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A mother who turned her own daughter into police after discovering she was allegedly involved in rioting, has urged other parents to do the same. Adrienne Ives, 47, said the decision to tell detectives she had spotted her 18-year-old Olympics ambassador daughter Chelsea taking part in this week's riots was 'gut-wrenching'.
The talented athlete was stripped of her role as 2012 Olympic ambassador after being charged with burglary, violent disorder and hurling bricks at a police car. However, Adrienne, 47, said that she had no choice but to contact officers.
She told the Daily Mirror: 'Any parent who loves their child should find the courage to do what we did.' Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk...
Originally posted by JennaDarling
That is not how to parent.
All she did was hurt her athletic future.
That family going to have problems now, talk about causing a lifetime of hate and hurt in your own family.
Maybe if she set a better example as a mother she wouldnt be in that position.
edit on 15-8-2011 by JennaDarling because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by JennaDarling
That is not how to parent.
All she did was hurt her athletic future.
Originally posted by maskfan
I take it you aren't English.
The riots were not about protesting against the government or poverty. They where about a bunch of thieving scumbags trying their luck to get some free stuff.
This mother did the right thing. Her daughter wasn't standing up for her beliefs against an oppressive regime (she could have been, but she wasn't). She was being swept up in mob mentality which led to random acts of violence and theft.
Originally posted by seedofchucky
Originally posted by JennaDarling
That is not how to parent.
All she did was hurt her athletic future.
That family going to have problems now, talk about causing a lifetime of hate and hurt in your own family.
Maybe if she set a better example as a mother she wouldnt be in that position.
edit on 15-8-2011 by JennaDarling because: (no reason given)
Actually this is extactly how to parent .
I would expect my parents to do the same .
I would also do the same to my children
Sometimes only way to learn a lesson is the hard way
Parents who let it slide are hurting there children not protecting them in the long run.
This is great and i wish more parents were responsible like this...
instead of sugar coating parents
I tip my hat to this mother ! for turning her in
if only more people were good parents like this
Originally posted by JennaDarling
you do not go around deliberately get your children in trouble with the police and so on, you may think oh yeah thatll show them, that is only because you failed parenting in the first place and now are looking to use the police as a parenting tool.
(...)
You are what your environment teaches you.
edit on 15-8-2011 by JennaDarling because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by CasiusIgnoranze
In other more important news:
6) The Law favours the rich Elite and not the Average Citizen.
Originally posted by Raivan31
reply to post by Echtelion
What if a child done the same thing to their parent.
A wiser long term approach would have been for the mother to take care of the problem herself.
The practical implications of her decision mean that her daughter will have far fewer options in life.
The general public don't have to care but the mother should.
Wonder who's gonna pay legal costs?