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Unthinkable: The Shocking Scandal of Britain's Trafficked Children
The UK was shocked to its core in May 2012 when a gang of nine men was convicted of the systematic sexual abuse of disadvantaged teenage girls in the Rochdale area - the crimes including counts of rape, aiding and abetting rape, sexual assault and trafficking girls within the UK for sexual exploitation. Yet many childcare experts reckon these crimes are just the tip of an iceberg of wide scale exploitation occurring across the country. Kris Hollington tells the inside story of some of the most shocking and heartbreaking crimes of recent years, focusing on the Rochdale case but also analysing recent cases in the London area that have echoes of the brutality of organised slavery.
336 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 2013
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This book sheds a timely and valuable spotlight on the most horrific and cruel practice in Britain today, One that is being totally ignored and covered up by the establishment.
Kris Hollington, in a harrowing, distressing and heart-wrenching read (If this does not make you angry and upset then you are not human), the world of rape gangs, that lure vulnerable girls (from broken homes and with low self-esteem) into their clutches, and turn them into sex slaves, passed around among many different men, beaten, tortured, gang raped and broken down. Many of them do not survive.
The author cites evidence that up to ten thousand British girls have fallen victim to this, but I believe the numbers are far, far higher.
What makes the blood boil and makes one want to weep are a few things. One is that courts, police, the media and yes, many social workers see the girls as 'slags' or 'prostitutes' as if they have willingly chosen prostitution (when the truth is no child chooses to be a prostitute, they are forced or lured into it) and as manipulative and even the men who abuse and destroy them being the victims and these girls the victimizers ( as a Pakistani child rapist claimed in court) (It is sickening to think such archaic, cruel attitudes still persist so prevalently and among the educated establishment too!) The media refers to them too often as 'prostitutes' when they are victims. After having gone through horrific gang rapes, torture and terror, are viciously 'cross examined' (in reality prosecuted themselves) by the defence teams and even by the judges).
Parts of the media places the full blame on these girls for their own fate,m even when they are murdered (how can anyone with any humanity not find this sickening?)
The author highlights some of the media language such as 'Alleged pimp, fourteen year old prostitute arrested at Holiday Inn' pointing out how the man is an alleged' pimp but the girl is definitely a 'prostitute'
The media often therefore label the girls as 'tarts' or 'slags' , some sort of underclass of subspecies.
Also shocking is often how the care homes where these girls are taken often from abusive homes, are the very places the rape and pimping gangs use to get access to the girls. Social workers and those in charge of the homes do not take the responsibility always to protect these girls.
The police often refuse to take action, maybe because they see the girls as 'slags', 'whores' 'prostitutes' ,' lowly' and 'dirt. And in many cases because the perpetrators are usually Asian Muslims or Blacks the police will not touch them for fear of being accused of racism. In some cases parents have been arrested for 'racial harassment' when they tried to protect their daughters
The author in this instance only does half the job that needs to be done. Most of the book gives accounts of what is happening , and the case records reveal how the majority of ORGANIZED gang rape and pimping is in fact done by Pakistanis. The author then in a later chapter claims that their Muslim faith has nothing to do with it, and that the perpetrators obviously are not real Muslims. but he is ignoring the very real fact that many Muslims, encouraged by their clerics and mosques, see non-Muslim White girls as worthless, deserving of such treatment, and that these atrocities committed against these girls are fine, as long as it is not against Muslim girls.
The author himself previously highlights a case where 17 year old Laura Wilson was brutally and gruesomely stabbed and drowned to death by two Muslim men who had gang raped, pimped and terrorized her.
The perpetrator Ashtiaq Ashgar sent an SMS to his friend where he boasted 'Im going to send that kuffar bitch straight to hell' Kuffar means a non-Muslim, so how can the author then later claim this has nothing to do with Islam?
In many cases the words 'white bitch' and 'white whore' have been used again and again by the perpetrators and the families of the perpetrators when defending them.
and the fact is undeniable (if inconvenient to the post modern left) that social workers, police, courts and the media have often covered up these atrocities precisely BECAUSE the perpetrators are Asian Muslims or Blacks. the politically correct establishment, the media, police, courts, social workers and left-wing pressure groups are deliberately sweeping this under the carpet and imposing news blackouts, as action against Asian Muslims is seen as 'racism'. In some cases parents have been arrested for 'racial harassment' when they tried to protect their daughters. And in a bizarre and sick twisted mindset, the gang rapists and destroyers of innocent lives, are being protected by the establishment, because of their skin colour and religious background makes them in the eyes of the neo-left establishment the victims that need protecting. Furthermore these children , despised as white and working class , are seen as expendable in the cause of multiculturalism and 'anti racism') .
Decent people of all races and religions in Britain have to act now to stop this phenomenon,' and bring both the child groomers and their protectors to justice, so that thousands more innocent lives will not be cruelly destroyed
Merged review:
This book sheds a timely and valuable spotlight on the most horrific and cruel practice in Britain today, One that is being totally ignored and covered up by the establishment.
Kris Hollington, in a harrowing, distressing and heart-wrenching read (If this does not make you angry and upset then you are not human), the world of rape gangs, that lure vulnerable girls (from broken homes and with low self-esteem) into their clutches, and turn them into sex slaves, passed around among many different men, beaten, tortured, gang raped and broken down. Many of them do not survive.
The author cites evidence that up to ten thousand British girls have fallen victim to this, but I believe the numbers are far, far higher.
What makes the blood boil and makes one want to weep are a few things. One is that courts, police, the media and yes, many social workers see the girls as 'slags' or 'prostitutes' as if they have willingly chosen prostitution (when the truth is no child chooses to be a prostitute, they are forced or lured into it) and as manipulative and even the men who abuse and destroy them being the victims and these girls the victimizers ( as a Pakistani child rapist claimed in court) (It is sickening to think such archaic, cruel attitudes still persist so prevalently and among the educated establishment too!) The media refers to them too often as 'prostitutes' , when they are victims. After having gone through horrific gang rapes, torture and terror, are viciously 'cross examined' (in reality prosecuted themselves) by the defense teams and even by the judges).
Parts of the media places the full blame on these girls for their own fate, even when they are murdered (how can anyone with any humanity not find this sickening?)
The author highlights some of the media language such as 'Alleged pimp, fourteen year old prostitute arrested at Holiday Inn' pointing out how the man is an alleged' pimp but the girl is definitely a 'prostitute'
The media often therefore label the girls as 'tarts' or 'slags' , some sort of underclass of subspecies.
Also shocking is often how the care homes where these girls are taken often from abusive homes, are the very places the rape and pimping gangs use to get access to the girls. Social workers and those in charge of the homes do not take the responsibility always to protect these girls.
The police often refuse to take action, maybe because they see the girls as 'slags', 'whores' 'prostitutes' ,' lowly' and 'dirt. And in many cases because the perpetrators are usually Asian Muslims or Blacks the police will not touch them for fear of being accused of racism. In some cases parents have been arrested for 'racial harassment' when they tried to protect their daughters
The author in this instance only does half the job that needs to be done. Most of the book gives accounts of what is happening , and the case records reveal how the majority of ORGANIZED gang rape and pimping is in fact done by Pakistanis. The author then in a later chapter claims that their Muslim faith has nothing to do with it, and that the perpetrators obviously are not real Muslims. but he is ignoring the very real fact that many Muslims, encouraged by their clerics and mosques, see non-Muslim White girls as worthless, deserving of such treatment, and that these atrocities committed against these girls are fine, as long as it is not against Muslim girls.
The author himself previously highlights a case where 17 year old Laura Wilson was brutally and gruesomely stabbed and drowned to death by two Muslim men who had gang raped, pimped and terrorized her.
The perpetrator Ashtiaq Ashgar sent an SMS to his friend where he boasted 'Im going to send that kuffar bitch straight to hell' Kuffar means a non-Muslim, so how can the author then later claim this has nothing to do with Islam?
In many cases the words 'white bitch' and 'white whore' have been used again and again by the perpetrators and the families of the perpetrators when defending them.
and the fact is undeniable (if inconvenient to the post modern left) that social workers, police, courts and the media have often covered up these atrocities precisely BECAUSE the perpetrators are Asian Muslims or Blacks. the politically correct establishment, the media, police, courts, social workers and left-wing pressure groups are deliberately sweeping this under the carpet and imposing news blackouts, as action against Asian Muslims is seen as 'racism'. In some cases parents have been arrested for 'racial harassment' when they tried to protect their daughters. And in a bizarre and sick twisted mindset, the gang rapists and destroyers of innocent lives, are being protected by the establishment, because of their skin colour and religious background makes them in the eyes of the neo-left establishment the victims that need protecting. Furthermore these children , despised as white and working class , are seen as expendable in the cause of multiculturalism and 'anti racism') .
Decent people of all races and religions in Britain have to act now to stop this phenomenon,' and bring both the child groomers and their protectors to justice, so that thousands more innocent lives will not be cruelly destroyed
Kris Hollington, in a harrowing, distressing and heart-wrenching read (If this does not make you angry and upset then you are not human), the world of rape gangs, that lure vulnerable girls (from broken homes and with low self-esteem) into their clutches, and turn them into sex slaves, passed around among many different men, beaten, tortured, gang raped and broken down. Many of them do not survive.
The author cites evidence that up to ten thousand British girls have fallen victim to this, but I believe the numbers are far, far higher.
What makes the blood boil and makes one want to weep are a few things. One is that courts, police, the media and yes, many social workers see the girls as 'slags' or 'prostitutes' as if they have willingly chosen prostitution (when the truth is no child chooses to be a prostitute, they are forced or lured into it) and as manipulative and even the men who abuse and destroy them being the victims and these girls the victimizers ( as a Pakistani child rapist claimed in court) (It is sickening to think such archaic, cruel attitudes still persist so prevalently and among the educated establishment too!) The media refers to them too often as 'prostitutes' when they are victims. After having gone through horrific gang rapes, torture and terror, are viciously 'cross examined' (in reality prosecuted themselves) by the defence teams and even by the judges).
Parts of the media places the full blame on these girls for their own fate,m even when they are murdered (how can anyone with any humanity not find this sickening?)
The author highlights some of the media language such as 'Alleged pimp, fourteen year old prostitute arrested at Holiday Inn' pointing out how the man is an alleged' pimp but the girl is definitely a 'prostitute'
The media often therefore label the girls as 'tarts' or 'slags' , some sort of underclass of subspecies.
Also shocking is often how the care homes where these girls are taken often from abusive homes, are the very places the rape and pimping gangs use to get access to the girls. Social workers and those in charge of the homes do not take the responsibility always to protect these girls.
The police often refuse to take action, maybe because they see the girls as 'slags', 'whores' 'prostitutes' ,' lowly' and 'dirt. And in many cases because the perpetrators are usually Asian Muslims or Blacks the police will not touch them for fear of being accused of racism. In some cases parents have been arrested for 'racial harassment' when they tried to protect their daughters
The author in this instance only does half the job that needs to be done. Most of the book gives accounts of what is happening , and the case records reveal how the majority of ORGANIZED gang rape and pimping is in fact done by Pakistanis. The author then in a later chapter claims that their Muslim faith has nothing to do with it, and that the perpetrators obviously are not real Muslims. but he is ignoring the very real fact that many Muslims, encouraged by their clerics and mosques, see non-Muslim White girls as worthless, deserving of such treatment, and that these atrocities committed against these girls are fine, as long as it is not against Muslim girls.
The author himself previously highlights a case where 17 year old Laura Wilson was brutally and gruesomely stabbed and drowned to death by two Muslim men who had gang raped, pimped and terrorized her.
The perpetrator Ashtiaq Ashgar sent an SMS to his friend where he boasted 'Im going to send that kuffar bitch straight to hell' Kuffar means a non-Muslim, so how can the author then later claim this has nothing to do with Islam?
In many cases the words 'white bitch' and 'white whore' have been used again and again by the perpetrators and the families of the perpetrators when defending them.
and the fact is undeniable (if inconvenient to the post modern left) that social workers, police, courts and the media have often covered up these atrocities precisely BECAUSE the perpetrators are Asian Muslims or Blacks. the politically correct establishment, the media, police, courts, social workers and left-wing pressure groups are deliberately sweeping this under the carpet and imposing news blackouts, as action against Asian Muslims is seen as 'racism'. In some cases parents have been arrested for 'racial harassment' when they tried to protect their daughters. And in a bizarre and sick twisted mindset, the gang rapists and destroyers of innocent lives, are being protected by the establishment, because of their skin colour and religious background makes them in the eyes of the neo-left establishment the victims that need protecting. Furthermore these children , despised as white and working class , are seen as expendable in the cause of multiculturalism and 'anti racism') .
Decent people of all races and religions in Britain have to act now to stop this phenomenon,' and bring both the child groomers and their protectors to justice, so that thousands more innocent lives will not be cruelly destroyed
Merged review:
This book sheds a timely and valuable spotlight on the most horrific and cruel practice in Britain today, One that is being totally ignored and covered up by the establishment.
Kris Hollington, in a harrowing, distressing and heart-wrenching read (If this does not make you angry and upset then you are not human), the world of rape gangs, that lure vulnerable girls (from broken homes and with low self-esteem) into their clutches, and turn them into sex slaves, passed around among many different men, beaten, tortured, gang raped and broken down. Many of them do not survive.
The author cites evidence that up to ten thousand British girls have fallen victim to this, but I believe the numbers are far, far higher.
What makes the blood boil and makes one want to weep are a few things. One is that courts, police, the media and yes, many social workers see the girls as 'slags' or 'prostitutes' as if they have willingly chosen prostitution (when the truth is no child chooses to be a prostitute, they are forced or lured into it) and as manipulative and even the men who abuse and destroy them being the victims and these girls the victimizers ( as a Pakistani child rapist claimed in court) (It is sickening to think such archaic, cruel attitudes still persist so prevalently and among the educated establishment too!) The media refers to them too often as 'prostitutes' , when they are victims. After having gone through horrific gang rapes, torture and terror, are viciously 'cross examined' (in reality prosecuted themselves) by the defense teams and even by the judges).
Parts of the media places the full blame on these girls for their own fate, even when they are murdered (how can anyone with any humanity not find this sickening?)
The author highlights some of the media language such as 'Alleged pimp, fourteen year old prostitute arrested at Holiday Inn' pointing out how the man is an alleged' pimp but the girl is definitely a 'prostitute'
The media often therefore label the girls as 'tarts' or 'slags' , some sort of underclass of subspecies.
Also shocking is often how the care homes where these girls are taken often from abusive homes, are the very places the rape and pimping gangs use to get access to the girls. Social workers and those in charge of the homes do not take the responsibility always to protect these girls.
The police often refuse to take action, maybe because they see the girls as 'slags', 'whores' 'prostitutes' ,' lowly' and 'dirt. And in many cases because the perpetrators are usually Asian Muslims or Blacks the police will not touch them for fear of being accused of racism. In some cases parents have been arrested for 'racial harassment' when they tried to protect their daughters
The author in this instance only does half the job that needs to be done. Most of the book gives accounts of what is happening , and the case records reveal how the majority of ORGANIZED gang rape and pimping is in fact done by Pakistanis. The author then in a later chapter claims that their Muslim faith has nothing to do with it, and that the perpetrators obviously are not real Muslims. but he is ignoring the very real fact that many Muslims, encouraged by their clerics and mosques, see non-Muslim White girls as worthless, deserving of such treatment, and that these atrocities committed against these girls are fine, as long as it is not against Muslim girls.
The author himself previously highlights a case where 17 year old Laura Wilson was brutally and gruesomely stabbed and drowned to death by two Muslim men who had gang raped, pimped and terrorized her.
The perpetrator Ashtiaq Ashgar sent an SMS to his friend where he boasted 'Im going to send that kuffar bitch straight to hell' Kuffar means a non-Muslim, so how can the author then later claim this has nothing to do with Islam?
In many cases the words 'white bitch' and 'white whore' have been used again and again by the perpetrators and the families of the perpetrators when defending them.
and the fact is undeniable (if inconvenient to the post modern left) that social workers, police, courts and the media have often covered up these atrocities precisely BECAUSE the perpetrators are Asian Muslims or Blacks. the politically correct establishment, the media, police, courts, social workers and left-wing pressure groups are deliberately sweeping this under the carpet and imposing news blackouts, as action against Asian Muslims is seen as 'racism'. In some cases parents have been arrested for 'racial harassment' when they tried to protect their daughters. And in a bizarre and sick twisted mindset, the gang rapists and destroyers of innocent lives, are being protected by the establishment, because of their skin colour and religious background makes them in the eyes of the neo-left establishment the victims that need protecting. Furthermore these children , despised as white and working class , are seen as expendable in the cause of multiculturalism and 'anti racism') .
Decent people of all races and religions in Britain have to act now to stop this phenomenon,' and bring both the child groomers and their protectors to justice, so that thousands more innocent lives will not be cruelly destroyed
February 6, 2017
Incredibly powerful and utterly heartbreaking look into UK sex trafficking in all its entirety. The author is completely clued up and knows her stuff, and although it's a horrible topic, it's a fascinating journey into this dark world we know so little about and that we are only now just starting to scratch the surface of.
October 14, 2021
That #metoo and related hashtags aren't working out for the poor and disadvantaged, even when shockingly young, will surely come as a surprise to many. The book chronicles a horror show of abuse and suffering of *children* often younger than 15, enabled by a dysfunctional and mostly indifferent system, and seemingly boundless evil and depravity of men.
Poor and poorly educated aren't worth much of societal outrage, especially when there are more important and fun scandals to pursue on Twitter or cable TV, like when some asshole squeezes an elbow a bit too questionably, and the subject is educated and classy and much easier to identify with than a 14 year old girl from a sketchy background and with a history of drug use and sexual exploitation - sure, she's 14 and severely abused by adult men, but who are we to say she did not bring it all on herself with her bad judgement and loose moral character.
Poor and poorly educated aren't worth much of societal outrage, especially when there are more important and fun scandals to pursue on Twitter or cable TV, like when some asshole squeezes an elbow a bit too questionably, and the subject is educated and classy and much easier to identify with than a 14 year old girl from a sketchy background and with a history of drug use and sexual exploitation - sure, she's 14 and severely abused by adult men, but who are we to say she did not bring it all on herself with her bad judgement and loose moral character.
June 5, 2016
Shocking and stomache churning look at the abuse suffered by children at the hands of various different rapists with a focus on grooming groups who get girls isolated and hooked on drugs.
Sometimes which girl is which can be hard to follow but overall you get a sense of what some remarkable girls are able to go through and still come out relativly ok on the other side.
Sometimes which girl is which can be hard to follow but overall you get a sense of what some remarkable girls are able to go through and still come out relativly ok on the other side.
August 6, 2016
This book is eye-opening and shocking. This happens right under our noses and yet very little is done about it. After reading this book, I just want to go out and help all of these girls immediately. This book is harrowing and horrifying, but the worst part is that none of this is fiction. These are the stories of real girls who have suffered real sexual abuse and rape. Everyone in Britain needs to read this book.
June 7, 2021
I wanted to give it 1 star as I found it incredibly boring about 75% of the time, but decided I should give it two as it highlights how awful the law is and has been around the poor girls who get exploited. Also, I often found I got so angry about what happened and helpless at the awful system and law regarding sexual exploitation.
On the whole though, it felt like I was reading a very long essay full of statistics!
On the whole though, it felt like I was reading a very long essay full of statistics!
September 27, 2020
This is a very eye opening book, making you see the world and vulnerable children in a very different light.
August 31, 2013
This book sheds a timely and valuable spotlight on the most horrific and cruel practice in Britain today, One that is being totally ignored and covered up by the establishment.
Kris Hollington, in a harrowing, distressing and heart-wrenching read (If this does not make you angry and upset then you are not human), the world of rape gangs, that lure vulnerable girls (from broken homes and with low self-esteem) into their clutches, and turn them into sex slaves, passed around among many different men, beaten, tortured, gang raped and broken down. Many of them do not survive.
The author cites evidence that up to ten thousand British girls have fallen victim to this, but I believe the numbers are far, far higher.
What makes the blood boil and makes one want to weep are a few things. One is that courts, police, the media and yes, many social workers see the girls as 'slags' or 'prostitutes' as if they have willingly chosen prostitution (when the truth is no child chooses to be a prostitute, they are forced or lured into it) and as manipulative and even the men who abuse and destroy them being the victims and these girls the victimizers ( as a Pakistani child rapist claimed in court) (It is sickening to think such archaic, cruel attitudes still persist so prevalently and among the educated establishment too!) The media refers to them too often as 'prostitutes' when they are victims. After having gone through horrific gang rapes, torture and terror, are viciously 'cross examined' (in reality prosecuted themselves) by the defence teams and even by the judges).
Parts of the media places the full blame on these girls for their own fate,m even when they are murdered (how can anyone with any humanity not find this sickening?)
The author highlights some of the media language such as 'Alleged pimp, fourteen year old prostitute arrested at Holiday Inn' pointing out how the man is an alleged' pimp but the girl is definitely a 'prostitute'
The media often therefore lable the girls as 'tarts' or 's;gas' , some sort of underclass of subspecies.
Also shocking is often how the care homes where these girls are taken often from abusive homes, are the very places the rape and pimping gangs use to get access to the girls. Social workers and those in charge of the homes do not take the responsibility always to protect these girls.
The police often refuse to take action, maybe because they see the girls as 'slags', 'whores' 'prostitutes' ,' lowly' and 'dirt. And in many cases because the perpetrators are usually Asian Muslims or Blacks the police will not touch them for fear of being accused of racism.
The author in this instance only does half the job that needs to be done. Most of the book gives accounts of what is happening , and the case records reveal how the majority of ORGANIZED gang rape and pimping is in fact done by Pakistanis. The author then in a later chapter claims that their Muslim faith has nothing to do with it, and that the perpetrators obviously are not real Muslims. but he is ignoring the very real fact that many Muslims, encouraged by their clerics and mosques, see non-Muslim White girls as worthless, deserving of such treatment, and that these atrocities committed against these girls are fine, as long as it is not against Muslim girls.
The author himself previously highlights a case where 17 year old Laura Wilson was brutally and gruesomely stabbed and drowned to death by two Muslim men who had gang raped, pimped and terrorized her.
The perpetrator Ashtiaq Ashgar sent an SMS to his friend where he boasted 'Im going to send that kuffar bitch straight to hell' Kuffar means a non-Muslim, so how can the author then later claim this has nothing to do with Islam?
In many cases the words 'white bitch' and 'white whore' have been used again and again by the perpetrators and the families of the perpetrators when defending them.
and the fact is undeniable (if inconvenient to the post modern left) that social workers, police, courts and the media have often covered up these atrocities precisely BECAUSE the perpetrators are Asian Muslims or Blacks. the politically correct establishment, the media, police, courts, social workers and left-wing pressure groups are deliberately sweeping this under the carpet and imposing news blackouts, as action against Asian Muslims is seen as 'racism'. And in a bizarre and sick twisted mindset, the gang rapists and destroyers of innocent lives, are being protected by the establishment, because of their skin colour and religious background makes them in the eyes of the neo-left establishment the victims that need protecting. Furthermore these children , despised as white and working class , are seen as expendable in the cause of multiculturalism and 'anti racism') .
Decent people of all races and religions in Britain have to act now to stop this phenomenon,' and bring both the child groomers and their protectors to justice, so that thousands more innocent lives will not be cruelly destroyed
Kris Hollington, in a harrowing, distressing and heart-wrenching read (If this does not make you angry and upset then you are not human), the world of rape gangs, that lure vulnerable girls (from broken homes and with low self-esteem) into their clutches, and turn them into sex slaves, passed around among many different men, beaten, tortured, gang raped and broken down. Many of them do not survive.
The author cites evidence that up to ten thousand British girls have fallen victim to this, but I believe the numbers are far, far higher.
What makes the blood boil and makes one want to weep are a few things. One is that courts, police, the media and yes, many social workers see the girls as 'slags' or 'prostitutes' as if they have willingly chosen prostitution (when the truth is no child chooses to be a prostitute, they are forced or lured into it) and as manipulative and even the men who abuse and destroy them being the victims and these girls the victimizers ( as a Pakistani child rapist claimed in court) (It is sickening to think such archaic, cruel attitudes still persist so prevalently and among the educated establishment too!) The media refers to them too often as 'prostitutes' when they are victims. After having gone through horrific gang rapes, torture and terror, are viciously 'cross examined' (in reality prosecuted themselves) by the defence teams and even by the judges).
Parts of the media places the full blame on these girls for their own fate,m even when they are murdered (how can anyone with any humanity not find this sickening?)
The author highlights some of the media language such as 'Alleged pimp, fourteen year old prostitute arrested at Holiday Inn' pointing out how the man is an alleged' pimp but the girl is definitely a 'prostitute'
The media often therefore lable the girls as 'tarts' or 's;gas' , some sort of underclass of subspecies.
Also shocking is often how the care homes where these girls are taken often from abusive homes, are the very places the rape and pimping gangs use to get access to the girls. Social workers and those in charge of the homes do not take the responsibility always to protect these girls.
The police often refuse to take action, maybe because they see the girls as 'slags', 'whores' 'prostitutes' ,' lowly' and 'dirt. And in many cases because the perpetrators are usually Asian Muslims or Blacks the police will not touch them for fear of being accused of racism.
The author in this instance only does half the job that needs to be done. Most of the book gives accounts of what is happening , and the case records reveal how the majority of ORGANIZED gang rape and pimping is in fact done by Pakistanis. The author then in a later chapter claims that their Muslim faith has nothing to do with it, and that the perpetrators obviously are not real Muslims. but he is ignoring the very real fact that many Muslims, encouraged by their clerics and mosques, see non-Muslim White girls as worthless, deserving of such treatment, and that these atrocities committed against these girls are fine, as long as it is not against Muslim girls.
The author himself previously highlights a case where 17 year old Laura Wilson was brutally and gruesomely stabbed and drowned to death by two Muslim men who had gang raped, pimped and terrorized her.
The perpetrator Ashtiaq Ashgar sent an SMS to his friend where he boasted 'Im going to send that kuffar bitch straight to hell' Kuffar means a non-Muslim, so how can the author then later claim this has nothing to do with Islam?
In many cases the words 'white bitch' and 'white whore' have been used again and again by the perpetrators and the families of the perpetrators when defending them.
and the fact is undeniable (if inconvenient to the post modern left) that social workers, police, courts and the media have often covered up these atrocities precisely BECAUSE the perpetrators are Asian Muslims or Blacks. the politically correct establishment, the media, police, courts, social workers and left-wing pressure groups are deliberately sweeping this under the carpet and imposing news blackouts, as action against Asian Muslims is seen as 'racism'. And in a bizarre and sick twisted mindset, the gang rapists and destroyers of innocent lives, are being protected by the establishment, because of their skin colour and religious background makes them in the eyes of the neo-left establishment the victims that need protecting. Furthermore these children , despised as white and working class , are seen as expendable in the cause of multiculturalism and 'anti racism') .
Decent people of all races and religions in Britain have to act now to stop this phenomenon,' and bring both the child groomers and their protectors to justice, so that thousands more innocent lives will not be cruelly destroyed
August 17, 2013
I must say that this book was a very interesting and worthwhile read.
Personally, I have been working as a UK secondary school teacher and academic manager for over 15 years now – all the while in very challenging schools and circumstances. It certainly doesn’t surprise me that many of our young people in pockets of the UK have great and complex needs. This book, however, only over-highlights the problem and it reminded me that however seemingly immune one can get to the social needs of young people, there are always bigger and wider social issues out there that can only make these issues even more complex, weighty and potentially ‘catch-22 unsolvable’.
Whilst the book talks about issues mainly from a safeguarding point –of-view as well as highlighting a myriad of cases where young women have been sexually exploited and trafficked by men across the UK, each particular case-study highlighted communicates common themes of generic social problems that are often so complex that they frequently cannot ever be solved in a realistic and long-term way by social services. Whilst this book is often indeed sad it is also equally indeed honest. Does it take a swipe at social services? No, not at all – it applauds them honestly and elaborates on the highly specialised work they undertake. Does it take a swipe at governmental and agency intervention? Yes, but subtly and rightly so especially as it highlights the caseload pressures of social workers (numbers of cases, targets, etc.). By the end of the book I had certainly reflected on how many government agencies I have worked with over the last few years that have ebbed and crumbled due to either underfunding or outright cessation of funding. As the author rightly points out when summarising all case studies, what works out cheaper to the tax payer in the long term whilst cultivating a fair, equal and sustainable society – prolonged and planned early intervention or dealing with the aftermath (or sustained benefit payments, cost of housing a prisoner, etc.)??? Hmmmm – doesn’t really need much thinking about does it?
The author’s way of writing is exceedingly transparent and understandable and is well-referenced with many indexed pointers on further reading.
Ultimately after reading this, I have been reminded that life in England and the UK is certainly not all ivory towers and green fields and however the media wants to point out that ‘we’ve never had it so good’ in these modern times there are certainly more hidden dangers and shockingly persistent levels of crime hidden just about around every corner (notice the key word 'HIDDEN' - so very true). This, of course, has an impact on all of us but tellingly so on vulnerable young people and girls who are so often primed to be exploited. This book certainly shocked me into remembering this and to not take anything for granted.
This will be a very interesting read to all who work in youth welfare services and I highly recommend it as a very thought-provoking read. It certainly is 'unthinkable' yet so sadly it is true.
Personally, I have been working as a UK secondary school teacher and academic manager for over 15 years now – all the while in very challenging schools and circumstances. It certainly doesn’t surprise me that many of our young people in pockets of the UK have great and complex needs. This book, however, only over-highlights the problem and it reminded me that however seemingly immune one can get to the social needs of young people, there are always bigger and wider social issues out there that can only make these issues even more complex, weighty and potentially ‘catch-22 unsolvable’.
Whilst the book talks about issues mainly from a safeguarding point –of-view as well as highlighting a myriad of cases where young women have been sexually exploited and trafficked by men across the UK, each particular case-study highlighted communicates common themes of generic social problems that are often so complex that they frequently cannot ever be solved in a realistic and long-term way by social services. Whilst this book is often indeed sad it is also equally indeed honest. Does it take a swipe at social services? No, not at all – it applauds them honestly and elaborates on the highly specialised work they undertake. Does it take a swipe at governmental and agency intervention? Yes, but subtly and rightly so especially as it highlights the caseload pressures of social workers (numbers of cases, targets, etc.). By the end of the book I had certainly reflected on how many government agencies I have worked with over the last few years that have ebbed and crumbled due to either underfunding or outright cessation of funding. As the author rightly points out when summarising all case studies, what works out cheaper to the tax payer in the long term whilst cultivating a fair, equal and sustainable society – prolonged and planned early intervention or dealing with the aftermath (or sustained benefit payments, cost of housing a prisoner, etc.)??? Hmmmm – doesn’t really need much thinking about does it?
The author’s way of writing is exceedingly transparent and understandable and is well-referenced with many indexed pointers on further reading.
Ultimately after reading this, I have been reminded that life in England and the UK is certainly not all ivory towers and green fields and however the media wants to point out that ‘we’ve never had it so good’ in these modern times there are certainly more hidden dangers and shockingly persistent levels of crime hidden just about around every corner (notice the key word 'HIDDEN' - so very true). This, of course, has an impact on all of us but tellingly so on vulnerable young people and girls who are so often primed to be exploited. This book certainly shocked me into remembering this and to not take anything for granted.
This will be a very interesting read to all who work in youth welfare services and I highly recommend it as a very thought-provoking read. It certainly is 'unthinkable' yet so sadly it is true.
September 21, 2020
A friend recently did jury duty, she was asking the staff at the court what sort of cases came in and they told her, it was overwhelmingly child sexual abuse Cases day after day, case after case. This was disturbing news to me, Having not been exposed to this in my own life, for years I believed it was rare but I am now realising it’s much more prevelant than any of us realise. It happens in secret mostly and is never spoken about, although that is changing. As The UKs Deputy Children's Commissioner Sue Berelowitz said in June 2012 that there 'isn't a town, village or hamlet in which children are not being sexually exploited' - which is incredibly sad. There is also varying forms of the exploitation - from one on one abuse to full scale trafficking.
Hollington’s book combines stories from the victims, the police, social services and charities and also takes a Modern historical look at this most disturbing of human behaviours (1885 onwards). It’s actually pretty depressing to realise that somehow victims and abusers are set on a path that puts the exploited and the exploiters together and there isn’t much we can do to stop it. Into the mess of the abuse there is additional issues like poverty, homelessness, fractured families and drug/alcohol abuse - all factors in making the children even more vulnerable to the abuse. Where does the system start to try and fix this - certainly more money and resources are needed, but how can it be done well when the system is already so broken? My respect goes out to anybody who works in this field. Hollingtons book is well researched, and although depressing, it is insightful and interesting and worth the read to anybody who wishes to understand.
Hollington’s book combines stories from the victims, the police, social services and charities and also takes a Modern historical look at this most disturbing of human behaviours (1885 onwards). It’s actually pretty depressing to realise that somehow victims and abusers are set on a path that puts the exploited and the exploiters together and there isn’t much we can do to stop it. Into the mess of the abuse there is additional issues like poverty, homelessness, fractured families and drug/alcohol abuse - all factors in making the children even more vulnerable to the abuse. Where does the system start to try and fix this - certainly more money and resources are needed, but how can it be done well when the system is already so broken? My respect goes out to anybody who works in this field. Hollingtons book is well researched, and although depressing, it is insightful and interesting and worth the read to anybody who wishes to understand.
October 26, 2019
3.5/5 [6.2/10]
Harrowing and not exactly an uplifting read. But I believe that it is an important read, things here that we should all be aware of - especially if you have kids, and double that if they are girls, double again if they are coming up to being teenagers.
Personally, it didn't really tell me anything that I didn't know - but I am not your average reader regarding this subject, which I won't get into here, so I think that there are many people who would be genuinely shocked....and surprised, at what this book reveals.
It's just about the right length, maybe a bit of trimming wouldn't have hurt, and there are a tonne of acronyms, PACE this, and CROP that, but it wasn't really an issue for me.
It's not really the type of book that you 'recommend' as such. If you are interested in true crime, as I am, then maybe it'll be for you, but with the subject matter being what it is, I don't think it's for all crime readers.
Personally, I really enjoyed it. It's a quick read, only took me four days. Made me think of the 90s documentary 'No Child of Mine' which I watched again recently on YouTube......now that IS harrowing....
Harrowing and not exactly an uplifting read. But I believe that it is an important read, things here that we should all be aware of - especially if you have kids, and double that if they are girls, double again if they are coming up to being teenagers.
Personally, it didn't really tell me anything that I didn't know - but I am not your average reader regarding this subject, which I won't get into here, so I think that there are many people who would be genuinely shocked....and surprised, at what this book reveals.
It's just about the right length, maybe a bit of trimming wouldn't have hurt, and there are a tonne of acronyms, PACE this, and CROP that, but it wasn't really an issue for me.
It's not really the type of book that you 'recommend' as such. If you are interested in true crime, as I am, then maybe it'll be for you, but with the subject matter being what it is, I don't think it's for all crime readers.
Personally, I really enjoyed it. It's a quick read, only took me four days. Made me think of the 90s documentary 'No Child of Mine' which I watched again recently on YouTube......now that IS harrowing....
September 6, 2020
This was an interesting and well researched account of the problem of sex trafficking of teenage girls. Chapters with historical info are alternated with more personal accounts of victims or those who help them.
It is of course a sad book but factual.
It is of course a sad book but factual.
March 26, 2020
Good read
Kris tackles an awful topic sensitively. Well written, but harrowing as you'd expect from a book with this kind of content.
Kris tackles an awful topic sensitively. Well written, but harrowing as you'd expect from a book with this kind of content.
January 8, 2021
Really struggled to get into this book, I got just over a quarter way through but had to give up.
October 20, 2013
I can't say that I liked Unthinkable. It's too upsetting to read to be enjoyable, but it is a well-written and detailed look at the sexual exploitation of children in England for profit.
The problem is much more widespread than you'd think from the few major cases that have reached the news and it's not new. The gangs that perpetrate these crimes are taking advantage of the underfunding and lack of coordination in the collection of public bodies and private companies that are supposed to care for our vulnerable children, as well as negative attitudes about those children held by many in society, including, sometimes, carers.
It's too easy to watch the few stories that reach the headlines, feel angry at the perpetrators, demand action and then forget about it. This book shows that we need to look closely at the way we care for the vulnerable - we need to think, make a concerted effort and improve how we spend public money on their care so that we can remove the conditions that make it easy for criminals to exploit them.
The problem is much more widespread than you'd think from the few major cases that have reached the news and it's not new. The gangs that perpetrate these crimes are taking advantage of the underfunding and lack of coordination in the collection of public bodies and private companies that are supposed to care for our vulnerable children, as well as negative attitudes about those children held by many in society, including, sometimes, carers.
It's too easy to watch the few stories that reach the headlines, feel angry at the perpetrators, demand action and then forget about it. This book shows that we need to look closely at the way we care for the vulnerable - we need to think, make a concerted effort and improve how we spend public money on their care so that we can remove the conditions that make it easy for criminals to exploit them.
June 20, 2016
This book has a lot of heart wrenching stories, told so clearly and smoothly you can't help but keep going.
The stories are still so true today as they were 20 years ago, you can't help but be moved. Such brave girls with mind bending tales that rip your heart out. A truly inspirational book of courage and human resilience. A must read for any book lover
The stories are still so true today as they were 20 years ago, you can't help but be moved. Such brave girls with mind bending tales that rip your heart out. A truly inspirational book of courage and human resilience. A must read for any book lover
April 30, 2013
This started good. I did enjoy it to be honest. I particularly liked the diversity in the case studies..but there were so many I wishe we could have seen more of he integral story. I did like it though.
September 11, 2015
Just like the title of this books states, these crimes are "unthinkable". I am so very glad I don't live in the UK. I am so very glad I did not raise my kids in the UK. I feel sorry for anyone who has to. The Asian men who commit these crimes should be hung.
November 2, 2013
Shocking and very sad. I can't say I "enjoyed" this book but it was interesting, and well written.
August 26, 2015
Very insightful and thought-provoking ... The "powers that be" need to review their strategies when dealing with CSE
Want to read
September 21, 2016How am i meant to read the book it don't even give you a option to read it
March 7, 2017
Heartbreaking, painful and certainly unthinkable!
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