Man Child Migrants

nicko wrote:No it's the one where 3 out of 4 were lying !

Figures obtained by The Mail on Sunday from 50 local authorities across England show that social workers carried out 2,028 age tests between 2013-14 and 2015-16. Over these three years, almost one in four of the claimants – 465 – were found to be over 18.

nicko wrote:Lets just agree to disagree shall we,   your wearing me out !

Spindleshanks wrote:

nicko wrote:No it's the one where 3 out of 4 were lying !

Really?  

From the article

Figures obtained by The Mail on Sunday from 50 local authorities across England show that social workers carried out 2,028 age tests between 2013-14 and 2015-16. Over these three years, almost one in four of the claimants – 465 – were found to be over 18.

This equates to 3 out of 4 telling the truth does it not?

HoratioTarr wrote:

Spindleshanks wrote:

Really?  

From the article



This equates to 3 out of 4 telling the truth does it not?

It doesn't matter what the ratio is.   It shouldn't be happening at all.   I personally wouldn't want my child to be at any kind of risk of a 'sexual emergency' when a fully grown man is placed among real children.   We wouldn't dream of doing that within our own society, never mind with those we have no idea what their psychological background or health issues might be.  

Raggamuffin wrote:25% is quite high.

Raggamuffin wrote:I think they need stop using the word "child". It's absurd to call someone who's 17 a child, even though they're not legally an adult.

Spindleshanks wrote:

HoratioTarr wrote:

It doesn't matter what the ratio is.   It shouldn't be happening at all.   I personally wouldn't want my child to be at any kind of risk of a 'sexual emergency' when a fully grown man is placed among real children.   We wouldn't dream of doing that within our own society, never mind with those we have no idea what their psychological background or health issues might be.  

Of course, I'm not disputing that.  There needs to be an efficient, fail safe way of determining the ages of the child migrants to ensure that those who are still classed as children really are children, but i'm not sure such a thing actually exists.

Perhaps it might be a good idea not to place any dubious cases into schools or homes with other kids until their ages have been determined?

Raggamuffin wrote:I think they need stop using the word "child". It's absurd to call someone who's 17 a child, even though they're not legally an adult.

HoratioTarr wrote:

Spindleshanks wrote:

Of course, I'm not disputing that.  There needs to be an efficient, fail safe way of determining the ages of the child migrants to ensure that those who are still classed as children really are children, but i'm not sure such a thing actually exists.

Perhaps it might be a good idea not to place any dubious cases into schools or homes with other kids until their ages have been determined?

Well, there it was strongly suggested that dental examinations ascertain age..but the do gooders got all up in arms about human rights.

the BDA, which represents dentists and dental students in the UK, disputed claims that dental radiographs could accurately determine whether someone was under 18 or not.

A BDA spokesman said it was "vigorously opposed" to the use of dental X-rays to try to determine the age of asylum seekers."It's not only an inaccurate method for assessing age, but it is both inappropriate and unethical to take radiographs of people when there is no health benefit for them," he added.