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Why can't more young offenders be like this?
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Seb Green stole a boat off the Dorset coast and ended up having to be rescued by sea rescue team at a cost of �20k. He was 15 when he did this. He is now 18 and and is doing a sponsored walk around the coast of GB to raise money for the Sea Rescue teams and the RNLI and in doing so, trying to make amends for what he did.
Good on him I say.
Good on him I say.
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It's very laudable of Seb and at least he shows signs of remorse.
However, effectively his sponsors are paying for him to slake his conscience. Looking at his website I notice that a number of them are small businesses and individuals who can probably ill afford to make the reparations Seb should be making himself.
I would be far more impressed if instead of taking himself off on all-expenses paid tour of mainland Britain, he had got himself a job and agreed to donate half of his take-home pay to the rescue services until the �20k had been repaid.
However, effectively his sponsors are paying for him to slake his conscience. Looking at his website I notice that a number of them are small businesses and individuals who can probably ill afford to make the reparations Seb should be making himself.
I would be far more impressed if instead of taking himself off on all-expenses paid tour of mainland Britain, he had got himself a job and agreed to donate half of his take-home pay to the rescue services until the �20k had been repaid.
this is true of any 'sponsored' charity effort, New Judge: rather than undertake sponsored activity we could all just resolve to skip the marathon-running and work hard to save up the money ourselves.
And yet the idea seems to appeal to people. One person does the hard work - necessary or not - and others provide money by way of reward, knowing that it will go somewhere worthy. It fosters a sense of community, which is the sort of thing that militates against crime (except for those like sp1214, who doubtless believe that if a baby throws its bottle out of the pram it is straight on a downward path to hell).
As for whether the businesses can afford it, aren't they the best judges of that?
And yet the idea seems to appeal to people. One person does the hard work - necessary or not - and others provide money by way of reward, knowing that it will go somewhere worthy. It fosters a sense of community, which is the sort of thing that militates against crime (except for those like sp1214, who doubtless believe that if a baby throws its bottle out of the pram it is straight on a downward path to hell).
As for whether the businesses can afford it, aren't they the best judges of that?
But this is not a �sponsored charity effort�, jno.
It is a specific task to raise a specific sum to repay a specific debt which was accumulated as a result of a criminal act.
If Seb feels the need to repay this debt (and all credit to him for doing so) he should make the payments himself.
As for sponsors deciding on the scheme�s affordability, it may well have been within their budget when they signed up (best part of a year ago). However, when they did so they did not probably envisage the type of inflation everybody is now suffering. They may find it a little harder now to either manage the payment or say no.
It is a specific task to raise a specific sum to repay a specific debt which was accumulated as a result of a criminal act.
If Seb feels the need to repay this debt (and all credit to him for doing so) he should make the payments himself.
As for sponsors deciding on the scheme�s affordability, it may well have been within their budget when they signed up (best part of a year ago). However, when they did so they did not probably envisage the type of inflation everybody is now suffering. They may find it a little harder now to either manage the payment or say no.
But this is not a �sponsored charity effort�, jno.
It is a specific task to raise a specific sum to repay a specific debt which was accumulated as a result of a criminal act.
No it is not - it is a sponsored charity event. He has no duty to repay any amount of money to anyone. He estimates the amount it cost was �20,000.
There is also a slight difference between an all-expenses paid tour of mainland Britain and a 5000 mile walk over 10 months which is suitable for the DoE Award.
Good luck to him (and �20 donation has been given)
It is a specific task to raise a specific sum to repay a specific debt which was accumulated as a result of a criminal act.
No it is not - it is a sponsored charity event. He has no duty to repay any amount of money to anyone. He estimates the amount it cost was �20,000.
There is also a slight difference between an all-expenses paid tour of mainland Britain and a 5000 mile walk over 10 months which is suitable for the DoE Award.
Good luck to him (and �20 donation has been given)
Sorry to put damper on things but he is having a good time at other peoples expense.
An extended paid for holiday seeing the entire coastline of Britain.
Nice work if you can get it.
Where does he stay at night, who is paying for his food etc.
Sorry to be cynical but he must be having a great time at no cost to himself.
An extended paid for holiday seeing the entire coastline of Britain.
Nice work if you can get it.
Where does he stay at night, who is paying for his food etc.
Sorry to be cynical but he must be having a great time at no cost to himself.
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