Community | September 13, 2010 | Comment on this video (4)

Shooting Views: The Age of Accusations

worldwrite
A mother tells her daughter off on a bus, a father chastises his son for naughty behaviour and a parent leaves her toddler with a teenager while she picks up some milk. What do these parents have in common as a result of their actions? A criminal record and an end to their career plans. In this edition of Shooting Views we meet Mervyn Barrett from NACRO, a charity working with offenders. Mervyn recounts these shocking stories and explains that changes in the law mean accusations are treated as reality and people's lives are being destroyed.
  1. groups:
    Community,   News and Politics,   Culture,   Current Tonight,   1 more
  2. tags:
    Politics,  Law,  Government,  Police,  21 more
  3.     
    |
    Embed video:
    |

4 comments // Shooting Views: The Age of Accusations // Video

  • CeriD
    • +1
      CeriD  

    • The vetting laws are creating such incredible distrust & suspicion & this video shows they are destroying lives. This is not just ludicrous its dangerous. Vetting undermines our own circumspection & judgement & always looking to the law also leaves kids in an invidious position as adults they need help from can apparently never be trusted.

    • 1 year ago
  • adj3
    • +2
      adj3  

    • I had no idea that cases that these existed. Quite ridiculous really, especially the one that happened on the bus. It's shocking enough that the guy called the Police and that they evacuated the bus but to put that on her record and for FIVE YEARS? Ridiculous...

    • 1 year ago
  • floydyboy
    • +1
      floydyboy  

    • Kids need a slap every now & then. I would've gotten in a lot less trouble when I was a kid if I knew my ass was gonna get whooped for it when I got home.

    • 1 year ago
  • FXtina
    • +3
      FXtina  

    • I remember my mum had smacked me for being naughty at school once. It wasn’t brutal, just a slap to the wrist. But a teacher saw it happen and threatened to report her to social services and the police! My mums a care worker for the elderly so if any actions were taken further it could have seriously affected her career.
      I think these vetting laws are kind of pointless. An accusation and a piece of paper has the power to ruin your life. Very interesting report

    • 1 year ago
more from Community:
from the community

top videos