Winterbourne View

[abstibus]

I have just seen the photos of the 'carers'.
Would you want these people in your house?

[Baldric]

??

[abstibus]

Baldric
That's my yardstick - would I have this person in my house? It has served me well over the years.
They are a disgrace to the word 'care'.

[Baldric]

Sorry anne I have no idea what carers you're talking about, but your yardstick is well used by me as well.

[abstibus]

Sorry, b
I meant the people on trial for abuse at Winterbourne.

[chelle7272]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/...land-bristol-20084254

[Baldric]

I'm guessing it's this lot;

http://news.sky.com/s...buse-ex-carers-jailed

if it is, then NO WAY!

[pdq1]

And they have closed the place down. I wonder where they will send them now?

[jno]

nobody looks good in a police mugshot. But you probably shouldn't choose your carers on the basis of how photogenic they are.

[emmie]

i have seen so called carers handywork, and believe me i dread the day that i might have to go into a home..

[tonyav]

I know where your coming from em, but the old saying still stands true imo if you pay peanuts then you get monkeys.

[ummmm]

Some care homes are really good.

[tonyav]

I know ummmm, but there are some that are not !

[kat1]

They look really caring don't they!!!!!!

[emmie]

Tony have you any idea the amount of money gets paid to the care home to look after these people, a small fortune. Some relatives have worked in care homes over the years, and i know that they would never ever behave like these bstards, the pay was very low then.

[KerrAvon]

This job seems to attract the worst kind of bullying scum as "carers". Presumably it's lowly paid and attracts those that are borderline mental themselves. I don't have the answers but this kind of abuse of vulnerable people is all too common.

[DTCwordfan]

I think that they have got away with very light sentences, two years the max. What are other views?

[Jordyboy9]

two years for 9 counts of abuse what a farce.

[Kiki-frog]

Yes, DT, I also think they have got off lightly. I really hope that I never have to go into a care home

[DTCwordfan]

and that was the maximum given.....

[Kiki-frog]

I was just thinking that. So probably out in 18 months then