The World has Gone Mad

@forumhostpb wrote:

So just to clear up a few misunderstandings about the Media reporting – and the expressions of mass outrage and hysterical ranting that followed.

The location where the children drowned wasn’t a ”little pond” – it was a flooded former mine pit near Wigan where the dark brackish water is more than two metres deep at the edges and further out drops right down really deep (into the old mine shaft?)

It was fenced off to prevent access by the public and there were signposts all around the perimeter warning of the dangerous waters and prohibiting swimming.

The PCSO’s were called by a member of the public who hadn’t seen little Bethany get into trouble but apparently did see Jordon Lyon trying to rescue her – and drowning in the brave attempt.

When the PCSO’s arrived, the surface of the water was still with no sign that anybody was underneath. Even assuming that they could swim (and loads of people can’t) it is utterly insane to expect them to go into the water somewhere or other and start an underwater search – not even being sure where to begin – and with no equipment at all.

In any event the incident had happened some time previously to their arrival, so no they didn’t just stand by and watch the little boy drown (as was hysterically reported in the tabloid press) – in all probability he was already dead …. somewhere under water.

The golden rule of lifesaving is to consider the danger to yourself first, because increasing the casualty count only increases the problem. Jumping into the deep black water blind, having no idea where any bodies may be located, would be the last thing you’d do.

So now Mrs Ganderton hurls abuse at the Police in general and all PCSO’s in particular – egged on by her semi-literate partner – saying that she wants the PCSO’s named and shamed and she wants a second inquiry into the death of her son.

Well she seems to want an awful lot – how about she also tells the Media why she permitted three children all under the age of 10 to go roaming totally unsupervised in such a dangerous spot in the first place?????

She might even have taken the time and trouble to educate them to stay away from that area or better still ensure that they were taught how to swim. At least she would still have three children now, instead of blaming everybody else for her lack of parental care.

HAAAAAAALELUYAAAAAAY TO DAT :P :P :P

And i forgot to say whilst I was ranting that the two fisherman should also be awarded. For bothering to give a shit.

Not many people seem to nowadays.