General discussion about the latest news (not search related)

[G-Unit]

It must be a lot easier to get lost on holiday unfamiliar surroundings.

If small children are allowed to wander off they may well get lost wherever they are. That's why parents supervise them at all times.

[Eleanor]

If small children are allowed to wander off they may well get lost wherever they are. That's why parents supervise them at all times.

Denise Bulger let go of her son's hand for two seconds.  Was that careless?

[jassi]

I expect it would be rather more than 2 seconds and yes, careless -IMO

[Eleanor]

I expect it would be rather more than 2 seconds and yes, careless -IMO

So obviously you think that Denise Bulger was lying.

God preserve me from the righteous.

Your comment is bordering on Libel, by the way.

[jassi]

So obviously you think that Denise Bulger was lying.

God preserve me from the righteous.

Your comment is bordering on Libel, by the way.

Of course not but I'm sure she didn't have a stopwatch with her to time the event and her 2 seconds is a figure of speech.

[Eleanor]

Of course not but I'm sure she didn't have a stopwatch with her to time the event and her 2 seconds is a figure of speech.

And you have never in all your life made one single mistake with a small child?

[jassi]

And you have never in all your life made one single mistake with a small child?

I never said that. You are trying to change the argument onto me.

[Eleanor]

I never said that. You are trying to change the argument onto me.

You are absolutely right.  My apologies.  You do have sympathy for parents who make mistakes.  I am really pleased to see this.

[G-Unit]

Denise Bulger let go of her son's hand for two seconds.  Was that careless?

I was discussing small children getting lost in unfamiliar surroundings. You appear to be discussing a small child being lured away from his mother.

[Eleanor]

I was discussing small children getting lost in unfamiliar surroundings. You appear to be discussing a small child being lured away from his mother.

You were criticising what you consider to be careless parents.  So can I take it that you have never been careless?

[Brietta]

In my opinion it is long past the time for the wicked abuse dished out to the parents of the missing, particularly the parents of toddlers, to be considered for the hate crime it is.

James Bulger's mother has rightly been given the protection of the law ... speed on the day when such protection is afforded to all.

Twitter troll who taunted James Bulger's mother with 'sadistic' abuse including pretending to be the murdered toddler and blaming her for his death is jailed for three years
Chloe Cowan contacted Denise Fergus pretending to be her dead son
She also tried to troll Ms Fergus by claiming to  be her son's killer
The 20-year-old student admitted stalking at Canterbury Crown Court
She was jailed for three years and banned from contacting Ms Fergus 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3690775/Twitter-troll-taunted-James-Bulger-s-mother-sadistic-abuse-including-pretending-murdered-toddler-blaming-death-jailed-three-years.html#ixzz575EHBJRG

[jassi]

In my opinion it is long past the time for the wicked abuse dished out to the parents of the missing, particularly the parents of toddlers, to be considered for the hate crime it is.

James Bulger's mother has rightly been given the protection of the law ... speed on the day when such protection is afforded to all.

Twitter troll who taunted James Bulger's mother with 'sadistic' abuse including pretending to be the murdered toddler and blaming her for his death is jailed for three years
Chloe Cowan contacted Denise Fergus pretending to be her dead son
She also tried to troll Ms Fergus by claiming to  be her son's killer
The 20-year-old student admitted stalking at Canterbury Crown Court
She was jailed for three years and banned from contacting Ms Fergus 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3690775/Twitter-troll-taunted-James-Bulger-s-mother-sadistic-abuse-including-pretending-murdered-toddler-blaming-death-jailed-three-years.html#ixzz575EHBJRG

There sure are some obsessives out in cyberland

[Alice Purjorick]

There sure are some obsessives out in cyberland

There are maybe three too many words in that sentence jassi...

[G-Unit]

You were criticising what you consider to be careless parents.  So can I take it that you have never been careless?

The point I was making was that small children are no more at risk of getting lost on holiday than they are at home. That's because they are accompanied and supervised by their parents in both locations.

[Angelo222]

The point I was making was that small children are no more at risk of getting lost on holiday than they are at home. That's because they are accompanied and supervised by their parents in both locations.

My experience of holidays abroad reveals a more casual approach to child supervision especially around the resort itself.  Parents go on holiday to relax and in most cases leave children to their own devices within the confines of the holiday complex. Ultimately, it all depends on the age of the child.