N-DUBZ singer, Dappy, in his record has called for the release of the murderer of headteacher Philip Lawrence …

N-DUBZ’s, Dappy, in his new record has ‘called’ for the release of the murderer of headteacher Mr Philip Lawrence murdered by Leo Chindamo in London 1995. Chindamo breached his (Ministry of Justice) License a few years ago by meeting-up with a gang member, breaching his curfew and failing a breath test.

At best this is tacky sales hype, more worryingly is Dappy’s desire to reinforce every negative stereotype about black men! His record company is equally responsible. What an embarrassment and insult!! Will he be rapping for the release of the killers of Mr Stephen Lawrence next?

Hopefully, all black people with means will encourage Dappy to withdraw his distasteful and offensive record, soon, and write a personal apology to Mr Philip Lawrence’s widow and children. In turn, he offends all crime victims and decent people. His records should have an embargo until he does so.

Dappy would do well to read Malcolm X and Angela Davis about genuine black dignity and social advancement.

Superb achievement for human dignity and justice (USA) but further changes are needed …

This is a supreme, achievement for human dignity and justice Denise; warm, proud congratulations to you and your supporters!! Simon (Copy of message)

Victims’ Rights Sign-Off Sheet passes into law

Victims’ Rights sign-off sheet passed into law! Since 2003, I have proposed that victims receive information and an explanation of their rights at the onset of the criminal justice system and a sign-off sheet to prevent other victims from facing a he said/she said dilemma which Jasmine and I experienced as a result of the prosecution against her rapist who was convicted and sentenced in 2003. She and I never received information or knew we had rights throughout the entire criminal justice proceedings.

When I first learned of our rights, two weeks after the case was closed, I filed a complaint against the prosecutor with the Attorney Registration Disciplinary Commission and the prosecutor “claimed” that the child advocate gave us our rights which he never did. On May 22, 2012, HB5187 passed both Illinois Houses unanimously.

However, Victims’ Rights still remain unenforceable in Illinois. Law enforcement officers will need to carry out this law by furnishing victims with their rights on a ‘good-faith basis’ since we have not been successful in our attempts to remove the language in Illinois Victims’ Rights laws that denies victims Appellate relief, or a cause of action for damages, when their rights are violated. That effort is still in the works! Congratulations Jasmine for improving the laws on behalf of other victims of violent crime!!

Click on this link to read the new law 
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/billstatus.asp?DocNum=5187&GAID=11&GA=97&DocTypeID=HB&LegID=65321&SessionID=84

Denise Rotheimer 
Founder 
Mothers On a Mission to Stop Violence 
www.momsv.org 
++ 847-406-8566

Children that violate children

The case of two male children violating almost to death other children in Doncaster captured again the heinous capacity that some children have to do harm with intent to other children. If these children had been adequately contained much earlier in a secure institution by safeguarding boards and legal institutions it may have prevented the tragedy for the innocent victims.

There are too many disturbing common themes with the Doncaster crimes and the failures of services in another case that is being overlooked but raised by the Daily Mail (www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1238422). In my December blog I referred to this case that should be receiving the same media high profile and robust legal response – but is not! It would be good for the major media to start reporting what is happening in this tragedy of another innocent child victim.

The child predator is well-known to many statutory services and the questions remain what was such a dangerous child doing in a community setting and do the community know today that child is still free to violate others? However, the victim’s family have been subjected to relentless obstruction by executive services and almost made to feel guilty for wanting justice. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is our society’s insurance for robustly prosecuting, but again, appear to be lacking this innocent family.

In Doncaster case, if what the media state is fact that the father of the sentenced predators actively lied to police at the time criminal proceedings must follow. However, equally accountable as the parents are the main public service executives and workers because they all share the responsibility. It is ironic that professionals that do speak-out about appalling standards of preventative abuses find themselves sacked for actively safeguarding the vulnerable public. With a general election looming will another government ensure a better, safer, more diligent legal and public service response?

No justice for a child

While we all recovered from our Christmas pleasures there was a startling news article that The Daily Mail published on 26 December, Boxing Day.

The article is about a known child who is a sexual predator who allegedly violated another child and the executive services, schools, police crown prosecution service, health and social services failing to place the child on the sex offenders register. The attacks took place at school and the child’s home. The court outcome allowed the child predator to remain ‘in the community’ totally ignoring the violated child’s needs or the fight the family has endured. Have the authorities made the local community aware that their children are also potentially at risk as he is not in a secure environment? (www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1238422)

It seems this family has been procedurally obstructed and hindered at every turn. Why is it in our country innocent decent people are bullied, patronised and denied justice while unprofessional practice that places children and adults at risk escape the courts and public accountability? If the article is correct we should all support this family and expect our country’s criminal justice system to begin to function properly and robustly.

All credit to The Daily Mail for raising the concerns but what unravelled requires far greater public awareness and accountability of executive officers that have stonewalled the family and allegedly trivialised the suffering of their sexually violated child. These senior officials should face charges or at least dismissal. We all need to encourage The Daily Mail of other national media to take-up this news story to make authorities publicly accountable. An innocent child has not received justice!

A mother’s torment

A mother who killed herself and her disabled daughter in a burning car had contacted police more than 30 times about abuse claims, an inquest heard.

The inquest heard how the family were “under siege” in their home but police filed the incidents as the less serious “grade two” and considered her to be “over-reacting”.

The jury was told Ms Pilkington’s son Anthony, who has severe dyslexia, was locked in a shed at knifepoint and beaten with a metal bar. The gang also shouted at Francesca, who has severe learning difficulties, to lift up her nightdress. They also pelted the family’s home with eggs, flour and stones and shouted insults about the children’s disabilities.

Leicester Police said they logged 33 complaints from Ms Pilkington about a gang between 2000 and 2007, including 13 in the 10 months before her death. Ms Pilkington’s mother said a gang of up to 16 youths would stand at the front of the family house shouting that they could do “anything they liked to the family”. *

The coroner responding to the tepid responses of Leicestershire’s Assistance Chief Constable, Mr Chris Tew, correctly pointed him towards law and reality. Coroner Olivia Davison explained ‘’ It seems to me that, given the history and the context of the abuse, it would not have been anti-social behaviour but a crime because we had people being hounded in their own home … If a police officer reflected on these incidents, an attempt might have been made to apprehend the individuals who were doing this, charge them and bring them before a youth court, rather than passing them on to the council who will write them a letter they will probably ignore.’’

Who is going to bring each gang member to account in court and will the Independent Police Complaints Commission initiate a formal inquiry about the conduct of Leicestershire police? What a frightening and degrading life this innocent family was subjected to by their community. Imagine the level of despair that brings a person take their life and child’s? What does this tell us about the people and public services of Britain beyond the political executive hype that patronises but fails to protect us?

* BBC News 17 September 2009

Is it time for children predators who violate other children to be held accountable?

Has the time arrived for legislation to address the new types of severe violent crimes perpetrated by children against children? This week sees the trial in Sheffield for heinous crimes both sexual and physical in nature perpetrated by children against children and what type of punishment may they expect within the UK?

This young generation is not like any other young generation that has gone before and the government and wider society need to reflect this is the manner in which child criminals are managed and treated.

It seems the time has come for the government to act with legislation that reflects this new child generation of violent crimes against children. The extensive weight of clinical and forensic expert knowledge shows that children who begin violating at an early age very often go on to commit more and more serious grievous crimes as adolescents and young people.

Why should children not be placed on a sex offender’s register and detained in a secure forensic environment and appropriately treated for an appropriate time?  Does the damage they impact on innocent children mean less because the crime victims are children?

Have we reached the time were this is reasonable way forward for the safety of children and wider society? It is time the public were made safer from children who are sexual and violent predators are placed by law on the sex offenders register. We need statutory services held more stringently accountable when custodial sentences are due for review, especially when any possible consideration is given to types of non-custodial ‘community’ environments are considered. It seems the time has arrived for radical changes to punishment of children and adolescents that are predatory knife, or gun-touting and dangerous. Maybe it is time to review the use of secure approved schools and conscription.

Resigned – quietly goes the G20 alleged killer of Mr Ian Tomlinson

In all the excitement of watching our government lurch from the unacceptable to the ridiculous it would be easy to have missed the quiet announcement not followed-up by the media. It was the resignation of the alleged responsible ex-officer for the killing of Mr Ian Tomlinson at the G20 demonstrations in April 2009.

It is unusual to not name the alleged ex-officer and state if he is to face charges and reflects a disappointing response from the IPCC – where are you, where is the justice for a man who should be breathing today?

When will the officer’s be named, face criminal charges as it is not that there is an absence of relevant film footage and witnesses. When will they be charged and with what?

Police work is hard and dangerous. This is why we need robust accountability and competent people selectively employed as law enforcement officers to deal with pressure and public order; not officers that wilfully slap provocative public or attack innocent members of the public causing their death.
We must demand more from all these closed institutions and the chief constable of the Metropolitan Police, Mayor of London and Ministry of Justice to act quickly bring all parties to public account.

If the Olympic Games is to take place and with all the civil and terrorist concerns, aside from the waste of essential public funds may we at least be assured that we are safe from attack from the police and they will face full criminal justice proceedings? What an embarrassment our system makes to international observers!