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Green Party statement

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Destinysdaughter · 25/08/2018 17:13

Sorry it’s so tiny, I screenshotted it on my phone from Twitter! It’s a bit mealy mouthed...

Green Party statement
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Melanippe · 25/08/2018 17:16

Surely they’re asking questions of Aimee as to why Aimee chose their father as election agent when he was facing a trial for charges like this? This shows a real lack of due diligence on the part of the constituency party as well.

VickyEadie · 25/08/2018 17:18

I've commented on the other thread that the last line - "Our thoughts are with all those who have been affected as a result of these offences" - is fucking pathetic.

That child was tortured and sexually abused.

LadybirdsAreBirds · 25/08/2018 17:23

Sex offences. He raped and tortured a child. He is a monster.

LadybirdsAreBirds · 25/08/2018 17:26

It's clear who their first concerns are with

Sarahconnor1 · 25/08/2018 17:26

They withdrew that statement and issued another one 10 minutes ago Hmm

kualo.greenparty.org.uk/statements/

LadybirdsAreBirds · 25/08/2018 17:28

What else did he do for the Green Party and for A? Anyone know?

KimCheesePickle · 25/08/2018 17:29

GP are deleting comments on Twitter... take screenshots.

SunsetBeetch · 25/08/2018 17:29

They're floundering aren't they?

LadybirdsAreBirds · 25/08/2018 17:31

And wtf have they mentioned gender based violence? Are they suggesting some kind of false equivalence?

Biologifemini · 25/08/2018 17:31

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KimCheesePickle · 25/08/2018 17:33

Ah the comment reappeared when I clicked again on it. Blush

Still a good idea to take screenshots though.

LadybirdsAreBirds · 25/08/2018 17:33

Sexual violence and paedophia is what they should have written.

LadybirdsAreBirds · 25/08/2018 17:33

paedophilia

Permaexhaustion · 25/08/2018 17:33

This has kept running round my head, and my position has changed.

One of the things about seriously dysfunctional families, that may be difficult to believe if you don't come from one(I do), is the power of denial, silence, secret keeping and fear.

My father was arrested, charged, found guilty, of a much less serious offence, and I knew literally nothing. Living in the same house, in my late teens. So yes, it's not impossible that Any simply didn't know. Or ,was whilst still a child, unable to go against the family narrative.. The feelings of shame and danger ,denial and fear in a dysfunctional family are such that speaking out or rocking the boat may be literally terrifying. Aimee was, remember, still a child. As an adult I've often been called brave.,by lots of different people. But I was never brave enough , as a child, to stand up or speak out about things that I knew were wrong and cruel.

I dislike nearly everything that Amie stands for and has done in relation to the trans and women debate.

But don't blame A for having a total utter depraved shit for a father. Cause that's just the straw that some of us got.

Never thought I'd be posting a defence of a transactivist. But, so he we cannot know what A knew, and we definitely know A is a victim in this situation, judgement and speculation is unseemly.

Biologifemini · 25/08/2018 17:34

I do have some sympathy for Aimee though. She sounds like she has been living in an extremely toxic environment.
Whatever has been done by her father doesn’t make her the same.

Sarahconnor1 · 25/08/2018 17:36

I wonder if the hidden threads can be reactivated now, if MNs concern was around reporting restrictions the green party have confirmed the story and the relationship between Aimee and David.

SPOFS · 25/08/2018 17:37

However, Aimee will have certainly known about the animal cruelty charges against their father, which is also inexcusable. The Green Party claim to be the most ethical party, yet they knowingly had a convicted animal abuser working for them?!? I doubt even the Tories would allow that!

XXcstatic · 25/08/2018 17:38

I agree with you, Perma. I feel sorry for Aimee, even though I vehemently disagree with Aimee over gender, and I don't think Aimee necessarily knew about this child, despite living with David (until he was arrested). However the Green Party have some serious questions to answer - this case must have been pending when David was acting on behalf of Aimee in an official capacity.

LadybirdsAreBirds · 25/08/2018 17:38

We do not know what A knew. A has been campaigning for the erosion ofor women's boundaries. This we know. She set up terfblicker to silence women.
This we know

TwistedStitch · 25/08/2018 17:38

Aimee has retweeted the statement. So the party had no awareness of this at all until sentencing? And they still have this house listed as the contact address for the local branch.

ToeToToe · 25/08/2018 17:39

I would seriously question whether both Aimee and David Challenor should have disclosed the charges to the party, before making David Aimee's election agent.

I know he was considered innocent until proven guilty - but normal practice would not be to have a man facing such charges have such an active role in the party. Normally they would be suspension, pending outcome, surely?

happydappy2 · 25/08/2018 17:39

I hope so-there was relevant info on them.
Also pretty crap that GP didn't use the word paedophilia. Not one mention of D dressing up as a small girl either-hmmm

LadybirdsAreBirds · 25/08/2018 17:39

Terfblocker

PutItAwayDear · 25/08/2018 17:42

But Aimee will have known that he'd been arrested and charged - this has been going on for years! No way can Aimee claim ignorance of the whole arrest/evidence gathering/charge/trial process. No bloody way. The house would have been treated as a crime scene and Aimee and Tina (mother) would have been interviewed as witnesses FFS. Tina even gave evidence in his defence Angry

carceralfeminist · 25/08/2018 17:42

This is outrageous!

The Green Party was not aware of any of these allegations until the case concluded and Mr Challenor had been sentenced.

An investigation must be launched to find out whether a spokesperson for the Green Party knew that their father had been charged with the rape and torture of a 10-year old girl.

IDGAF about anyone else in this case other than the child who was horrifically abused and safeguarding principles.

The Greens have showed us where their priorities lie.
It's not with women and children.

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