Newspapers and Child Abduction..........?

Question

Instead of trying to out do each other, or in some cases doing nothing at all, I think it would be a good thing if all the main newspapers in the Uk got together and donated, on a regular basis, to a fund which could then be used to fund publicity, rewards etc with regard to the abduction of children.

The fund could be administered and managed by an independent organisation such as Childline and reguarly and again independently audited.

I realise there will be issues and problems to iron out but nothing which is not easily resolved.

what do you think ?

Answer 1

My heart is with you, My head is with Dave...

;o(

Edit: "nothing ventured nothing gained"

That makes perfect sense.

I think that Children's safety has to be approached from two different sides: The putting in place of tools to make their recovery easier (police methods, rewards, database, alert system) and the hardening of the punishment to the perpretators.

I mean... I have no moral objection to cutting them slowly into little pieces, to be honest.

I respect human life. I believe we all are born as human beings. Some of us deviate too far from the original plans to continue to be awarded the same respect ant treatment.

Answer 2

It's not a bad idea.

In response to 'it's a fecked up world we live in' well yes and no. The papers, the media generally, and the politicians all have a vested interest in making it seem so. It's a wide-held belief that things are getting worse - more violence, abductions, robberies.

IT AIN'T SO! What IS on the rise is the FEAR of crime, thanks to those mentioned earlier. Isolated cases are given huge coverage.

In addition as adults we are aware of crime in a way we weren't as children. So we look back on youth as a time of security and peace. The murders etc happened even more back then, but we were busy being kids doing kids stuff not fretting over the Daily Mail.

Just ask yourself, do you really think it was safer to walk around town in Dickens' time? That rape happened less in the 'Swinging' Sixties? Child abuse was unknown in mining towns in 1955?

I'm not saying things are perfect now, but it can't be right that in the safest era yet for children most don't play outside for their parent's fear of "what might happen".

Best wishes

Answer 3

To general, and not personal enough.

The papers need a good looking child preferably with well to do, upstanding pillars of the community, parents to spearhead any campaign.

Thats what sells papers, general faceless campaigns dont shift papers.

The idea would never get off the ground.

The papers dont care about Madeleine or Shannon. They care which one of them shifts the most number of copies.

Answer 4

I agree with you. Good idea.

Answer 5

i think its a fantastic idea.

They could also insert a supplement with clear photographs & details of the missing children. Yup, this will take organisation but am sure if they put half the amount of thought & creativity into this idea as they do in sensationalising trivial scoops, this could be the idea of the century.