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feral teenage mum rioter- does she deserve her council flat and her child?

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porcamiseria · 10/08/2011 22:21

www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23977196-shame-of-the-mother-who-saw-her-bad-daughter-looting-in-tottenham.do

I get that there are underlying issues, and that castigating the "scum" underclass is not going to acheive anything but this story for me, epitimises things

how can anyone defend her right to be a mother, and her right to benefits and a council flat? now she will go to prison, her poor child will either go to his grandmother or into care, and the cycle continues

something needs to be done to disincentivise girls like this from having children. I am not advocating sterilisation, or having kids wrought off their mothers in labour ward BUT we have a society where girls like this have babies, and they are the kids that end up rioting

people say that education and support is the answer, but in some cases people should NOT have any more kids and I think we are being far too liberal, she's a bad un. end of.

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SiamoFottuti · 10/08/2011 22:58

God, another one? MNHQ, could we have a new topic, maybe Facists corner, for the startling large numbers of posters who seem to want to chat about eugenics and ghettoisation etc?

usualsuspect · 10/08/2011 23:00

yes fascists corner sounds like a good idea

then I could bloody hide it

forehead · 10/08/2011 23:01

Good post (22:40)Staying......

squeakytoy · 10/08/2011 23:01

So she just happened to be outside a looted shop, wrapped up in winter clothes, in August... trying on a pair of trainers.. that had come out of the shop.....

But she could be innocent....

Okaaaaaaayyyyy....

catgirl1976 · 10/08/2011 23:01

I think it would need to be "I'm not a fascist but" corner

porcamiseria · 10/08/2011 23:02

"And for this the OP thinks she deserves to lose her home, her child (and her right to have children), and get a custodial prison sentence? Maybe we should cut off her hands while we're at it."

where did I say that!!!! she was looting, FFS would you try on a pair of trainers outside JDs mid riot? No, exactly.

I did not say she should have had her flat taken away, but given her track record of being evicted I was questioning if she desreves one

and I did not say she deserves prison, but if she was looting, she may wsell be sent

bloody hell! MN hug a hoodie eh

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GypsyMoth · 10/08/2011 23:02

someone was charged today with 'theft by finding'.....she would be charde the same way.....stolen property

EdithWeston · 10/08/2011 23:03

I'm not talking about either eugenics or ghettoisation.

My comments on rehousing were about giving a fresh start to both the individual criminal and the afflicted neighbourhood.

DaisyDaresYOU · 10/08/2011 23:03

When someones trending about burning your city its hard to sit bk and do nowt.But seeing her other stupid posts looks like shes attention seeking

tethersend · 10/08/2011 23:04

Right usual, brace yourself...

Anyone else want a go with my brick? It really does make it a LOT more bearable.

catgirl1976 · 10/08/2011 23:05

please tethers - if you would be so kind......

pictish · 10/08/2011 23:05

me please!

Jesus Christ. Confused

MrsRhettButler · 10/08/2011 23:05

It wasn't during the riots it was during the clean up on Sunday morning

DaisyDaresYOU · 10/08/2011 23:06

Oh and havent they taken the rioters council home of them in Manchester?or is it a rumour

RitaMorgan · 10/08/2011 23:06

You said she doesn't deserve a home or a child OP, what else did you mean?

MrsRhettButler · 10/08/2011 23:07
usualsuspect · 10/08/2011 23:08

Maybe they could issue all teenage mums with a cardboard box to live in

porcamiseria · 10/08/2011 23:08

usual, catgirl, tethersend

fuck off from my facist thread then!

there you go, I am facist twat, thanks for pointing that out! cheers

but I still think we need to disincentive bad girls from having babies

thats all

(and maybe my OP was worded in an inflammatory manner, for which I am getting pasted....)

OP posts:
usualsuspect · 10/08/2011 23:10
porcamiseria · 10/08/2011 23:10

byee!

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squeakytoy · 10/08/2011 23:10

I do not believe that photo was taken while the clean-up operation was going on. Not at all.

MrsRhettButler · 10/08/2011 23:11

Wait for meeeeee....

catgirl1976 · 10/08/2011 23:12
ShellyBoobs · 10/08/2011 23:12

porcamiseria You're just not getting it.

Only bankers and politicians should be jailed.

Looters, rioters and arsonists are victims. We should feel sorry for them. Show some sympathy won't you !?

MrsRhettButler · 10/08/2011 23:12

Well that's what it says squeaky

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