Family Guy's biggest mistake - RIP Brian Griffin

Hey guys! Well tonight, my Facebook and Twitter feeds have been overflowing with the latest news from the animated universe - the death of Family Guy's Brian Griffin. For those who are unaware, here is what all the fuss is about!

WARNING: SPOILER ALERT

(source: YouTube)

The question the creators need to ask themselves, why would you kill off one of the main as well as favourite characters?! Are you trying to lose fans...? Ridiculous. I mean, what adventures will Stewie have now he's gone?! All those episodes dedicated to those two while the other characters had a break (or that's how I imagine it) - there's just no logic from the creators here.

Admittedly, I've only really grown an interest in Family Guy over the past couple of years and Brian is, well was, one of my favourite characters. Just the character brings out the randomness of the show. Like, he's the family pet but with human characteristics - what many people would love! Well, with some exceptions, but still. I just love the kind of character he brings to the show, the sarcasm and wit, as well as the sheer entertainment, from his experiences of being high to his adventures with Stewie..

Honestly, I just find this madness completely ridiculous. Unless they plan on bringing him back in a later episode (which I doubt), they better have a good reason for killing off such a well loved and well known character. Seriously, creators of Family Guy.. You've been banned once, soon you'll have no fans left to even watch your show. This is by far your biggest mistake.

For all those who have been affected by this outrageous storyline, feel free to tweet the creators your opinions! I'm sure you wouldn't be the only ones..

The release of Baby Peter's mum.

Hey guys! For today's 'Society Dictates', I'm going to be looking at the recent news regarding the release of Baby P's mum. After spending up to 5 years in detention and prison, Tracey Connelly is being released thanks to the decision of the Parole Board.

 

(source: BBC News)

I watched this on the BBC News last night and again on the debate on ITV's This Morning earlier and I just sat and watched in absolute shock as they were discussing the issue. This woman abused, neglected and murdered her child, what right does she have to be released?! Admittedly, she was neglected and abused herself as a child, but is that really an excuse for the death of Baby P? When he died, Baby P had over 50 injuries on his body, ranging from broken bones to bruises and burns. Even though he was visited by outside agencies around 80 times (police, social workers etc), they still failed to see the signs of abuse. In all fairness, Tracey was far from stupid and covered up bruises with chocolate when the social workers visited.. But still, these agencies could've done something to prevent his death if they actually communicated with each other to save that poor, suffering child. He sadly died in August 2007. After the death, Tracey Connelly, her boyfriend, Steven Barker, and her brother, Jason Owen were all arrested and convicted for the same offence. 

 

(source: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/baby-p-mum-tracey-connelly-2345633)

Watching the debate on This Morning made me think though, how much will Baby P's mum actually suffer for what she did? For starters, she was in prison for nearly 5 years for the death of her own child. Now she's been released, tax payer's are paying for her to have a new identity, but what will that do? Everyone will know who she is by what she looks like, will they not?! Even though she looks 'different' to her police mugshot, chances are she will still be recognisable to the public eye. If she decides to have children, they will instantly be put into care as she is a danger to any child now, let's be honest! So that'll be awkward if she ever finds someone who wants children for them to find out what she did to her own little boy. She has lots of 'conditions' she must follow to avoid being called back to prison. Frankly, I hope she does get called back to prison.

We learn a lot about the Baby P case in childcare, along with many other cases which follow the same pattern. A child is abused, agencies fail to see this, the child suffers and, in many cases, dies. In my opinion, the mother should NOT have been released after only 5 years. I don't think anyone who has any connection in cases like this (child murder, child abuse of any kind) should get any less that 10-15 years in prison for what they've done. That child has barely had a chance to live and you deprive them of their right to live?! How selfish and deluded can you be. If anyone could do this to a child, they are a danger to themselves and to society in general. The fact that this is a story about a mother abusing and murdering her own child is absolutely disgusting and then only having 5 years in prison is a joke. What kind of message does our justice system give out when it lets people like her free?! No punishment is enough for her to suffer after what she's done, I just hope this has well and truly ruined her life.

For more on the Baby Peter case, visit the case timeline found on the BBC News website.