Inquest into Brit Paedophile Murdered in 2008
The Daily Mail reported on the inquest regarding the murder of a convicted paedophile in 2008 which remains unsolved. That article from the weekend is here.
It’s a common complaint when reviewing TV portrayals of child sexual abuse and adult sexual assault, that they are not realistic in terms of procedure or the emotional impact on victims. The makers of Private Practice took steps to get it right by teaming up with RAINN for a story about a soldier being raped….
I was going to write about the constant debate and general frustration about what should be done with paedophiles (if Mike doesn’t adjust for American spellings, sorry –then again “pervert†is spelled the same in both countries). When I started drafting my piece for Mike’s blog about how to either deal with or reduce CSA…
The annual BBC Children In Need Telethon on BBC TV made UKP 32.6million overnight when the show was broadcast, with a final total due after sales of two singles and other charitable exploits are added in. UK viewers can catch up with the highlights on BBC’s iPlayer and the general site is at www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey
What I read in this matches what I see in real life. Some people spend a lot of time on social media doing things that are bad for their mental health. (Comparing their lives to the ultra-filtered images they see on social media, filling their feed with information that is bad for their mental health, etc.) while others use social media to connect with an online support network.
Given that, the calls for banning social media use for kids seem odd, but they are based on that being the easy thing. Blaming big tech will never be unpopular, and there is a possibility that some people might be better off not using social media as much.