20 June 2008

You can't ground me

A Canadian Judge told a father today that he cannot ground his daughter for breaking house rules. Apparently the little delinquent was upset she could not take a school trip after her father found she had posted inappropriate pictures of herself on-line using a friend's computer. She was restricted from the Internet at the time. She has a history of being unable to follow her father's rules.

Here's hoping Justice Suzanne Tessier doesn't have children herself. They might find themselves standing in court one day. I am guessing the little one she freed from Daddy's punishment today will be back in court later in her life for something more severe. All of us needed boundaries as we were growing up. Learning to respect those helped to teach us when they needed to be crossed over. Some boundaries are meant to be abolished. Many times society is led through change by those with the wisdom to see where change is needed.

I don't believe a little tart trying to worm her way out of a reasonable reaction to rule breaking is a good example. More shameful is the Judge who encourages this behavior and rewards her for doing something so potentially dangerous. Is she the only woman alive who doesn't understand that the Internet can be a tool for perverts to get their hands on children?

Glad I am not a parent in Canada tonight,

jené

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