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Originally Posted by Jack_
It's not often I agree with one of your posts, but there's always an exception to the rule
I've shared this a few times before but it's worth doing so again. Owen Jones dedicates a whole chapter of Chavs to the Maddie case (or rather, a comparison of attitudes towards her's and the Shannon Matthews one), and it's a striking example of how class relations are implicit in both the responses to similar stories such as these, and also in their treatment by the authorities. Capitalism has a lot to answer for:
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Class certainly is a reason why the McCanns neglect is forgiven by some people when you know if it were a couple from some council estate they would have been made out to be scumbags and the twins probaly would have been taken off them