Britain: Kids too fat; state may take them.

[Frank_Carbonni]

Originally Posted by Aganusn

Some people just shouldn't be parents, and this is everywhere. No one really thinks about that. Picture the worst person you know, and imagine them raising a kid.....you would really be OK with that? I really don't care enough to do anything about it, but if you don't see that as a problem, you aren't paying attention.

A lot of us had a decent childhood and life growing up, but what if your parents almost completely destroyed your health (mental and physical) because they were dumb and uneducated.

Uh, I didn't see anyone objecting to cases of children being removed in instances of physical or sexual abuse.

Unless you consider a fat kid to be as abused as one who has a parent to rapes him or her or beats the kid to the point of hospitalization. If so, there is no real point in arguing with you since your beliefs are removed from decency and reality it would be a waste of both our times.

[stillkit]

Originally Posted by ABQConvict

American children have been taken into state custody (at least temporarily) due to their obesity under the pretense that their condition was the result of a form abuse.

Should obese kids be taken from parents | Albuquerque, N.M. | KRQE News 13

Thanks for that. I can't say I'm surprised.

[Fred314X]

I don't doubt that such a program could become official policy in this country...but why would the state want to assume such a burden? Hasn't it already got enough problems?

If your kid is fat, then there are precisely two people who can do something about it: you, and your kid. Who would have imagined--it's actually nobody else's business!

[Frank_Carbonni]

Originally Posted by Fred314X

I don't doubt that such a program could become official policy in this country...but why would the state want to assume such a burden? Hasn't it already got enough problems?

Because if there is one thing that governments don't want is more duties and programs...