Judge overturns dad's grounding? (16)
oh my!! Why are children out of control??? Sure makes one wonder, doesn't it???
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the world's going crazy......... dare i ask 'whatever next' 
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shipoker55: oh my!! Why are children out of control??? Sure makes one wonder, doesn't it???
And why are lawyers so rich?
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makes one wonder. they complain that people do a bad job raising there childern but we cant punish them for fear the state will step in. so why not just have the state raise our kids for us as they are sooo good at it and know whats best for them.
ya right.......
just another example of parental rights being taken away.
ya right.......
just another example of parental rights being taken away.
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hey you guuuys!!
well my kid is almost 15
im so lucky
so far
but yeah its shocking that case would even make it to court in any kind of timely fashion
maybe the girl is like 30 by now?
well my kid is almost 15
im so lucky
so far
but yeah its shocking that case would even make it to court in any kind of timely fashion
maybe the girl is like 30 by now?
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mindfful: Wed Jun 18, 2:08 PM ET
OTTAWA (AFP) - A Canadian court has lifted a 12-year-old girl's grounding, overturning her father's punishment for disobeying his orders to stay off the Internet, his lawyer said Wednesday.
The girl had taken her father to Quebec Superior Court after he refused to allow her to go on a school trip for chatting on websites he tried to block, and then posting "inappropriate" pictures of herself online using a friend's computer.
The father's lawyer Kim Beaudoin said the disciplinary measures were for the girl's "own protection" and is appealing the ruling.
"She's a child," Beaudoin told AFP. "At her age, children test their limits and it's up to their parents to set boundaries."
"I started an appeal of the decision today to reestablish parental authority, and to ensure that this case doesn't set a precedent," she said. Otherwise, said Beaudoin, "parents are going to be walking on egg shells from now on."
"I think most children respect their parents and would never go so far as to take them to court, but it's clear that some would and we have to ask ourselves how far this will go."
According to court documents, the girl's Internet transgression was just the latest in a string of broken house rules. Even so, Justice Suzanne Tessier found her punishment too severe.
Beaudoin noted the girl used a court-appointed lawyer in her parents' 10-year custody dispute to launch her landmark case against dear old dad.
OTTAWA (AFP) - A Canadian court has lifted a 12-year-old girl's grounding, overturning her father's punishment for disobeying his orders to stay off the Internet, his lawyer said Wednesday.
The girl had taken her father to Quebec Superior Court after he refused to allow her to go on a school trip for chatting on websites he tried to block, and then posting "inappropriate" pictures of herself online using a friend's computer.
The father's lawyer Kim Beaudoin said the disciplinary measures were for the girl's "own protection" and is appealing the ruling.
"She's a child," Beaudoin told AFP. "At her age, children test their limits and it's up to their parents to set boundaries."
"I started an appeal of the decision today to reestablish parental authority, and to ensure that this case doesn't set a precedent," she said. Otherwise, said Beaudoin, "parents are going to be walking on egg shells from now on."
"I think most children respect their parents and would never go so far as to take them to court, but it's clear that some would and we have to ask ourselves how far this will go."
According to court documents, the girl's Internet transgression was just the latest in a string of broken house rules. Even so, Justice Suzanne Tessier found her punishment too severe.
Beaudoin noted the girl used a court-appointed lawyer in her parents' 10-year custody dispute to launch her landmark case against dear old dad.
the goverment is no interested in parent having the right to educate their children
the less autority parents have the more power the politicians have
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Dang...I should have sued my parents for making me take out the trash. I could have claimed child labor law infringement, and get OSHA involved since our trash was "hazardous"....
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mbcasey: Dang...I should have sued my parents for making me take out the trash. I could have claimed child labor law infringement, and get OSHA involved since our trash was "hazardous"....
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mindfful: hey you guuuys!! well my kid is almost 15
im so lucky
so far
but yeah its shocking that case would even make it to court in any kind of timely fashion
maybe the girl is like 30 by now?
im so lucky
so far
but yeah its shocking that case would even make it to court in any kind of timely fashion
maybe the girl is like 30 by now?
Goonies? ...
Yep it's bloody crazy..
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mbcasey: Dang...I should have sued my parents for making me take out the trash. I could have claimed child labor law infringement, and get OSHA involved since our trash was "hazardous"....
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Curious,
What law was stated the the father broke?
judges can only rule on laws?
What did they give as a reason?
I don't see at all where a court would have any say
Next... colored toilet paper will be illegal.
We will only be allowed blue christmas lights,
What law was stated the the father broke?
judges can only rule on laws?
What did they give as a reason?
I don't see at all where a court would have any say
Next... colored toilet paper will be illegal.
We will only be allowed blue christmas lights,
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rasgumby: Curious,
What law was stated the the father broke?
judges can only rule on laws?
What did they give as a reason?
I don't see at all where a court would have any say
Next... colored toilet paper will be illegal.
We will only be allowed blue christmas lights,
What law was stated the the father broke?
judges can only rule on laws?
What did they give as a reason?
I don't see at all where a court would have any say
Next... colored toilet paper will be illegal.
We will only be allowed blue christmas lights,
my Christmas lights are pink and yellow..they are still outside on the palm tree (and on the porch is something that resembles a pumpkin...)
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Remember Rilly saying about how the ads on a thread are often fitting with what's being said?..
haha .. see the ones around this one. I think he may be right.
haha .. see the ones around this one. I think he may be right.
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Claayer: Remember Rilly saying about how the ads on a thread are often fitting with what's being said?..
haha .. see the ones around this one. I think he may be right.
haha .. see the ones around this one. I think he may be right.
gee youre a quick study
i dont see any ads
haaaa ha
but i do get looots of mail at my real mail
oddly its all offers to help me *uhhh* gain inches
apparently the machine thinks im a man-
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OTTAWA (AFP) - A Canadian court has lifted a 12-year-old girl's grounding, overturning her father's punishment for disobeying his orders to stay off the Internet, his lawyer said Wednesday.
The girl had taken her father to Quebec Superior Court after he refused to allow her to go on a school trip for chatting on websites he tried to block, and then posting "inappropriate" pictures of herself online using a friend's computer.
The father's lawyer Kim Beaudoin said the disciplinary measures were for the girl's "own protection" and is appealing the ruling.
"She's a child," Beaudoin told AFP. "At her age, children test their limits and it's up to their parents to set boundaries."
"I started an appeal of the decision today to reestablish parental authority, and to ensure that this case doesn't set a precedent," she said. Otherwise, said Beaudoin, "parents are going to be walking on egg shells from now on."
"I think most children respect their parents and would never go so far as to take them to court, but it's clear that some would and we have to ask ourselves how far this will go."
According to court documents, the girl's Internet transgression was just the latest in a string of broken house rules. Even so, Justice Suzanne Tessier found her punishment too severe.
Beaudoin noted the girl used a court-appointed lawyer in her parents' 10-year custody dispute to launch her landmark case against dear old dad.