Court Overrules Girl's Grounding 9
In a decision that is sure to make pre-teens everywhere up the brat ante, a Quebec Superior Court ruled that a father couldn't discipline his daughter by grounding her from a school trip. The father is filing an appeal because his moral authority over his child had been undercut by the court, said his lawyer, Kim Beaudoin. The 12-year-old girl was not allowed to go online after she posted photos of herself on a dating site. She then got into an argument with her stepmother, so her father said she couldn't go on a school trip. I wonder what the statute of limitations is on a grounding? I'm still a little pissed about not being able to go over to Eric's sleepover birthday party in 2nd grade.
Moral authority? (Score:2)
Sorry, but just because you procreated -- which, as Bill Maher says, is something a dog can do -- doesn't give you the "moral authority" to order other people around. Especially when they're not even living under your roof, as TFA explains:
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He should get the home address of the Judge and send his daughter home with him because he's just taken over being a parent. Maybe if the Judge lives with her and has to provide for her he would feel differently.
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What, were you so eager to reply to my comment that you skipped everything after the first sentence?
The father can't send his daughter anywhere because she doesn't live with him anymore. He already kicked her out of his house. If he wanted to make decisions for her as her parent, the time to do that was when she was still living with him.
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The parents are divorced! and for the last month (it's unclear if that includes the time before the trip as well or only time since the trip) she's been living with her mother but the father has legal custody. So, what psychic told you that he kicked her out? I would bet my money on... Mommy can I live with you while I sue my dad? Pretty please!
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The article [theglobeandmail.com]. Let me quote it once again, this time with emphasis:
"Expelled" means kicked out. Who else would have the power to kick this girl out of her father's house, other than her father himself?
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http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Expelled [reference.com]
I don't see kicked out... I see "Force or Drive out" but then again we are assuming that the reported was not trying to sell a story.
I still don't believe it was a boot out of the house...I suspect it was his making her life miserable and her saying ... I can't take this any more...
Also note...that it ended up that way... as in during or after the trial.... so it's not like he was interfering in her life when he wasn't part of it.
SWF looking for... (Score:2)
Did the judge think, "why is a 12 year old girl posting on a singles board?"
Followed by, "Would I want MY kid to do that?"
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The judge also didn't prevent the dad from punishing her or placing other restrictions on her, but upheld her complaint because of the sp
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because they recognize that kids are people too, and while it is necessary to limit them somewhat for their own protection, they also need to be protected against arbitrary and excessive control by their parents
SECONDED. I might have sex after I turn 40.