tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591695769525894359.post3756518953788961965..comments2024-03-20T11:09:50.796+00:00Comments on voiceforchildren: Leah McGrath Goodman Exclusive Interview.voiceforchildrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16825129148579102037noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591695769525894359.post-35826130541450821592016-12-23T17:35:38.274+00:002016-12-23T17:35:38.274+00:00Why hasn't her blog been updated this year?Why hasn't her blog been updated this year?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591695769525894359.post-37741355992508051132013-06-24T19:05:00.400+01:002013-06-24T19:05:00.400+01:00On the board of the Digital Jersey quango
http://...On the board of the Digital Jersey quango<br /><br />http://www.digital.je/digital-jersey/tag-chairs/frank-walker/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591695769525894359.post-47728640820562638272013-06-24T09:54:52.020+01:002013-06-24T09:54:52.020+01:00Mr. Walker is not as visible as he once was but on...Mr. Walker is not as visible as he once was but one suspects that doesn't mean he's not as active behind the scenes.voiceforchildrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825129148579102037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591695769525894359.post-21930597919464869102013-06-24T09:47:11.398+01:002013-06-24T09:47:11.398+01:00Does Walker show any interest at all in Jersey mat...Does Walker show any interest at all in Jersey matters these days or has he just walked away?<br /><br />I am curious when I think back to his "shafting Jersey" accusation directed at Stuart on Newsnight way back.<br /><br />Pólóhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08661092894104384856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591695769525894359.post-21608123566698568162013-06-23T06:21:20.254+01:002013-06-23T06:21:20.254+01:00There's been a comment submitted containing fo...There's been a comment submitted containing former Chief Minister, Frank Walkers, contact details. Due to the very strange, and inconsistent, Data Protection Office activities it's probably "safer" if I don't publish the comment. <br /><br />The commenter suggests that Mr. Walker would have some answers, but as we know, Mr. Walker doesn't do <a href="http://voiceforchildren.blogspot.com/2012/07/he-blew-it.html" rel="nofollow">ANSWERS</a>voiceforchildrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825129148579102037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591695769525894359.post-52811263506676877632013-06-22T21:14:37.077+01:002013-06-22T21:14:37.077+01:00URGENT MESSAGE. IF YOU ARE OR IF YOU KNOW A VICTIM...URGENT MESSAGE. IF YOU ARE OR IF YOU KNOW A VICTIM SURVIVOR OF DW OR IF YOU WITNESSED THIS PERSON ABUSING CHILDREN AT HDLG OR ELSEWHERE, PLEASE CONTACT ANY BLOGGER YOU TRUST, ALL INFO AND NAMES WILL BE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL. HIS VICTIMS ARE BEING TREATED LIKE CRIMINALS AND THIS HAS GOT TO STOP BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE. PLEASE HELP US TO BUILD UP A STRONGER CASE AGAINST THIS PERSON AND AGAINST THE PEOPLE WHO ARE PROTECTING HIMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591695769525894359.post-25250307006573580292013-06-22T14:09:24.073+01:002013-06-22T14:09:24.073+01:00"Is Jersey the only place where evidence that..."Is Jersey the only place where evidence that someone is a serial child abuser can be balanced by a character reference !"<br /><br />It also helps if you are a golf playing partner and pal of somebody who was making the decision whether to prosecute this SCA or not!<br /><br />Only in Jersey of course.GeeGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10531524441316755129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591695769525894359.post-35463053606426626722013-06-21T23:08:58.020+01:002013-06-21T23:08:58.020+01:00"Is Jersey the only place where evidence that..."Is Jersey the only place where evidence that someone is a serial child abuser can be balanced by a character reference !"<br /><br />If so perhaps some should be looking for a new job!<br /><br />"A worker from the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) - who gave Hall a good character reference during the trial - has since stepped down." <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591695769525894359.post-47433670411430043642013-06-21T09:58:18.853+01:002013-06-21T09:58:18.853+01:00LEAH AT 2:07 "THEY (the victims of child abus...LEAH AT 2:07 "THEY (the victims of child abuse)WERE CALLED LIARS FOR DECADES"<br /><br />ABSOLUTLY! To call us Pindown victims liars, isn't that libel? <br /><br />I have been fighting to clear my name from being called a liar for 4 decades now, I am sick to the back teeth of the nasty lies that have been whispered about me, "liar", "mentally ill attention seeker", "she's been raped more times than I have had hot dinners", "fantasist", "paranoid", "troublemaker" ect ect ect. <br /><br />I HAVE BEEN TELLING THE TRUTH ALL ALONG!Zoompadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10241773679644853620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591695769525894359.post-16167510126059520272013-06-21T00:15:13.964+01:002013-06-21T00:15:13.964+01:00RE jane 17 June 2013 13:52
Interesting comment &qu...RE jane 17 June 2013 13:52<br />Interesting comment "I have met with the Deputy Bailiff to ask outright why certain individuals hadn't been taken to trial, bottom line is, while there was evidence against them there was also much evidence speaking FOR them"<br /><br />You are aware that last minute evidence that has apparently prevented individuals being charged in the past has been nothing more than a good character reference ! <br />Yes unbelievable ! <br /><br />Is Jersey the only place where evidence that someone is a serial child abuser can be balanced by a character reference !<br /><br />The Monopoly Island, complete with get-out-of-jail-free cards<br />unbelievable !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591695769525894359.post-33676763309954229812013-06-19T20:24:47.889+01:002013-06-19T20:24:47.889+01:00http://ricosorda.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-committe...<a href="http://ricosorda.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-committee-of-enquiry.html" rel="nofollow">http://ricosorda.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-committee-of-enquiry.html</a><br /><br />RSrico sordahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09370637157786202673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591695769525894359.post-62057689688970962272013-06-19T09:26:59.060+01:002013-06-19T09:26:59.060+01:00This is how China deals with officials who rape ch...This is how China deals with officials who rape chi;dren:-<br /><br />China executes official for child rapes after online uproar<br /><br />19 Jun 2013 - 09:21<br />BEIJING, June 19 (Reuters) - Authorities in central China executed a former Communist Party official for raping 11 underage girls, state media said on Wednesday, following an online uproar about the latest case of abuse of power. Li Xingong, who was the party's deputy head in Yongcheng city in Henan province, was found guilty of assaulting the girls during police interrogations starting from the second half of 2011, the official Xinhua news agency reported. Li appealed against the guilty verdict, but was rejected by the Supreme Court, Xinhua said. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591695769525894359.post-65902414743465971722013-06-19T07:11:30.458+01:002013-06-19T07:11:30.458+01:00Anon 18 June @20:40,
I suspect you will be hearin...Anon 18 June @20:40,<br /><br />I suspect you will be hearing that worn phrase "witch hunt" until you want to cover your ears. That sounds just like what any paid PR machine would generate for their daily spin efforts. They've always enjoyed trotting that one out in any community when paedophiles of prestige are involved. Standard business plan, I'm pretty sure.<br /><br />ElleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591695769525894359.post-30804682937593892652013-06-18T20:14:59.555+01:002013-06-18T20:14:59.555+01:00I wish people would stop using the phrase "wi...I wish people would stop using the phrase "witch hunt", don't you remember who got the phrase into the public domain last October after the Saville documentary?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591695769525894359.post-59338578054562800402013-06-18T19:01:48.394+01:002013-06-18T19:01:48.394+01:00The English code on the decision to prosecute. The...The English code on the decision to prosecute. The public interest means the same in both jurisdictions.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cps.gov.uk/publications/code_for_crown_prosecutors/codetest.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.cps.gov.uk/publications/code_for_crown_prosecutors/codetest.html</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591695769525894359.post-42908296159447408382013-06-18T18:55:56.206+01:002013-06-18T18:55:56.206+01:00Leah, I agree with most of what you write, but you...Leah, I agree with most of what you write, but you leave yourself open to trolls with incorrect language that I put down to you being American and accustomed to US law. In English and Jersey law, the prosecution will proceed if it is "in the public interest" not "in the best interests of the island". The public interest test is well established in English and Jersey Law. The problem in Jersey is that, as you indicate, a higher proportion of cases miraculously seem to fail the test in Jersey. <br /><br />The code for crown prosecutors in Jersey is almost identical to the English one <a href="http://www.gov.je/Government/NonexecLegal/LawOfficers/Pages/DecisionProsecute.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://www.gov.je/Government/NonexecLegal/LawOfficers/Pages/DecisionProsecute.aspx</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591695769525894359.post-11896873877563489542013-06-18T14:21:20.579+01:002013-06-18T14:21:20.579+01:00Leah, when I first heard of this, which was from y...Leah, when I first heard of this, which was from your reporting, I knew the Jersey authorities were trying to protect the reputation of the Island. Rather than addressing it straight on and trying their best to make right what they can they have circled the wagons. In the end, the damage will be worse, because good reporters don't let go. The full truth will come out, whether in court or in books. It takes courage and guts to penetrate something this horrific and the victims of Haut de la Garenne can be thankful you have buckets of both. <br />Ed Silliere Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591695769525894359.post-65141977620412827012013-06-18T10:38:37.268+01:002013-06-18T10:38:37.268+01:00Personally, I think some readers' 'Witch H...Personally, I think some readers' 'Witch Hunt' concerns are worth addressing. There is a long and sad history the world over of people in power (including journalists) remaining silent, even as systemic crimes go too far -- then overdoing it when it comes to finally addressing them. This is how we end up seeing people wrongly charged as guilty and the so-called "show trials." In Jersey, there are certain cases where there is enough evidence to prosecute, but Jersey's authorities have refused to do so based on their damning secondary qualification: "not in the best interests of the island." The major question Jersey authorities must answer: If there is enough evidence to prosecute a person, what makes it in the best interests of the island NOT to do so? How is this supposed to be defined -- and how, then, to protect innocent islanders? Those who have worked with Jersey's AG have said the application of this standard has always been arbitrary and based on who is favored and who is not. It is a most unusual standard and is not audited by a higher power. My question: what could be reason enough to allow a criminal to be free to strike again?Leah McGrath Goodmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01176564019295643515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591695769525894359.post-25295115209941048432013-06-18T01:03:42.389+01:002013-06-18T01:03:42.389+01:00Sunday express article <a href="http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/407877/BBC-s-Bergerac-filmed-at-notorious-Jersey-home-where-abused-children-suffered" rel="nofollow">Sunday express article</a> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591695769525894359.post-49975573140384189752013-06-17T21:45:42.551+01:002013-06-17T21:45:42.551+01:00Hi VFC,
A really good interview with LMG.
I agre...Hi VFC,<br /><br />A really good interview with LMG.<br /><br />I agree with the PR Spin comments. I have also received them. Im storing them for a rainy day. As we have seen from the shambolic Dean saga nothing has been learnt in Jersey regarding the vulnerable.<br /><br />No stopping.<br /><br />rsrico sordahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09370637157786202673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591695769525894359.post-86076826630915483902013-06-17T21:30:34.154+01:002013-06-17T21:30:34.154+01:00VFC,
I believe there is an increasing effort on ...VFC, <br /><br />I believe there is an increasing effort on behalf of Jersey's government to defend itself via social media. As predicted, instead of just the usual drunken repetitious rants by Jon, we now see consistent use of the expected official "talking points" in these opposing blog comments. They're the very taking points we could expect to be formulated and repeated by PR professionals and those who are detached from all logic in the chain of evidence. Perhaps they are hard at work in some distant mainland office every day. But because their talking points are written by those seemingly unaware of the extensively researched back story on the abuse and the associated cover-up, you should be able to continue taking them apart with evidence. This isn't inarticulate trolling, it is polished spin, and it is far too late for it to convince those exposed to the facts, here.<br /><br />ElleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591695769525894359.post-11888026685798722502013-06-17T21:20:04.296+01:002013-06-17T21:20:04.296+01:00Evidence offered in the support of a pedo's so...Evidence offered in the support of a pedo's so called "good character" etc.. and a reason why it should be judged with as much scrutiny as possible, is noted today on the Stuart Hall story:-<br /><br />"A worker from the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) - who gave Hall a good character reference during the trial - has since stepped down."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591695769525894359.post-43055331886876414582013-06-17T21:05:18.948+01:002013-06-17T21:05:18.948+01:00If I were unjustly accused of any terrible crime, ...If I were unjustly accused of any terrible crime, I would hope to have a chance to clear my name somewhere far from Jersey. The reason defending one's self might not work very well in Jersey is because the whole world already believes that guilty abusers in Jersey get away with their crimes. That's is the only logical conclusion an outside could draw. So, if Jersey want to protect the innocent from unfair allegations, Jersey needs to justly prosecute the guilty. As of now, Jersey is only demonizing the innocent victims. Honestly, at this point, the lynch mob could not be less trustworthy than a government which so notoriously protects abusers and even supports drunken trolls who threaten whistleblowers.<br /><br />ElleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591695769525894359.post-89998746330118829632013-06-17T20:56:03.015+01:002013-06-17T20:56:03.015+01:00That is correct. Those claiming there is no proof ...That is correct. Those claiming there is no proof of support for abusers are simply being wishful, or they are being paid to cast dispersion on victims. Any list of evidence that island authorities have continually - for more than a generation - supported certain abusers and/or refused to prosecute or even investigate most care home abuse, would easily fill books, and it will... <br /><br />ElleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591695769525894359.post-59625359720181228912013-06-17T20:39:29.863+01:002013-06-17T20:39:29.863+01:00Trevor, maybe that muppet from twitter @RuckingGra...Trevor, maybe that muppet from twitter @RuckingGray will view Leah's calm rational interview and wind his little rugger bugger neck in a bit? Last time he couldn't slate her enough. I wonder why? Maybe you should tweet him a link?<br /><br />Voice - ROFL at the choice of the Champagne Bar. In the face of serious issues, your wit and courage are brilliant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com