The Independent's Deborah Orr hit out at mawkish commentaries designedto fill column inches when there's a lack of hard facts. "They exploitthe interest of readers in a way that can only chime with their worstfears and insecurities," she writes. "This can, and does, lead tored-top hysteria and vigilante action. Both of these hinder the debateabout paedophilia and what to do about it." And she's right.
What's more, after stirring up a maelstrom, news providers soon loseinterest. Orr hammers home her point with the fact that in the last fiveyears more than 40 children went missing in Britain and have not beenfound - yet their names are not emblazoned on the publicconsciousness.
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