A mum at 13: girl expecting baby with boy aged 14 (From Bournemouth Echo)
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A mum at 13: girl expecting baby with boy aged 14
9:31am Tuesday 11th September 2012 in News By Diana Henderson
A mum at 13: girl expecting baby with boy aged 14
A GIRL of 13 is expecting a baby with a 14-year-old boy.
The two are due to become parents in November after a "brief sexual relationship".
The Borough of Poole, which has taken out a court order to prevent identification of the two children, says it is offering "appropriate support" to the families concerned.
Anne Newton, strategic director for children's services, Borough of Poole said in a statement: "It is the council's policy not to comment on individual cases.
"However, in a situation of this nature our priority is to ensure appropriate support is available to the young people and their families and that their right to privacy is respected.
"This course of action was discussed with the families before a decision was taken to obtain a legal order."
She added: "Teenage pregnancy is not a common occurrence and the council works closely with other partners to address the issue.
"We recognise this is a complex subject and specialist advice and information is available through schools and further education establishments. In addition, we work closely with families to orrder individual support and guidance."
The council says Poole has a comparatively small number of under-18 pregnancies, fewer than 100 a year.
The town's rolling quarterly average is 32.3 conceptions per 1,000 young women of that age.
When data was first collected in December 1988 the figure was 42.9.
Poole hit the headlines in 1997 when one of the UK's youngest mums, Jenny Teague, gave birth at the age of 12.
Now Poole is doing better than the national rolling quarterly average, which is at 34.7 per 1,000 women under 18, the lowest since quarterly data collection began.
Straight Talking, the national teenage pregnancy charity, works in schools and has a programme aimed at 13-16 year-olds.
"Unfortunately it happens," said a spokesman.
"We are very pro-choice as an organisation and some feel that's what they want to do and go on to be mothers.
"The help and support should be there. They should have their families around them. We know that babies born to young mothers are more likely to live in poverty and have all sorts of issues growing up.
"But it does happen."
Rate at lowest for 43 years
Earlier this year it was reported that the teenage pregnancy rate in England and Wales was the lowest since 1969.
Figures from the Office for National Statistics revealed conceptions in under 18s fell to 34,633 in 2010 compared with 38,259 in 2009, a drop of 9.5 per cent.
Pregnancies in under 16s also went down, by 6.8 per cent to 6,674 in total from 7,158 the previous year.
However the UK has the highest teenage birth and abortion rates in western Europe.
Comments(216)
bobsworthforever
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9:47am Tue 11 Sep 12
pete woodley
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9:47am Tue 11 Sep 12
Duckorange
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9:49am Tue 11 Sep 12
BIGTONE wrote:14 years old and no job. Not even a paper round. So fast to judgment, Bigtone
No education,No job = pregnancy,benefits and a Council property.
BournemouthMum
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9:49am Tue 11 Sep 12
Huey
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9:50am Tue 11 Sep 12
Old Colonial
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9:51am Tue 11 Sep 12
No news.
giveusthefacts
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9:55am Tue 11 Sep 12
Apart from the fact that this is the result of underage sex, there is no excuse for an unplanned pregnancy in this day and age.
Wesoblind
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9:55am Tue 11 Sep 12
BournemouthMum
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9:55am Tue 11 Sep 12
Duckorange wrote:There's nothing wrong with BIGTONE's judgement which is based on statistics. Statistically, it is very likely that this will be the case - no education, benefits and council housing. It's very unlikely that these teenagers' parents will take full financial responsibility for them.
BIGTONE wrote:14 years old and no job. Not even a paper round. So fast to judgment, Bigtone
No education,No job = pregnancy,benefits and a Council property.
catlady73
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9:57am Tue 11 Sep 12
BournemouthMum wrote:I definitely agree with you Bournemouth mum - I too would be mortified if this was my daughter. I hope, however, that as her parents we have given her enough information and advice to avoid her getting into this situation. Kids need a childhood.
I'd be horrified if this was my daughter. I'd be insisting on an abortion. Children having children is ridicullous and what chance does this poor mite have being brought into the world by 'parents' who can barely take care of themselves. Hopefully the child will be put up for adoption so it can at least have a decent start in life.
ElmerFudd
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10:02am Tue 11 Sep 12
Also I'm not surprised that the lily-livered namby-pambys in so-shal-services-inn
it's first court action is to hide their identities. At 13, the 'father' is at the age of criminal responsibility and, as I understand it, the law on statutory rape has not yet been repealed.
The first court action should have thus been charges against him, but again, that really is no surprise in today's society.
HRH of Boscombe
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10:11am Tue 11 Sep 12
O'Reilly
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10:37am Tue 11 Sep 12
ElmerFudd wrote:I agree.... I remember lads of fifteen serving Youth Custody for underage sex.
Is anyone actually REALLY surprised in todays chav-laden 'celebritney' culture. No doubt they will next be on Jeremy Kyle, hire Max to publicise their story and appear on some fly-on-the-wall documentary about trying to raise a child and juggling SATs revision, that’s assuming they actually do 'bovver' going to school.
Also I'm not surprised that the lily-livered namby-pambys in so-shal-services-inn
it's first court action is to hide their identities. At 13, the 'father' is at the age of criminal responsibility and, as I understand it, the law on statutory rape has not yet been repealed.
The first court action should have thus been charges against him, but again, that really is no surprise in today's society.
That was before the 'liberals' took over our Country.
Fred21
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10:44am Tue 11 Sep 12
"abortion should be compulsory"
What disgusting comments! That is still a child's life you are so flippantly ending!
Yes its a parent and education fail, but abortion isn't the answer many childless couples would give a child a loving home!!
ASM
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10:47am Tue 11 Sep 12
ow-life's join the army or do community service for their 80 quid each per week, plus thousands of pounds worth of other benefits each month
HRH of Boscombe
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10:55am Tue 11 Sep 12
Fred21 wrote:What kind of life?? Some feral future burden for the taxpayer. Fine keep it but they can find a way to pay it.
"I would insist on abortion" "abortion should be compulsory" What disgusting comments! That is still a child's life you are so flippantly ending! Yes its a parent and education fail, but abortion isn't the answer many childless couples would give a child a loving home!!
lorrainea
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11:03am Tue 11 Sep 12
BournemouthMum wrote:Insist on an abortion and let her live with that for the rest of her life. You selfish woman! Hopefully the child will not be put up for adoption but will be kept with its birth mother where it will no doubt be loved. God forbid if we all had a mother like you!
I'd be horrified if this was my daughter. I'd be insisting on an abortion. Children having children is ridicullous and what chance does this poor mite have being brought into the world by 'parents' who can barely take care of themselves. Hopefully the child will be put up for adoption so it can at least have a decent start in life.
rach74
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11:03am Tue 11 Sep 12
hammer
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11:08am Tue 11 Sep 12
pete woodley
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11:08am Tue 11 Sep 12
ASM wrote:I fully agree with you,i worked till i was over 68.
We all know what the future holds for this 2, they probably won't be together in 2 years time any way. Work should be compulsory for all capable parents who claim benefits. These kids aren't stupid, they know they can spend the rest of their lives in their nice little council house, having parties every night and playing playstation, with free housing, healthcare, schools and weekly allowance. Why not make scroungers/dossers/l
ow-life's join the army or do community service for their 80 quid each per week, plus thousands of pounds worth of other benefits each month
Reader Echo
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11:09am Tue 11 Sep 12
But put it this way, this sort of thing is going to get worse, much worse before it gets better.
rach74
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11:10am Tue 11 Sep 12
hammer wrote:doubt that. stay at home on computers more like
I bet you they ride their bicycles on the pavement as well!
The Renegade Master
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11:14am Tue 11 Sep 12
It's easy to pigeon hole these two youngsters as low intelligence, Council house dwelling low lifes with useless parents on benefits as some people here have done, but the reality is that they could just as easily be from Sandbanks with multi millionaire parents! We don't know.
We also don't know that the teenagers weren't practising safe sex. Prophylactics are not 100% guaranteed to work you know!
So let's not judge these two kids too harshly. We don't know the full story. You never know, they may both step up to the plate and become wonderful parents. Stranger things have happened.
Fred21
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11:16am Tue 11 Sep 12
lorrainea wrote:Well said Lorrianea!!
BournemouthMum wrote:Insist on an abortion and let her live with that for the rest of her life. You selfish woman! Hopefully the child will not be put up for adoption but will be kept with its birth mother where it will no doubt be loved. God forbid if we all had a mother like you!
I'd be horrified if this was my daughter. I'd be insisting on an abortion. Children having children is ridicullous and what chance does this poor mite have being brought into the world by 'parents' who can barely take care of themselves. Hopefully the child will be put up for adoption so it can at least have a decent start in life.
BournemouthMum
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11:19am Tue 11 Sep 12
HRH of Boscombe wrote:Absolutely. The child is doomed before it is even born, and will no doubt repeat the cycle.
Fred21 wrote:What kind of life?? Some feral future burden for the taxpayer. Fine keep it but they can find a way to pay it.
"I would insist on abortion" "abortion should be compulsory" What disgusting comments! That is still a child's life you are so flippantly ending! Yes its a parent and education fail, but abortion isn't the answer many childless couples would give a child a loving home!!
Fred21
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11:24am Tue 11 Sep 12
BournemouthMum wrote:And you know that for sure? Many people break the benefit trap and for some children can be the catalyst! I am not saying teenage pregnancy is a good thing certainly not, but insisting on abortion is barbaric!
HRH of Boscombe wrote:Absolutely. The child is doomed before it is even born, and will no doubt repeat the cycle.
Fred21 wrote:What kind of life?? Some feral future burden for the taxpayer. Fine keep it but they can find a way to pay it.
"I would insist on abortion" "abortion should be compulsory" What disgusting comments! That is still a child's life you are so flippantly ending! Yes its a parent and education fail, but abortion isn't the answer many childless couples would give a child a loving home!!
Chiqqy
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11:25am Tue 11 Sep 12
Unfortunately this kind of thing will continue to happen if teens aren't taught to be responsible and what the consequences are if they are not.
In my view, sex education should start at at least nine years old. (maybe it already does and I'm just old)
burgerboy
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11:31am Tue 11 Sep 12
best troll ever wrote:With this type of comment and the one you left about the young girl hurt by a skateboarder on yesterdays posts i really think you need checking out by the authorites reguarding your disturbing views on children.!!!!!
congratulations to them both well done.
catlady73
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11:38am Tue 11 Sep 12
ASM wrote:Couldn't agree more - well said.
We all know what the future holds for this 2, they probably won't be together in 2 years time any way. Work should be compulsory for all capable parents who claim benefits. These kids aren't stupid, they know they can spend the rest of their lives in their nice little council house, having parties every night and playing playstation, with free housing, healthcare, schools and weekly allowance. Why not make scroungers/dossers/l ow-life's join the army or do community service for their 80 quid each per week, plus thousands of pounds worth of other benefits each month
pete woodley
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11:42am Tue 11 Sep 12
burgerboy wrote:We are in agreement this time,i think its just a wind up nobody could be that stupid.
best troll ever wrote:With this type of comment and the one you left about the young girl hurt by a skateboarder on yesterdays posts i really think you need checking out by the authorites reguarding your disturbing views on children.!!!!!
congratulations to them both well done.
Dorset Logic
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11:47am Tue 11 Sep 12
11:31am Tue 11 Sep 12
With this type of comment and the one you left about the young girl hurt by a skateboarder on yesterdays posts i really think you need checking out by the authorites reguarding your disturbing views on children.!!!!!
"Oh my god think of the children!"
Please join the Dorset echo campaign to save exclamation marks from overuse at the end of sentences. These punctuation marks are getting overused these days, usually after some soft pronunciation about the way children are hounded in this modern society. Please save the exclamation mark on your keyboard and try to avoid using it repeatedly as in the "oh my god think of the children!" example above.
Thanks !!!!
Arthur Maureen
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11:54am Tue 11 Sep 12
MngsMnr
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11:54am Tue 11 Sep 12
hammer wrote:OMG don't get me started on this one !
I bet you they ride their bicycles on the pavement as well!
wizzydolphin
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11:58am Tue 11 Sep 12
ASM wrote:Please don't make them join the Army, my son and his friends all worked hard to join up, it has taken them a lot of dedication to get as far as they have. Community service yes, Army no
We all know what the future holds for this 2, they probably won't be together in 2 years time any way. Work should be compulsory for all capable parents who claim benefits. These kids aren't stupid, they know they can spend the rest of their lives in their nice little council house, having parties every night and playing playstation, with free housing, healthcare, schools and weekly allowance. Why not make scroungers/dossers/l
ow-life's join the army or do community service for their 80 quid each per week, plus thousands of pounds worth of other benefits each month
Franks Tank
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12:01pm Tue 11 Sep 12
BournemouthMum wrote:Don't mention "cycle", you'll set Hammer off again.
HRH of Boscombe wrote:Absolutely. The child is doomed before it is even born, and will no doubt repeat the cycle.
Fred21 wrote:What kind of life?? Some feral future burden for the taxpayer. Fine keep it but they can find a way to pay it.
"I would insist on abortion" "abortion should be compulsory" What disgusting comments! That is still a child's life you are so flippantly ending! Yes its a parent and education fail, but abortion isn't the answer many childless couples would give a child a loving home!!
KitKatPuss
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12:11pm Tue 11 Sep 12
Secondly I hope this boy and girl receive sound counselling so that they can understand what has happened and what their options are. It must be very scary for them, especially the girl who's body, which is already changing, will change even more now. Ultimately it is up to the young girl as to what she decides to do whether it be abortion, adoption or to be a mother. Who are we to dictate what should happen?
Thirdly where are the parents in all of this? At 13 I was still playing outside with my friends, rollar skating and going to school. I was bought up by strict and fair parents. I didn't even know what sex was until I was 15.
manana
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12:13pm Tue 11 Sep 12
rach74
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12:19pm Tue 11 Sep 12
joncon
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12:22pm Tue 11 Sep 12
Everyone makes mistakes when they're young. Can anyone here say they didn't?
And Jobseekers allowance is under £60.00 a week for the under 25's. It's only £71.00. a week for the over 25's. But why check your facts, eh?
BournemouthMum
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12:25pm Tue 11 Sep 12
rach74 wrote:Why print this story?... Umm let's see... because it's news, because it affects ALL of us (well us taxpayers who will be left to pick up the bill anyway), because it is in the public interest, because pregnancy in a person so young is (thankfully) extremely rare, because it has occurred in our area and this is a regional paper, etc. etc. etc.
as i said above earlier, why oh why print this story
RebeccaDeWinter
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12:26pm Tue 11 Sep 12
best troll ever
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12:28pm Tue 11 Sep 12
11:31am Tue 11 Sep 12
With this type of comment and the one you left about the young girl hurt by a skateboarder on yesterdays posts i really think you need checking out by the authorites reguarding your disturbing views on children.!!!!!
lorrainea
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12:31pm Tue 11 Sep 12
Fred21 wrote:Thanks Fred21...You will find that Bournemouth mum is as uneducated as the 13 year old .. FACT!
lorrainea wrote:Well said Lorrianea!!
BournemouthMum wrote:Insist on an abortion and let her live with that for the rest of her life. You selfish woman! Hopefully the child will not be put up for adoption but will be kept with its birth mother where it will no doubt be loved. God forbid if we all had a mother like you!
I'd be horrified if this was my daughter. I'd be insisting on an abortion. Children having children is ridicullous and what chance does this poor mite have being brought into the world by 'parents' who can barely take care of themselves. Hopefully the child will be put up for adoption so it can at least have a decent start in life.
best troll ever
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12:32pm Tue 11 Sep 12
best troll ever wrote:Why!! you want to kill !! a little baby!!???
burgerboy says...
11:31am Tue 11 Sep 12
With this type of comment and the one you left about the young girl hurt by a skateboarder on yesterdays posts i really think you need checking out by the authorites reguarding your disturbing views on children.!!!!!
I would stick YOU in the army!!!!!
rach74
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12:38pm Tue 11 Sep 12
BournemouthMum wrote:I dont think a silly couple of kids need this story to be made public to then go showing it off in the paper to their friends that not only is she pregnant but in the paper as well, yes im a taxpayer have been since left school at 16, have a mortgage and work hard for all i have, and your point about this being a public interest i can see by peoples comments to this story that the public are not interested in a 13year old being pregnant, its hardly gripping news,
rach74 wrote: as i said above earlier, why oh why print this storyWhy print this story?... Umm let's see... because it's news, because it affects ALL of us (well us taxpayers who will be left to pick up the bill anyway), because it is in the public interest, because pregnancy in a person so young is (thankfully) extremely rare, because it has occurred in our area and this is a regional paper, etc. etc. etc.
rach74
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12:39pm Tue 11 Sep 12
joncon wrote:council house, not paying council tax, child benefits and the list goes on, as a lad we had once here said he is better off not working as gets more through the benefit system
As a wise man once said: judge not lest ye be judged. Everyone makes mistakes when they're young. Can anyone here say they didn't? And Jobseekers allowance is under £60.00 a week for the under 25's. It's only £71.00. a week for the over 25's. But why check your facts, eh?
best troll ever
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12:40pm Tue 11 Sep 12
best troll ever wrote:Why do regular posters on here want to kill unborn babies for
best troll ever wrote:Why!! you want to kill !! a little baby!!???
burgerboy says...
11:31am Tue 11 Sep 12
With this type of comment and the one you left about the young girl hurt by a skateboarder on yesterdays posts i really think you need checking out by the authorites reguarding your disturbing views on children.!!!!!
I would stick YOU in the army!!!!!
YOU NO WHO YOU ARE
blakieboy7
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12:43pm Tue 11 Sep 12
Loo_44
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12:44pm Tue 11 Sep 12
rach74
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12:45pm Tue 11 Sep 12
blakieboy7 wrote:well said
Bigtone is absolutely right. If the government DID NOT pay benefits, then people would think twice about bringing another life into this world. I say the government should take the children away from child parents and let them be adopted by loving, caring people who have jobs, stability etc but who cannot have kids!
rach74
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12:50pm Tue 11 Sep 12
whataboutthat
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12:52pm Tue 11 Sep 12
RebeccaDeWinter wrote:The law is quite clear on this and it is to do with the age of consent. Consent is when somebody agrees to something. In the case of 'underage' sex above both parties are under the age of consent so the law cannot say that either have 'consented'. If he or she had forced the sex that's a different and additional charge.
Why have they both not been arrested and charged with child abuse & rape? Both are underage & should be prosecuted.
If the male was above the age of consent, say 20yrs old, and the female below the age of consent, say 15yrs old, or vice versa, then, even if the female had agreed to sex, she still could not have consented legally so an offence has been committed.It has nothing to do with child abuse or, in this case, rape.
spooki
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12:53pm Tue 11 Sep 12
Fred21 wrote:So you think a thirteen year olds body is geared up ready for childbirth? Or to even carry a baby? I was 35 when I got pregnant and my body had trouble accepting it, how does a 13yr old do it? It's not flippant, I'm just considering the health of both of them.
"I would insist on abortion"
"abortion should be compulsory"
What disgusting comments! That is still a child's life you are so flippantly ending!
Yes its a parent and education fail, but abortion isn't the answer many childless couples would give a child a loving home!!
Absolutely horrendous though.
Dorset Logic
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1:00pm Tue 11 Sep 12
burgerboy
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1:01pm Tue 11 Sep 12
best troll ever wrote:With your deranged comments and distubing views a stay in a secure establishment may be the best course of action for youself, then just maybe that will stop your perverse and disjointed rantings.(;o(.
best troll ever wrote: burgerboy says... 11:31am Tue 11 Sep 12 With this type of comment and the one you left about the young girl hurt by a skateboarder on yesterdays posts i really think you need checking out by the authorites reguarding your disturbing views on children.!!!!!Why!! you want to kill !! a little baby!!??? I would stick YOU in the army!!!!!
ElmerFudd
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1:02pm Tue 11 Sep 12
The Renegade Master wrote:But, it is STILL statutory rape.
You are never going to stop teenagers having sex. They are bombarded from all sides with sexual imagery in films, tv programmes, music videos and magazines as well as their hormones going crazy, so it's no surprise that a few will "start early".
It's easy to pigeon hole these two youngsters as low intelligence, Council house dwelling low lifes with useless parents on benefits as some people here have done, but the reality is that they could just as easily be from Sandbanks with multi millionaire parents! We don't know.
We also don't know that the teenagers weren't practising safe sex. Prophylactics are not 100% guaranteed to work you know!
So let's not judge these two kids too harshly. We don't know the full story. You never know, they may both step up to the plate and become wonderful parents. Stranger things have happened.
Dorset Logic
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1:06pm Tue 11 Sep 12
Kids today huh, they don't know they are born.
In Absentia
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1:12pm Tue 11 Sep 12
There is no public interest in exposing this case and widely stigmatising the people concerned irrespective of their backgrounds.
portia6
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1:17pm Tue 11 Sep 12
girls can be easily lead but the parents
were not keeping an eye on them so
it happened. Don't judge unless you
know the full facts. I know how hard it
is to be left on your own to bring up
your children. Thankfully my girls are
hard workers and have bucked the trend
but being a mum is a choice! My sons also work extremely hard!
portia6
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1:17pm Tue 11 Sep 12
girls can be easily lead but the parents
were not keeping an eye on them so
it happened. Don't judge unless you
know the full facts. I know how hard it
is to be left on your own to bring up
your children. Thankfully my girls are
hard workers and have bucked the trend
but being a mum is a choice! My sons also work extremely hard!
best troll ever
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1:18pm Tue 11 Sep 12
best troll ever wrote:Since life begins at conception, abortion is akin to murder as it is the act of taking human life. Abortion is in direct defiance of the commonly accepted idea of the sanctity of human life. No civilized society permits one human to intentionally harm or take the life of another human without punishment, and abortion is no different.Adoption is a viable alternative to abortion and accomplishes the same result.
best troll ever wrote:Why!! you want to kill !! a little baby!!???
burgerboy says...
11:31am Tue 11 Sep 12
With this type of comment and the one you left about the young girl hurt by a skateboarder on yesterdays posts i really think you need checking out by the authorites reguarding your disturbing views on children.!!!!!
I would stick YOU in the army!!!!!
I would sooner pay my tax for the baby than for a low life bed-sit pensioner.
dont kill the baby
jeebuscripes
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1:20pm Tue 11 Sep 12
An article like this is golddust, it really is. I can just imagine some of the readers and commenters frothing at the mouth ready to decry the collapse of civilisation.
LOVE IT.
Keep up the great work.
l'anglais
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1:24pm Tue 11 Sep 12
News of the World, News of the World
best troll ever
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1:30pm Tue 11 Sep 12
portia6
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1:34pm Tue 11 Sep 12
have more freedom to watch and play
games and sex on TV. Its no surprise
that they get tempted but then its
human nature. Its up to the teachers
and parents to lead and maybe the
church could do more. Opportunity
and education is key.
portia6
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1:40pm Tue 11 Sep 12
is the answer. Low self-esteem leads
to a young person being vulnerable
and therefore easily abused.
Dorset Logic
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1:43pm Tue 11 Sep 12
I'm outraged and I will even type onto web sites to show I'm outraged unless there is something good like Colombo on the TV. It wasn't like it in my day it was all fields.
Fred21
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1:46pm Tue 11 Sep 12
spooki wrote:No you are right, they are not mentally and physically able! I am cross at the flippant attitude to abortion being used as some form of birth control! That they are deemed benefit scrounges when no-one knows their history so quick to judge! Teenage pregnancy is unfortunate an thankfully on the decrease, but saying that a child is better off dead is wrong!
Fred21 wrote:So you think a thirteen year olds body is geared up ready for childbirth? Or to even carry a baby? I was 35 when I got pregnant and my body had trouble accepting it, how does a 13yr old do it? It's not flippant, I'm just considering the health of both of them.
"I would insist on abortion"
"abortion should be compulsory"
What disgusting comments! That is still a child's life you are so flippantly ending!
Yes its a parent and education fail, but abortion isn't the answer many childless couples would give a child a loving home!!
Absolutely horrendous though.
hamworthygirl
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1:55pm Tue 11 Sep 12
goatty
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2:10pm Tue 11 Sep 12
lorrainea wrote:Oh, yes a 14 year old being a good mother. What a joke. Social Services should take the baby straight away and give it to people who are old enough to have children and are financially sound to look after them.
BournemouthMum wrote:Insist on an abortion and let her live with that for the rest of her life. You selfish woman! Hopefully the child will not be put up for adoption but will be kept with its birth mother where it will no doubt be loved. God forbid if we all had a mother like you!
I'd be horrified if this was my daughter. I'd be insisting on an abortion. Children having children is ridicullous and what chance does this poor mite have being brought into the world by 'parents' who can barely take care of themselves. Hopefully the child will be put up for adoption so it can at least have a decent start in life.
These pair of idiots will be sponging off the state and no doubt asking for a council flat as soon as they are 16. If they want a kid PAY FOR IT. If they want a home PAY FOR IT,
HRH of Boscombe
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2:18pm Tue 11 Sep 12
lorrainea wrote:Unfortunately too many mothers are like you these days and need to be removed.
Fred21 wrote:Thanks Fred21...You will find that Bournemouth mum is as uneducated as the 13 year old .. FACT!lorrainea wrote:Well said Lorrianea!!BournemouthMum wrote: I'd be horrified if this was my daughter. I'd be insisting on an abortion. Children having children is ridicullous and what chance does this poor mite have being brought into the world by 'parents' who can barely take care of themselves. Hopefully the child will be put up for adoption so it can at least have a decent start in life.Insist on an abortion and let her live with that for the rest of her life. You selfish woman! Hopefully the child will not be put up for adoption but will be kept with its birth mother where it will no doubt be loved. God forbid if we all had a mother like you!
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It's not my place or anyone elses to be forced into paying to raised yet more future parasitic scum at a more rapid pace.
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If you can't understand such a simple concept I would be surprised if you went any further than the alphabet in your education.
Holes Bay Curve
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2:19pm Tue 11 Sep 12
Buddles
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2:31pm Tue 11 Sep 12
The baby should be put up for adoption and given a fair chance in life.
best troll ever
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2:37pm Tue 11 Sep 12
best troll ever wrote:I mean to say 35 years old and dont know how to have a baby!!!!!!!
best troll ever wrote:Why!! you want to kill !! a little baby!!???
burgerboy says...
11:31am Tue 11 Sep 12
With this type of comment and the one you left about the young girl hurt by a skateboarder on yesterdays posts i really think you need checking out by the authorites reguarding your disturbing views on children.!!!!!
I would stick YOU in the army!!!!!
I got this book here you can borrow
its called-
. ..99 Shades Of Turling Moor.
lorrainea
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2:45pm Tue 11 Sep 12
best troll ever wrote:Is that Turlin or Turling?
best troll ever wrote:I mean to say 35 years old and dont know how to have a baby!!!!!!!
best troll ever wrote:Why!! you want to kill !! a little baby!!???
burgerboy says...
11:31am Tue 11 Sep 12
With this type of comment and the one you left about the young girl hurt by a skateboarder on yesterdays posts i really think you need checking out by the authorites reguarding your disturbing views on children.!!!!!
I would stick YOU in the army!!!!!
I got this book here you can borrow
its called-
. ..99 Shades Of Turling Moor.
Fred21
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2:53pm Tue 11 Sep 12
HRH of Boscombe wrote:It is the uneducated that are unable to enter into a simply debate without slinging personal insults!
lorrainea wrote:Unfortunately too many mothers are like you these days and need to be removed. . It's not my place or anyone elses to be forced into paying to raised yet more future parasitic scum at a more rapid pace. . If you can't understand such a simple concept I would be surprised if you went any further than the alphabet in your education.Fred21 wrote:Thanks Fred21...You will find that Bournemouth mum is as uneducated as the 13 year old .. FACT!lorrainea wrote:Well said Lorrianea!!BournemouthMum wrote: I'd be horrified if this was my daughter. I'd be insisting on an abortion. Children having children is ridicullous and what chance does this poor mite have being brought into the world by 'parents' who can barely take care of themselves. Hopefully the child will be put up for adoption so it can at least have a decent start in life.Insist on an abortion and let her live with that for the rest of her life. You selfish woman! Hopefully the child will not be put up for adoption but will be kept with its birth mother where it will no doubt be loved. God forbid if we all had a mother like you!
The Renegade Master
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3:07pm Tue 11 Sep 12
ElmerFudd wrote:What should happen in your opinion then? Have the lad sent to jail or maybe hung drawn and quartered? It takes two to tango and I'm certain the girl involved was every bit as much a willing participant as the boy.
The Renegade Master wrote:But, it is STILL statutory rape.
You are never going to stop teenagers having sex. They are bombarded from all sides with sexual imagery in films, tv programmes, music videos and magazines as well as their hormones going crazy, so it's no surprise that a few will "start early".
It's easy to pigeon hole these two youngsters as low intelligence, Council house dwelling low lifes with useless parents on benefits as some people here have done, but the reality is that they could just as easily be from Sandbanks with multi millionaire parents! We don't know.
We also don't know that the teenagers weren't practising safe sex. Prophylactics are not 100% guaranteed to work you know!
So let's not judge these two kids too harshly. We don't know the full story. You never know, they may both step up to the plate and become wonderful parents. Stranger things have happened.
HRH of Boscombe
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3:13pm Tue 11 Sep 12
Fred21 wrote:Ahh bless. Your opinion about how arguments are formed now becomes fact does it? Maybe I just like insulting stupid people who say stupid things!.
HRH of Boscombe wrote:It is the uneducated that are unable to enter into a simply debate without slinging personal insults!lorrainea wrote:Unfortunately too many mothers are like you these days and need to be removed. . It's not my place or anyone elses to be forced into paying to raised yet more future parasitic scum at a more rapid pace. . If you can't understand such a simple concept I would be surprised if you went any further than the alphabet in your education.Fred21 wrote:Thanks Fred21...You will find that Bournemouth mum is as uneducated as the 13 year old .. FACT!lorrainea wrote:Well said Lorrianea!!BournemouthMum wrote: I'd be horrified if this was my daughter. I'd be insisting on an abortion. Children having children is ridicullous and what chance does this poor mite have being brought into the world by 'parents' who can barely take care of themselves. Hopefully the child will be put up for adoption so it can at least have a decent start in life.Insist on an abortion and let her live with that for the rest of her life. You selfish woman! Hopefully the child will not be put up for adoption but will be kept with its birth mother where it will no doubt be loved. God forbid if we all had a mother like you!
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Run out of anything constructive to say then I guess? Just a cheesy proverb lol
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I work in the City in the investment industry. I would bet I have a far better education than you.
HRH of Boscombe
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3:15pm Tue 11 Sep 12
The Renegade Master wrote:They were both raped by each other (legalislation wise). Yes charge both of them.
ElmerFudd wrote:What should happen in your opinion then? Have the lad sent to jail or maybe hung drawn and quartered? It takes two to tango and I'm certain the girl involved was every bit as much a willing participant as the boy.The Renegade Master wrote: You are never going to stop teenagers having sex. They are bombarded from all sides with sexual imagery in films, tv programmes, music videos and magazines as well as their hormones going crazy, so it's no surprise that a few will "start early". It's easy to pigeon hole these two youngsters as low intelligence, Council house dwelling low lifes with useless parents on benefits as some people here have done, but the reality is that they could just as easily be from Sandbanks with multi millionaire parents! We don't know. We also don't know that the teenagers weren't practising safe sex. Prophylactics are not 100% guaranteed to work you know! So let's not judge these two kids too harshly. We don't know the full story. You never know, they may both step up to the plate and become wonderful parents. Stranger things have happened.But, it is STILL statutory rape.
BarrHumbug
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3:18pm Tue 11 Sep 12
andyjb10
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3:21pm Tue 11 Sep 12
RebeccaDeWinter wrote:Who raped who? What a utterly stupid thing to say, I think you need to grow up along with these kids with remarks like that.
Why have they both not been arrested and charged with child abuse & rape? Both are underage & should be prosecuted.
Two children having sex is wrong and those involved need to look at whats gone wrong to get in to that situation, be it broken homes, drink, lack of education or purely a one off error, but saying they should both be charged with rape is completely stupid and you should be ashamed of yourself.
andyjb10
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3:23pm Tue 11 Sep 12
HRH of Boscombe wrote:You complete boffon.
The Renegade Master wrote:They were both raped by each other (legalislation wise). Yes charge both of them.
ElmerFudd wrote:What should happen in your opinion then? Have the lad sent to jail or maybe hung drawn and quartered? It takes two to tango and I'm certain the girl involved was every bit as much a willing participant as the boy.The Renegade Master wrote: You are never going to stop teenagers having sex. They are bombarded from all sides with sexual imagery in films, tv programmes, music videos and magazines as well as their hormones going crazy, so it's no surprise that a few will "start early". It's easy to pigeon hole these two youngsters as low intelligence, Council house dwelling low lifes with useless parents on benefits as some people here have done, but the reality is that they could just as easily be from Sandbanks with multi millionaire parents! We don't know. We also don't know that the teenagers weren't practising safe sex. Prophylactics are not 100% guaranteed to work you know! So let's not judge these two kids too harshly. We don't know the full story. You never know, they may both step up to the plate and become wonderful parents. Stranger things have happened.But, it is STILL statutory rape.
Yes, send them both down for 10 years at the tax payers expense and leave the baby in the hands of someone else to deal with.
What an utter moron you have made yourself sound like.
AFCBtree
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3:43pm Tue 11 Sep 12
Should be a law somewhere that if you are pregnant and are 16yrs old or less then you should be forced to have an abortion. Everything has consequences and at that age you shouldnt be given the choice to have a baby when you cant support it financially or mentally.Why should we have to pay for it.
rach74
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3:58pm Tue 11 Sep 12
AFCBtree wrote:exactly
Epic Fail! Should be a law somewhere that if you are pregnant and are 16yrs old or less then you should be forced to have an abortion. Everything has consequences and at that age you shouldnt be given the choice to have a baby when you cant support it financially or mentally.Why should we have to pay for it.
ShuttleX
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4:17pm Tue 11 Sep 12
As for this story. It has happened before, it will happen again, who really cares?
JackWills
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4:28pm Tue 11 Sep 12
andyjb10
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4:29pm Tue 11 Sep 12
AFCBtree wrote:What a nasty bit of work you sound like.
Epic Fail!
Should be a law somewhere that if you are pregnant and are 16yrs old or less then you should be forced to have an abortion. Everything has consequences and at that age you shouldnt be given the choice to have a baby when you cant support it financially or mentally.Why should we have to pay for it.
End a innocent child's life, for what reason? Does life mean that little?
Who is to say that the grandparents are not well off and will support the kids and baby?
Shame on you.
andyjb10
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4:30pm Tue 11 Sep 12
rach74 wrote:Exactly what? Is that the scale of your intelligence to chip in with a one word answer in this matter.
AFCBtree wrote:exactly
Epic Fail! Should be a law somewhere that if you are pregnant and are 16yrs old or less then you should be forced to have an abortion. Everything has consequences and at that age you shouldnt be given the choice to have a baby when you cant support it financially or mentally.Why should we have to pay for it.
Plonker
alanhl
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4:54pm Tue 11 Sep 12
ElmerFudd wrote:fortunately for the boy he has to be over 16 or 18 before it becomes statutory rape, not that i approve of the girls situation but i expect she was a willing partner. it's lack of education in that department that's the problem
Is anyone actually REALLY surprised in todays chav-laden 'celebritney' culture. No doubt they will next be on Jeremy Kyle, hire Max to publicise their story and appear on some fly-on-the-wall documentary about trying to raise a child and juggling SATs revision, that’s assuming they actually do 'bovver' going to school.
Also I'm not surprised that the lily-livered namby-pambys in so-shal-services-inn
it's first court action is to hide their identities. At 13, the 'father' is at the age of criminal responsibility and, as I understand it, the law on statutory rape has not yet been repealed.
The first court action should have thus been charges against him, but again, that really is no surprise in today's society.
alanhl
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5:06pm Tue 11 Sep 12
wizzydolphin wrote:I agree, why should the army have to put up with them
ASM wrote:Please don't make them join the Army, my son and his friends all worked hard to join up, it has taken them a lot of dedication to get as far as they have. Community service yes, Army no
We all know what the future holds for this 2, they probably won't be together in 2 years time any way. Work should be compulsory for all capable parents who claim benefits. These kids aren't stupid, they know they can spend the rest of their lives in their nice little council house, having parties every night and playing playstation, with free housing, healthcare, schools and weekly allowance. Why not make scroungers/dossers/l
ow-life's join the army or do community service for their 80 quid each per week, plus thousands of pounds worth of other benefits each month
rach74
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5:08pm Tue 11 Sep 12
andyjb10 wrote:im not a plonker, read my previous posts if you are that bothered
rach74 wrote:Exactly what? Is that the scale of your intelligence to chip in with a one word answer in this matter. PlonkerAFCBtree wrote: Epic Fail! Should be a law somewhere that if you are pregnant and are 16yrs old or less then you should be forced to have an abortion. Everything has consequences and at that age you shouldnt be given the choice to have a baby when you cant support it financially or mentally.Why should we have to pay for it.exactly
i put exactly as there are no other words to say apart from well said, if you cant afford kids dont have them, why should everyone else pay for them. there is a reason the legal age to have sex is 16 so all they were saying is if you get pregnant under 16 you should not be allowed to keep the child wether abortion or adoption
EGHH
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5:11pm Tue 11 Sep 12
I firmly believe girls should be given the opportunity to have contraceptive implants as soon as they start their periods.
Just because the Religious do-gooders (of all faiths) bury their heads in the sand does not mean kids aren't having sex!!
Better to prevent a pregnancy than to have an unwanted child in the world.
BournemouthMum
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5:13pm Tue 11 Sep 12
andyjb10 wrote:Not quite 'ending an innocent child's life' as you put it. Terminating a pregnancy is just that, and there are many forms of contraception that effectively terminate pregnancies after conception - the coil and the morning after pill for example. If my daughter had got herself in this position at the age of 13 I would have taken control of the situation and taken her straight to a clinic to have a termination. At the age of 13 the girl will still be under the control of her parents and in allowing the pregnancy to continue they are not only placing a burden on taxpayers, but putting their 13 year old CHILD in a very damaging position, both medically and psycologically.
AFCBtree wrote:What a nasty bit of work you sound like.
Epic Fail!
Should be a law somewhere that if you are pregnant and are 16yrs old or less then you should be forced to have an abortion. Everything has consequences and at that age you shouldnt be given the choice to have a baby when you cant support it financially or mentally.Why should we have to pay for it.
End a innocent child's life, for what reason? Does life mean that little?
Who is to say that the grandparents are not well off and will support the kids and baby?
Shame on you.
As others have suggested, there should be a law in force to ensure that this would be carried out, as no child of 13 is capable of carrying a pregnancy, giving birth and nurturing a baby without experiencing problems that will have an impact on her for the rest of her life.
rach74
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5:14pm Tue 11 Sep 12
EGHH wrote:Good point, well said
This isn't a story! It's happening everyday in the UK. I firmly believe girls should be given the opportunity to have contraceptive implants as soon as they start their periods. Just because the Religious do-gooders (of all faiths) bury their heads in the sand does not mean kids aren't having sex!! Better to prevent a pregnancy than to have an unwanted child in the world.
In Absentia
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5:38pm Tue 11 Sep 12
BournemouthMum wrote:What you're proposing is a form of eugenics. Something the Third Reich was very keen on.
andyjb10 wrote:Not quite 'ending an innocent child's life' as you put it. Terminating a pregnancy is just that, and there are many forms of contraception that effectively terminate pregnancies after conception - the coil and the morning after pill for example. If my daughter had got herself in this position at the age of 13 I would have taken control of the situation and taken her straight to a clinic to have a termination. At the age of 13 the girl will still be under the control of her parents and in allowing the pregnancy to continue they are not only placing a burden on taxpayers, but putting their 13 year old CHILD in a very damaging position, both medically and psycologically.
AFCBtree wrote:What a nasty bit of work you sound like.
Epic Fail!
Should be a law somewhere that if you are pregnant and are 16yrs old or less then you should be forced to have an abortion. Everything has consequences and at that age you shouldnt be given the choice to have a baby when you cant support it financially or mentally.Why should we have to pay for it.
End a innocent child's life, for what reason? Does life mean that little?
Who is to say that the grandparents are not well off and will support the kids and baby?
Shame on you.
As others have suggested, there should be a law in force to ensure that this would be carried out, as no child of 13 is capable of carrying a pregnancy, giving birth and nurturing a baby without experiencing problems that will have an impact on her for the rest of her life.
You simply cannot have state sponsored termination of pregnancies for people under 16, who's the judge and jury in these cases? I don't think I'd want it to be someone thinking along economic lines like yourself?
Some of the callous remarks I've read on here really are pretty sickening. Again, I say the Echo is a disgrace for even reporting the case and their online editor is the same for allowing such a free for all of comment on here.
chrspeters
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5:41pm Tue 11 Sep 12
Maybe a bit too sexually mature and advanced for their age. At that age myself, sex was far from my agenda. Simply kissing was the greatest achievement, but mainly to boast to my friends. Before then, some girls even thought kissing alone could make them pregnant.
I do not believe for one moment that these young kids created a life just to obtain a council property or any of the other social benefits as suggested. After all, they must both live comfortably at home with their parents. I think it was just young love, though foolish, that made them do what they did. To my mind, it was just an accident. Neither can I blame sexual media for them knowing what to do. Kids soon learn stuff in the playground over what it is all about. I did at that age but thought it was disgusting, but as said, these kids were sexually mature to understand it different. Having sex does not really need a handbook. All of wild nature around tells us that. Procreation is what we are all about – it’s inherent.
It’s just in this case, it was a bit too early. Despite even the male and the female being able to perfectly achieve such.
Some cultures today encourage marriage of a twelve year old female to a much older male. It has been this way for centuries going back to the Romans and even European Royalty. In some other countries, kids don weapons and go to war. Britain alone used to force young children to work in coal mines, in factories, up chimneys or even die as frontline troops in wars. We even used to hang them. Since then, the law has gladly changed – but I ask, what has changed from young kids today being that they are maybe far more advanced than we were at their age?
These kids are far too young to appear of the JK Show, but maybe they should have been made to watch a few programmes to learn how to ‘put something on the end of it’. As for the parents, there are two sets here, maybe they did their best but who can really control two young teenagers in love apart from locking them up all day?
I dread to admit this but I agree with the Troll. It’s not this child’s fault so abortion is not the so easy solution.
The child has been given life no matter what the circumstances, so should be allowed to enjoy such.
Either by adoption or by the parents of the two teenagers, to come together and help support this child until the parents are both able to do it themselves.
To me, that child is the most important issue of this whole story.
manyogie
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5:52pm Tue 11 Sep 12
But, BTW, dont expect a pennys worth of assistance from the state,as youve never put a penny in.
Telscombe Cliffy
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5:53pm Tue 11 Sep 12
bobsworthforever
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5:57pm Tue 11 Sep 12
rach74 wrote:No stay at home playing with each other more like
hammer wrote:doubt that. stay at home on computers more like
I bet you they ride their bicycles on the pavement as well!
chrspeters
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6:10pm Tue 11 Sep 12
JaneAM
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6:35pm Tue 11 Sep 12
Young people need to know how to form good relationships and how to respect theirselves to protect them from making decisions they feel will help them fit in with their peers.
On the whole this country is prude and sex is whispered about.... which is why young people are so intrigued by it and why they only have the information they find on the Internet or hear from their friends. Many parents and teachers are too embarrassed to provide the support needed and when they do it's simply to tell youngsters 'say no' with little explanation.
Some of you seem drastically over confident to make a judgement on the couple in this article without knowing the whole story or the people involved in it!
Hobad1
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6:50pm Tue 11 Sep 12
burgerboy wrote:Agree with you burgerboy. Judging by his comments, `best troll ever' does seem to be a wierdo, or a wind-up-merchant. Either way he or she is not contributing anything meaningful to this discussion.
best troll ever wrote:With your deranged comments and distubing views a stay in a secure establishment may be the best course of action for youself, then just maybe that will stop your perverse and disjointed rantings.(;o(.
best troll ever wrote: burgerboy says... 11:31am Tue 11 Sep 12 With this type of comment and the one you left about the young girl hurt by a skateboarder on yesterdays posts i really think you need checking out by the authorites reguarding your disturbing views on children.!!!!!Why!! you want to kill !! a little baby!!??? I would stick YOU in the army!!!!!
Randomer1996
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6:54pm Tue 11 Sep 12
JaneAM
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6:56pm Tue 11 Sep 12
andyjb10
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6:56pm Tue 11 Sep 12
BournemouthMum wrote:You should be ashamed of yourself.
andyjb10 wrote:Not quite 'ending an innocent child's life' as you put it. Terminating a pregnancy is just that, and there are many forms of contraception that effectively terminate pregnancies after conception - the coil and the morning after pill for example. If my daughter had got herself in this position at the age of 13 I would have taken control of the situation and taken her straight to a clinic to have a termination. At the age of 13 the girl will still be under the control of her parents and in allowing the pregnancy to continue they are not only placing a burden on taxpayers, but putting their 13 year old CHILD in a very damaging position, both medically and psycologically.
AFCBtree wrote:What a nasty bit of work you sound like.
Epic Fail!
Should be a law somewhere that if you are pregnant and are 16yrs old or less then you should be forced to have an abortion. Everything has consequences and at that age you shouldnt be given the choice to have a baby when you cant support it financially or mentally.Why should we have to pay for it.
End a innocent child's life, for what reason? Does life mean that little?
Who is to say that the grandparents are not well off and will support the kids and baby?
Shame on you.
As others have suggested, there should be a law in force to ensure that this would be carried out, as no child of 13 is capable of carrying a pregnancy, giving birth and nurturing a baby without experiencing problems that will have an impact on her for the rest of her life.
I'd hate to be your child if you honestly have the belief that adults have the right to terminate the life of a child they are not carrying.
And stop being so short sighted and referring back to the tax payer. I'm also a tax payer and I'd feel confident that i pay a lot more tax than you but it has nothing to do with the matter. for all you know, both sets of parents could be well off and have already agreed to support the two in question where required.
s-pb2
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7:09pm Tue 11 Sep 12
giveusthefacts wrote:I imagine the parents are supporting the children like any good parent should.
And the parents are going along with their children becoming parents at that age are they?.
Apart from the fact that this is the result of underage sex, there is no excuse for an unplanned pregnancy in this day and age.
Yes, there is no excuse, but its happened, now for the future.
s-pb2
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7:13pm Tue 11 Sep 12
HRH of Boscombe wrote:Abortion should NEVER be compulsory. I cant think of anything more disgusting and vile then to force someone to have an adoption, especially a 13yo. Can you imagine the trauma a 13yo would face when being forced to have their child terminated?
This is where abortion should be compulsory. This pair of idiots don't deserve support from the taxpayer. Their parents are still responsibly for their actions and should be made to face that responsibility.
We are not in a fascistic state, but maybe thats what you prefer.
s-pb2
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7:16pm Tue 11 Sep 12
HRH of Boscombe wrote:So you know the couple? You know where they come from? Their backgrounds?
Fred21 wrote:What kind of life?? Some feral future burden for the taxpayer. Fine keep it but they can find a way to pay it.
"I would insist on abortion" "abortion should be compulsory" What disgusting comments! That is still a child's life you are so flippantly ending! Yes its a parent and education fail, but abortion isn't the answer many childless couples would give a child a loving home!!
Thought not. Idiot comment
jackson28
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7:16pm Tue 11 Sep 12
s-pb2
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7:18pm Tue 11 Sep 12
The Renegade Master wrote:Renegade Master, at last someone who has engaged their brain before commenting. I agree with everything you say.
You are never going to stop teenagers having sex. They are bombarded from all sides with sexual imagery in films, tv programmes, music videos and magazines as well as their hormones going crazy, so it's no surprise that a few will "start early".
It's easy to pigeon hole these two youngsters as low intelligence, Council house dwelling low lifes with useless parents on benefits as some people here have done, but the reality is that they could just as easily be from Sandbanks with multi millionaire parents! We don't know.
We also don't know that the teenagers weren't practising safe sex. Prophylactics are not 100% guaranteed to work you know!
So let's not judge these two kids too harshly. We don't know the full story. You never know, they may both step up to the plate and become wonderful parents. Stranger things have happened.
s-pb2
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7:18pm Tue 11 Sep 12
BournemouthMum wrote:Who are you? Mystic Meg?
HRH of Boscombe wrote:Absolutely. The child is doomed before it is even born, and will no doubt repeat the cycle.
Fred21 wrote:What kind of life?? Some feral future burden for the taxpayer. Fine keep it but they can find a way to pay it.
"I would insist on abortion" "abortion should be compulsory" What disgusting comments! That is still a child's life you are so flippantly ending! Yes its a parent and education fail, but abortion isn't the answer many childless couples would give a child a loving home!!
s-pb2
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7:23pm Tue 11 Sep 12
BournemouthMum wrote:No its not news, unless you are directly affected.
rach74 wrote:Why print this story?... Umm let's see... because it's news, because it affects ALL of us (well us taxpayers who will be left to pick up the bill anyway), because it is in the public interest, because pregnancy in a person so young is (thankfully) extremely rare, because it has occurred in our area and this is a regional paper, etc. etc. etc.
as i said above earlier, why oh why print this story
No it doesnt affect all of us, otherwise according to you every announcement of a pregnancy should be reported.
Again, no its not in the public interest, unless you get off on things like this.
And the rest is just nonsense and arent reasons at all.
jackson28
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7:26pm Tue 11 Sep 12
s-pb2
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7:27pm Tue 11 Sep 12
blakieboy7 wrote:Not really, there will still be plenty of people having babies. As for adoption, there is currently a huge appeal for adopters as they arent enough adopters for children needing homes as it is.
Bigtone is absolutely right. If the government DID NOT pay benefits, then people would think twice about bringing another life into this world. I say the government should take the children away from child parents and let them be adopted by loving, caring people who have jobs, stability etc but who cannot have kids!
s-pb2
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7:30pm Tue 11 Sep 12
spooki wrote:Its not so much whether a 13yo is capable of giving birth, but to force an abortion on a 13yo is barbaric. Can you not imagine the trauma forcing an abortion on someone would be like, 13 or 30.
Fred21 wrote:So you think a thirteen year olds body is geared up ready for childbirth? Or to even carry a baby? I was 35 when I got pregnant and my body had trouble accepting it, how does a 13yr old do it? It's not flippant, I'm just considering the health of both of them.
"I would insist on abortion"
"abortion should be compulsory"
What disgusting comments! That is still a child's life you are so flippantly ending!
Yes its a parent and education fail, but abortion isn't the answer many childless couples would give a child a loving home!!
Absolutely horrendous though.
Hobad1
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7:31pm Tue 11 Sep 12
s-pb2 wrote:"So let's not judge these two kids too harshly" and "at last someone who has engaged their brain before commenting"....it's underage sex. Enough said.
The Renegade Master wrote:Renegade Master, at last someone who has engaged their brain before commenting. I agree with everything you say.
You are never going to stop teenagers having sex. They are bombarded from all sides with sexual imagery in films, tv programmes, music videos and magazines as well as their hormones going crazy, so it's no surprise that a few will "start early".
It's easy to pigeon hole these two youngsters as low intelligence, Council house dwelling low lifes with useless parents on benefits as some people here have done, but the reality is that they could just as easily be from Sandbanks with multi millionaire parents! We don't know.
We also don't know that the teenagers weren't practising safe sex. Prophylactics are not 100% guaranteed to work you know!
So let's not judge these two kids too harshly. We don't know the full story. You never know, they may both step up to the plate and become wonderful parents. Stranger things have happened.
s-pb2
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7:32pm Tue 11 Sep 12
goatty wrote:So you know the couple and their backgrounds? Or is it just another ignorant comment?
lorrainea wrote:Oh, yes a 14 year old being a good mother. What a joke. Social Services should take the baby straight away and give it to people who are old enough to have children and are financially sound to look after them.
BournemouthMum wrote:Insist on an abortion and let her live with that for the rest of her life. You selfish woman! Hopefully the child will not be put up for adoption but will be kept with its birth mother where it will no doubt be loved. God forbid if we all had a mother like you!
I'd be horrified if this was my daughter. I'd be insisting on an abortion. Children having children is ridicullous and what chance does this poor mite have being brought into the world by 'parents' who can barely take care of themselves. Hopefully the child will be put up for adoption so it can at least have a decent start in life.
These pair of idiots will be sponging off the state and no doubt asking for a council flat as soon as they are 16. If they want a kid PAY FOR IT. If they want a home PAY FOR IT,
s-pb2
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7:36pm Tue 11 Sep 12
AFCBtree wrote:So you would also force those with learning disabilities and similar people to have abortions, according to your criteria. They did that in Nazi Germany too.
Epic Fail!
Should be a law somewhere that if you are pregnant and are 16yrs old or less then you should be forced to have an abortion. Everything has consequences and at that age you shouldnt be given the choice to have a baby when you cant support it financially or mentally.Why should we have to pay for it.
leanne101
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7:41pm Tue 11 Sep 12
AFCBtree wrote:I think so too. 13 is far too young to be a mother. If it is too late for an abortion then the child should be adopted by loving parents so it can be brought up in a stable environment.
Epic Fail!
Should be a law somewhere that if you are pregnant and are 16yrs old or less then you should be forced to have an abortion. Everything has consequences and at that age you shouldnt be given the choice to have a baby when you cant support it financially or mentally.Why should we have to pay for it.
s-pb2
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7:44pm Tue 11 Sep 12
Hobad1 wrote:Yes it is underage sex, but we also arent in the 1950s anymore, thank goodness. This couple should and will be given support to come to terms of this not vilified by people with pitchforks and burning torches in the local press.
s-pb2 wrote:"So let's not judge these two kids too harshly" and "at last someone who has engaged their brain before commenting"....it's underage sex. Enough said.
The Renegade Master wrote:Renegade Master, at last someone who has engaged their brain before commenting. I agree with everything you say.
You are never going to stop teenagers having sex. They are bombarded from all sides with sexual imagery in films, tv programmes, music videos and magazines as well as their hormones going crazy, so it's no surprise that a few will "start early".
It's easy to pigeon hole these two youngsters as low intelligence, Council house dwelling low lifes with useless parents on benefits as some people here have done, but the reality is that they could just as easily be from Sandbanks with multi millionaire parents! We don't know.
We also don't know that the teenagers weren't practising safe sex. Prophylactics are not 100% guaranteed to work you know!
So let's not judge these two kids too harshly. We don't know the full story. You never know, they may both step up to the plate and become wonderful parents. Stranger things have happened.
nat-365
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7:47pm Tue 11 Sep 12
unfortunately children are learning that sex is actually pleasurable but fail to consider the consequencies of getting it wrong
phonehome
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7:48pm Tue 11 Sep 12
Hobad1
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7:50pm Tue 11 Sep 12
s-pb2 wrote:Rape, murder, money laundering, drug dealing all happened in the 50s. Are you saying we should turn a blind eye to them to ? I think you need some morals.
Hobad1 wrote:Yes it is underage sex, but we also arent in the 1950s anymore, thank goodness. This couple should and will be given support to come to terms of this not vilified by people with pitchforks and burning torches in the local press.
s-pb2 wrote:"So let's not judge these two kids too harshly" and "at last someone who has engaged their brain before commenting"....it's underage sex. Enough said.
The Renegade Master wrote:Renegade Master, at last someone who has engaged their brain before commenting. I agree with everything you say.
You are never going to stop teenagers having sex. They are bombarded from all sides with sexual imagery in films, tv programmes, music videos and magazines as well as their hormones going crazy, so it's no surprise that a few will "start early".
It's easy to pigeon hole these two youngsters as low intelligence, Council house dwelling low lifes with useless parents on benefits as some people here have done, but the reality is that they could just as easily be from Sandbanks with multi millionaire parents! We don't know.
We also don't know that the teenagers weren't practising safe sex. Prophylactics are not 100% guaranteed to work you know!
So let's not judge these two kids too harshly. We don't know the full story. You never know, they may both step up to the plate and become wonderful parents. Stranger things have happened.
Was Charlie
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7:53pm Tue 11 Sep 12
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Naturally their names couldn't be kept secret as the pregnancy became obvious. Fortunately, they had support from both sets of parents and were advised by Social Services to do a deal with a national newspaper and get something out of their situation being reported to the whole country. The money was put in trust for the child’s future – not to be touched until he was 18.
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The boy was obviously less affected than the girl, but fortunately her parents helped raise the child so she could continue with her education and the boy and his parents were actively involved as well. Last I heard both had gone on to university and had worthwhile careers and the child was a well-balanced teenager.
Pablo23
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8:06pm Tue 11 Sep 12
Was Charlie wrote:That is an interesting story, and obviously a happy outcome
Several years ago I taught at a school where this happened to two pupils of similar age. They were actively having sex, but, like so many youngsters, had mistaken ideas on how to avoid pregnancy such as if you do it standing up, you won’t get pregnant. They’re not as knowledgeable as many think.
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Naturally their names couldn't be kept secret as the pregnancy became obvious. Fortunately, they had support from both sets of parents and were advised by Social Services to do a deal with a national newspaper and get something out of their situation being reported to the whole country. The money was put in trust for the child’s future – not to be touched until he was 18.
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The boy was obviously less affected than the girl, but fortunately her parents helped raise the child so she could continue with her education and the boy and his parents were actively involved as well. Last I heard both had gone on to university and had worthwhile careers and the child was a well-balanced teenager.
I suspect that is not a common outcome though unfortunately
It would be interesting to hear what the statistics are regarding underage pregnancy. It has always happened of course, but I suspect the uncensored mass information age we live in now (which is generally a great thing) may have an effect.
crazymama146
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8:12pm Tue 11 Sep 12
andyjb10
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8:23pm Tue 11 Sep 12
crazymama146 wrote:And what exactly would prosecuting them result in, please tell us clever clogs.
Why is their identity being protected? The first thing that should have been done is that they should have been prosecuted. Sex under 16 is illegal, and saying 'these things happen' is not going to discourage anyone, but prosecution would.
Why also should their identity be public knowledge? They are not a threat to you or I.
It really is scary that people such as yourself are aloud the vote.
goatty
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8:42pm Tue 11 Sep 12
s-pb2 wrote:How would I know the backgrounds of a couple of irresponsible teenagers and don't call them a couple. They are simply to morons who the state will have to pick up the tab for. I wonder if the Government did not pay handouts and did not hand out Council Flats for Chavs with babies wether they'd still be popping them out? I think not.
goatty wrote:So you know the couple and their backgrounds? Or is it just another ignorant comment?
lorrainea wrote:Oh, yes a 14 year old being a good mother. What a joke. Social Services should take the baby straight away and give it to people who are old enough to have children and are financially sound to look after them.
BournemouthMum wrote:Insist on an abortion and let her live with that for the rest of her life. You selfish woman! Hopefully the child will not be put up for adoption but will be kept with its birth mother where it will no doubt be loved. God forbid if we all had a mother like you!
I'd be horrified if this was my daughter. I'd be insisting on an abortion. Children having children is ridicullous and what chance does this poor mite have being brought into the world by 'parents' who can barely take care of themselves. Hopefully the child will be put up for adoption so it can at least have a decent start in life.
These pair of idiots will be sponging off the state and no doubt asking for a council flat as soon as they are 16. If they want a kid PAY FOR IT. If they want a home PAY FOR IT,
If you think its a good idea for kids of this age to have babies and think it is correct for others like me to have pay for them, why don't you donate your wages, that is if you are actually working.
Can you imagine the life the poor little baby will have??? Its time this country got a grip with morons like this. Maybe a contraceptive implant by law until they are 18.
retry69
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8:51pm Tue 11 Sep 12
andyjb10
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9:10pm Tue 11 Sep 12
goatty wrote:I think you need to take a long look in the mirror to see who the moron is if you honestly believe that a 13 & 14 year have a child to get a council house, that wouldn't of even crossed their minds you fool.
s-pb2 wrote:How would I know the backgrounds of a couple of irresponsible teenagers and don't call them a couple. They are simply to morons who the state will have to pick up the tab for. I wonder if the Government did not pay handouts and did not hand out Council Flats for Chavs with babies wether they'd still be popping them out? I think not.
goatty wrote:So you know the couple and their backgrounds? Or is it just another ignorant comment?
lorrainea wrote:Oh, yes a 14 year old being a good mother. What a joke. Social Services should take the baby straight away and give it to people who are old enough to have children and are financially sound to look after them.
BournemouthMum wrote:Insist on an abortion and let her live with that for the rest of her life. You selfish woman! Hopefully the child will not be put up for adoption but will be kept with its birth mother where it will no doubt be loved. God forbid if we all had a mother like you!
I'd be horrified if this was my daughter. I'd be insisting on an abortion. Children having children is ridicullous and what chance does this poor mite have being brought into the world by 'parents' who can barely take care of themselves. Hopefully the child will be put up for adoption so it can at least have a decent start in life.
These pair of idiots will be sponging off the state and no doubt asking for a council flat as soon as they are 16. If they want a kid PAY FOR IT. If they want a home PAY FOR IT,
If you think its a good idea for kids of this age to have babies and think it is correct for others like me to have pay for them, why don't you donate your wages, that is if you are actually working.
Can you imagine the life the poor little baby will have??? Its time this country got a grip with morons like this. Maybe a contraceptive implant by law until they are 18.
How do you know this baby will have a bad life? Do you know the families involved?
You talk utter tripe
rba
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9:15pm Tue 11 Sep 12
Wesoblind wrote:Agreed
parent fail
rba
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9:25pm Tue 11 Sep 12
andyjb10 wrote:A compulsory contraceptive implant till 18+ sounds like a good idea.. I agree with alot of your points
goatty wrote:I think you need to take a long look in the mirror to see who the moron is if you honestly believe that a 13 & 14 year have a child to get a council house, that wouldn't of even crossed their minds you fool.
s-pb2 wrote:How would I know the backgrounds of a couple of irresponsible teenagers and don't call them a couple. They are simply to morons who the state will have to pick up the tab for. I wonder if the Government did not pay handouts and did not hand out Council Flats for Chavs with babies wether they'd still be popping them out? I think not.
goatty wrote:So you know the couple and their backgrounds? Or is it just another ignorant comment?
lorrainea wrote:Oh, yes a 14 year old being a good mother. What a joke. Social Services should take the baby straight away and give it to people who are old enough to have children and are financially sound to look after them.
BournemouthMum wrote:Insist on an abortion and let her live with that for the rest of her life. You selfish woman! Hopefully the child will not be put up for adoption but will be kept with its birth mother where it will no doubt be loved. God forbid if we all had a mother like you!
I'd be horrified if this was my daughter. I'd be insisting on an abortion. Children having children is ridicullous and what chance does this poor mite have being brought into the world by 'parents' who can barely take care of themselves. Hopefully the child will be put up for adoption so it can at least have a decent start in life.
These pair of idiots will be sponging off the state and no doubt asking for a council flat as soon as they are 16. If they want a kid PAY FOR IT. If they want a home PAY FOR IT,
If you think its a good idea for kids of this age to have babies and think it is correct for others like me to have pay for them, why don't you donate your wages, that is if you are actually working.
Can you imagine the life the poor little baby will have??? Its time this country got a grip with morons like this. Maybe a contraceptive implant by law until they are 18.
How do you know this baby will have a bad life? Do you know the families involved?
You talk utter tripe
Dancer94
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10:03pm Tue 11 Sep 12
How do children at 13 even want to be intimate? I didn't even know HOW at 13!
Roband65
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10:17pm Tue 11 Sep 12
andyjb10
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10:24pm Tue 11 Sep 12
Roband65 wrote:Your 8 year old sounds like a right charmer
My 8 year old read this on an echo billboard and told me ffs Turlin Moor,Rossmore take your pick didnt we hold the record for the youngest mother until recently !
pd7
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10:27pm Tue 11 Sep 12
Its done baby will come
I hope mummy and baby OK
There loads of other young girls in the same situation .
Hope her parents give her more support in the future years than the previous years .
s-pb2
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11:18pm Tue 11 Sep 12
goatty wrote:Well you seemed to know what their backgrounds were from your previous comment. I could only assume you knew or was it just an stereotyped assumption?
s-pb2 wrote:How would I know the backgrounds of a couple of irresponsible teenagers and don't call them a couple. They are simply to morons who the state will have to pick up the tab for. I wonder if the Government did not pay handouts and did not hand out Council Flats for Chavs with babies wether they'd still be popping them out? I think not.
goatty wrote:So you know the couple and their backgrounds? Or is it just another ignorant comment?
lorrainea wrote:Oh, yes a 14 year old being a good mother. What a joke. Social Services should take the baby straight away and give it to people who are old enough to have children and are financially sound to look after them.
BournemouthMum wrote:Insist on an abortion and let her live with that for the rest of her life. You selfish woman! Hopefully the child will not be put up for adoption but will be kept with its birth mother where it will no doubt be loved. God forbid if we all had a mother like you!
I'd be horrified if this was my daughter. I'd be insisting on an abortion. Children having children is ridicullous and what chance does this poor mite have being brought into the world by 'parents' who can barely take care of themselves. Hopefully the child will be put up for adoption so it can at least have a decent start in life.
These pair of idiots will be sponging off the state and no doubt asking for a council flat as soon as they are 16. If they want a kid PAY FOR IT. If they want a home PAY FOR IT,
If you think its a good idea for kids of this age to have babies and think it is correct for others like me to have pay for them, why don't you donate your wages, that is if you are actually working.
Can you imagine the life the poor little baby will have??? Its time this country got a grip with morons like this. Maybe a contraceptive implant by law until they are 18.
Again you make more unfounded assumptions. How do you know the state will 'pick up the tab'? You dont know that. And the claim that 13yo's get pregnant to get a council flat is quite frankly ridiculous. Its just 2 kids being a bit careless in a moment of ****. Thats all!
Of course its not a good idea for schoolchildren to have a child. No one would say it is. But fact is, it happens, and no matter how much education through schooling, no matter how much support from parents, its still going to happen. It happens now, it happened in the 80s, the 60s and so on.
And yet again more assumptions that the child will have a dreadful life. What facts do you have that that will be the case?
And now you want to force all under 18 girls to have contraceptive implants in them. Sounds incredibly totalitarian in the extreme. You would have loved Germany in the 1930s. Im sure there are plenty of parents who read these comments who would be horrified that you would force their daughters to have contraceptive implants.
For the record I do work, but that has no relevance to the matter here.
s-pb2
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11:19pm Tue 11 Sep 12
Mr JoJo
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11:27pm Tue 11 Sep 12
ElmerFudd wrote:Um, yeah... have you forgotten that the "mother" is also above the age of criminal responsibility and thus is equally culpable under the law for statutory rape, or does she get off because she was evidently a sweet innocent little girl who was tricked by that pervy boy right? Pfffh.
Is anyone actually REALLY surprised in todays chav-laden 'celebritney' culture. No doubt they will next be on Jeremy Kyle, hire Max to publicise their story and appear on some fly-on-the-wall documentary about trying to raise a child and juggling SATs revision, that’s assuming they actually do 'bovver' going to school.
Also I'm not surprised that the lily-livered namby-pambys in so-shal-services-inn
it's first court action is to hide their identities. At 13, the 'father' is at the age of criminal responsibility and, as I understand it, the law on statutory rape has not yet been repealed.
The first court action should have thus been charges against him, but again, that really is no surprise in today's society.
The SR law is there to protect naive children from adults who might take advantage of them, not to punish teens who make stupid mistakes with each other.
s-pb2
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11:27pm Tue 11 Sep 12
Hobad1 wrote:Ive just heard B&Q at Castlepoint have run out of pitchforks all bought by someone in a teddy boy suit. Nothing to do with you is it?
s-pb2 wrote:Rape, murder, money laundering, drug dealing all happened in the 50s. Are you saying we should turn a blind eye to them to ? I think you need some morals.
Hobad1 wrote:Yes it is underage sex, but we also arent in the 1950s anymore, thank goodness. This couple should and will be given support to come to terms of this not vilified by people with pitchforks and burning torches in the local press.
s-pb2 wrote:"So let's not judge these two kids too harshly" and "at last someone who has engaged their brain before commenting"....it's underage sex. Enough said.
The Renegade Master wrote:Renegade Master, at last someone who has engaged their brain before commenting. I agree with everything you say.
You are never going to stop teenagers having sex. They are bombarded from all sides with sexual imagery in films, tv programmes, music videos and magazines as well as their hormones going crazy, so it's no surprise that a few will "start early".
It's easy to pigeon hole these two youngsters as low intelligence, Council house dwelling low lifes with useless parents on benefits as some people here have done, but the reality is that they could just as easily be from Sandbanks with multi millionaire parents! We don't know.
We also don't know that the teenagers weren't practising safe sex. Prophylactics are not 100% guaranteed to work you know!
So let's not judge these two kids too harshly. We don't know the full story. You never know, they may both step up to the plate and become wonderful parents. Stranger things have happened.
s-pb2
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11:30pm Tue 11 Sep 12
Was Charlie wrote:Interesting account. Not sure that going to the national press was a good idea, but it looked as if things worked out for all , so pleased to hear. Good to see there are some of us on here today who dont seem to possess pitchforks and burning torches!
Several years ago I taught at a school where this happened to two pupils of similar age. They were actively having sex, but, like so many youngsters, had mistaken ideas on how to avoid pregnancy such as if you do it standing up, you won’t get pregnant. They’re not as knowledgeable as many think.
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Naturally their names couldn't be kept secret as the pregnancy became obvious. Fortunately, they had support from both sets of parents and were advised by Social Services to do a deal with a national newspaper and get something out of their situation being reported to the whole country. The money was put in trust for the child’s future – not to be touched until he was 18.
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The boy was obviously less affected than the girl, but fortunately her parents helped raise the child so she could continue with her education and the boy and his parents were actively involved as well. Last I heard both had gone on to university and had worthwhile careers and the child was a well-balanced teenager.
Kizzykatz
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11:42pm Tue 11 Sep 12
Kizzykatz
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11:48pm Tue 11 Sep 12
i hate do-gooders
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6:48am Wed 12 Sep 12
Was Charlie
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8:19am Wed 12 Sep 12
s-pb2 wrote:The reason they were advised to give an exclusive to one national newspaper was to give the child a nest egg and to get the others off their backs.
Was Charlie wrote:Interesting account. Not sure that going to the national press was a good idea, but it looked as if things worked out for all , so pleased to hear. Good to see there are some of us on here today who dont seem to possess pitchforks and burning torches!
Several years ago I taught at a school where this happened to two pupils of similar age. They were actively having sex, but, like so many youngsters, had mistaken ideas on how to avoid pregnancy such as if you do it standing up, you won’t get pregnant. They’re not as knowledgeable as many think.
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Naturally their names couldn't be kept secret as the pregnancy became obvious. Fortunately, they had support from both sets of parents and were advised by Social Services to do a deal with a national newspaper and get something out of their situation being reported to the whole country. The money was put in trust for the child’s future – not to be touched until he was 18.
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The boy was obviously less affected than the girl, but fortunately her parents helped raise the child so she could continue with her education and the boy and his parents were actively involved as well. Last I heard both had gone on to university and had worthwhile careers and the child was a well-balanced teenager.
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I believe that at the time they were the youngest in the country an a whole media circus was camped outside each home.
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As for blaming parents, having taught 11-16s for over 25 years, I know that most parents (even the good ones) don't really know what their children get up to. Youngsters have at least three totally different characters - one at school for teachers, one for their parents and one with their friends.
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I would blame the media though - children are sexualised through pop stars, advertising, etc from an early age so it isn't a surprising that they are sexually aware long before the age at which we ever knew there was even a difference between boys and girls!
andyjb10
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9:01am Wed 12 Sep 12
i hate do-gooders wrote:Justice for who you moron? Charge which one with rape? The lad I guess purely because he tricked the sweet innocent girl in to bed.
im sorry but no one to blame but the parents !!!!then again i expect they are only a few years older than there kids so probably the norm for those people,anyway im sure they will be very happy in there 4 bed council house not having to do anything for thr rest of there live,oh sorry except pop out a new sprog every 4 years so they can keep staying on benefits,did i say kids or meal tickets !!!!!!!!! also how is this not a rape case as i thought the legal age was 15 or am i wrong ??? once again this joke of a justice system
These are two youngsters who have made a mistake. I hardly think sending them down to serve time at the tax payers expense is going to help matters.
ElmerFudd
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9:09am Wed 12 Sep 12
alanhl wrote:Er WRONG... please check your facts... the age of criminal responsibility commences at age 13 in England.
ElmerFudd wrote:fortunately for the boy he has to be over 16 or 18 before it becomes statutory rape, not that i approve of the girls situation but i expect she was a willing partner. it's lack of education in that department that's the problem
Is anyone actually REALLY surprised in todays chav-laden 'celebritney' culture. No doubt they will next be on Jeremy Kyle, hire Max to publicise their story and appear on some fly-on-the-wall documentary about trying to raise a child and juggling SATs revision, that’s assuming they actually do 'bovver' going to school.
Also I'm not surprised that the lily-livered namby-pambys in so-shal-services-inn
it's first court action is to hide their identities. At 13, the 'father' is at the age of criminal responsibility and, as I understand it, the law on statutory rape has not yet been repealed.
The first court action should have thus been charges against him, but again, that really is no surprise in today's society.
ElmerFudd
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9:16am Wed 12 Sep 12
The Renegade Master wrote:You don't need to be quite so melodramatic... it's not a lynching.
ElmerFudd wrote:What should happen in your opinion then? Have the lad sent to jail or maybe hung drawn and quartered? It takes two to tango and I'm certain the girl involved was every bit as much a willing participant as the boy.
The Renegade Master wrote:But, it is STILL statutory rape.
You are never going to stop teenagers having sex. They are bombarded from all sides with sexual imagery in films, tv programmes, music videos and magazines as well as their hormones going crazy, so it's no surprise that a few will "start early".
It's easy to pigeon hole these two youngsters as low intelligence, Council house dwelling low lifes with useless parents on benefits as some people here have done, but the reality is that they could just as easily be from Sandbanks with multi millionaire parents! We don't know.
We also don't know that the teenagers weren't practising safe sex. Prophylactics are not 100% guaranteed to work you know!
So let's not judge these two kids too harshly. We don't know the full story. You never know, they may both step up to the plate and become wonderful parents. Stranger things have happened.
The Law of this land does not differentiate whether the girl urged him on or not. It simply states that sex with a girl under the age of 16 is illegal. And yes, he should be punished, if only to help publicise the possible consequences and hopefully make others think. However, the betting is that he will be consoled as a poor hard-done victim of society and the need to impregnate a 13 year old girl and mess her teenage life up too was just his way of escaping the 'pressure' of school, education, home life. It wouldn't surprise me if they were sent for two weeks in the Maldives to recuperate and get over the press 'intrusion'. Well, if he wants to know what real pressure is, then welcome to the Land of Parenthood... that's assuming he actually bothers to hang around to any type of father. in which case the battered taxpayer gets to bail out the costs of yet another single mother... :(
Vocalise
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9:23am Wed 12 Sep 12
In addition the council do not hand out houses so easily these days I believe the rules have now changed on this and single mums no longer go to the top of the list.
Also why is it necessary to name Pooles youngest mum - maybe she is trying to rebuild her life and regrets the noteriety given to her several years ago
ElmerFudd
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9:47am Wed 12 Sep 12
andyjb10 wrote:Blimey... and it's a scary thought that people such as you are allowed to attempt to spell or use proper grammar, especially when you patronise others as "clever clogs". Are you sure that you can actually read a voting slip?
crazymama146 wrote:And what exactly would prosecuting them result in, please tell us clever clogs.
Why is their identity being protected? The first thing that should have been done is that they should have been prosecuted. Sex under 16 is illegal, and saying 'these things happen' is not going to discourage anyone, but prosecution would.
Why also should their identity be public knowledge? They are not a threat to you or I.
It really is scary that people such as yourself are aloud the vote.
ElmerFudd
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9:51am Wed 12 Sep 12
Mr JoJo wrote:You need to take that one up with the Law makers then. The 1956 Act stipulates the male. The 2003 Act includes women who have direct influence on under-age males... e.g. teachers, etc., not U16 females.
ElmerFudd wrote:Um, yeah... have you forgotten that the "mother" is also above the age of criminal responsibility and thus is equally culpable under the law for statutory rape, or does she get off because she was evidently a sweet innocent little girl who was tricked by that pervy boy right? Pfffh.
Is anyone actually REALLY surprised in todays chav-laden 'celebritney' culture. No doubt they will next be on Jeremy Kyle, hire Max to publicise their story and appear on some fly-on-the-wall documentary about trying to raise a child and juggling SATs revision, that’s assuming they actually do 'bovver' going to school.
Also I'm not surprised that the lily-livered namby-pambys in so-shal-services-inn
it's first court action is to hide their identities. At 13, the 'father' is at the age of criminal responsibility and, as I understand it, the law on statutory rape has not yet been repealed.
The first court action should have thus been charges against him, but again, that really is no surprise in today's society.
The SR law is there to protect naive children from adults who might take advantage of them, not to punish teens who make stupid mistakes with each other.
I didn't write the Law, so don't shoot the messenger.
HRH of Boscombe
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9:56am Wed 12 Sep 12
andyjb10 wrote:Lol I coundn't care less about your opinion of me. If they were both charged it would serve as a deterrent to others and a good excuse to take this kid into care where it will probably have a better chance in life. It's going to be at the taxpayers expense anyway.
HRH of Boscombe wrote:You complete boffon. Yes, send them both down for 10 years at the tax payers expense and leave the baby in the hands of someone else to deal with. What an utter moron you have made yourself sound like.The Renegade Master wrote:They were both raped by each other (legalislation wise). Yes charge both of them.ElmerFudd wrote:What should happen in your opinion then? Have the lad sent to jail or maybe hung drawn and quartered? It takes two to tango and I'm certain the girl involved was every bit as much a willing participant as the boy.The Renegade Master wrote: You are never going to stop teenagers having sex. They are bombarded from all sides with sexual imagery in films, tv programmes, music videos and magazines as well as their hormones going crazy, so it's no surprise that a few will "start early". It's easy to pigeon hole these two youngsters as low intelligence, Council house dwelling low lifes with useless parents on benefits as some people here have done, but the reality is that they could just as easily be from Sandbanks with multi millionaire parents! We don't know. We also don't know that the teenagers weren't practising safe sex. Prophylactics are not 100% guaranteed to work you know! So let's not judge these two kids too harshly. We don't know the full story. You never know, they may both step up to the plate and become wonderful parents. Stranger things have happened.But, it is STILL statutory rape.
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HRH of Boscombe
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10:06am Wed 12 Sep 12
s-pb2 wrote:Idiotic comment would probably be more appropriate. Of course I know where they come from and what their backgrounds are like. There situation explains it all.
HRH of Boscombe wrote:So you know the couple? You know where they come from? Their backgrounds? Thought not. Idiot commentFred21 wrote: "I would insist on abortion" "abortion should be compulsory" What disgusting comments! That is still a child's life you are so flippantly ending! Yes its a parent and education fail, but abortion isn't the answer many childless couples would give a child a loving home!!What kind of life?? Some feral future burden for the taxpayer. Fine keep it but they can find a way to pay it.
andyjb10
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10:12am Wed 12 Sep 12
ElmerFudd wrote:Yet still you haven't explained your reasons in believing why the identity of these two should be public knowledge?
andyjb10 wrote:Blimey... and it's a scary thought that people such as you are allowed to attempt to spell or use proper grammar, especially when you patronise others as "clever clogs". Are you sure that you can actually read a voting slip?
crazymama146 wrote:And what exactly would prosecuting them result in, please tell us clever clogs.
Why is their identity being protected? The first thing that should have been done is that they should have been prosecuted. Sex under 16 is illegal, and saying 'these things happen' is not going to discourage anyone, but prosecution would.
Why also should their identity be public knowledge? They are not a threat to you or I.
It really is scary that people such as yourself are aloud the vote.
Clearly jumping on a bandwagon without the intelligence to come up with your own thoughts.
Foolish.
scrumpyjack
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10:27am Wed 12 Sep 12
chrspeters wrote:You don't say!
I don’t seriously believe that is a photo of the ‘girls’ tum. Just taken from some archive to highlight the story.
*rolls eyes
Mike R-B
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10:31am Wed 12 Sep 12
s-pb2 wrote:Newsy enough for you to read though ?
BournemouthMum wrote:No its not news, unless you are directly affected. No it doesnt affect all of us, otherwise according to you every announcement of a pregnancy should be reported. Again, no its not in the public interest, unless you get off on things like this. And the rest is just nonsense and arent reasons at all.rach74 wrote: as i said above earlier, why oh why print this storyWhy print this story?... Umm let's see... because it's news, because it affects ALL of us (well us taxpayers who will be left to pick up the bill anyway), because it is in the public interest, because pregnancy in a person so young is (thankfully) extremely rare, because it has occurred in our area and this is a regional paper, etc. etc. etc.
wilkiemini
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10:32am Wed 12 Sep 12
There are many childless people who who give this child a proper chance in life, then they can get on with growing up themselves because they are JUST KIDS!
Appalling but it happens ....
I shall be making my 15 yr old read this article!
scrumpyjack
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10:34am Wed 12 Sep 12
"Well at least now she has a reason to get a tattoo on her wrist.”
Brilliant. best quote of the day.
KitKatPuss
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10:41am Wed 12 Sep 12
At the end of the day it is always the women's/girl's choice whether she keeps the baby, aborts the baby or chooses adoption. It is her body and her life.
It is right that the identities are kept secret as these two people and their families already have enough to deal with and don't need the added pressure of journalists and judgemental morons getting at them.
And for the idiot that mentioned "Turling Moor", get your facts right matey, it's Turlin Moor. I come from Turlin Moor and I am not a "chav" or "uneducated" person.
Some of you people have so little happening in your own lives that you have to berate someone elses.
KitKatPuss
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10:44am Wed 12 Sep 12
scrumpyjack wrote:Really????? So a tattoo on your wrist means what then? I have lots of tattoos, doesn't change the way I am and how I live my life.
static kill says...
"Well at least now she has a reason to get a tattoo on her wrist.”
Brilliant. best quote of the day.
Dorset Logic
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10:51am Wed 12 Sep 12
enter Roy Castle, If you wanna beat the rest, dedication is what you need....
penhale
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11:06am Wed 12 Sep 12
These kids could have millionaire parents.
Are they too young to have kids, yes, the girl is 13, the boy 14, 14 is considered an adult for bus fares, you cant have it both ways.
The comments from BOURNEMOUTHMUM belong in the history books or in some far off police state.
I wouldn't like this to happen in my family but it's happened here and these two should not be forced into anything against their wishes.
ElmerFudd
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11:12am Wed 12 Sep 12
andyjb10 wrote:Hmmmmm... I see the idiots are out in force again, especially the ones who like to patronise people about "intelligence" when they clearly have none of their own. Such hypocrisy from someone so thick. :)
ElmerFudd wrote:Yet still you haven't explained your reasons in believing why the identity of these two should be public knowledge?
andyjb10 wrote:Blimey... and it's a scary thought that people such as you are allowed to attempt to spell or use proper grammar, especially when you patronise others as "clever clogs". Are you sure that you can actually read a voting slip?
crazymama146 wrote:And what exactly would prosecuting them result in, please tell us clever clogs.
Why is their identity being protected? The first thing that should have been done is that they should have been prosecuted. Sex under 16 is illegal, and saying 'these things happen' is not going to discourage anyone, but prosecution would.
Why also should their identity be public knowledge? They are not a threat to you or I.
It really is scary that people such as yourself are aloud the vote.
Clearly jumping on a bandwagon without the intelligence to come up with your own thoughts.
Foolish.
Where have I said anywhere about their identities being made public?
Please quote the EXACT text, or have the courtesy to apologise for your major error and assumptive twaddle.
If you actually bothered to read my posts (which now backs up my earlier views of your educational attainment) you'll find not one single comment (from me, anyway) asking for their identities to be made public.
I simply stated that I objected to social services' first priority being to protect their identities, when their first 'court' action should have been to enforce the Law of this land.
As to you questioning my intelligence, then I would suggest that you don't even bother going there as you are likely to make yourself look an even bigger assumptive fool.
PooleParky
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11:13am Wed 12 Sep 12
In Absentia wrote:Ding ding ding...Godwins Law
BournemouthMum wrote:What you're proposing is a form of eugenics. Something the Third Reich was very keen on.
andyjb10 wrote:Not quite 'ending an innocent child's life' as you put it. Terminating a pregnancy is just that, and there are many forms of contraception that effectively terminate pregnancies after conception - the coil and the morning after pill for example. If my daughter had got herself in this position at the age of 13 I would have taken control of the situation and taken her straight to a clinic to have a termination. At the age of 13 the girl will still be under the control of her parents and in allowing the pregnancy to continue they are not only placing a burden on taxpayers, but putting their 13 year old CHILD in a very damaging position, both medically and psycologically.
AFCBtree wrote:What a nasty bit of work you sound like.
Epic Fail!
Should be a law somewhere that if you are pregnant and are 16yrs old or less then you should be forced to have an abortion. Everything has consequences and at that age you shouldnt be given the choice to have a baby when you cant support it financially or mentally.Why should we have to pay for it.
End a innocent child's life, for what reason? Does life mean that little?
Who is to say that the grandparents are not well off and will support the kids and baby?
Shame on you.
As others have suggested, there should be a law in force to ensure that this would be carried out, as no child of 13 is capable of carrying a pregnancy, giving birth and nurturing a baby without experiencing problems that will have an impact on her for the rest of her life.
You simply cannot have state sponsored termination of pregnancies for people under 16, who's the judge and jury in these cases? I don't think I'd want it to be someone thinking along economic lines like yourself?
Some of the callous remarks I've read on here really are pretty sickening. Again, I say the Echo is a disgrace for even reporting the case and their online editor is the same for allowing such a free for all of comment on here.
ElmerFudd
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11:22am Wed 12 Sep 12
PooleParky wrote:Yep... Godwin's Law alright. Well spotted :)
In Absentia wrote:Ding ding ding...Godwins Law
BournemouthMum wrote:What you're proposing is a form of eugenics. Something the Third Reich was very keen on.
andyjb10 wrote:Not quite 'ending an innocent child's life' as you put it. Terminating a pregnancy is just that, and there are many forms of contraception that effectively terminate pregnancies after conception - the coil and the morning after pill for example. If my daughter had got herself in this position at the age of 13 I would have taken control of the situation and taken her straight to a clinic to have a termination. At the age of 13 the girl will still be under the control of her parents and in allowing the pregnancy to continue they are not only placing a burden on taxpayers, but putting their 13 year old CHILD in a very damaging position, both medically and psycologically.
AFCBtree wrote:What a nasty bit of work you sound like.
Epic Fail!
Should be a law somewhere that if you are pregnant and are 16yrs old or less then you should be forced to have an abortion. Everything has consequences and at that age you shouldnt be given the choice to have a baby when you cant support it financially or mentally.Why should we have to pay for it.
End a innocent child's life, for what reason? Does life mean that little?
Who is to say that the grandparents are not well off and will support the kids and baby?
Shame on you.
As others have suggested, there should be a law in force to ensure that this would be carried out, as no child of 13 is capable of carrying a pregnancy, giving birth and nurturing a baby without experiencing problems that will have an impact on her for the rest of her life.
You simply cannot have state sponsored termination of pregnancies for people under 16, who's the judge and jury in these cases? I don't think I'd want it to be someone thinking along economic lines like yourself?
Some of the callous remarks I've read on here really are pretty sickening. Again, I say the Echo is a disgrace for even reporting the case and their online editor is the same for allowing such a free for all of comment on here.
HRH of Boscombe
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11:33am Wed 12 Sep 12
ElmerFudd wrote:Lol only knew what that was recently. It proves very true.
PooleParky wrote:Yep... Godwin's Law alright. Well spotted :)In Absentia wrote:Ding ding ding...Godwins LawBournemouthMum wrote:What you're proposing is a form of eugenics. Something the Third Reich was very keen on. You simply cannot have state sponsored termination of pregnancies for people under 16, who's the judge and jury in these cases? I don't think I'd want it to be someone thinking along economic lines like yourself? Some of the callous remarks I've read on here really are pretty sickening. Again, I say the Echo is a disgrace for even reporting the case and their online editor is the same for allowing such a free for all of comment on here.andyjb10 wrote:Not quite 'ending an innocent child's life' as you put it. Terminating a pregnancy is just that, and there are many forms of contraception that effectively terminate pregnancies after conception - the coil and the morning after pill for example. If my daughter had got herself in this position at the age of 13 I would have taken control of the situation and taken her straight to a clinic to have a termination. At the age of 13 the girl will still be under the control of her parents and in allowing the pregnancy to continue they are not only placing a burden on taxpayers, but putting their 13 year old CHILD in a very damaging position, both medically and psycologically. As others have suggested, there should be a law in force to ensure that this would be carried out, as no child of 13 is capable of carrying a pregnancy, giving birth and nurturing a baby without experiencing problems that will have an impact on her for the rest of her life.AFCBtree wrote: Epic Fail! Should be a law somewhere that if you are pregnant and are 16yrs old or less then you should be forced to have an abortion. Everything has consequences and at that age you shouldnt be given the choice to have a baby when you cant support it financially or mentally.Why should we have to pay for it.What a nasty bit of work you sound like. End a innocent child's life, for what reason? Does life mean that little? Who is to say that the grandparents are not well off and will support the kids and baby? Shame on you.
HRH of Boscombe
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12:03pm Wed 12 Sep 12
KitKatPuss wrote:The ones under the wrist are generally referred to as tramp stamps. Thought that was common knowledge.
scrumpyjack wrote: static kill says... "Well at least now she has a reason to get a tattoo on her wrist.” Brilliant. best quote of the day.Really????? So a tattoo on your wrist means what then? I have lots of tattoos, doesn't change the way I am and how I live my life.
burgerboy
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12:35pm Wed 12 Sep 12
HRH of Boscombe wrote:Does that also include having left and right tattooed on the palms of the hands for quick referance?.(;o)
KitKatPuss wrote:The ones under the wrist are generally referred to as tramp stamps. Thought that was common knowledge.scrumpyjack wrote: static kill says... "Well at least now she has a reason to get a tattoo on her wrist.” Brilliant. best quote of the day.Really????? So a tattoo on your wrist means what then? I have lots of tattoos, doesn't change the way I am and how I live my life.
Roband65
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12:37pm Wed 12 Sep 12
andyjb10 wrote:and you sound like a right dickh--d
Roband65 wrote:Your 8 year old sounds like a right charmer
My 8 year old read this on an echo billboard and told me ffs Turlin Moor,Rossmore take your pick didnt we hold the record for the youngest mother until recently !
ElmerFudd
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12:40pm Wed 12 Sep 12
In Absentia wrote:In Absentia:
BournemouthMum wrote:What you're proposing is a form of eugenics. Something the Third Reich was very keen on.
andyjb10 wrote:Not quite 'ending an innocent child's life' as you put it. Terminating a pregnancy is just that, and there are many forms of contraception that effectively terminate pregnancies after conception - the coil and the morning after pill for example. If my daughter had got herself in this position at the age of 13 I would have taken control of the situation and taken her straight to a clinic to have a termination. At the age of 13 the girl will still be under the control of her parents and in allowing the pregnancy to continue they are not only placing a burden on taxpayers, but putting their 13 year old CHILD in a very damaging position, both medically and psycologically.
AFCBtree wrote:What a nasty bit of work you sound like.
Epic Fail!
Should be a law somewhere that if you are pregnant and are 16yrs old or less then you should be forced to have an abortion. Everything has consequences and at that age you shouldnt be given the choice to have a baby when you cant support it financially or mentally.Why should we have to pay for it.
End a innocent child's life, for what reason? Does life mean that little?
Who is to say that the grandparents are not well off and will support the kids and baby?
Shame on you.
As others have suggested, there should be a law in force to ensure that this would be carried out, as no child of 13 is capable of carrying a pregnancy, giving birth and nurturing a baby without experiencing problems that will have an impact on her for the rest of her life.
You simply cannot have state sponsored termination of pregnancies for people under 16, who's the judge and jury in these cases? I don't think I'd want it to be someone thinking along economic lines like yourself?
Some of the callous remarks I've read on here really are pretty sickening. Again, I say the Echo is a disgrace for even reporting the case and their online editor is the same for allowing such a free for all of comment on here.
You are sending out a VERY mixed message here.
Firstly, you're going off about the callous policy of eugenics carried out by the Nazis (amongst others, BTW) and condemning such practices. But, in the same breath you are then calling the Echo a "disgrace" for publishing the story and "allowing such a free for all of comment on here."
Oppression of the press and removal of free speech (and removal of those who advocated it) was also a much-vaunted policy of the Nazis, and is still continued today in oppressive regimes such as China, North Korea and Syria.
This story IS in the public interest, as we the taxpayers of this country usually up with the support bills. The Echo is totally right to publicise it, even if that is without identification of the parties involved.
You cannot pick and choose which factors of a free society you wish to enjoy, or by which to live.
The very fact that you are allowed to state your views without fear of persecution, and that the Echo permits you to submit them to its own free forum, is testament itself to those ethical and moral principles to which you so-readily subscribe; or do you?
Perhaps a little less absentia and maybe a bit more 'contra principia negantem non est disputandum'.
KitKatPuss
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1:20pm Wed 12 Sep 12
static kill wrote:I don't have any children so don't have any kids names tattooed on me. I have tattoos of childhood memories, pets and symbols that are important to me.
KitKatPuss wrote:No, but the way you are and how you live your life are probably reflected in the tattoos you chose to have.
scrumpyjack wrote:Really????? So a tattoo on your wrist means what then? I have lots of tattoos, doesn't change the way I am and how I live my life.
static kill says...
"Well at least now she has a reason to get a tattoo on her wrist.”
Brilliant. best quote of the day.
Do you have your kids named tattooed on your wrists?
Not quite sure how the tattoos I have reflect how I live my life? I work at a university, am studying at university, do volunteer work and have a home to keep. Not sure if my tattoos have an bearing on this?
KitKatPuss
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1:23pm Wed 12 Sep 12
HRH of Boscombe wrote:HRH, they may be commonly referred to as a tramp stamp as are tattoos on the lower back. However where a person chooses to get their tattoos does not always have to have a bearing on what they do and who they are!
KitKatPuss wrote:The ones under the wrist are generally referred to as tramp stamps. Thought that was common knowledge.
scrumpyjack wrote: static kill says... "Well at least now she has a reason to get a tattoo on her wrist.” Brilliant. best quote of the day.Really????? So a tattoo on your wrist means what then? I have lots of tattoos, doesn't change the way I am and how I live my life.
Dorset Logic
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1:45pm Wed 12 Sep 12
I like that.
HRH of Boscombe
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2:09pm Wed 12 Sep 12
KitKatPuss wrote:Really?? It is like wearing a label.
HRH of Boscombe wrote:HRH, they may be commonly referred to as a tramp stamp as are tattoos on the lower back. However where a person chooses to get their tattoos does not always have to have a bearing on what they do and who they are!KitKatPuss wrote:The ones under the wrist are generally referred to as tramp stamps. Thought that was common knowledge.scrumpyjack wrote: static kill says... "Well at least now she has a reason to get a tattoo on her wrist.” Brilliant. best quote of the day.Really????? So a tattoo on your wrist means what then? I have lots of tattoos, doesn't change the way I am and how I live my life.
In Absentia
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4:42pm Wed 12 Sep 12
We'll have to agree to disagree. A suggestion that compulsory terminations for pregnant girls under 16 is a good idea, suggests a total lack of consideration for societal freedoms. People can shout 'Godwin's Law' but how else is that type of suggestion to be described?
Your argument for public interest is also dubious on the basis that the 'taxpayer' will pick up the bill. You simply have no evidence for that based on the information available, apart from Child Benefit which is currently available to all mothers in the UK anyway.
I feel that the Echo is on a fishing expedition to try and get the ID's of these children out into the public domain via these forums and then hold their hands up and say 'it wasn't us m'lud'. You'll disagree I know, but I think it's pretty shabby journalism.
andyjb10
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5:04pm Wed 12 Sep 12
Roband65 wrote:And it would now seem that your 8 year old has far more intelligence than yourself. Scary thought.
andyjb10 wrote:and you sound like a right dickh--d
Roband65 wrote:Your 8 year old sounds like a right charmer
My 8 year old read this on an echo billboard and told me ffs Turlin Moor,Rossmore take your pick didnt we hold the record for the youngest mother until recently !
pete woodley
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5:23pm Wed 12 Sep 12
andyjb10 wrote:Lovely language we are getting on here.
Roband65 wrote:And it would now seem that your 8 year old has far more intelligence than yourself. Scary thought.
andyjb10 wrote:and you sound like a right dickh--d
Roband65 wrote:Your 8 year old sounds like a right charmer
My 8 year old read this on an echo billboard and told me ffs Turlin Moor,Rossmore take your pick didnt we hold the record for the youngest mother until recently !
goatty
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6:08pm Wed 12 Sep 12
i hate do-gooders wrote:Totally agree. But also the boy should be sent to prison for rape and the girl to be made to abort. This would send out a clear message for any other idiots
im sorry but no one to blame but the parents !!!!then again i expect they are only a few years older than there kids so probably the norm for those people,anyway im sure they will be very happy in there 4 bed council house not having to do anything for thr rest of there live,oh sorry except pop out a new sprog every 4 years so they can keep staying on benefits,did i say kids or meal tickets !!!!!!!!! also how is this not a rape case as i thought the legal age was 15 or am i wrong ??? once again this joke of a justice system
goatty
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6:12pm Wed 12 Sep 12
andyjb10 wrote:and it is people like you you that that encourage this sort of 'sickness' in our society. Obviously a Liberal do gooder, not working and sponging off the state as it is clear that you think it is a good idea to do so. I expect these little chavs will live with Mommy and daddy in their 4 bedroom council house, and the parents will be asking for more money to look after the new addition!
goatty wrote:I think you need to take a long look in the mirror to see who the moron is if you honestly believe that a 13 & 14 year have a child to get a council house, that wouldn't of even crossed their minds you fool.
s-pb2 wrote:How would I know the backgrounds of a couple of irresponsible teenagers and don't call them a couple. They are simply to morons who the state will have to pick up the tab for. I wonder if the Government did not pay handouts and did not hand out Council Flats for Chavs with babies wether they'd still be popping them out? I think not.
goatty wrote:So you know the couple and their backgrounds? Or is it just another ignorant comment?
lorrainea wrote:Oh, yes a 14 year old being a good mother. What a joke. Social Services should take the baby straight away and give it to people who are old enough to have children and are financially sound to look after them.
BournemouthMum wrote:Insist on an abortion and let her live with that for the rest of her life. You selfish woman! Hopefully the child will not be put up for adoption but will be kept with its birth mother where it will no doubt be loved. God forbid if we all had a mother like you!
I'd be horrified if this was my daughter. I'd be insisting on an abortion. Children having children is ridicullous and what chance does this poor mite have being brought into the world by 'parents' who can barely take care of themselves. Hopefully the child will be put up for adoption so it can at least have a decent start in life.
These pair of idiots will be sponging off the state and no doubt asking for a council flat as soon as they are 16. If they want a kid PAY FOR IT. If they want a home PAY FOR IT,
If you think its a good idea for kids of this age to have babies and think it is correct for others like me to have pay for them, why don't you donate your wages, that is if you are actually working.
Can you imagine the life the poor little baby will have??? Its time this country got a grip with morons like this. Maybe a contraceptive implant by law until they are 18.
How do you know this baby will have a bad life? Do you know the families involved?
You talk utter tripe
CherrySi
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7:02pm Wed 12 Sep 12
CherrySi
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7:02pm Wed 12 Sep 12
AdamSFC
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8:47pm Wed 12 Sep 12
jeebuscripes wrote:Best comment I think I have ever read on this website! I knew this story would get the kneejerkers out in force, christ I can almost hear them all hitting the undersides of their computer desks as we speak! Armchair warriors of societal morality regurgitating whatever bilge they have ingested from the Daily Mail. I pray that this turns out to be a couple of middle class kids from Canford Cliffs or something, seeing as everyone has already assumed they are "benefit scroungers" or "jobless scum" or whatever terms they use to look down on others to give their own boring, pathetic lives some justification. Unfortunately it won't because the wrong doings and vices of middle England are kept hush hush, whether it be under age pregnancies, drinking etc, then everyone can turn on Jeremy Kyle and watch the "lowlives" paraded around in front of them to make themselves feel better, it's basically just the stocks or public hanging for the 21st century. Except of course that a lot of people would still get their jollies off seeing people hanged, but only paedophiles of course, and maybe the odd immigrant.
This is brilliant. This is just like an episode of Jeremy Kyle, except the audience (the Echo commenters) have been given the microphone.
An article like this is golddust, it really is. I can just imagine some of the readers and commenters frothing at the mouth ready to decry the collapse of civilisation.
LOVE IT.
Keep up the great work.
AdamSFC
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8:58pm Wed 12 Sep 12
HRH of Boscombe wrote:"There" situation explains it all does it?? And what sort of social grouping is this sort of behaviour endemic to then? Perhaps people associated with Boscombe like you maybe? Or people who don't know the difference between 'their' and 'there' like you maybe? Not particularly nice to be pre-judged based or assumption is it??
s-pb2 wrote:Idiotic comment would probably be more appropriate. Of course I know where they come from and what their backgrounds are like. There situation explains it all.
HRH of Boscombe wrote:So you know the couple? You know where they come from? Their backgrounds? Thought not. Idiot commentFred21 wrote: "I would insist on abortion" "abortion should be compulsory" What disgusting comments! That is still a child's life you are so flippantly ending! Yes its a parent and education fail, but abortion isn't the answer many childless couples would give a child a loving home!!What kind of life?? Some feral future burden for the taxpayer. Fine keep it but they can find a way to pay it.
R1Dan123
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9:14pm Wed 12 Sep 12
Those who think abortion is barbaric.... What's better... Ending the child as a growth or allowing the child to grow up to be just another childline statistic after suffering neglect, abuse!
Roband65
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9:54pm Wed 12 Sep 12
you sure your not resident in one of those most desirable areas !
Pasiphae
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10:06pm Wed 12 Sep 12
pete woodley
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10:13pm Wed 12 Sep 12
s-pb2
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12:45am Thu 13 Sep 12
What i find most worrying is the attitude and beliefs of some on here. State sponsored forced abortions and compulsory contraception for under 16s. Its the stuff of dystopian science fictions novels or the eugenics of Nazi Germany and rightly has no place in a civilised democratic society. Plus the desire to out 2 confused and scared children. Other people want to have the children of teenage mothers compulsory adopted out, yet there may be no evidence of neglect on behalf of the parents or their families. But the same people will scream blue murder if a small child is removed from their parents if they have been left alone in the house whilst their parents spend the night in the pub. Far too many seem willing to be out their with their pitchforks and burning torches baying to burn the witches!
Mike Pickering
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3:32am Thu 13 Sep 12
I wish them all the luck in the world, and not just because they're going to need it - all young (and not so young parents) do. Nothing can prepare you for the hard work and sometimes seemingly crushing responsibility that being a new parent will bring, but also no one could prepare you for the love you can feel for a new life, and how nurturing them changes your whole outlook on life and who you are.
That's hard when you're not fully grown, but not impossible.
With all the compassion and hope in the world I wish them all the best - as a long-time tax payer I wouldn't begrudge them one penny that might or might not get from the state; if I knew who they were I'd buy them some baby clothes. Why are people on here so brave and full of spit and bile - if you knew them, or they were a family member, you wouldn't make such terrible comments, and it's only to the extent that it's a story in a paper you read that it's any of your **** business, you foul-mouthed bunch of half-wits.
R1Dan123
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8:43am Thu 13 Sep 12
Mike Pickering wrote:If he was a member of my family, I'd appeal to have his jacobs off!
Very good, s-pb2, I wholeheartedly agree. As indeed was ever thus, for the greatest part of human history, 250,000 years until about 75 years ago, it was not at all uncommon for young people to have babies at this age, and the challenges they faced must have been almost identical to those these kids face.
I wish them all the luck in the world, and not just because they're going to need it - all young (and not so young parents) do. Nothing can prepare you for the hard work and sometimes seemingly crushing responsibility that being a new parent will bring, but also no one could prepare you for the love you can feel for a new life, and how nurturing them changes your whole outlook on life and who you are.
That's hard when you're not fully grown, but not impossible.
With all the compassion and hope in the world I wish them all the best - as a long-time tax payer I wouldn't begrudge them one penny that might or might not get from the state; if I knew who they were I'd buy them some baby clothes. Why are people on here so brave and full of spit and bile - if you knew them, or they were a family member, you wouldn't make such terrible comments, and it's only to the extent that it's a story in a paper you read that it's any of your **** business, you foul-mouthed bunch of half-wits.
Plus, she's 13 he's 14, if all these scientists are correct, males are a lot me sexual minded from an early age than females therefore she may of been pressure by him... For example sake... If she was 15 and he was 16... He been looking at rape allegations! Sex in the eyes of the law is not legal until 16 at which age they are deemed responsible to make such potentially life changing/life creation choices. These two kids have broken the law, and by people saying "this is ok" opens up to a hole load more kids thinking this is ok... And, children want to be adults far to quick, yet when they reach the age of adulthood, they seem to struggle and fall back on society to pick up the pieces. This particular case may turn out fine, but by opening the flood gates of children being parents, you allowing benefit scroungers from an early age. So thank you to the daily echo for bringing this to the publics attention and allowing people to see that the majority of modern day society (not 75 years ago) frowns upon this!
pete woodley
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9:12am Thu 13 Sep 12
andyjb10
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9:14am Thu 13 Sep 12
goatty wrote:You sound like a complete numpty and have once again shown yourself up.
andyjb10 wrote:and it is people like you you that that encourage this sort of 'sickness' in our society. Obviously a Liberal do gooder, not working and sponging off the state as it is clear that you think it is a good idea to do so. I expect these little chavs will live with Mommy and daddy in their 4 bedroom council house, and the parents will be asking for more money to look after the new addition!
goatty wrote:I think you need to take a long look in the mirror to see who the moron is if you honestly believe that a 13 & 14 year have a child to get a council house, that wouldn't of even crossed their minds you fool.
s-pb2 wrote:How would I know the backgrounds of a couple of irresponsible teenagers and don't call them a couple. They are simply to morons who the state will have to pick up the tab for. I wonder if the Government did not pay handouts and did not hand out Council Flats for Chavs with babies wether they'd still be popping them out? I think not.
goatty wrote:So you know the couple and their backgrounds? Or is it just another ignorant comment?
lorrainea wrote:Oh, yes a 14 year old being a good mother. What a joke. Social Services should take the baby straight away and give it to people who are old enough to have children and are financially sound to look after them.
BournemouthMum wrote:Insist on an abortion and let her live with that for the rest of her life. You selfish woman! Hopefully the child will not be put up for adoption but will be kept with its birth mother where it will no doubt be loved. God forbid if we all had a mother like you!
I'd be horrified if this was my daughter. I'd be insisting on an abortion. Children having children is ridicullous and what chance does this poor mite have being brought into the world by 'parents' who can barely take care of themselves. Hopefully the child will be put up for adoption so it can at least have a decent start in life.
These pair of idiots will be sponging off the state and no doubt asking for a council flat as soon as they are 16. If they want a kid PAY FOR IT. If they want a home PAY FOR IT,
If you think its a good idea for kids of this age to have babies and think it is correct for others like me to have pay for them, why don't you donate your wages, that is if you are actually working.
Can you imagine the life the poor little baby will have??? Its time this country got a grip with morons like this. Maybe a contraceptive implant by law until they are 18.
How do you know this baby will have a bad life? Do you know the families involved?
You talk utter tripe
I work thank you very much and I'd quite easily hazard a guess I pay far more tax than you, however that has nothing to do with this matter.
I'm not for one minute congratulating these two, nor am I liberal go gooder as you so stupidly put it. I'm simply saying that if you don't have all the facts, who the hell are you to make such naive comments.
leanne101
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9:40am Thu 13 Sep 12
CherrySi wrote:Exactly.
Wow thanks, your really spoiling us taxpayers....can't wait to pay for your housing, child care, benefits...Xmas come early!!
R1Dan123
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10:17am Thu 13 Sep 12
andyjb10 wrote:Here are the facts, these kids broke the law, let's face it, the modern society is full of do gooders... Kids think they can do anything... Remember the time a police officer slapped a kid and the upraw it caused? Ever since kids show no respect... Now your saying that a 13 year old mother is acceptable? I agree, you are a liberal do gooder! And if your playing tit for tat, I think I pay more tax than you, and this is the one reason why myself and other 'high earners' end up moving abroad Cyprus or UAE etc, therefore taking money OUT of this country, all because people/kids can't keep there trousers on or simply think its cool not to bag up!
goatty wrote:You sound like a complete numpty and have once again shown yourself up.
andyjb10 wrote:and it is people like you you that that encourage this sort of 'sickness' in our society. Obviously a Liberal do gooder, not working and sponging off the state as it is clear that you think it is a good idea to do so. I expect these little chavs will live with Mommy and daddy in their 4 bedroom council house, and the parents will be asking for more money to look after the new addition!
goatty wrote:I think you need to take a long look in the mirror to see who the moron is if you honestly believe that a 13 & 14 year have a child to get a council house, that wouldn't of even crossed their minds you fool.
s-pb2 wrote:How would I know the backgrounds of a couple of irresponsible teenagers and don't call them a couple. They are simply to morons who the state will have to pick up the tab for. I wonder if the Government did not pay handouts and did not hand out Council Flats for Chavs with babies wether they'd still be popping them out? I think not.
goatty wrote:So you know the couple and their backgrounds? Or is it just another ignorant comment?
lorrainea wrote:Oh, yes a 14 year old being a good mother. What a joke. Social Services should take the baby straight away and give it to people who are old enough to have children and are financially sound to look after them.
BournemouthMum wrote:Insist on an abortion and let her live with that for the rest of her life. You selfish woman! Hopefully the child will not be put up for adoption but will be kept with its birth mother where it will no doubt be loved. God forbid if we all had a mother like you!
I'd be horrified if this was my daughter. I'd be insisting on an abortion. Children having children is ridicullous and what chance does this poor mite have being brought into the world by 'parents' who can barely take care of themselves. Hopefully the child will be put up for adoption so it can at least have a decent start in life.
These pair of idiots will be sponging off the state and no doubt asking for a council flat as soon as they are 16. If they want a kid PAY FOR IT. If they want a home PAY FOR IT,
If you think its a good idea for kids of this age to have babies and think it is correct for others like me to have pay for them, why don't you donate your wages, that is if you are actually working.
Can you imagine the life the poor little baby will have??? Its time this country got a grip with morons like this. Maybe a contraceptive implant by law until they are 18.
How do you know this baby will have a bad life? Do you know the families involved?
You talk utter tripe
I work thank you very much and I'd quite easily hazard a guess I pay far more tax than you, however that has nothing to do with this matter.
I'm not for one minute congratulating these two, nor am I liberal go gooder as you so stupidly put it. I'm simply saying that if you don't have all the facts, who the hell are you to make such naive comments.
Well thanks all you liberal do gooders cause the way I see it, you ruin this country!
andyjb10
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10:38am Thu 13 Sep 12
R1Dan123 wrote:You are making yourself sound all the more stupid with every comment you post.
andyjb10 wrote:Here are the facts, these kids broke the law, let's face it, the modern society is full of do gooders... Kids think they can do anything... Remember the time a police officer slapped a kid and the upraw it caused? Ever since kids show no respect... Now your saying that a 13 year old mother is acceptable? I agree, you are a liberal do gooder! And if your playing tit for tat, I think I pay more tax than you, and this is the one reason why myself and other 'high earners' end up moving abroad Cyprus or UAE etc, therefore taking money OUT of this country, all because people/kids can't keep there trousers on or simply think its cool not to bag up!
goatty wrote:You sound like a complete numpty and have once again shown yourself up.
andyjb10 wrote:and it is people like you you that that encourage this sort of 'sickness' in our society. Obviously a Liberal do gooder, not working and sponging off the state as it is clear that you think it is a good idea to do so. I expect these little chavs will live with Mommy and daddy in their 4 bedroom council house, and the parents will be asking for more money to look after the new addition!
goatty wrote:I think you need to take a long look in the mirror to see who the moron is if you honestly believe that a 13 & 14 year have a child to get a council house, that wouldn't of even crossed their minds you fool.
s-pb2 wrote:How would I know the backgrounds of a couple of irresponsible teenagers and don't call them a couple. They are simply to morons who the state will have to pick up the tab for. I wonder if the Government did not pay handouts and did not hand out Council Flats for Chavs with babies wether they'd still be popping them out? I think not.
goatty wrote:So you know the couple and their backgrounds? Or is it just another ignorant comment?
lorrainea wrote:Oh, yes a 14 year old being a good mother. What a joke. Social Services should take the baby straight away and give it to people who are old enough to have children and are financially sound to look after them.
BournemouthMum wrote:Insist on an abortion and let her live with that for the rest of her life. You selfish woman! Hopefully the child will not be put up for adoption but will be kept with its birth mother where it will no doubt be loved. God forbid if we all had a mother like you!
I'd be horrified if this was my daughter. I'd be insisting on an abortion. Children having children is ridicullous and what chance does this poor mite have being brought into the world by 'parents' who can barely take care of themselves. Hopefully the child will be put up for adoption so it can at least have a decent start in life.
These pair of idiots will be sponging off the state and no doubt asking for a council flat as soon as they are 16. If they want a kid PAY FOR IT. If they want a home PAY FOR IT,
If you think its a good idea for kids of this age to have babies and think it is correct for others like me to have pay for them, why don't you donate your wages, that is if you are actually working.
Can you imagine the life the poor little baby will have??? Its time this country got a grip with morons like this. Maybe a contraceptive implant by law until they are 18.
How do you know this baby will have a bad life? Do you know the families involved?
You talk utter tripe
I work thank you very much and I'd quite easily hazard a guess I pay far more tax than you, however that has nothing to do with this matter.
I'm not for one minute congratulating these two, nor am I liberal go gooder as you so stupidly put it. I'm simply saying that if you don't have all the facts, who the hell are you to make such naive comments.
Well thanks all you liberal do gooders cause the way I see it, you ruin this country!
I agree society is screwed in many many ways and that far to many people bleach the system which is flawed. However, how you can simply say these two individuals are now set for a life of scrounging off the system I have no idea.
Unless you know them and the families, then who the hell are you to comment on what kind of life they will provide the child? How do you know both sets of parents will not provide both their children and the newborn with complete emotional and financial support?
You really should be ashamed of yourself for some of the comments you have made.
leanne101
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11:31am Thu 13 Sep 12
R1Dan123 wrote:I agree with you. I think if benefits and free housing wasn't so available not many people would be so keen to have children they have no way of supporting. It's only because they know that mug taxpayers will pay for them that they choose to live feckless lifestyles. It is time this was stopped. Council housing should be allocated to people who work hard but are on a lower income and find it difficult to afford private rented housing or a mortgage. We should stop giving and giving because scroungers contribute nothing at all to our society.
andyjb10 wrote:Here are the facts, these kids broke the law, let's face it, the modern society is full of do gooders... Kids think they can do anything... Remember the time a police officer slapped a kid and the upraw it caused? Ever since kids show no respect... Now your saying that a 13 year old mother is acceptable? I agree, you are a liberal do gooder! And if your playing tit for tat, I think I pay more tax than you, and this is the one reason why myself and other 'high earners' end up moving abroad Cyprus or UAE etc, therefore taking money OUT of this country, all because people/kids can't keep there trousers on or simply think its cool not to bag up!
goatty wrote:You sound like a complete numpty and have once again shown yourself up.
andyjb10 wrote:and it is people like you you that that encourage this sort of 'sickness' in our society. Obviously a Liberal do gooder, not working and sponging off the state as it is clear that you think it is a good idea to do so. I expect these little chavs will live with Mommy and daddy in their 4 bedroom council house, and the parents will be asking for more money to look after the new addition!
goatty wrote:I think you need to take a long look in the mirror to see who the moron is if you honestly believe that a 13 & 14 year have a child to get a council house, that wouldn't of even crossed their minds you fool.
s-pb2 wrote:How would I know the backgrounds of a couple of irresponsible teenagers and don't call them a couple. They are simply to morons who the state will have to pick up the tab for. I wonder if the Government did not pay handouts and did not hand out Council Flats for Chavs with babies wether they'd still be popping them out? I think not.
goatty wrote:So you know the couple and their backgrounds? Or is it just another ignorant comment?
lorrainea wrote:Oh, yes a 14 year old being a good mother. What a joke. Social Services should take the baby straight away and give it to people who are old enough to have children and are financially sound to look after them.
BournemouthMum wrote:Insist on an abortion and let her live with that for the rest of her life. You selfish woman! Hopefully the child will not be put up for adoption but will be kept with its birth mother where it will no doubt be loved. God forbid if we all had a mother like you!
I'd be horrified if this was my daughter. I'd be insisting on an abortion. Children having children is ridicullous and what chance does this poor mite have being brought into the world by 'parents' who can barely take care of themselves. Hopefully the child will be put up for adoption so it can at least have a decent start in life.
These pair of idiots will be sponging off the state and no doubt asking for a council flat as soon as they are 16. If they want a kid PAY FOR IT. If they want a home PAY FOR IT,
If you think its a good idea for kids of this age to have babies and think it is correct for others like me to have pay for them, why don't you donate your wages, that is if you are actually working.
Can you imagine the life the poor little baby will have??? Its time this country got a grip with morons like this. Maybe a contraceptive implant by law until they are 18.
How do you know this baby will have a bad life? Do you know the families involved?
You talk utter tripe
I work thank you very much and I'd quite easily hazard a guess I pay far more tax than you, however that has nothing to do with this matter.
I'm not for one minute congratulating these two, nor am I liberal go gooder as you so stupidly put it. I'm simply saying that if you don't have all the facts, who the hell are you to make such naive comments.
Well thanks all you liberal do gooders cause the way I see it, you ruin this country!
R1Dan123
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12:08pm Thu 13 Sep 12
leanne101 wrote:I agree with almost everything that was said there.... One part I do not agree with is when you say scroungers contribute nothing, its clearly obvious they contribute with popping babies out and a massive contribution to the nations debt! Most countries do no have free healthcar, therefore have to pay to have a child. If it meant filtering out these baby popping benefit thiefs then I'm in complete favour of paying for NHS services when having children!
R1Dan123 wrote:I agree with you. I think if benefits and free housing wasn't so available not many people would be so keen to have children they have no way of supporting. It's only because they know that mug taxpayers will pay for them that they choose to live feckless lifestyles. It is time this was stopped. Council housing should be allocated to people who work hard but are on a lower income and find it difficult to afford private rented housing or a mortgage. We should stop giving and giving because scroungers contribute nothing at all to our society.
andyjb10 wrote:Here are the facts, these kids broke the law, let's face it, the modern society is full of do gooders... Kids think they can do anything... Remember the time a police officer slapped a kid and the upraw it caused? Ever since kids show no respect... Now your saying that a 13 year old mother is acceptable? I agree, you are a liberal do gooder! And if your playing tit for tat, I think I pay more tax than you, and this is the one reason why myself and other 'high earners' end up moving abroad Cyprus or UAE etc, therefore taking money OUT of this country, all because people/kids can't keep there trousers on or simply think its cool not to bag up!
goatty wrote:You sound like a complete numpty and have once again shown yourself up.
andyjb10 wrote:and it is people like you you that that encourage this sort of 'sickness' in our society. Obviously a Liberal do gooder, not working and sponging off the state as it is clear that you think it is a good idea to do so. I expect these little chavs will live with Mommy and daddy in their 4 bedroom council house, and the parents will be asking for more money to look after the new addition!
goatty wrote:I think you need to take a long look in the mirror to see who the moron is if you honestly believe that a 13 & 14 year have a child to get a council house, that wouldn't of even crossed their minds you fool.
s-pb2 wrote:How would I know the backgrounds of a couple of irresponsible teenagers and don't call them a couple. They are simply to morons who the state will have to pick up the tab for. I wonder if the Government did not pay handouts and did not hand out Council Flats for Chavs with babies wether they'd still be popping them out? I think not.
goatty wrote:So you know the couple and their backgrounds? Or is it just another ignorant comment?
lorrainea wrote:Oh, yes a 14 year old being a good mother. What a joke. Social Services should take the baby straight away and give it to people who are old enough to have children and are financially sound to look after them.
BournemouthMum wrote:Insist on an abortion and let her live with that for the rest of her life. You selfish woman! Hopefully the child will not be put up for adoption but will be kept with its birth mother where it will no doubt be loved. God forbid if we all had a mother like you!
I'd be horrified if this was my daughter. I'd be insisting on an abortion. Children having children is ridicullous and what chance does this poor mite have being brought into the world by 'parents' who can barely take care of themselves. Hopefully the child will be put up for adoption so it can at least have a decent start in life.
These pair of idiots will be sponging off the state and no doubt asking for a council flat as soon as they are 16. If they want a kid PAY FOR IT. If they want a home PAY FOR IT,
If you think its a good idea for kids of this age to have babies and think it is correct for others like me to have pay for them, why don't you donate your wages, that is if you are actually working.
Can you imagine the life the poor little baby will have??? Its time this country got a grip with morons like this. Maybe a contraceptive implant by law until they are 18.
How do you know this baby will have a bad life? Do you know the families involved?
You talk utter tripe
I work thank you very much and I'd quite easily hazard a guess I pay far more tax than you, however that has nothing to do with this matter.
I'm not for one minute congratulating these two, nor am I liberal go gooder as you so stupidly put it. I'm simply saying that if you don't have all the facts, who the hell are you to make such naive comments.
Well thanks all you liberal do gooders cause the way I see it, you ruin this country!
ledge374
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12:35pm Thu 13 Sep 12
rach74 wrote:They print it so every one with a view can get on their soap box and tell everyone else that theirs is wrong, it creates more hits on their website every time someone feels the need to reply to another comment. Good marketing if you ask me. Its amazing how on every story the same few always turn it personal and turn it into a slangfest. Story aside, the biggest failing is everyones attitude towards each other on here.
as i said above earlier, why oh why print this story
Amelia_40
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1:36pm Thu 13 Sep 12
Social Services were probably involved with the familiy aleady otherwise who would have brought it to their attention? I think most of us have the intelligence and wisdom to deduce those things from the story. Others obviously prefer to live in cloud cuckoo land.
Pasiphae
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2:11pm Thu 13 Sep 12
Amelia_40
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2:18pm Thu 13 Sep 12
ledge374 wrote:It is sad when people do that because it often leads to the comments being removed. Everyone is entitled to their view and personally I wouldn't slate anyone for having a view that opposes my own. Fortunately we live in a society where free speech is allowed.
rach74 wrote:They print it so every one with a view can get on their soap box and tell everyone else that theirs is wrong, it creates more hits on their website every time someone feels the need to reply to another comment. Good marketing if you ask me. Its amazing how on every story the same few always turn it personal and turn it into a slangfest. Story aside, the biggest failing is everyones attitude towards each other on here.
as i said above earlier, why oh why print this story
To add to that I would also say that those who are saying that this story shouldn't have been made public - it hasn't, we do not know the names of those involved only that a 13 year old is pregnant. And as others have pointed out it IS our business because those of us who work (or in my case own businesses) will be paying for this so we have a right to an opinion on it.
ledge374
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2:23pm Thu 13 Sep 12
Amelia_40 wrote:Well said
ledge374 wrote:It is sad when people do that because it often leads to the comments being removed. Everyone is entitled to their view and personally I wouldn't slate anyone for having a view that opposes my own. Fortunately we live in a society where free speech is allowed.
rach74 wrote:They print it so every one with a view can get on their soap box and tell everyone else that theirs is wrong, it creates more hits on their website every time someone feels the need to reply to another comment. Good marketing if you ask me. Its amazing how on every story the same few always turn it personal and turn it into a slangfest. Story aside, the biggest failing is everyones attitude towards each other on here.
as i said above earlier, why oh why print this story
To add to that I would also say that those who are saying that this story shouldn't have been made public - it hasn't, we do not know the names of those involved only that a 13 year old is pregnant. And as others have pointed out it IS our business because those of us who work (or in my case own businesses) will be paying for this so we have a right to an opinion on it.
s-pb2
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3:58pm Thu 13 Sep 12
Amelia_40 wrote:We do not know the backgrounds of these children or their families, so we dont know whether they will be needing handouts or whether the family will be paying for the care themselves. So I cannot see how this story is our business.
ledge374 wrote:It is sad when people do that because it often leads to the comments being removed. Everyone is entitled to their view and personally I wouldn't slate anyone for having a view that opposes my own. Fortunately we live in a society where free speech is allowed.
rach74 wrote:They print it so every one with a view can get on their soap box and tell everyone else that theirs is wrong, it creates more hits on their website every time someone feels the need to reply to another comment. Good marketing if you ask me. Its amazing how on every story the same few always turn it personal and turn it into a slangfest. Story aside, the biggest failing is everyones attitude towards each other on here.
as i said above earlier, why oh why print this story
To add to that I would also say that those who are saying that this story shouldn't have been made public - it hasn't, we do not know the names of those involved only that a 13 year old is pregnant. And as others have pointed out it IS our business because those of us who work (or in my case own businesses) will be paying for this so we have a right to an opinion on it.
If you still feel this way, then your precedent would be that EVERY woman who is pregnant, no matter how old she is, have her story printed on this site, because they may or may not need welfare support.
TheBogeyMan
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8:20pm Thu 13 Sep 12
TheBiggestFanOfGershwin
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12:39am Fri 14 Sep 12
Hobad1 wrote:Hence "troll"
burgerboy wrote:Agree with you burgerboy. Judging by his comments, `best troll ever' does seem to be a wierdo, or a wind-up-merchant. Either way he or she is not contributing anything meaningful to this discussion.
best troll ever wrote:With your deranged comments and distubing views a stay in a secure establishment may be the best course of action for youself, then just maybe that will stop your perverse and disjointed rantings.(;o(.
best troll ever wrote: burgerboy says... 11:31am Tue 11 Sep 12 With this type of comment and the one you left about the young girl hurt by a skateboarder on yesterdays posts i really think you need checking out by the authorites reguarding your disturbing views on children.!!!!!Why!! you want to kill !! a little baby!!??? I would stick YOU in the army!!!!!
TheBiggestFanOfGershwin
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12:45am Fri 14 Sep 12
I understand that people here are very anti-abortion, I accept you opinions, but stop throwing around insults just because someone suggests it. It's not a swearword, you don't need to punish people for using it!
This is a simple matter of realisation for the children in question. If I were the boy, I would have wanted her to abort (NO 13/14 year old boy wants to be a father, this was also probably his first sexual interaction and chances are, he't not going to be proud of this) Secondly, if I were the girl, I would want to keep it, but that's because that's what women are like, you hold life with higher values than men (sorry for the generalisation, but just go with it). As for the parents, if I was the boy's Dad, I would chastise him, if I were the girl's Dad, I'd want to kill the boy.
Abortion, in my eyes, is the only way to remedy this. Else, neither of them will have a normal, teenage life.
TheBogeyMan
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7:46am Fri 14 Sep 12
TheBiggestFanOfGershHere here mate.
win wrote:
Personally, I feel that abortion is the only viable route, this girl's vulva will not dilate enough to have the baby born naturally and C-section would be rather dangerous (not to mention the horrific scars)
I understand that people here are very anti-abortion, I accept you opinions, but stop throwing around insults just because someone suggests it. It's not a swearword, you don't need to punish people for using it!
This is a simple matter of realisation for the children in question. If I were the boy, I would have wanted her to abort (NO 13/14 year old boy wants to be a father, this was also probably his first sexual interaction and chances are, he't not going to be proud of this) Secondly, if I were the girl, I would want to keep it, but that's because that's what women are like, you hold life with higher values than men (sorry for the generalisation, but just go with it). As for the parents, if I was the boy's Dad, I would chastise him, if I were the girl's Dad, I'd want to kill the boy.
Abortion, in my eyes, is the only way to remedy this. Else, neither of them will have a normal, teenage life.
Daily reader91
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11:29am Fri 14 Sep 12
TheBogeyMan wrote:Whats a normal life in this day and age?
TheBiggestFanOfGersh win wrote: Personally, I feel that abortion is the only viable route, this girl's vulva will not dilate enough to have the baby born naturally and C-section would be rather dangerous (not to mention the horrific scars) I understand that people here are very anti-abortion, I accept you opinions, but stop throwing around insults just because someone suggests it. It's not a swearword, you don't need to punish people for using it! This is a simple matter of realisation for the children in question. If I were the boy, I would have wanted her to abort (NO 13/14 year old boy wants to be a father, this was also probably his first sexual interaction and chances are, he't not going to be proud of this) Secondly, if I were the girl, I would want to keep it, but that's because that's what women are like, you hold life with higher values than men (sorry for the generalisation, but just go with it). As for the parents, if I was the boy's Dad, I would chastise him, if I were the girl's Dad, I'd want to kill the boy. Abortion, in my eyes, is the only way to remedy this. Else, neither of them will have a normal, teenage life.Here here mate.
I know people who have had children at a young age and are infact very happy both working paying their own way.
Abortion should NOT be an option in my eyes when there are plenty of people who would love to raise a child as their own. Ultimately its her decision and so i say the best of luck to them both and i hope he stands by her! Afterall it takes two to TANGO :)
ashleycross
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4:50pm Fri 14 Sep 12
stevobath
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3:17pm Sat 15 Sep 12
Amelia_40 wrote:Of course Social Sevices will become involved irrespective of family background.Why? Because of the age.Rich peoples kids make mistakes too.Your assumptions are just stereotypical Right Wing nonsense & predjudice.
This girl should have had an abortion. Any sensible person would realise that a 13 year old would not be able to support a baby. I can't believe that there are comments here stating that the parents could be wealthy etc. when we all know that is not the case. If they are wealthy then Social Services wouldn't have become involved as the family would have provided adequate provision and support for their daughter and we would not know about the case. Social Services obtained a court order to prevent the names being made public for a good reason.
Social Services were probably involved with the familiy aleady otherwise who would have brought it to their attention? I think most of us have the intelligence and wisdom to deduce those things from the story. Others obviously prefer to live in cloud cuckoo land.
The girls DR would HAVE TO INFORM SOCIAL SEVICES because of her age.Try doing some research before you leave such pathetic nonsense comments.
stevobath
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3:27pm Sat 15 Sep 12
Was Charlie wrote:This is interesting.Teenage pregnancy is at its LOWEST rate for over 20 years.
Several years ago I taught at a school where this happened to two pupils of similar age. They were actively having sex, but, like so many youngsters, had mistaken ideas on how to avoid pregnancy such as if you do it standing up, you won’t get pregnant. They’re not as knowledgeable as many think.
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Naturally their names couldn't be kept secret as the pregnancy became obvious. Fortunately, they had support from both sets of parents and were advised by Social Services to do a deal with a national newspaper and get something out of their situation being reported to the whole country. The money was put in trust for the child’s future – not to be touched until he was 18.
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The boy was obviously less affected than the girl, but fortunately her parents helped raise the child so she could continue with her education and the boy and his parents were actively involved as well. Last I heard both had gone on to university and had worthwhile careers and the child was a well-balanced teenager.
Also a recent long term study found that those who have kids at a young age usually end up putting more money into the system in the end.Sounds crazy but it would seem to be true according to the study! Cant remember the Proffesors involved in the study, but the names can be found on Wiki under teen pregnancy.
In Absentia
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8:56pm Sat 15 Sep 12
We contribute taxes for lots of things in society that remain confidential and I've yet to read any comment that can convince me that the 'public interest' has been served by people knowing about this case. How has any of our lifes benefitted from this?
The overriding public interest here is surely for this child to have complete anonymity and with the Echo having published this case and indicated when the baby is due, then this is compromised. It's already cost the taxpayer money in having the council go to court for an injunction.
lmkbmthforever
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12:14pm Sun 16 Sep 12
BournemouthMum wrote:I am certainly with you on that! I have a 13 yr old daughter, thankfully she is against all this, she tars her older looking more mature class mates as s***s , she likes boys obviously but I can hand on heart say she wouldnt end up like this, no child should its disgusting, she should have an abortion. there is no lack of education on this subject and what were the parents thinking?!
I'd be horrified if this was my daughter. I'd be insisting on an abortion. Children having children is ridicullous and what chance does this poor mite have being brought into the world by 'parents' who can barely take care of themselves. Hopefully the child will be put up for adoption so it can at least have a decent start in life.
I also have a 14 yr old son,if I had someone at my door saying he got their daughter pregnant I would be endebted to them for life! really sad :(
wizzydolphin
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1:16pm Mon 17 Sep 12
HRH of Boscombe wrote:So, all members of HM Armed Forces, RAF, Police and Fire Services who have tattoos are wearing some kind of label then are they??
KitKatPuss wrote:Really?? It is like wearing a label.
HRH of Boscombe wrote:HRH, they may be commonly referred to as a tramp stamp as are tattoos on the lower back. However where a person chooses to get their tattoos does not always have to have a bearing on what they do and who they are!KitKatPuss wrote:The ones under the wrist are generally referred to as tramp stamps. Thought that was common knowledge.scrumpyjack wrote: static kill says... "Well at least now she has a reason to get a tattoo on her wrist.” Brilliant. best quote of the day.Really????? So a tattoo on your wrist means what then? I have lots of tattoos, doesn't change the way I am and how I live my life.
mmm2008
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5:22pm Mon 17 Sep 12
TheBiggestFanOfGershHer vulva will not dilate enough? It's you that needs sex education if you think a female's vulva dilates during childbirth!! Do you mean cervix? Vagina? And both would dilate perfectly well. What do you think periods signal???
win wrote:
Personally, I feel that abortion is the only viable route, this girl's vulva will not dilate enough to have the baby born naturally and C-section would be rather dangerous (not to mention the horrific scars)
I understand that people here are very anti-abortion, I accept you opinions, but stop throwing around insults just because someone suggests it. It's not a swearword, you don't need to punish people for using it!
This is a simple matter of realisation for the children in question. If I were the boy, I would have wanted her to abort (NO 13/14 year old boy wants to be a father, this was also probably his first sexual interaction and chances are, he't not going to be proud of this) Secondly, if I were the girl, I would want to keep it, but that's because that's what women are like, you hold life with higher values than men (sorry for the generalisation, but just go with it). As for the parents, if I was the boy's Dad, I would chastise him, if I were the girl's Dad, I'd want to kill the boy.
Abortion, in my eyes, is the only way to remedy this. Else, neither of them will have a normal, teenage life.
BIGTONE says...
9:38am Tue 11 Sep 12