Baby P 'could have become feral Former Prison Service boss and chief executive of Barnardo's, Martin Narey, said the tot's emotional and physical deprivation would have made him unruly by the age of 13 or 14 if had survived the months of horrific abuse suffered at the hands of his Mr Narey said: "It is very significant that last week, I, along with the whole country, was shocked by the tragic events surrounding Baby P. It saddens me that the probability is that, had Baby P survived, given his own deprivation, he might have been unruly by the time he had reached the age of 13 or 14.
"At which point he'd have become feral, a parasite, a yob, helping to infest our streets. The response to his criminal behaviour would have been to lock him up - but we believe these children deserve better."
I am just woundering what the point of this comment is...convussed
The tragic news of the death of that poor little baby P has been all over the news. I suspect, and would hope that you were upset, and quite frankly shocked by the circumstances surrounding the case.
The actions (or rather lack of), by Social Services, are disgraceful. Yet I find myself unsurprised. I feel that the training is inadequate. Some social workers are practicing after a mere 2 years training.
A friend of mine has a teenage son who has ADHD, conduct disorder and moderate learning disability. Since the age of 5 SS have consistently let this little boy down. At one point they put him in the care of his violent father. His mother begged SS not to do this. She told SS he was a bully, thief, drug addled ex-con. But they refused to believe her.
This story doesn't have a good ending. One year after being placed in his fathers care, it transpired that this man was not only on crystal meth, but also sexually abusing his teenage daughter. The daughter was told that if she told anyone he would kill himself. And he did!
My friend is still locked in a permanent battle with social workers, who never seem to see the wood for the trees.
