[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

Probably true tbh.

But I would say there'd be some form of backlash if the boy hadn't been disabled, the child in the washing machine has been a news item for a long time from what I remember. Like, personally, looking at that photo I wouldn't immediately know he was down syndrome.

I'd imagine the people who were her fb friends probably knew that he was and presumably they're the ones who pushed this story on and got it so much publicity and no doubt made sure that people were aware he had Down's Syndrome

[Kazanne]

Someone is holding the door either open or shut,you decide.

[LukeB]

and if she wanted to play peek-a-boo she should have picked him up and used her hand and if that was hard(depending if she's using one or two hands to hold him) then put him somewhere appropriate like a child seat. A washing machine isn't a place for a baby unplugged or plugged. It's not a toy to play peek-a-boo.

[Marsh.]

I wonder if it would be defended if she placed her baby in an "unplugged" oven.

[LukeB]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

I wonder if it would be defended if she placed her baby in an "unplugged" oven.

to play peek-a-boo?

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

I wonder if it would be defended if she placed her baby in an "unplugged" oven.

she didn't place her baby anywhere, he got in and she took a photo

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

she didn't place her baby anywhere, he got in and she took a photo

We can't have facts put in the way now can we

Btw the title is misleading and does not tally with the article

[LukeB]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

she didn't place her baby anywhere, he got in and she took a photo

But was closing the door or even slightly appropriate?, was even taking the photo necessary? I mean i take photos for memories or if i see something funny. A baby in a washing machine isn't funny to me. I would get the baby away or out of there straight away

[LukeB]

Originally Posted by Cherie

We can't have facts put in the way now can we

Btw the title is misleading and does not tally with the article

copied it word for word
http://metro.co.uk/2015/08/15/mum-wh...-home-5344222/

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by LukeB

But was closing the door or even slightly appropriate?, was even taking the photo necessary? I mean i take photos for memories or if i see something funny. A baby in a washing machine isn't funny to me. I would get the baby away or out of there straight away

You can clearly see she's holding the door so it's not actually closed, you can also see the baby is laughing not distressed, big mountain out of a molehill here and ultimately all this "out rage" has probably caused actual distress to this baby now because of what it's done to his mother and the stress of her having to move etc

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by LukeB

copied it word for word
http://metro.co.uk/2015/08/15/mum-wh...-home-5344222/

The article clearly says he climbed in, rags are notorious for manipulating the truth to chase a headline

[LukeB]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

You can clearly see she's holding the door so it's not actually closed, you can also see the baby is laughing not distressed, big mountain out of a molehill here and ultimately all this "out rage" has probably caused actual distress to this baby now because of what it's done to his mother and the stress of her having to move etc

But it's still wasn't appropriate, and babies laugh at anything really. It's the fact it's a washing machine which isn't a place for a baby like i said before. She should have thought of all this before putting it on facebook herself. I hope she learns from this, because putting a picture of something that can anger people isn't going to go down well. She should use her brain next time if she puts something inappropriate up. None of this would have happened if she did used her brain.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

she didn't place her baby anywhere, he got in and she took a photo

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

You can clearly see she's holding the door so it's not actually closed, you can also see the baby is laughing not distressed, big mountain out of a molehill here and ultimately all this "out rage" has probably caused actual distress to this baby now because of what it's done to his mother and the stress of her having to move etc

The stress caused by the massive over the top Facebook reaction and the disgusting threats don't make the actual original thing any better though.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

The stress caused by the massive over the top Facebook reaction and the disgusting threats don't make the actual original thing any better though.

Meh, I don't think it was that bad, my cat regularly jumps in the washing machine and dryer

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Meh, I don't think it was that bad, my cat regularly jumps in the washing machine and dryer

Do you close the door and take a picture or take the cat out?

Personally, I'd close the door and switch it on. Cats scare me.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

Do you close the door and take a picture or take the cat out?

Personally, I'd close the door and switch it on. Cats scare me.

I don't take him out or take a picture, he just comes out himself when he wants to

[Marsh.]

*calls RSPCA*

[Amy Jade]

the scary fact is that those wishing for the baby taken off her and her death are the ones with real issues not a woman taking a picture of a SMILING child who happened to climb into an unplugged washing machine and she found it funny.

Is she naive to post it on facebook...yes. does she deserve to be called horrible names and drove out of her home? not at all. The people causing her so much stress with the threats are the ones causing that baby real harm.

[Vanessa]

The washing machine was not on, thank god.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

*calls RSPCA*

I doubt they'll fly to Ireland to get me, they have no jurisdiction here anyhow

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Amy Jade

the scary fact is that those wishing for the baby taken off her and her death are the ones with real issues not a woman taking a picture of a SMILING child who happened to climb into an unplugged washing machine and she found it funny.

Is she naive to post it on facebook...yes. does she deserve to be called horrible names and drove out of her home? not at all. The people causing her so much stress with the threats are the ones causing that baby real harm.

[Ammi]

..it was a silly thing to do/the posting of it on Facebook and she knows and has said that she regrets posting it..(because people will judge others/that’s what some people do, isn’t it..)… but I wonder how many of those people who have cast negative and quite awful judgement on her, with some of the comments in the newspaper have also done ‘silly things’ that they also regret…he seems like a very happy child and she seems like a very devoted and loving mother, there was no ‘abuse’, there was no mistreatment to see, there was only a mum taking a photo for a few seconds of her child who had climbed into the machine and who posted it on a media site…personally I think that parenting a child in a negative environment of needlessly judging others is far, far more harmful and detrimental to that child in what they’re absorbing than a few seconds taken for a photograph and a not very well thought out social media posting…

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Ammi

..it was a silly thing to do/the posting of it on Facebook and she knows and has said that she regrets posting it..(because people will judge others/that’s what some people do, isn’t it..)… but I wonder how many of those people who have cast negative and quite awful judgement on her, with some of the comments in the newspaper have also done ‘silly things’ that they also regret…he seems like a very happy child and she seems like a very devoted and loving mother, there was no ‘abuse’, there was no mistreatment to see, there was only a mum taking a photo for a few seconds of her child who had climbed into the machine and who posted it on a media site…personally I think that parenting a child in a negative environment of needlessly judging others is far, far more harmful and detrimental to that child in what they’re absorbing than a few seconds taken for a photograph and a not very well thought out social media posting…

[LeatherTrumpet]

Neem guilty about abusing her ghastly ghost cat