tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11652148.post9127322765442616300..comments2024-02-23T10:53:19.705+00:00Comments on Dare to Know: When People Say "You Have Nothing to Fear"Carlottahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12686469871331093679noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11652148.post-35423550109944441732009-02-02T08:30:00.000+00:002009-02-02T08:30:00.000+00:00I agree that not having money for a good lawyer ca...I agree that not having money for a good lawyer can be a real bind, but I think one also cannot dismiss the fact that there are all sorts of prejudices out there. <BR/><BR/>An ex-child social worker friend confirmed to us that plenty of social workers have an anti-middle class ethic and positively loathe the aristocracy. <BR/><BR/>In certain jobs that I quickly left, I experienced a significant amount of prejudice simply because I had a middle class accent and one of our Health Visitors seemed to take against me as far as I could tell, on this basis alone. <BR/><BR/>No amount of schmoozing and appearing presentable will necessarily do the trick, perhaps because envy is a powerful thing.Carlottahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12686469871331093679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11652148.post-71722119834397358912009-02-02T08:20:00.000+00:002009-02-02T08:20:00.000+00:00But it's not likely the social services come after...But it's not likely the social services come after you at all. You are a social person, you have plenty of friends in the community, you can get experts to witness for you if you want and you can afford a good lawyer.<BR/><BR/>It's poor families that are at risk.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11652148.post-7778896536548758542009-02-01T07:13:00.000+00:002009-02-01T07:13:00.000+00:00Yes, I think I do. I think that once they are thr...Yes, I think I do. I think that once they are through your door, you are no longer in charge of the evidence, they can say anything they like about you and your family and they are the experts.<BR/><BR/>Everyone keeps saying "oh you'll be alright, you don't live on a council estate, two parent family, etc. A consultant friend of ours who clearly lived in very satisfactory conditions, thank you very much, had to work extremely hard to fend off his own social services department from his home after someone reported the family for being unknown HEors. It really can happen to anyone, imo.Carlottahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12686469871331093679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11652148.post-64443014754826712212009-01-31T23:22:00.000+00:002009-01-31T23:22:00.000+00:00Do you, personally, have anything to fear?Do you, personally, have anything to fear?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com