У русских матерей в Финляндии отняли уже 49 детей, подсчитали активисты

[Steve]

She explains what happened. "There was a riot in the home, a fire, it was like a mini Strangeways. The police were already there, and I'd been tripping and was still a bit out of it. I threatened to kill the girl and picked up a knife. I didn't touch her - wouldn't have touched her - but the police restrained me and then arrested me.

"I was locked in a cell for three days. It was terrible. I just sat there thinking, I don't want this life - I'm not a petty criminal, I'm not a thug. But that's how they were treating me, understandably. I was so ashamed of myself."

The case went to the local youth court, then the crown court. She was charged with attempted murder, but was eventually convicted of the lesser charge of threats to kill. Morton says there was a terrible sense of history repeating itself; her stepfather, whom she calls inspirational, was in prison at the time - for attempted murder. "Some of the homes I was in were fine, but this place was awful. It's being closed down now. I go into homes today and see kids like I was, like this girl was, and I just want to take them home and look after them."

Even today, the conviction has an impact on her life. Whenever she wants to travel to America to work, she has to fight for a visa. "When I did Sweet And Lowdown, I had to sit down with Woody Allen and explain everything. Awful. It happens all the time."

On the one hand her childhood is in the past - but it's a past she's still coming to terms with. "Look," she says, "things have gone swimmingly since I was 16." It's largely true.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2009/...on-the-unloved

Steve добавил 12.10.2012 в 18:45

Сообщение от Yapi

Согласно приведённой статистике большая часть детей возвращается либо к родителям, либо к родственникам.

Наоборот, согласно статистике в подавляющем большинстве случаев (в UK - это 93%) детей забирают соцслужбы...

Steve добавил 12.10.2012 в 18:47

Сообщение от Yapi

Детдомов здесь нет вообще.

под детдомами я подразумеваю жильё контролируемое соцслужбами