It's not very nice, but then the parents were never going to find out until the papers reported it.

(PsychoChomp, Mon 4 Feb 2013, 10:24, 2 replies, latest was 12 years ago)

I blame the Telegraph.
or the stupid police man who didn't keep his fucking mouth shut.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Mon 4 Feb 2013, 10:27, Reply)

In my opinion, the fact that it was going on without parents knowing makes it worse, not better.
I'm pretty sure that, if contacted, a lot of people would be fine with the Police using their child's details in the pursuit of criminals. A lot wouldn't, but they should have the choice on how their child's name is used.
( Kroney, Mon 4 Feb 2013, 10:30, Reply)

That's also a fair enough view.
The main thing I have a problem with in this whole story is that using dead childrens birth certificates was like option one.
(PsychoChomp, Mon 4 Feb 2013, 10:32, Reply)

well, then we should go the way that organ donering ought to be, and make it an opt out thing
If you give enough of a shit, you can make the effort to opt out, otherwise, we will assume you're cool to have your dead kids name used, and we can have your kidneys.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Mon 4 Feb 2013, 10:34, Reply)

probably not on the same form though,
might cause confusion.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Mon 4 Feb 2013, 10:34, Reply)

They should just take peoples' organs secretly, too.
Oh wait, that totally happened.
( Kroney, Mon 4 Feb 2013, 10:37, Reply)

do you have a problem with someone taking your organs when you're dead?

( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Mon 4 Feb 2013, 10:39, Reply)

When its my withered blue cock, yes

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 4 Feb 2013, 10:40, Reply)

He said 'When you're dead', not 'When you're in bed'.

( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Mon 4 Feb 2013, 10:44, Reply)

Speak up dearie

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 4 Feb 2013, 10:45, Reply)

Don't call me Deirdrie.

( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Mon 4 Feb 2013, 10:45, Reply)

Madison Avenue's Coronation St related single?

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 4 Feb 2013, 10:47, Reply)

I GET THIS JOKE!

( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Mon 4 Feb 2013, 10:48, Reply)

I'm old. I'd have gone with 'Voice Of The Beehive'.

( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Mon 4 Feb 2013, 10:49, Reply)

I have both of these songs on the same playlist.
How wacky is that???
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Mon 4 Feb 2013, 10:51, Reply)

That's one word for it...

( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Mon 4 Feb 2013, 10:52, Reply)

I know another.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 4 Feb 2013, 10:58, Reply)

I'm not an organ donor
If I'm not an organ donor, then assuming I'd have a problem with it should be the default position.

I'm not saying I do have a problem with it, but giving you my preference wouldn't answer the question you should have asked in response to the point I was making.
( Kroney, Mon 4 Feb 2013, 10:45, Reply)

So can we have your kidneys or what?

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 4 Feb 2013, 10:47, Reply)

You wouldn't want them, srsly.

( Kroney, Mon 4 Feb 2013, 10:48, Reply)

Fair enough,
I'm just in the "well, a dead kid doesn't really need those organs, and they might do some real good, so go for it"
Admittedly, doing it in secret seems a bit daft, as I'm sure a lot of people would be cool with their kid saving another kids life, unless they are some sort of selfish religious bollock head.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Mon 4 Feb 2013, 10:50, Reply)

There's nothing wrong with that opinion, don't get me wrong.
But the parents have the rights to choose what's done with their dead kids. I think that applies to their names as well as their bodies. I'm yet to see a convincing argument otherwise that isn't "I don't really have a problem with it", which isn't any sort of argument at all.
( Kroney, Mon 4 Feb 2013, 10:54, Reply)

Yeah, but it would ruin the whole point if it was made public knowledge.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 4 Feb 2013, 11:04, Reply)