BF2S Forums Shannon Matthews found alive

Absolutely chuffed to bits with this news. I was going to post something inthe serious section but rarely make it into there for fear of opening my mouth and fucking it all up.

Friday was already a good day today and got even better when I heard this news.

One hell of a party in their house this weekend, god bless them.

What a bastardish view to take. See how you care when your child/niece/friend goes missing.

Mek-Izzle wrote:

\_/ - CARE CUP EMPTY

Children go missing everyday, some meet worse fates. Why is it that people care about this particular child than the other hundreds possibly thousands who go missing?

I see on the Bus (those LCD TV's they have on some buses)/Around the city all sorts of ads about missing kids, where's the media circus for them?

I mean, good for the family/the girl. But I hate these cases that seem so big, yet happen every day anyway.

I'm a parent and worry like mad when the elder two don't turn up.  Its not the Matthew's family fault that their Daughter has been splashed across the media, rightly so aswell.  Don't worryabout the lil un as much as she dosen't leave my sight when she des she is with another parent at least, I am ever so protective.

A child is just a child and wether you know them or not you should have some pssion in your care cup.  Ive been very close to a child that went missing and was found dead, I saw someone and the family search franically all weekend but to no avail.  Both her and her Fiancee were found dead.  They were in their mid 30's and had died from Carbon Monoxide posioning. Age dosent matter, if you have either parent still alive you are always a child.

Last edited by 1927 (2008-03-14 12:18:12)

Mek-Izzle wrote:

\_/ - CARE CUP EMPTY

Children go missing everyday, some meet worse fates. Why is it that people care about this particular child than the other hundreds possibly thousands who go missing?

I see on the Bus (those LCD TV's they have on some buses)/Around the city all sorts of ads about missing kids, where's the media circus for them?

I mean, good for the family/the girl. But I hate these cases that seem so big, yet happen every day anyway.

Your wrong, it doesnt happen every day. Not all children come home, thats the point of letting as many people know, it gives them both hope and the strength to live another day.
Kids get kidnapped everyday, but this dosnt happen everyday.

cablecopulate wrote:

Who?

A 9yr old girl in the UK went missing 3 weeks ago, and hit the news nearly as much as Madeline (in the UK atleast)......

Glad to see she has been found- really makes a change from all the other stories of people never found, or found dead.

Mek-Izzle wrote:

\_/ - CARE CUP EMPTY

Children go missing everyday, some meet worse fates. Why is it that people care about this particular child than the other hundreds possibly thousands who go missing?

I see on the Bus (those LCD TV's they have on some buses)/Around the city all sorts of ads about missing kids, where's the media circus for them?

I mean, good for the family/the girl. But I hate these cases that seem so big, yet happen every day anyway.

-1

samfink wrote:

Mek-Izzle wrote:

\_/ - CARE CUP EMPTY

Children go missing everyday, some meet worse fates. Why is it that people care about this particular child than the other hundreds possibly thousands who go missing?

I see on the Bus (those LCD TV's they have on some buses)/Around the city all sorts of ads about missing kids, where's the media circus for them?

I mean, good for the family/the girl. But I hate these cases that seem so big, yet happen every day anyway.

you insensitive little pig. the reason why it is important is that the kid is back ALIVE. usually they are found dead.

also, how the $%&* do you get an abductor that kept the kid a MILE away from home?

+1

DoctaStrangelove wrote:

It's only one kid, why the fuss? Thousands of kids did each day yet you guys don't say shit about them.

darfur

DoctaStrangelove wrote:

It's only one kid, why the fuss? Thousands of kids did each day yet you guys don't say shit about them.

It should be you. And then the story shouldn't end as it did.

Last edited by .Sup (2008-03-14 16:36:07)

.Sup wrote:

DoctaStrangelove wrote:

It's only one kid, why the fuss? Thousands of kids did each day yet you guys don't say shit about them.

It should be you. And then the story shouldn't end as it did.

I still would think it wouldn't deserve that much attention if it was me.

I wasn't aware of this story because like some insensitive people here say, this kind of thing happens all the time and it didn't become big news in New Zealand. That is no reason to dismiss it as a news story - the kid was found alive. After 48 hours the vast vast majority of abductees are dead; Shannon lasted 24 days.
It's fucking wonderful for her family, the fact that so many peope are oblivious to how good and rare this kind of thing is is kind of shocking. As far as news stories go it far outstrips the news being plastered with stories of the latest Hollywood slut's latest run-in with the law.

1927 wrote:

If my child went missing (god forbid) I would want her face and name splashed all over the press.  I care about my family first, myself second, my country third and then Darfur last (Why Darfur btw?)

wikipedia wrote:

There are many casualty estimates, most concurring on a range within the hundreds of thousands. The United Nations (UN) estimates that the conflict has left as many as 200,000 dead from violence and disease. Most non-governmental organizations use 200,000 to more than 400,000; the latter is a figure from the Coalition for International Justice that has since been cited by the UN. Sudan's government claims that more than 9,000 people have been killed, although this figure is seen as a gross underestimate. As many as 2.5 million are thought to have been displaced as of October 2006.

and

wikipedia wrote:

In March 2005, the UN's Emergency Relief Coordinator Jan Egeland estimated that 10,000 were dying each month excluding deaths due to ethnic violence.

It just seems a tad bit more new's worthy if you ask me

Last edited by SgtSlutter (2008-03-14 17:51:14)