[Squiggs]

If so, you're not fit to be in charge of a youngster.

You let him wander off, kicking a plastic bottle around, whilst you stood transfixed at the big screen telly that you are no doubt going to use to plonk him in front of then tell him to stare at it and shut up.

You let him crawl around unsupervised - I nearly clocked him one with my trolley when I didn't see him - and you didn't give a damn.

Then when he exercised his NATURAL CURIOSITY, that you should be encouraging whilst guiding and restraining when necessary, and knocked a display over, you (mum) fawned your apologies to the assistant whilst you (dad) had a right old go at the poor little bugger and had him bawling, when the only people deserving of reprimand are yourselves.

Daft thing is, I wouldn't be surprised if you tutted your disapproval at the McCanns and gave them a right slagging off either when you read your newspaper.

Even sadder, you had another wee kiddie in the trolley too, so that's TWO kids you obviously care little about. WHY HAVE THEM IF YOU DON'T WANT THEM. Here's a useful site - http://www.durex.com/

And before anyone suggests that it was a momentary lapse, that kids do run off..no. They didn't give a damn what he was doing and where he went. I was stood at the electrical counter for a good few minutes, with one eye on the kid in case he did run off.

[2001louise]

probably just got a crisis loan or a pay out from the social services to fund the telly

[scarby]

Stop bein a nosey bugger. Not your kids, so why should you be arsed? Leave 'em to it.

[ghetto_pony]

Indeed we should just care about ourselves right?Fortunately we live in a world where people have compassion for others and do worry even if that person is nothing to do with them.This is especially the case when they are children and are obviously vulnerable if they are'nt being looked after properly.

[scarby]

If they're not being looked after properly, then they should be with someone who will do it properly.

Obviously......

[Squiggs]

Originally Posted by scarby

Stop bein a nosey bugger. Not your kids, so why should you be arsed? Leave 'em to it.

So I was wrong to be aware of a child in case something happened.

Let's say someone went to take his hand and lead him away. It happens. If we believe the media, we live in a world frought with danger with twisted sickos lurking at every opportunity to take away and abuse kids. May sound unlikely But sometimes there are those elements, uunlikely as it may be, if it didn't happen, there wouldn't be reports of it.

Should I (a) Alert someone to the abduction even though the parents are busy watching telly or (b) say "not my problem, mustn't be a nosey bugger, leave 'em to it"

2001louise, don't assume they were some drug-addled underclass. Remember you need a trade card to use Makro, so one would assume that one parent is in employment if not a small business owner.

[Gazza]

Originally Posted by Squiggs

So I was wrong to be aware of a child in case something happened.

Let's say someone went to take his hand and lead him away. It happens. If we believe the media, we live in a world frought with danger with twisted sickos lurking at every opportunity to take away and abuse kids. May sound unlikely But sometimes there are those elements, uunlikely as it may be, if it didn't happen, there wouldn't be reports of it.

Should I (a) Alert someone to the abduction even though the parents are busy watching telly or (b) say "not my problem, mustn't be a nosey bugger, leave 'em to it"

2001louise, don't assume they were some drug-addled underclass. Remember you need a trade card to use Makro, so one would assume that one parent is in employment if not a small business owner.

don't they give makro cards away with lucky bags ?

[Squiggs]

That's JTF cards...

[moetchampers]

hi squiggs...do you have any kids............as parents were trained to keep one eye on the kids other wise we wouldnt do anything or go anywhere would we? maybe you didnt see that happening?
your comments in your first post were rather harsh .Plus all that about being abducted etc etc, this can happen regardless of how well kept the kids are and looked after.like you say look at the mcanns and the needhams. it can happen to anyones child, and we hope it doesnt. As for makro cards you can be anyone, if someone can get you a card you can use makro..ive had one and im not self employed. we got one thru work yonks ago and i still get it re-newed now no longer in that job! so dont assume cos theyve got one theyre employed or unemployed .how did you get yours?

[scarby]

Originally Posted by Squiggs

So I was wrong to be aware of a child in case something happened.

Let's say someone went to take his hand and lead him away. It happens. If we believe the media, we live in a world frought with danger with twisted sickos lurking at every opportunity to take away and abuse kids. May sound unlikely But sometimes there are those elements, uunlikely as it may be, if it didn't happen, there wouldn't be reports of it.

Should I (a) Alert someone to the abduction even though the parents are busy watching telly or (b) say "not my problem, mustn't be a nosey bugger, leave 'em to it"

2001louise, don't assume they were some drug-addled underclass. Remember you need a trade card to use Makro, so one would assume that one parent is in employment if not a small business owner.

(b) easily...

[m^rk]

Squiggs are you taking the p*ss is that all for crying out loud fair enough if he delibarately went rampaging round Makro & started trashing it but he knocked a flipping Display over for crying out loud it's hardly crime of the century is it.

[Popeye]

I often wonder why people post this sort of stuff. Some kid messing around in macro and you can judge the parents? Its a trivial incident simple as

[2001louise]

Originally Posted by Squiggs

So I was wrong to be aware of a child in case something happened.

Let's say someone went to take his hand and lead him away. It happens. If we believe the media, we live in a world frought with danger with twisted sickos lurking at every opportunity to take away and abuse kids. May sound unlikely But sometimes there are those elements, uunlikely as it may be, if it didn't happen, there wouldn't be reports of it.

Should I (a) Alert someone to the abduction even though the parents are busy watching telly or (b) say "not my problem, mustn't be a nosey bugger, leave 'em to it"

2001louise, don't assume they were some drug-addled underclass. Remember you need a trade card to use Makro, so one would assume that one parent is in employment if not a small business owner.

for one i never mentioned about them being drug-addled underclass.
and you can get hold of a card from a family member who works in a business and sign in.
as i have been on the dole and borrowed my mates and got in.
my father in law and brother has one, so if i want to go to makro or jtf i use theirs and i work but cant be bothered to apply for one

[Cyclone]

Originally Posted by scarby

Stop bein a nosey bugger. Not your kids, so why should you be arsed? Leave 'em to it.

Because when they grow up with behavioural problems and start robbing grannies on the street they become everyones problem.

[Squiggs]

Originally Posted by m^rk

Squiggs are you taking the p*ss is that all for crying out loud fair enough if he delibarately went rampaging round Makro & started trashing it but he knocked a flipping Display over for crying out loud it's hardly crime of the century is it.

The child's "crime" isn't the issue here...point well and truly missed.

If he'd knocked a telly over on his head I'm sure the parents would be the first to be complaining

Originally Posted by Popeye

I often wonder why people post this sort of stuff. Some kid messing around in macro and you can judge the parents? Its a trivial incident simple as

Yes, I can. Quite easily. I saw it. People didn't SEE the McCanns but manage to judge them quite easily..for..hmm...not knowing where their child was.

Originally Posted by Cyclone

Because when they grow up with behavioural problems and start robbing grannies on the street they become everyones problem.

Exactly.

Who cares about a display stand being knocked over...the cardboard display stand and some DVD cases aren't the issue. What is the issue is the disregard for their own child's welfare and the abysmal attitude of berating a young child for their own parental shortcomings. When the child is old enough to go astray and start causing deliberate havoc and the parents show the same lack of interest, that is when you get social problems.

[Meaks]

Children shouldn't be allowed in such places in the first place.

[Squiggs]

Makro accept children but do give regular tannoy announcements advising customers to keep their children with them. It'd be unfair to cause inconvenience to the majority of parents because of the irresponsibilities of a few.

"Cash & Carry" stores have high shelves. High shelves need machinery to be reached. Children do not mix well with machinery.

Wonder what these parents would have said if their child had wandered under a moving fork truck? Would no doubt be everybody else's fault from the fork truck driver to Gordan Brown, but not their's or their no-win no-fee solicitor's

[Gazza]

Originally Posted by Squiggs

The child's "crime" isn't the issue here...point well and truly missed.

If he'd knocked a telly over on his head I'm sure the parents would be the first to be complaining



Yes, I can. Quite easily. I saw it. People didn't SEE the McCanns but manage to judge them quite easily..for..hmm...not knowing where their child was.



Exactly.

Who cares about a display stand being knocked over...the cardboard display stand and some DVD cases aren't the issue. What is the issue is the disregard for their own child's welfare and the abysmal attitude of berating a young child for their own parental shortcomings. When the child is old enough to go astray and start causing deliberate havoc and the parents show the same lack of interest, that is when you get social problems.

The people saying it's ok to let kids run riot, are the ones that prob let their own run riot, annoying the rest of the population.

Selfish Feckers.

[fluffystuff]

Originally Posted by Meaks

Children shouldn't be allowed in such places in the first place.

Well behaved children should, badly behaved shouldn't

[mary70]

Originally Posted by fluffystuff

Well behaved children should, badly behaved shouldn't

even well behaved children get bored and have an off day, children should be kept under control at all times in places like that because of the danger to themselves and others