Comments on: Libertarianism has some of the answers http://www.blueidea.co.uk/2008/12/libertarianism-has-some-of-the-answers.html A Conservative-supporting thinking blog. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:34:43 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: TomP http://www.blueidea.co.uk/2008/12/libertarianism-has-some-of-the-answers.html/comment-page-1#comment-2346 TomP Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:11:34 +0000 http://thethunderdragon.co.uk/2008/12/libertarianism-has-some-of-the-answers.html#comment-2346 Excuse me, what I meant was that children are 5 times more like to be abused in government care. Study this : A TIME Magazine article in 2000 titled "The Shame of Foster Care" admitted that children are five times more likely to be abused in government custody. Article not available on line! Maybe you can find it! Excuse me, what I meant was that children are 5 times more like to be abused in government care.

Study this :

A TIME Magazine article in 2000 titled “The Shame of Foster Care” admitted that children are five times more likely to be abused in government custody.

Article not available on line!

Maybe you can find it!

]]> By: DavidNcl http://www.blueidea.co.uk/2008/12/libertarianism-has-some-of-the-answers.html/comment-page-1#comment-2340 DavidNcl Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:48:08 +0000 http://thethunderdragon.co.uk/2008/12/libertarianism-has-some-of-the-answers.html#comment-2340 TomP, Could you cite your source for this? I'm not disputing it, rather I would like to be able to use in other discussion. TomP,

Could you cite your source for this? I’m not disputing it, rather I would like to be able to use in other discussion.

]]> By: asquith http://www.blueidea.co.uk/2008/12/libertarianism-has-some-of-the-answers.html/comment-page-1#comment-2345 asquith Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:36:32 +0000 http://thethunderdragon.co.uk/2008/12/libertarianism-has-some-of-the-answers.html#comment-2345 "Since children are 5-6 times more likely to die i government custody than at home according to US numbers, governments should not be granted this kind of power." Is that all homes, in general, or just abusive homes? Bit of a difference... “Since children are 5-6 times more likely to die i government custody than at home according to US numbers, governments should not be granted this kind of power.”

Is that all homes, in general, or just abusive homes?

Bit of a difference…

]]> By: TomP http://www.blueidea.co.uk/2008/12/libertarianism-has-some-of-the-answers.html/comment-page-1#comment-2344 TomP Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:36:05 +0000 http://thethunderdragon.co.uk/2008/12/libertarianism-has-some-of-the-answers.html#comment-2344 Since children are 5-6 times more likely to die i government custody than at home according to US numbers, governments should not be granted this kind of power. libertyblogger.net Since children are 5-6 times more likely to die i government custody than at home according to US numbers, governments should not be granted this kind of power.
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]]> By: Would Libertarianism Lead to More Baby Ps? | Sharpe's Opinion http://www.blueidea.co.uk/2008/12/libertarianism-has-some-of-the-answers.html/comment-page-1#comment-2343 Would Libertarianism Lead to More Baby Ps? | Sharpe's Opinion Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:57:56 +0000 http://thethunderdragon.co.uk/2008/12/libertarianism-has-some-of-the-answers.html#comment-2343 [...] this earlier, but didn’t for reasons which remain a mystery. Also worth checking out is the Letter From a Libertarian in [...] [...] this earlier, but didn’t for reasons which remain a mystery. Also worth checking out is the Letter From a Libertarian in [...]

]]> By: Womble On Tour http://www.blueidea.co.uk/2008/12/libertarianism-has-some-of-the-answers.html/comment-page-1#comment-2342 Womble On Tour Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:57:32 +0000 http://thethunderdragon.co.uk/2008/12/libertarianism-has-some-of-the-answers.html#comment-2342 As a nation we have to ask ourselves what we want to become. The Statists believe, and would have us believe, that it IS possible to prevent another case like this. I heard Beverley Hughes on the radio this morning saying that what was needed was some fine-tning between proceduralisation and trusting care workers' professional judgement, and then everything would be fine. Tosh. No amount of state control can prevent abuse. Take every child into care and abuse will take place, in far greater measure, probably, within the state system. I would hazard a guess that it you're in care you're already more likely to be abused than if you're not. The question should not be "How do we preent this from ever happening again ?" It should be "How can we best reduce the risk without hugely reducing the freedoms of loving law-abiding parents, who are by far in the majority ?" As a nation we have to ask ourselves what we want to become. The Statists believe, and would have us believe, that it IS possible to prevent another case like this. I heard Beverley Hughes on the radio this morning saying that what was needed was some fine-tning between proceduralisation and trusting care workers’ professional judgement, and then everything would be fine. Tosh. No amount of state control can prevent abuse. Take every child into care and abuse will take place, in far greater measure, probably, within the state system. I would hazard a guess that it you’re in care you’re already more likely to be abused than if you’re not.
The question should not be “How do we preent this from ever happening again ?” It should be “How can we best reduce the risk without hugely reducing the freedoms of loving law-abiding parents, who are by far in the majority ?”

]]> By: Letters From A Tory http://www.blueidea.co.uk/2008/12/libertarianism-has-some-of-the-answers.html/comment-page-1#comment-2341 Letters From A Tory Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:31:06 +0000 http://thethunderdragon.co.uk/2008/12/libertarianism-has-some-of-the-answers.html#comment-2341 Ha, love it. Very interesting points. I certainly learnt a lot about libertarianism today so I'm really glad I wrote the post. Ha, love it. Very interesting points.

I certainly learnt a lot about libertarianism today so I’m really glad I wrote the post.

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