PatrickC Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/22617414 "A growing number of children are being sexually abused by other children, say charities. They say their helplines have seen a big increase in calls from young people who are being abused. Freedom of information figures obtained by the NSPCC say more than 5,000 children were reported to police in England and Wales as abusers over the last three years. Almost all of those accused of the abuse of other children were boys. Some of those reported were as young as five. More than half of the offences were classified as serious and included rape. The NSPCC and the Lucy Faithfull Foundation say it is a growing problem. They think that it is partly because of access to online porn becoming easier, with more children owning devices such as smartphones and tablets." BBC http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2287596/NSPCC-Online-porn-blamed-children-aged-just-FIVE-quizzed-sex-offences.html I've watched a growing trend towards blaming pornography for all the sexual ills of boys and men for some time now. Mainly they have been religious or feminists groups that have some kind of agenda they are trying to fit around their ideaology. So for the most part are ignored. But when childrens charities almost unanimously start to use the same tactics as well as blaming other children for abuse. I'm beginning to realise there is need for a real childrens charity. One that will actually support children and one that will offer parents comprehensive courses in peaceful parenting. Whilst I'm not suggesting pornography is a wholly appropriate past time for children, it clearly is not. But when I see these charities openly lobbying with the media, govt and ISP's for regulations I know they don't have the stomach to face the real reasons for child abuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ribuck Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 Most big charities in the UK seem to have crossed over to the dark side in recent years. The problem is, you can't just start doing charitable work in the UK. You need to register first. And registration is such a bureaucratic burden that there are even registered charities whose mission is to help train other charities to navigate this regulatory burden! The NSPCC 2012 accounts show that they spent £900,000 on "costs incurred in meeting constitutional and statutory requirements". Their Chief Executive earned over £160,000 (approx. $240,000) plus a generous pension scheme. Six other staff members each earned over £100,000 per year ($150,000), and more than forty others earned over £60,000 per year ($100,000). It's lucrative work if you can get a job running a government-registered charity. Regulation forces the charities into the whole political thing. The original purpose of the charity becomes secondary. The original beneficiaries of the charity become used as the justification behind the bureaucratic machinations of the charity itself. I wish there was a way to run a charity that was oriented towards the needs of children, and not towards the needs of the Charities Commission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agalloch Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 Plus the NSPCC, like Oxfam, is heavily funded by the Government, it's not a charity in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatrickC Posted May 23, 2013 Author Share Posted May 23, 2013 Yes I've known about their state obligations and the Chairman’s pay for some time now. But it ran a fairly successful phone line which helped children in distress find some comfort, which was always my initial interest in them. This particularly new take was the last straw for me. It just beggars belief that they are effectively blaming other children for child abuse. Unfortunately this doesn't seem to be an isolated view of the NSPCC, but pretty much every major UK children’s charity, as the Daily Mail article shows. If I were to do anything of this kind, I would avoid charity status for sure. My first thoughts is I'd probably run it like a mutual I think. Although, still no doubt bound up in other regs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesP Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 Horizontal attack is so useful... it keeps the slaves in line, and every so often the masters crack down on it to help reinforce the indoctrination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ribuck Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 But it ran a fairly successful phone line which helped children in distress find some comfort Agreed. It must have been such a relief for a distressed child to reach a person who was unconditionally on their side. If would be wonderful if there was a way to re-create the service as it was originally conceived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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