CRYING 'KORBAN'

 The Judith Jones report on the continuing abuse of children was laid in Parliament a month ago and NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE.  A few days ago I took a bet with myself that nothing would be done ... and unfortunately it looks as though I will have won (or lost) my bet.  The Guardian is reporting  the Acting Commissioner of Police  today (Thursday 26th May) as saying that  "the investigative team is in the early stage of doing the investigation and yes some persons have come forward and given statements, but have not identified persons within these homes that they can recommend to be removed immediately from the homes, that is ongoing".

Really? So what exactly are the police doing? Because it sounds like they are sitting in their airconditioned offices waiting for people to come to them. It doesn't sound as if they have visited any of the homes in question nor conducted any confidential interviews with any of the victims, nor  does it sound as if the ACP is overly concerned about this. Certainly, there are many who have very, very strong suspicions that children are still being abused. Now, assuming that this is true, what does it say about those whose responsibility it is to put an IMMEDIATE STOP to the abuse? I would use words like monsters, hypocrites, criminals, crooks, selfish and self-centered, dishonest, along with a host of others that are unprintable. But a whole week has passed and nothing has been done! Why? Do you want to bet if some big wig's child was involved that somebody would be in custody by now? Is it that 'little people' don't count? Or is it that children don't vote? Or is somebody high up protecting somebody? What is it? Don't we deserve an answer? My bet with myself is that absolutely nothing will happen.

It is absolutely incredible and most unforgivable that almost two weeks have passed (not to mention twenty-five years) since this scandal exploded into the public consciousness and NOTHING has been done as yet!! What are the names of those who have the responsibility? What are the names (all the names) of the people who work in these homes? What are their positions? Why don't we publicize all the names and then let's see what happens next? 

And it is very wrong that the politicians on both sides continue to throw stones at each other and ignore the festering sores created by the abuse instead of dealing with what is happening now! I am of the view that after we have fixed the problem then we can throw blame at this politician, or that politician, or the other politician. But we need to fix the problem first. This is what is urgent!  And , unbelievably, what seems to be more on the minds of the politicians on BOTH sides is that it is YOUR fault (whoever 'your' might be). Oh crikey, just fix it! You don't argue about who started a fire when it is raging out of control. Your first move is to put it out. After the fire is out then you can argue about whose fault it was. And if the Acting Commissioner of Police can't fix it then get somebody else who can and who will start protecting the children immediately. But let's not be like the pharisee who gets rid of his sins by standing at the gates of the temple and crying 'korban',  because that is exactly what we are doing! And the abuse is not stopping.