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Shannon Matthews Mother arrested !!!!!

1002 replies

kay1981 · 07/04/2008 09:22

They have arrested her on perverting the course of justice - which i think means lying to the police under oath doesnt it?

Is it at all possible that they knew where she was all the time?

Perhaps cahnnel 4 should now re-show the documentary on shannons family and see how it is received knowing what we know.

OP posts:

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TheBlonde · 07/04/2008 21:28

link for kids info

SnowieBartFast · 07/04/2008 21:31

looking at that link perhaps Shannon just wanted to live with her dad, as that is "what the other children" of her mother's did!
she is only 9 after all.

Kimi · 07/04/2008 21:34

It gets worse and worse.

Poor children, I really do think ALL the children would be better off away from these really f*%$^d up and sick adults.

SlartyBartFast · 07/04/2008 21:35

i can't believe she was in on abduction.
looking at her on news.. doubt she woudl be that good an actor

MadameCh0let · 07/04/2008 21:35

So what happened? Did they stage the abduction because they thought they could get a big fund like the McCanns (not dissing the mccanns here, feel v.sorry for them).

Also, Karen was having an affair with a man SHE KNEW HAD ABUSED HER PARTNER!!

WHAT A STRANGE WOMAN.

Kimi · 07/04/2008 21:40

I don't think strange is touching the tip of the iceberg, this is a whole bunch of very sick people with not a lot going on up top and very few morals. And by god is there a man that woman has not slept with 7 children by 5 dads (and not raising them) shows she is not really fussy where she gets it.

And in the wake of all this there are 7 children who have gone through god knows what.
I hope they all rot and are never allowed near those children again, otherwise it will just be another lost generation.

wannaBe · 07/04/2008 21:42

No-one said that people should be forced into sterilisation. And no-one said that people should be forced not to have any more children if they can?t afford them. However surely there has to be a level of personal responsibility here.

When we have children, it is our responsibility as parents to ensure the welfare of those children, to ensure they grow up in a happy, healthy environment where their needs are met.

So if you?re not in a position to do that, then surely having more children at that point in time is irresponsible. No-one would argue with that, surely?

wannaBe · 07/04/2008 21:43

um, where does it state that the uncle abused the partner?

Kimi · 07/04/2008 21:43

I have to agree with you wannabe.

wannaBe · 07/04/2008 21:44

when i mentioned sterilisation earlier it was as an alternative to contraception. something which the woman has clearly never heard of.

2shoes · 07/04/2008 21:44

I presume by reading this thread that she has been tried and convicted by a jury

Divastrop · 07/04/2008 21:47

so sleeping with 5 men in the space of 12 years is immoral ?

i suppose the men she slept with had no choice in the matter,and i assume as the woman,she was responsible for contraception?

nancy75 · 07/04/2008 21:48

2shoes, i dont pressume to know if she is guilty of whatever she has been arrested for, but after watching the tv programme that they did i will say that in my opinion the woman is a bad mother. she has children living all over the place, her house was rotten, her kids were filthy and surrounded by people smoking, swearing and ranting about what they would like to do to child molesters her daughter was missing and she didnt seem to give a toss.

Kimi · 07/04/2008 21:49

What ever way you look at it these are a bunch of very f*ed up people who do not seem to know how to be parents and have god knows what going on in their lives.

And from the very very off there was something fishy about this whole thing.
I think the only innocent people involved are the poor children, the adults are a bunch of dysfunctional toxic people

MadameCh0let · 07/04/2008 21:50

good point nametaken...

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Divastrop · 07/04/2008 21:50

i never said anything about forced sterilisation either,just that it isnt an option for all women,even if they want it.and maybe she has heard of contraception but it failed?or she wanted a baby with her new partner?

i dont even remember reading that they were on benefits,in fact,didnt craig meehan work?

MadameCh0let · 07/04/2008 21:51

Wannabe, that was reported when Shannon first turned up. Before all this other stuff came out.

wannaBe · 07/04/2008 21:52

if she didn't want any more children then yes, she was responsible for contraception. If my dh said he didn't want any more children then it would be down to him to see to it that a pregnancy did not occur. similarly if I decided I did not want to fall pregnant it would be down to me to ensure that did not happen.

And while sleeping with 5 men in 12 years is personal choice, having children by each of those men is questionable imo. In fact, two of the children she refers to as twins because they had the same father .

Kimi · 07/04/2008 21:53

Worked on the fish counter of a supermaket did'ent he?

Kimi · 07/04/2008 21:53

If she wanted her children so much then why do most of them not live with her?

MadameCh0let · 07/04/2008 21:55

Oh god, that's sad and funny about 'the twins'.

Kimi · 07/04/2008 21:56

I do feel so sorry for the children but I think the rest of them are vile, nasty people who are not fit to raise phlegm let alone children.

Divastrop · 07/04/2008 21:58

i am not standing up for karen matthews,btw,i think the fact that shannon doesnt want to go home and some of the others live with their fathers speaks volumes about the woman.i just have a problem with the general judging that is going on on this thread

wannaBe · 07/04/2008 22:00

"maybe she has heard of contraception
but it failed?"

7 times? .

I have no idea whether this abduction was faked or not, or whether it was a money-making exercise, or whether she had an affair with the uncle who is aledged to have abused the stepfather. But what is true is that there are 7 children in this, three of whom do not live with their mother - why? the other 4 of whom have now been taken into care. So regardless of whether this woman had anything to do with her daughter's disappearance, she has obviusly played a part in screwing up the lives of 7 children, and for that alone I think she is worthy of judgement.

Pennies · 07/04/2008 22:01

Divastrop - isn't your post not even in the teensiweensiest little bit judgemental in itself then? You certainly don't seem to like KM very much.

I love a bit of judgement myself - never understand why people get so het up about it on here.

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