Obese Kids Taken From Parents...

[nickster]

Seems like there's some irony in a bunch of fat state employees taking a fat kid away from his parents because he is too fat fat fat.

Not really, those state employee blubber whales are ADULTS and they have the ability to make a concious choice on what is right and wrong when it comes to what they put in their mouth or the amount of exercise they do or do not take. The child is a child and is diet and exercise regime is dictated by their parent, so has made no concious choice to be morbidly obese. I'll say it again, the parent is killing their child with food and the child needs to be protected from that.

Don't get me wrong, I hate the nanny state and being told what's wrong and right for us by some politically correct bullshit agenda. But this is a totally different matter, it is about protecting a child from an adult who is harming it and endangering its life.

 

[lose lose win]

Fuck, what do some of you people not get?

This parent is stupid and no doubt this is child abuse, and something should be done.. point is WHO ENDORSES THE STUPID FUCKING FOOD PYRAMID WITH BREADS/CARBS BEING THE BASIS OF NUTRITION? Who allows lobbyists to affect what children eat and are taught to eat? The same entity taking the child. How about an educational nutrition intervention program? Oh, couldn't do that bc then they would have to tell everyone to stop eating all the shit corn products that are lobbied, and then they wouldn't be able to feed the predatorial CPS with more funding.

Let them take fat kids bc of improper parenting now, and next it could be your kids bc they deem something else as "improper parenting".

Let them kill brown people with no judge and jury bc they're terrorists now, and next it will be american "terrorists" with no due process.

This forum is depressing... if a bunch of "marketers" can't get it, I'm not sure how in the fuck the public would ever catch on.

 

[lose lose win]

But this is a totally different matter, it is about protecting a child from an adult who is harming it and endangering its life.

NO it's not. It's setting a precedent that at first seems reasonable and then will be expanded.

If they cared they would EDUCATE. They don't care, they want more power as always.

Maybe the problem is most of you don't understand food and the system behind it. IDK.

 

[geomark]

Not really, those state employee blubber whales are ADULTS and they have the ability to make a concious choice on what is right and wrong when it comes to what they put in their mouth or the amount of exercise they do or do not take. The child is a child and is diet and exercise regime is dictated by their parent, so has made no concious choice to be morbidly obese. I'll say it again, the parent is killing their child with food and the child needs to be protected from that.

Don't get me wrong, I hate the nanny state and being told what's wrong and right for us by some politically correct bullshit agenda. But this is a totally different matter, it is about protecting a child from an adult who is harming it and endangering its life.

To me it's a tough call as I also hate the nanny state yet the parent is obviously killing the kid. But it still seems ironic that the state blubber whales think they are anymore qualified to teach the child how to eat, much less set an example.

 

[liesnillusions]

yet the parent is obviously killing the kid

Let the kid die then.

 

[BluuueJammm]

Abusive parent has child taken away shocker.

 

[IMHopeful]

Good ole Jake, stirring the pot again!

The level of obesity in North America is frightening. But I have to agree with the majority about parental rights being decimated with this kind of intervention.

Mostly, I feel terrible for this fat little kid: Even if his mother is the most miserable cunt on the planet; there's no way he could possible hate his parents enough to welcome (or be happy about) being ripped from his home -- he must be absolutely devistated. He can always change being fat, but the emotional scars that come from being taken from your mother won't heal. I would have to think the mother will be getting her kid back as soon as national upheaval overwhelms the law-makers in that state.

 

[Carpetflood]

Wow , amazing

 

[nickster]

Good ole Jake, stirring the pot again!

The level of obesity in North America is frightening. But I have to agree with the majority about parental rights being decimated with this kind of intervention.

Mostly, I feel terrible for this fat little kid: Even if his mother is the most miserable cunt on the planet; there's no way he could possible hate his parents enough to welcome (or be happy about) being ripped from his home -- he must be absolutely devistated. He can always change being fat, but the emotional scars that come from being taken from your mother won't heal. I would have to think the mother will be getting her kid back as soon as national upheaval overwhelms the law-makers in that state.

So if a parent was severely beating their child regularly do you not thing that the child should be removed from them?

It's not about whether the child would be happier on not (short term) with their parent, it is about the well-being of that child and to basically save its life.

There has to be a point where someone steps in to help a child being put into mortal danger and I believe that in this case that point has been passed when that child went past the point of morbid obesity and into the realm of walking time-bomb (if in deed he could even walk).

This is not about the rights of the parent, but about the rights of the child.

 

[IMHopeful]

So if a parent was severely beating their child regularly do you not thing that the child should be removed from them?

It's not about whether the child would be happier on not (short term) with their parent, it is about the well-being of that child and to basically save its life.

There has to be a point where someone steps in to help a child being put into mortal danger and I believe that in this case that point has been passed when that child went past the point of morbid obesity and into the realm of walking time-bomb (if in deed he could even walk).

This is not about the rights of the parent, but about the rights of the child.

My first reaction was "Great, the kid will have a chance at a better life!"

But after consideration, I just don't know what to think. Maybe the mother just didn't know any better -- sounds ridiculous, but I'm not saying someone shouldn't intervene, in some way...

... However, taking the kid away from his family just seems like like the wrong thing to do, without knowing more about the family. Could be the kid overwhelmed a loving mother, and wouldn't take "NO" for an answer when it came to eating treats and such -- Too many variables to consider.

I'm not at all disagreeing with your point. I'd just hate to jump at blaming the parent without knowing what the kid is like.

 

[nickster]

My first reaction was "Great, the kid will have a chance at a better life!"

But after consideration, I just don't know what to think. Maybe the mother just didn't know any better -- sounds ridiculous, but I'm not saying someone shouldn't intervene, in some way...

... However, taking the kid away from his family just seems like like the wrong thing to do, without knowing more about the family. Could be the kid overwhelmed a loving mother, and wouldn't take "NO" for an answer when it came to eating treats and such -- Too many variables to consider.

I'm not at all disagreeing with your point. I'd just hate to jump at blaming the parent without knowing what the kid is like.

Oh I 100% agree that it would be wrong to take the child away from a family without knowing a lot about the family and without intervening in an advisory way initially, and a warning finally if nothing else works. But in this story it is clear she had been advised (also by a doctor) and warned and just didn't head the advice or warning.

I don't know what the child is like and how difficult he is, but quite frankly I don't care. It is bad and lazy parenting on the parents part if they don't set boundaries and put their foot down when the child is in danger. I know if my child is in danger I will do whatever it takes to keep him safe, it's not so much the education I have been given but more instinct.