18 year old mother sentenced to 9 years for appalling neglect :(

[smiths]

Good point, and somewhat annoyingly she'd have to be given all kinds of expensive state assistance to facilitate that.

It always seems the more heinous the crime you commit, the more help you end up being given  .

I imagine its very likely this creature will get life long anonymity and state protection, at the taxpayers expense of course once released. The only upside for me is they will have to keep looking over their shoulders for the rest of their miserable life in case someone has a go at them.

It of course wont happen as its against this creatures human rights, but if it were possible being left to sink or swim were be the correct way to go for me once released. If they sink I wouldn't be crying. Actions of great evil like this should have life long consequences of a negative nature for such creatures, I am not interested in rehabilitating such things as they should in a just society be put in prison for ever, and hang the cost of doing that, better to have them locked up than not when push comes to shove in my book. Once out this creature will be given a home, probably a job and have back up to call if needed.

[willie loman]

I think, to be honest, that part of the problem of recruiting social workers is that very few want the job, no matter what money is offered. There is a belief that they will simply be banging their heads on a never ending brick wall, trying to help people who mostly resent it and don't want to be helped, that it's a bit like mole whacking and as fast as you solve one problem another one will appear, but if anything goes wrong you are the one who will be pilloried. It takes a certain mentality to even want the job when there are cushier options.

it depends what part of the country you are in and what kind of social work you are doing, only a small number of social workers are dealing with bad parents etc, much of it is supervising people leaving their own homes and going into retirement home etc or leaving prison, or having background reports, its interesting , well paid, and quite competitive to get on courses etc