AIBU to question adoption checks after this safeguarding failure?

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Does homosexual activity shorten life?
P Cameron et al. Psychol Rep. 1998 Dec.
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Previous estimates from obituaries and pre-1994 sex surveys suggested that the median age of death for homosexuals is less than 50 yr. Four contemporary databases were used to test that estimate: (1) obituaries in the homosexual press from 1993 through 1997 reflected treatment success for those with AIDS but suggested a median age of death less than 50 years; (2) two large random sexuality surveys in 1994one in the USA and the other in Britainyielded results consistent with a median age of death for homosexuals of less than 50 years; (3) the median age of those ever married in Denmark, Sweden, and Norway was about 50 years, while that of the ever homosexually partnered was about 40 yr; further, the married were about 5 times more apt to be old and 4 times less apt to be widowed young; and (4) intravenous drug abusers and homosexuals taking HIV tests in Colorado had almost identical age distributions. The four lines of evidence were consistent with previous findings suggesting that homosexual activity may be associated with a lifespan shortened by 20 to 30 years.

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Gay obituaries closely track officially reported deaths from AIDS
Paul Cameron et al. Psychol Rep. 2005 Jun

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The age distribution of AIDS deaths of males who have sex with males [MSM] was estimated from obituaries in the Washington Blade, a gay newspaper. Statistics from the 2003 HIV/AIDS Surveillance Supplemental Report are highly congruent with deaths of MSM due to AIDS from these obituaries. Death due to AIDS in old age was most frequent for heterosexuals and least frequent for MSM who were drug abusers. Obituaries in the Washington Blade are thus consistent with and may be representative of deaths due to AIDS among MSM. The latest CDC report tends to strengthen the overall finding based upon obituaries: that the lifespan of MSM is shortened two to three decades by AIDS and, possibly, other causes.

Why is same-sex attraction not normal or healthy? (I'm straight, BTW.)

That is textbook homophobia.

What kind of ‘consequences’?

It means I don't pretend it does not have moral, psychological and emotional consequences.

What does condoning same sex attraction mean?

What is? A baby holding a rainbow flag?

Dear OP,

I agree wholeheartedly with what you say. I am not a 'homophobe'. I have nothing personally against people with same-sex attraction, but I do not condone the behaviour nor pretend that it is either normal or healthy for anyone.

Agree, I'm looking forward to retiring with all the newcomers who know the answers, looks like we won't even need child protection in a couple of years. We'll just have an army of female angels taking care of children with their innate maternal instincts and goodwill.

Don’t be silly, they’ll all be too busy submitting their expressions of interest to become adopters or foster carers, given it’s all so easy and all about the queue jumping and the priority treatment. The 3,000 children in England who are waiting for their forever homes will be welcomed by them with open arms once they are approved and matched.

I for one am looking forward to an uptick in applications for social work training from all the arm chair experts in safeguarding.

In the interview with criminologist Professor David Wilson, he described the sleep depravation 'boo' incident as torture.

Sleep deprivation is a terrible form of torture-and as a former Social Worker, I can tell you unequivocally that what you refer to as "boo" is neither unremarkable nor normal.It is sadism.

It is completely wrong.

I listened to a podcast last night. His phone contained prior extreme porn, I think some stuff with previous partners, and bestiality.

The decision was made not to prosecute for this. It will lie on file.

This didn’t come out of nowhere. The bestiality makes me think of the monkey torturers.

These checks are in place for children on care orders (which Preston was). Eg enhanced (compulsory) health visiting service, six monthly reviews with a paediatrician which includes assessment of development, pre adoption medical checks, and an expectation that foster carers always err on the side of caution and take children to be checked over if unwell or injured.

I agree though that there should be more for children not in the system.

It's exceptionally difficult to evidence that a child needs to be removed from a parent they've been reunified with. Obviously I don't know the thoughts of that social worker but I'd be very surprised if they just believed a parents view without question, or whether it was something they were having to monitor but still support the child to be with the parent.

The evidence I've seen suggests that the adoptive parents of Preston were plausible, not that professionals had concerns but werent sure if it was enough to challenge, or that there was any obvious fear of challenging decisions. It does seem that the first two visits to a&e were (after discussion re the second one) accepted as concerned parents rightly seeking advice, and an observed bruise accepted to be accidental and not unusual for a baby learning to stand (ie when falls and bumps are common) A possible seizure and D&V/temp and vomiting wouldn't usually be seen as evidence of abuse without other context to suggest care was substandard. If it had been three presentations of unexplained bruises, or even 3 lots of genuine accidental injuries that would have raised alarm bells, eg if not for abuse, signs that carers weren't properly supervising.

Throughout the court case images, videos and texts that were found on their devices were referenced.

Do you not think that if the police had found anything that suggested paedophilia pre-adoption, the prosecution would have mentioned it?

The weren't charged with anything related to CSA images except for the indecent photos/videos of Preston.

I think there needs to be more checks in place to safeguard children - period.

Gone are school nurses, regular health visitors checking in, development checks etc. So many children are abused and there is noone to answer to. More checks are definitely needed!

I haven't seen that reported anywhere - can you link?

And yet all their devices were searched as part of the police investigation and that wasn’t found.

Because I'd bet serious money that the chances this pair did not have extremely unpleasant, safeguarding-relevant stuff on their hard drives are zero.