Stripping Shamima Begum of her citizenship when she was groomed at 15 years old by adult men, raped, married, and abused is one of the most appalling decisions I’ve ever seen. And I want to draw your attention to a parallel. The judge Dame Sue Carr stated today, ‘It could also be argued that Miss Begum is the author of her own misfortune.’ In 2013, the exact same words were said about teenage girls being raped, exploited and abused in Rotherham, Rochdale and Oxford. The words used were, ‘these girls were the authors of their own downfall’. This is the bullying of a victim of child grooming, trafficking and radicalisation and our government should be ashamed of what we have done to her.
@DrJessTaylor Were these children groomed online as well? theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/f…
@DrJessTaylor To be honest, I used to share your view before I watched various docs and radio articles that involved her and about her case.
@DrJessTaylor @ESantanberg The difference is that Shamima Begum arranged her own travel to a war zone and so did her friends. There is no way she didn’t know what she was letting herself in for, with all of the information on the internet. If she lived 50 years ago, that might have been believable!
@DrJessTaylor Mohammed 54 raped Aisha when she was 9. Funny trend emerging here 🤷♂️
@DrJessTaylor @Serena_Partrick You are able to know that ISIS is bad at 15.
@DrJessTaylor I feel for her, but there's a massive difference between being groomed in your own backyard, and fleeing to another country to join a known terrorist group.