primitives discuss fat kid in South Carolina

[franksolich]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x5930117

Oh my.

The Good Samaritan primitive:

Mari333  (1000+ posts)        Fri Jun-26-09 06:57 AM
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Charged for allowing her son to become obese

SOUTH CAROLINA (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - A mother is being charged with neglecting her obese teenage son.

Born and raised in South Carolina, Alexander Draper grew up to reach a dangerous 555 pounds by the age of fourteen. That's when law enforcement stepped in.

http://www.wwmt.com/articles/teenage-1364002-neglecting...

ejpoeta  (1000+ posts)        Fri Jun-26-09 07:02 AM
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1. i don't know about this. how do they know she hadn't tried to help him??

i mean... especially teenagers who don't listen to anybody. I have a ten year old who will go into the kitchen and sneak food after she just ate lunch and I told her no more. She does that all the time. I'll catch her getting into something... I'm HUNGREEEEE! but you just ate lunch!! get out of here!!!!

OKNancy  (1000+ posts)        Fri Jun-26-09 07:05 AM
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2. That's harsh

From the article: Gray, released from jail Monday on $50,000 bond, says she does not have enough money to get her son the treatment he needs

When I read things like this the old term "slippery slope" comes to mind.

It's like people are going to jail, or being charged at least for being stupid. The family needs the state to HELP them, not send the mother to jail. If the help doesn't work or there is obvious abuse, then yes, law enforcement may need to be called in.

Something just doesn't seem right here.

Whenever franksolich looks at Skins's island, "slippery slope" is ALWAYS just about the first term that comes to mind.

The pseudo-Nam primitive:

saigon68  (1000+ posts)        Fri Jun-26-09 07:27 AM
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5. I ah ah wonder if she is a minority

Nothing in the article about the "Baby Daddy" --- where is the father? Oh, we won't chase him, we''ll just beat up this boys caretaker and put her in jail

Good thing we need more cops in amerika

MadHound (1000+ posts)      Fri Jun-26-09 07:06 AM
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3. Good, even if they get the kid's weight under control, 

His run up to over five hundred pounds probably took years off of his life. How can a parent just sit by and allow that to happen? Negligence at the least.

The dysmenopausal Kansas school teacher:

proud2BlibKansan  (1000+ posts)        Fri Jun-26-09 07:16 AM
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4. I saw a piece on TV about this

The DA said they had offered the mom programs for her kid. Mom said they didn't offer to help her pay for them and since she is unemployed, she can't afford them.

That put a different spin on it.

[JohnnyReb]

When I was a skinny kid...Momma ruled the kitchen...not us...I guess times have changed.