tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523157134200402843.post2524296667156661972..comments2023-07-02T19:23:47.154+10:00Comments on scuze i: i've a confession to makeFruitCakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15660225514077942415noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523157134200402843.post-66776239051346861192013-11-18T02:26:52.471+11:002013-11-18T02:26:52.471+11:00Sadly, Grace, it was originally a "common law...Sadly, Grace, it was originally a "common law" idea carefully separated from "criminal law". More recently, governments have been incorporating duty of care into their statutes of criminal law - unfortunately usually in a way that protects corporations by limiting the penalties for failing in their duty of care.<br /><br />I'm not sure we are tainted beyond hope so much as lacking hope that on our own we can make a difference.FruitCakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15660225514077942415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523157134200402843.post-159982723376726402013-11-18T01:05:39.751+11:002013-11-18T01:05:39.751+11:00Very succinctly put FC. Its hard to imagine a tim...Very succinctly put FC. Its hard to imagine a time when 'duty of care' will be the norm.. methinks sometimes that the human race is tainted beyond hope!PerthDailyPhotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14077053209100022305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523157134200402843.post-45588583617662406262013-11-17T01:38:42.710+11:002013-11-17T01:38:42.710+11:00I think what I find extraordinary, Red, is that we...I think what I find extraordinary, Red, is that we seem to be crawling along taking centuries to identify one source of abuse at a time. Bizarre that we even have to consider a law specifically directed at organisations in a position of trust.FruitCakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15660225514077942415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523157134200402843.post-63910549787312707642013-11-16T21:48:23.583+11:002013-11-16T21:48:23.583+11:00It's a simple matter of priority. What is mor...It's a simple matter of priority. What is more important - protecting children from illegal abuse; or protecting the perpetrators of that abuse?? Since when did an organisation's administrative procedures take precedence over bringing criminals to justice??Red Nomad OZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03020668094026661054noreply@blogger.com