Father's arrest ignites debate over child abandonment

mimo2005 · 08-29-2008, 07:16 PM

Journalist charged with "Felony Child Abandonment" for telling his 11 year old son to walk home from McDonalds

http://www.statesman.com/news/conten...28abandon.html

**Drew1369** · 08-30-2008, 11:37 AM

What next... felony charges for spanking?

I cannot believe the nanny society we have become on this planet. Soon yelling at a child will become a mental abuse, and grounding a kid will be against the law for putting a child in an anti-social development and sent to state care

ebackhus · 08-30-2008, 01:44 PM

It's the lack of parenting that's screwing up society! If I misbehaved when I was young I'd get the paddle. As I got older my parents would take away priveledges (notice I didn't say RIGHTS) to punish me. I hated that paddle but I'm not afraid to use it. I am, however, afraid of a school nurse calling child services on me for doing so.

We don't need a world full of spoiled children!

**sobeit** · 08-30-2008, 01:54 PM

I see nothing wrong with an 11 year old walking. How many walk to school everyday?

I know I was in a different age but I was walking to kindergarten by myself in west sacromento california crossing major highways by myself. I walked a couple of miles daily to school in elementary school in missouri. I remember going to the grocery store pulling a little red wagen and a note getting groceries for my mom when in elemetary school.

It sounds like if I did that today my parents would get the death penality.

ebackhus · 08-30-2008, 01:55 PM

If you can remember Trapper Keepers then you probably walked to school.

yustr · 08-30-2008, 08:14 PM

Here's what I'd say to the DA: why is it unsafe for a 11 year old to walk a couple of blocks in your town? Aren't you supposed to make the streets safe? So which one of us isn't doing his job?

Then again its TEXAS, doesn't the youngster carry a 9mm for protection?

**Drew1369** · 08-30-2008, 08:36 PM

Hey now... I thought it was illegal to use the metric system in Texas... that would be a .35 caliber pistol

**Rhort** · 09-01-2008, 02:25 AM

Thanks for my Monday morning chuckle!

ebackhus · 09-02-2008, 09:10 AM

I'm not a native so I don't know all the rules. I do hear that when a texan is born they're given a sawed off shotgun.

**Rhort** · 09-02-2008, 09:13 AM

"given"???! Aren't they born with one in their hands?

**Drew1369** · 09-02-2008, 09:26 AM

I have a native texan standing next to me... they ARE born with one in hand...

ebackhus · 09-02-2008, 09:40 AM

Where I live most people can barely afford food so the state gov't gives them the gun.

**Rhort** · 09-02-2008, 09:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ebackhus

Where I live most people can barely afford food so the state gov't gives them the gun.

...so they can steal it?

Garryson01 · 09-03-2008, 06:19 AM

Does the state provide body armour to the shop keepers or do they just get given an even bigger gun?

08-29-2008, 07:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
mimo2005 Manager, Emeritus Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 11,142 OS: xp	Father's arrest ignites debate over child abandonment Journalist charged with "Felony Child Abandonment" for telling his 11 year old son to walk home from McDonalds http://www.statesman.com/news/conten...28abandon.html __________________ TSF has outgrown its server, again. Please help "Gutta cavat lapidem, non vi sed saepe cadendo"

08-30-2008, 11:37 AM	#2 (permalink)
Drew1369 Moderator Relaxation Room Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Posts: 3,453 OS: Win7 Ultimate	Re: Father's arrest ignites debate over child abandonment What next... felony charges for spanking? I cannot believe the nanny society we have become on this planet. Soon yelling at a child will become a mental abuse, and grounding a kid will be against the law for putting a child in an anti-social development and sent to state care __________________ We humans have a primal urge to kill because, thanks to natural selection, all the homo sapiens who didn't have a primal urge to kill, were themselves killed. http://obamaclock.org/

08-30-2008, 01:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,318 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Re: Father's arrest ignites debate over child abandonment It's the lack of parenting that's screwing up society! If I misbehaved when I was young I'd get the paddle. As I got older my parents would take away priveledges (notice I didn't say RIGHTS) to punish me. I hated that paddle but I'm not afraid to use it. I am, however, afraid of a school nurse calling child services on me for doing so. We don't need a world full of spoiled children! __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

08-30-2008, 01:54 PM	#4 (permalink)
sobeit TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NEAR Posts: 7,433 OS: windows/linux	Re: Father's arrest ignites debate over child abandonment I see nothing wrong with an 11 year old walking. How many walk to school everyday? I know I was in a different age but I was walking to kindergarten by myself in west sacromento california crossing major highways by myself. I walked a couple of miles daily to school in elementary school in missouri. I remember going to the grocery store pulling a little red wagen and a note getting groceries for my mom when in elemetary school. It sounds like if I did that today my parents would get the death penality. __________________ there's been global warming since the ice age

08-30-2008, 01:55 PM	#5 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,318 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Re: Father's arrest ignites debate over child abandonment If you can remember Trapper Keepers then you probably walked to school. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

08-30-2008, 08:14 PM	#6 (permalink)
yustr Asst. Manager, The Conversation Pit Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Connecticut shore Posts: 6,066 OS: XP Pro My System	Re: Father's arrest ignites debate over child abandonment Here's what I'd say to the DA: why is it unsafe for a 11 year old to walk a couple of blocks in your town? Aren't you supposed to make the streets safe? So which one of us isn't doing his job? Then again its TEXAS, doesn't the youngster carry a 9mm for protection? __________________ If there are lawyers or politicians involved, logic may be a very poor tool for reaching a conclusion. Last edited by yustr; 08-30-2008 at 08:18 PM.

08-30-2008, 08:36 PM	#7 (permalink)
Drew1369 Moderator Relaxation Room Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Posts: 3,453 OS: Win7 Ultimate	Re: Father's arrest ignites debate over child abandonment Hey now... I thought it was illegal to use the metric system in Texas... that would be a .35 caliber pistol __________________ We humans have a primal urge to kill because, thanks to natural selection, all the homo sapiens who didn't have a primal urge to kill, were themselves killed. http://obamaclock.org/

09-01-2008, 02:25 AM	#8 (permalink)
Rhort Waster Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 3,199 OS: XP SP1	Re: Father's arrest ignites debate over child abandonment Thanks for my Monday morning chuckle!

09-02-2008, 09:10 AM	#9 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,318 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Re: Father's arrest ignites debate over child abandonment I'm not a native so I don't know all the rules. I do hear that when a texan is born they're given a sawed off shotgun. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

09-02-2008, 09:13 AM	#10 (permalink)
Rhort Waster Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 3,199 OS: XP SP1	Re: Father's arrest ignites debate over child abandonment "*given*"???! Aren't they born with one in their hands?

09-02-2008, 09:26 AM	#11 (permalink)
Drew1369 Moderator Relaxation Room Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Posts: 3,453 OS: Win7 Ultimate	Re: Father's arrest ignites debate over child abandonment I have a native texan standing next to me... they ARE born with one in hand... __________________ We humans have a primal urge to kill because, thanks to natural selection, all the homo sapiens who didn't have a primal urge to kill, were themselves killed. http://obamaclock.org/

09-02-2008, 09:40 AM	#12 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,318 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Re: Father's arrest ignites debate over child abandonment Where I live most people can barely afford food so the state gov't gives them the gun. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

09-03-2008, 06:19 AM	#14 (permalink)
Garryson01 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Hinckley, UK Posts: 355 OS: XP SP 2, Vista SP1	Re: Father's arrest ignites debate over child abandonment Does the state provide body armour to the shop keepers or do they just get given an even bigger gun? __________________ Russell Bates Network Administrator, ATI Garryson, Ibstock, Leicestershire