The 'Blame Culture' we live in

This is a horrible story on the BBC News Cornwall page. Seems that somebody lay dead in their house for THREE YEARS before a burglar found what was left. Family are blaming the police.

Why didn't they go and look themselves?? I dunno. This blame culture... I don't think this family was 'let down' by the police, they should accept responsibility themselves.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/6990711.stm

How in gods name can the family blame the police,

WTF , did they not bother going and having a look, or sorting out her stuff??

wow can i have a family that caring please!!!

Yeah like the family were so bothered about her when she was alive? It took friends and neighbours to first express their concern that the lady had not been seen for a long time. The family for me should simply shut TFU. They are a disgrace to seek to point the finger at anyone!

[timwilky]

Well it is 2 years since I last saw my mother, but at the time told her I will never see her again. I phone my aunt, her twin sister at least once a month and know from her that she is still alive and still hurting people.

Normally I would agree with you Ed. However, there are family circumstances where you might only want to hear that xyz is dead, and have no good reason to want to visit that relative.

Tim...But even in the circumstances that you allude to, the ultimate responsibility is that of the family. Not agencies,neighbours or friends?

Or the police!

So it still wouldent be the polices fault would it??

[timwilky]

Originally Posted by Pedrosa

Tim...But even in the circumstances that you allude to, the ultimate responsibility is that of the family. Not agencies,neighbours or friends?

Yes I agree, they cannot try to pass the buck. If it was 3 years since they last saw her and are now on a guilt trip, it is one of there own making.

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Family are blaming the police.

Think you'll find it's the IPCC who are blaming the police. If the IPCC stated that the police were responsible for something then who are the family to argue?

The police have certainly failed, but in their duty towards Sally Shearing, not her family.

She could well have been murdered and the police would have been none the wiser, and that's a serious failing.