consensual sex with a 15 year old and kidnapping & murdering a 5 year old. It’s very wrong to link the two, simply because they are both illegal. Genocide and failing to pay your motor tax are both illegal, I wouldn’t say they are comparable
In any case, Megan Stammers (since when are you on first name terms?) and her teacher went to France. She is over the age of consent there so “the law is clear…..” line is factually incorrect
You’ve entirely missed the point of the article, which is about the reaction to this cases by “hang-wringing strangers”… And the link between these cases is that they are all high profile…
I see more of this already happening today – in the story about that young girl in the UK who was seriously injured by drinking a cocktail containing liquid nitrogen. Some commentators are saying she should have known better…
But she SHOULD have known better!
Well written article!, so true.Glass houses and all that..
Well said.
I see my moment was removed did it make too much sense or is the word “arse” considered offensive language? What a farce.
Good article…
Added to this are people who then have to add their tuppence to Facebook pages that can jeopardize court cases.. More and more I see appeals on pages asking people not to comment on suspects.. Discussions about all you mentioned have a time and a place! Excellent commentary.
Finally truthful reporting, well said and so true.
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