should they have given her a lift home ?

[webbo3]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/...tinghamshire-19850630

A very sad case but.

As she was at a family party were there no friends or relations to drive her home, no one to give her money for a taxi, and should the police be used as a taxi service for drunks or tipsy people on their way home after a night out.



Dave.

[joko]

i knew it would happen one day MT, hehe.

[webbo3]

I wish i could give more best answers as there are some very good replies, ty for all your answers, but just an afterthought, if the police were not there who would be at fault, the young lady for walking home alone, the family and friends for letting her walk home or as a few people have said the only person to blame for this womans death is the killer.




Dave.

[joko]

well of course. the ONLY person to blame for this is the killer.

[emmie]

that is not to say the plods couldn't have helped, even if not give the lass a lift.

[anotheoldgit]

em10

/// that is not to say the plods couldn't have helped, even if not give the lass ///

Why do you continue to insult the police by calling them 'plods', have you no respect?

Is it any wonder that high on the list of what is wrong with today's society is the 'LACK OF RESPECT'?

[emmie]

could call them peelers if you like, would that make it any less of problem.

[emmie]

I have every respect for people who help others, those who do voluntary work, no pay, just good honest deeds, these policemen could of helped, even if it was in a small way, but they didn't. I am not blaming them for her death as some seem to suggest. They are plods, bobbies, coppers, just names AOG that is all.

[netibiza]

When I was younger and completely sober but lost, the police took me home and once as it was out of their area, they called the other police who continued my journey. Nice in the old days, people actually helped each other.

[emmie]

netbiza, there i was thinking i was a lone voice in all this, thank you x

[netibiza]

AOG, calling the police, rossers, coppers, plods or peelers is not disrespectful. I hate all this "respect" nonsense. Dissing this and dissing that. Use it in it's proper place. yes calling them pigs would be bad.

[emmie]

i said this to a group of people a few days ago in a meeting, in the old days people helped one another, you could leave your front door open without fear of finding burglars had ransacked your home, because the neighbours were friends, often relatives, you lived in a community, i don't feel that anymore. Of course some in the group laughed, but i stand my ground over this, and it's not rose coloured spectacles either.

[netibiza]

em, I have great respect for the police, but not when they could help people and don't. We've had people drowning because the police were not qualitfied/authorised to get in the water. I was brought up to respect most peopel in authority.

[emmie]

i am not disrespectful to the police, i admire most of them for the difficult job they do, and they are the ones we turn to in a crisis. Like 7th of July, and the Kings Cross underground fire, to mention just two.

[netibiza]

In fact on this island this week there was a young german couple who were mugged and everything they owned was stolen, 600€ passports phones, and we have rallied round on this island and someone has put them in a flat and another is buying them food, my daughter and I have donated lots of clothes and underwear (new) and toiletries, and I have given them a mobile phone, it's what we do, but there were a lot of cynical people here and I am glad we have shown them up. I like to help people and yes occasionally one gets stung, but never let it harden your heart!

[Goodsoulette]

If i was a bit drunk at a family party, and was unable to get home and later murdered I expect my family would blame themselves for not giving me a lift or letting me go home alone rather than apportioning blame to an already stretched public service.

If for any reason, the police do feel that they need to escort a drunk home, that person should be fined 50 quid outright.

[mccfluff]

as part of their job, no they are not responsible. As a human being then yes, you should help

but as others have said, why was she left alone to get home?