A plea to all eu residents to help nspcc

[Rhubarbman 0]

This comes from the DoD-Mod

Courtsy of Ian and Gitfinger,

"I would ask kindly that EVERYONE visits the following page daily, and donates money to the NSPCC to help abused children"

http://www.nspcc.org.uk/donate-4-free/default.asp

"It will literally take you 5 seconds in a morning, and if all 370 members clickeh, that's Å7.40 per day, or a smidge over Å2,700 a year

Cheers

iAn"

[theavonlady 2]

Exactly what's behind this?

Who gives them the money and why do they want us to click on the site in order to give it?

[Guest]

Sounds very questionable to me.

[theavonlady 2]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (denoir @ Sep. 05 2002,22:08)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Sounds very questionable to me.<span id='postcolor'>

Well I did pass them your credit card number.

[theavonlady 2]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (denoir @ Sep. 05 2002,22:08)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Sounds very questionable to me.<span id='postcolor'>

It could very well be legit. Here's an example.

[Paratrooper 0]

I am all for supporting charities but I can't see how this works, I have given 2p apparently.

[Rhubarbman 0]

i doubt the NSPCC would do anything non legit as they are a large Charity and its based on the actually website, also the guy who posted the original is a trusted friend.

[Guest]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Rhubarbman @ Sep. 05 2002,21:15)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">i doubt the NSPCC would do anything non legit  as they are a large Charity and its based on the actually website, also the guy who posted the original is a trusted friend.<span id='postcolor'>

Yes, you are probably right. I took a look at it and at least it looks professional. I have never heard about NSPCC before, though.

[Paratrooper 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Rhubarbman @ Sep. 05 2002,21:15)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">i doubt the NSPCC would do anything non legit  as they are a large Charity and its based on the actually website, also the guy who posted the original is a trusted friend.<span id='postcolor'>

I doubt that it is illegal but I can't see how it works.

[Rhubarbman 0]

Its the National Society of Prevention of Cruelty to Children a most worthy cause imho, also could this be stickied?

[theavonlady 2]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Paratrooper @ Sep. 05 2002,22:21)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">I doubt that it is illegal but I can't see how it works.<span id='postcolor'>

It's like the Snope link I gave above. Read About Donate-4-Free.

[Paratrooper 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (denoir @ Sep. 05 2002,21:19)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">I have never heard about NSPCC before, though.<span id='postcolor'>

They are a British charity, do you have something similar in Sweden?

[Guest]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Paratrooper @ Sep. 05 2002,21:24)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (denoir @ Sep. 05 2002,21:19)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">I have never heard about NSPCC before, though.<span id='postcolor'>

They are a British charity, do you have something similar in Sweden?<span id='postcolor'>

We have lots of different charity organizations (a no-brainer, really)

[Rhubarbman 0]

I would also urge you to post my original Post to any meesege boards that you subscribe to that has an EU following so we can help the FULL STOP campaign.

Thx for the sticky its much appreciated

[Paratrooper 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Rhubarbman @ Sep. 05 2002,21:29)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">I would also urge you to post my original Post to any meesege boards that you subscribe to that has an EU following so we can help the FULL STOP campaign.

Thx for the sticky its much appreciated<span id='postcolor'>

I fully support the campaign but I can't see that any charity can penetrate the vault of the abusive family on a national scale. The family is our first institution after all.

[Rhubarbman 0]

they are the only charity that can actually take action for the kids i think.

[Tex -USMC- 0]

In the EU, whats the general criteria for an abusive family?

[Paratrooper 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Tex [uSMC] @ Sep. 05 2002,22:08)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">In the EU, whats the general criteria for an abusive family?<span id='postcolor'>

In Britain you aren't allowed to strike children under 4. You certainly aren't allowed to damage a child or be in any other way cruel. This is fair I think, but abuse is a long running thing isn't it.

[Tex -USMC- 0]

Im just curious- because I know that because of cultural differences between America and Europe the standards that define an 'abusive' family might uh, be a bit different. For example: I think that kids should be smacked around every once in a while if they deserve it. For example, when I got out of line, I got spanked (many times lol) and once got my mouth washed out with soap. In retrospect, I deserved it all, and dont consider any of it abusive. But others might think otherwise.

[Rhubarbman 0]

yea i would say spanking is ok imho but im thinking the NSPCC takes u down if ur abusing as in brusing your kids if there crying or for no reason just beating up on them, if u lived in the uk they have had some really powerfull ads that have brought a tear to my eye on more than 1 occation

[Paratrooper 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Tex [uSMC] @ Sep. 05 2002,23:02)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Im just curious- because I know that because of cultural differences between America and Europe the standards that define an 'abusive' family might uh, be a bit different. For example: I think that kids should be smacked around every once in a while if they deserve it. For example, when I got out of line, I got spanked (many times lol) and once got my mouth washed out with soap. In retrospect, I deserved it all, and dont consider any of it abusive. But others might think otherwise.<span id='postcolor'>

Well that wouldn't really count as abuse in the UK. You are allowed to spank a child with your hand. I don't know about the mouth washing though, but if discipline is given allong with love and for a good reason it can't be called abuse in my book.

I also wouldn't lump European cultures together, I saw an Italinan man give his small child two real wallops for breaking a plate in a cafe by accident, no-one batted an eyelid but the child was consolled by it's mother and the cafe owner gave him a cake. You wouldn't see a scene like that all over Europe.

[Tex -USMC- 0]

Well, down here, child abuse can range from hitting your child with a closed fist repeatedly, to getting drunk and whaling on yer kid with a two by four

[Guest]

I Sweden all types of physical violence towards children is classified as abuse, even spanking. I don't however think they prosecute people for that..

[Tex -USMC- 0]

See, that's what I mean.

[Paratrooper 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Tex [uSMC] @ Sep. 05 2002,23:36)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">See, that's what I mean.<span id='postcolor'>

Exactly there is no 'European' attitude. From Portugal to Finland there are alot of differing and ancient cultures.