‘Parents have to watch their children 24 hours a day’: What owner of devil dog said after seeing his Staffy rip off toddler’s nose and ear

5 June 2012

Keiran a toddler of two years old, was playing outside his house. When suddenly the neighbour’s dog savaged him. Keiran’s grandfather heard screams and raced outside to rescue his grandson. He managed to pull Keiron on to his shoulders but the dog was still jumping up and bit him several times. Keiron is seriously injured, his ear and nose are ripped off, one eye was hanging out, he has holes in his face and more. He was airlifted to the hospital, where doctors performed seven hours of emergency reconstructive surgery and placed him in an induced coma. The owner of the dog held the parents responsible and says that parents should look after their children 24 hours a day. The dog is destroyed.

When I read this article I almost cried, this is a horrible story. I cannot imagine what the little boy, parents and grandparents must be going through. Keiron’s health is still in danger and he will be maimed for the rest of his life. The reaction of the dog’s owner is astonishing, he should be ashamed of himself. His dog is not normal, it is a killer and he made it this way. Some people must not be allowed to have animals, it makes me angry. I really hope the little boy recovers and that the doctors can reconstruct his faces. I need 200 more words to express my opinion.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2154397/Toddler-suffers-horrific-facial-injuries-hell-hounds-berserk.html

Too young to have IVF: 24-year-old Andrea Heywood fights for her right to fertility treatment

Nursery nurse planning to sue her local primary care trust for age discrimination

4 June 2012

Andrea Heywood is a 24–year-old nurse, who is infertile because she suffered severe scarring to her fallopian tubes when her appendix burst at the age of six. She is trying to get pregnant, since she was married three years ago. She was told, she could get pregnant through IVF, but they have been turned down three times for a free round of fertility treatment worth £5,000. They were told they must wait until she is 30 before she gets free IVF treatment. Now they want to sue the local primary care trust for age discrimination, because they say she is too young and therefore denied IVF treatment.

I think that she is being discriminated because the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines state women should be offered three cycles of IVF from the age of 23 to 39 if it is clinically established they are unable to conceive by natural means. It is strange that the local funding guidelines in Portsmouth depart from NICE and therefore they are not eligible for free treatment. She is a young and healthy woman and has the optimum age to have a child. It is also a logical step to want a child when you are married and that has nothing to do with age.

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/too-young-to-have-ivf-24yearold-andrea-heywood-fights-for-her-right-to-fertility-treatment-7814790.html

A generation is growing up skewed by internet pornography, court hears, as 12-year-old who raped a schoolgirl is spared jail

1 June 2012

By watching pornography at a young age, children get a “skewed view” of sex. Like this twelve year old boy, who had unlimited access to adult internet sides. Thereby this young boy forced a nine-year-old girl to perform a sex act on him. The Judge gave him a warning, that he should not regard pornography as a “guide” on how to behave sexually, instead of sending him to jail. There is a political debate going on, as to whether the Government should force internet providers to adopt an “opt-in” system. This means parents would have to remove a default block on watching pornography on their home computers, thereby preventing their children to watch adult images.

It is very sad that children have access to adult internet sides. Parents are responsible that their children cannot watch this on the internet or the television. I think the government should decide to adopt an “opt-in” system, to protect the children whose parents do not block the internet themselves. This made me think, I have got three children and I have secured my television but not the internet. Maybe it is time to do this, but how? The boy in the article will be kept under supervision, I think this is the right decision, because he is only fourteen years old.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/9303598/A-generation-is-growing-up-skewed-by-internet-pornography-court-hears-as-12-year-old-who-raped-a-schoolgirl-is-spared-jail.html

Alcohol: I drink therefore I am

New guidelines warn Britons to drastically reduce their boozing. But is a life without liquor worth living? Hell no, says John Walsh

1 June 2012

Oxford University did a research and recommended levels of alcohol consumption. British people should adjust their daily alcohol intake. According to Oxford University people should not drink more than half a unit per day. That's a quarter of a pint of beer, or a third of a glass of wine. This adjustment could save 4,600 lives every year. According to the writer of the article, not many people will follow this advice because life is going to be boring and that drinking in “units” is impossible. The alcohol problem occurs in the age group 30- and 40- something. Young people are more wise, there's been a 16 per cent decrease in the number of British 11-to-15-year-olds who have tried alcohol.

I think it is great that young people are more sensible towards alcohol consumption, even though they get bad examples from adults. The way these 30- and 40- some age group behave, is ridiculous. The main rise in hospital admissions attributable to alcohol, is due to this age group. The writer of the article acts as if people cannot have fun without alcohol and that is pathetic. I think people are not happy with their life, when they need alcohol to party or relax. I would be ashamed if it were my parents.

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/alcohol-i-drink-therefore-i-am-7808343.html