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06-20-2008, 12:19 AM
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Only in Canada. The link isn't working for me but it sounds like this girl took her dad to court because he grounded her? whats next? Have they started taking fat kids away from their parents under grounds of child abuse or endangerment?
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06-20-2008, 08:47 AM
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Only in Canada. The link isn't working for me but it sounds like this girl took her dad to court because he grounded her? whats next? Have they started taking fat kids away from their parents under grounds of child abuse or endangerment?
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hmmm.....
should they?
nah, they should just take the twinkies away from the fat kids
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06-20-2008, 09:22 AM
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This case is total BS. I can't even believe it made it to court.
Quebec uses a completely different legal system. Quebec uses the Napoleonic Code or Civil Law while the rest of Canada uses Common Law.
I can't believe any judge in their right mind would over turn a parental punishment. I think grounding the girl was too light of a punishment!
You say only in Canada...we say only in Quebec!
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06-20-2008, 10:29 AM
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This case is total BS. I can't even believe it made it to court.
Quebec uses a completely different legal system. Quebec uses the Napoleonic Code or Civil Law while the rest of Canada uses Common Law.
I can't believe any judge in their right mind would over turn a parental punishment. I think grounding the girl was too light of a punishment!
You say only in Canada...we say only in Quebec!
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I don't think it has anything to do with the Napoleonic code! Louisiana's legal system is also based on the Napoleonic code, and you would NEVER see a decision like this in Louisiana!
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06-20-2008, 01:06 PM
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I don't think it has anything to do with the Napoleonic code! Louisiana's legal system is also based on the Napoleonic code, and you would NEVER see a decision like this in Louisiana!
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I never said that it had anything to do with their type of legal system. It was supposed to be more of an aside just stating for those that didn't know, that they operate on a different legal system. I apologize if my statement inferred that I was blaming their legal system. I was blaming the Quebecois  !
As another aside, wasn't it Louisiana that wanted to make it an offence to wear low riding pants??
Either way, the decision was asinine and I'm surprised it hasn't come up for a review of some kind. If I was her father, I would have completely washed my hands of her. She can go live with her mother.
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06-20-2008, 01:24 PM
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As another aside, wasn't it Louisiana that wanted to make it an offence to wear low riding pants??
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Naw, Louisiana wanted to make "tacky" a felony but had to settle for a misdemeanor.
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06-20-2008, 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Lady Pi Phi
I never said that it had anything to do with their type of legal system. It was supposed to be more of an aside just stating for those that didn't know, that they operate on a different legal system. I apologize if my statement inferred that I was blaming their legal system. I was blaming the Quebecois !
As another aside, wasn't it Louisiana that wanted to make it an offence to wear low riding pants??
Either way, the decision was asinine and I'm surprised it hasn't come up for a review of some kind. If I was her father, I would have completely washed my hands of her. She can go live with her mother. |
According to the Ottawa Citizen, the girl's father is appealing this.
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06-21-2008, 10:20 AM
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As another aside, wasn't it Louisiana that wanted to make it an offence to wear low riding pants??
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Yes, and we also tried to make a law mandating that children must say "sir" and "ma'am" when addressing their teachers!
What's the punishment? Jail time? Ha!
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