Sherbie
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To people who has not been following through the night...
Most people did report it, including neighbors and family.
Please don't put any blame on them, this is bad enough as it is.
THIS ABUSE WAS REPORTED!!!
I don't know that most people reported it, but some definitely did. I have to question the number of people who actually reported all this abuse. If so many made calls over and over, it looks like even with a slack DSS (if that were the case), they would have had little choice but to mount multiple investigations that would eventually have led to something being done.
I have no doubt whatsoever that some of the people who say they reported this truly did, but I am not so sure about some of the others. Who is going to contradict anyone who wants to claim that they did, you know? Some may be saying they did because it looks so bad on them to say they knew of abuse and didn't report it.
I don't put any blame on any of them for Zahra's death -- that is the sole responsibility of the person(s) who killed her. HOWEVER, there are some who saw the abuse on a regular or continual basis -- right in front of their own eyes! -- and didn't do anything except tell SM she oughta stop or made a call and feel they'd done all they should, even though they knew Zahra continued to be tormented.
I just cannot have very much empathy for those particular people. It's no one's legal responsibility to ensure the safety of someone else's child, but when you know that a child is being severely abused and that it continues day after day, it surely is a moral responsibility to raise holy hell til that child gets help...at least it would be for me.
My frustration isn't directed toward you at all, Alice...just want to make that clear! :hug: