Rotherham Grooming Ganga

[JamesWales]

National Inquiry into grooming gangs announced. Was obvious this was needed for the govt to properly be able to claim they were taking the issue seriously. Shouldn't have taken them so long, but the right decision

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7872pngj2qo

[chrisp_1927]

Good call. I think Starmer has done well actually. lots of noise from idiots like musk and lowe, but he's gone with Casey's recommendation.

I hope the idiots like Lowe sit down and shut up now. But mostly, I hope the ultra radical filth who covered up these events in the first place are exposed and hounded out of society. Young people went through absolute hell, because their lives were deemed as less important than 'community cohesion' . It's a stain upon our country

[Eric Cartman]

Good call. I think Starmer has done well actually. lots of noise from idiots like musk and lowe, but he's gone with Casey's recommendation.

I hope the idiots like Lowe sit down and shut up now. But mostly, I hope the ultra radical filth who covered up these events in the first place are exposed and hounded out of society. Young people went through absolute hell, because their lives were deemed as less important than 'community cohesion' . It's a stain upon our country

I don't doubt there was a fair bit of that going on but I do also think people in positions of limited authority have a responsibility to themselves and others to act with morality. It consistently annoyed me how much the 'i knew but nobody would have listened to me' excuse has been used after previous scandals, most memorably for me was the Savile stuff. I don't think 'fear of being branded a racist' should be an excuse for not acting.

The likelihood is that the inquiry itself will be used as a political wedge issue for some time and that itself isn't helpful. I think a lot of people calling for it have a pretty clear idea of what they want it to conclude which sort of defeats the point of it in the first place because if it doesn't agree word for word with their opinion, it will be dragged through the mud as 'another cover up'.

Hopefully it is left to do it's work well and then accepted by the British public but I won't hold my breath.

[JamesWales]

I don't doubt there was a fair bit of that going on but I do also think people in positions of limited authority have a responsibility to themselves and others to act with morality. It consistently annoyed me how much the 'i knew but nobody would have listened to me' excuse has been used after previous scandals, most memorably for me was the Savile stuff. I don't think 'fear of being branded a racist' should be an excuse for not acting.

The likelihood is that the inquiry itself will be used as a political wedge issue for some time and that itself isn't helpful. I think a lot of people calling for it have a pretty clear idea of what they want it to conclude which sort of defeats the point of it in the first place because if it doesn't agree word for word with their opinion, it will be dragged through the mud as 'another cover up'.

Hopefully it is left to do it's work well and then accepted by the British public but I won't hold my breath.

The Baroness Casey report is due this week and if it recommends a national Inquiry then I cant see how the government can avoid it and in fairness I am sure many in the govt support it too, but certainly not all have.

Anyone who put young girls lives at risk due to concerns over "appearing racist" should never work in social care again. The inquiry will do its work but as society some reflection as to how such a culture was allowed to flourish is also needed

[chrisp_1927]

I don't doubt there was a fair bit of that going on but I do also think people in positions of limited authority have a responsibility to themselves and others to act with morality. It consistently annoyed me how much the 'i knew but nobody would have listened to me' excuse has been used after previous scandals, most memorably for me was the Savile stuff. I don't think 'fear of being branded a racist' should be an excuse for not acting.

The likelihood is that the inquiry itself will be used as a political wedge issue for some time and that itself isn't helpful. I think a lot of people calling for it have a pretty clear idea of what they want it to conclude which sort of defeats the point of it in the first place because if it doesn't agree word for word with their opinion, it will be dragged through the mud as 'another cover up'.

Hopefully it is left to do it's work well and then accepted by the British public but I won't hold my breath.

Very much agree. Both in terms of what should happen, and a lack faith in the reaction of sections of the British public.