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Lord Shagg-Pyle:
I'm sorry to hear about that. From experience it is always a difficult call to make with teenagers going on the trot like that, especially that the vast majority are very streetwise, saying that details should have been obtained to be circulated.
 They should at least have come out and made a visit to you, to establish the full details. That does sound a bit off. I would be asking details as to why it took so long.
It doesn't give a very good impression of the Police, and makes those of us who do a decent job look like idiots.

simdeb:
had a phone call from the police today, not amused they reckon my son was not at risk although he had been gone for 3 nights with no money for food, phone calls etc, if i had said he was depressed and threatened to take his own life them they would have called the helicopter out as well, still left very unhappy and my trust has surely been knocked we have sat and had a talk and he's says he is finding it hard to cope about his friend that got killed when he was 8 at the bottom of our street, going to family therapy and to the grave side together but don't  know what else will help him 'cope'

any suggestions would be very much appreciated

justinmud:
Mansfield police are useless i had 6 yobs on the field in front of my house steeling wheely bins and setting them on fire so i shouted something when they tried to steel mine so they tried to push a lit one up against my front door, so i called the police and it took them 4 hours to come out, when they did i pointed out the yobs who mooned the police so the police got in there cars and left 2 cars 4 officers 6 yobs they could have easily sorted them with batons and pepper spray why do we pay there wages?   :shock:

gtomo2:

--- Quote from: "simdeb" ---had a phone call from the police today, not amused they reckon my son was not at risk although he had been gone for 3 nights with no money for food, phone calls etc, if i had said he was depressed and threatened to take his own life them they would have called the helicopter out as well, still left very unhappy and my trust has surely been knocked we have sat and had a talk and he's says he is finding it hard to cope about his friend that got killed when he was 8 at the bottom of our street, going to family therapy and to the grave side together but don't  know what else will help him 'cope'

any suggestions would be very much appreciated
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May sound strange but give child line a ring they will know of organiastions who can help you. Or have a look through the phone book for a youth worker group they have some good contacts.

Jimbo:
When my best mate died 2 years ago from cancer (the dad of my two lovely god sons), my missus got a 'pastoral visitor' from the church to come round. Now, I'm no churchy-person - weddings, funerals and christenings only, but I found the informal chat very helpful. These visitors are trained to deal with grief, and have a cheerful outlook on life, no matter how [PooPoo] you might think things are at the time.

It helped me no end, they couldn't answer all my questions, but I'm glad that SWMBO organised the meeting. Do it sooner rather than later !

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