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Why are we not holding the government accountable for sex abuse? : Comments
By Angela Sdrinis, published 30/4/2012In allowing the focus to remain on Churches and non-Government institutions, the Baillieu Government has conveniently sidestepped any scrutiny of the government's conduct.
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Posted by Jon J, Monday, 30 April 2012 7:31:42 AM
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There are many instances of convictions of parents for sexual and other abuse of their children . Probably , other instances have occurred , where there have not been convictions .
Let 's have a Royal Commission into real and potential sexual and other abuse of children by parents and all other persons who may have committed such abuse . Religions and governments are unpopular , hence the current demands for royal commissions into their activities . Australia is going through a media inspired fascination with sexual abuse which will not help those who have genuinely been abused , even if they are awarded compensation . Further , without denying that real abuse occurred , there are persons who are encouraged to search the corridors of their minds to look for long forgotten memories of events which may point to sexual abuse , assisted by psychologists and counsellors . Such persons , who are suffering various forms of trauma [ sometimes self induced through alcohol and drug abuse ], look for somebody other than themselves who may have caused their problems . Instead of seeking to " hold accountable " somebody else , perhaps some persons would be better off trying to deal with their problems , whether self - caused or caused by others . Posted by jaylex, Monday, 30 April 2012 8:08:41 AM
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Hehe, making government accountable for abuse?
"Abuse" is the government's first name, middle name and last name, its raison d'etre is to rape us - not necessarily sexually, but to rob away our autonomy over our own lives in every possible way. Posted by Yuyutsu, Monday, 30 April 2012 10:56:05 AM
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Why are we not holding the government accountable for the abuse we suffered as children?
The government paid different organisations, including religious, to take care of all our needs. The institutions had a duty of care to the children. The government also owed the children a duty of care. It was up to the government and relevant departments to follow up on that duty of care. Both are responsible by law to have duty of care. In my case I was in Eden Park Boys’ Home in Mt Barker, run by the South Australian Property Trust entity of the Salvation Army, the Head Office is in Victoria. According to the Inquiry by Justice Mullighan, the child welfare services were more concerned about upsetting the Brigadier at the home than the welfare of the boys. Mullighan Inquiry into Children in State Care http://www.sa.gov.au/subject/Crime,+justice+and+the+law/Mullighan+Inquiry/Children+in+State+Care A Royal Commission will at least put the truth out there for both sides. Most of us want to move on – if only it was that simple. Both sides know and are afraid to face the truth of what happened. We have had to do it, now it is the turn of the institutions and government. Just to respond to a few other comments: (i) media inspired fascination with sexual abuse – the more the media expose sexual abuse, the more we learn how wide-spread it was and still is. (ii) as for memories – for most of us the memories can never be altogether forgotten – we wish! (iii) the so-called ‘self-induced’ drug and alcohol abuse stems from feelings of lack of acceptance, lack of help and understanding and simply trying to bury the past. People are accountable for what happened, they were put in positions of trust and responsibility and were paid to care for the children. A Royal Commission would help to answer the many questions that need to be asked. 44 Posted by 44, Monday, 30 April 2012 2:38:27 PM
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you only need to see how the current Federal Government reacted to the Slipper sexual harassment allegations to see that holding on to power is more important than doing the right thing. You also only need to listen to those supporting the pervert industry to know that their little bit of debauchery is more important to them than the welfare of kids who are abused as a direct result of people feeding on this trash. Any person with a heart must feel for victims of child abuse however the current trend to make everyone a victim is sickening. Parents today on the whole are a whole lot worse than many parents of yesterday. The rate of abuse by stepfathers is much higher than the natural father. Little however will be done about it because the rights feminism scream for trump that of kids.
Posted by runner, Monday, 30 April 2012 3:24:58 PM
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Runner, children are also abused in their "homes", by parents indoctrinating them with extreme religous ideology.
Posted by Kipp, Monday, 30 April 2012 4:13:29 PM
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Yes, because this is a huge well-documented institutionalised abuse of power that has been going on for decades -- and is still going on -- and needs to be stamped out. When that's done, then we can move on to look at the activities of individuals in and out of government. But right now your article looks like nothing so much as an attempt to distract the pursuit of justice away from the main game.