tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post2429083129720707035..comments2024-03-28T19:27:59.772+00:00Comments on A K Haart: The Ashya King debacleA K Haarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-59045887624861155052014-09-02T20:28:30.431+01:002014-09-02T20:28:30.431+01:00Mac - yes I suspect someone in authority really wa...Mac - yes I suspect someone in authority really was that shortsighted. It couldn't have happened twenty years ago.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-42173655083757557832014-09-02T12:53:21.842+01:002014-09-02T12:53:21.842+01:00'gross official mishandling' sounds quite ...'gross official mishandling' sounds quite likely.<br /><br />I've been asking myself whether someone in authority could really have been so short-sighted as to order a European Arrest Warrant for its power to locate the family without realising that he or she was setting in motion a vast and unswervable legal Juggernaut that would forcibly separate a seriously ill child from his parents until its progress is complete - sadly, I fear the answer may well be 'yes'.<br /><br />How quick our politicians would have been to condemn depriving the child of his family if a foreign regime were responsible!<br />Macheathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04451439759398780345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-9789927325360961902014-09-02T08:38:11.410+01:002014-09-02T08:38:11.410+01:00James - on the surface it's appalling, but may...James - on the surface it's appalling, but maybe there are nuances.<br /><br />Roger - thanks and yes, I get the feeling that there are things still to come out into the open. I sense gross official mishandling but we'll see.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-2521654664978351022014-09-02T06:45:44.539+01:002014-09-02T06:45:44.539+01:00Very sorry about your loss. Yes, this seems a tr...Very sorry about your loss. Yes, this seems a true debacle, all involved pulling up drawbridges and covering arses. I watched the hospital's 'spokesperson' delivering their statement and got the sense of 'careful speaking'. Whenever I see a spokesperson I regret to say I always think 'professional liar'. Now, we don't know all the facts, but it seems surprising that the police see fit to pursue the extradition order - should have thought that would have been dropped by now. So, intriguing to see how this unravels.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-56308690969905699762014-09-01T21:08:37.197+01:002014-09-01T21:08:37.197+01:00Missed this one completely, so learning here.Missed this one completely, so learning here.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-81167401595237530562014-09-01T19:17:34.878+01:002014-09-01T19:17:34.878+01:00Demetrius - yes and Ashya's parents may have s...Demetrius - yes and Ashya's parents may have seen proton beam therapy as the least bad option.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-68579643954363617692014-09-01T15:55:12.836+01:002014-09-01T15:55:12.836+01:00In situations where there is no right answer then ...In situations where there is no right answer then what is needed is to take the one that is least worst. But that is often very difficult. Where the situation is complex and with unpredictables all should tread with care. In such cases the blame game should be avoided as well as ticking boxes or resorting to fixed systems. Putting police in the pole position is not the right way at best they can only support.Demetriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17198549581667363991noreply@blogger.com