Re: Britian, A facist state?
Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 8:18 pm
Not idealistic at all. If you care enough about children in need of fostering to offer oneself as a fosterer, I don't think its too much to ask that you be a non smoker. What part of 'it is bad to smoke when in charge of young children' dont people understand? It isn't enough to go outside for a smoke, children aren't blind or stupid. They learn by example, be it fags or food or attitudes to others. Around 30000 children born this year, and until smoking comes down even more dramatically, ever year, will die prematurely from smoking related beheviour
As for possible ( I know you didn't raise this) suggestions that a child's natural parents to be banned from such activity, that would clearly be a dangerous step, impossible to police, but everything possible should be done to show new parents that if they care about their children's health they should stop. Polishing my halo, I stopped 25 years ago, before we even decided to try for sprogs.
And I fail to see how the authorities abdication of their responsibilities by placing children unsupervised in motel rooms has anything to do with it. Maybe people dont pay enough tax in S Australia to finance proper social services.
As for possible ( I know you didn't raise this) suggestions that a child's natural parents to be banned from such activity, that would clearly be a dangerous step, impossible to police, but everything possible should be done to show new parents that if they care about their children's health they should stop. Polishing my halo, I stopped 25 years ago, before we even decided to try for sprogs.
And I fail to see how the authorities abdication of their responsibilities by placing children unsupervised in motel rooms has anything to do with it. Maybe people dont pay enough tax in S Australia to finance proper social services.