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January 28, 2007
Britain's Nanny State Confiscating Overweight Children
One reason the nanny state has been able to bloat into the monstrosity it is without significant resistance is that many of its encroachments on our liberties are difficult to take seriously. Who is going to mount an expensive campaign to save trans fats or smoking in your car? Tiny bit by tiny bit, do-gooder bureaucrats have chipped away at our freedom until at last it has come to this:
In Britain, obese children are going on the child protection register right next to kids thought to be at risk for sexual or physical abuse. Children have actually been taken from their parents and placed in foster care due to weight issues. Some doctors advocate legal proceedings against parents who feed their children too much.
Reports Dr. Russell Viner, a London consultant pediatrician:
In my practice, I can think of about 10 or 15 cases in which child protection action has been taken because of obesity. We now constantly get letters from social workers about child protection due to childhood obesity.
Proving yet again that absurdity is no brake on moonbattery, a couple of Brits were found guilty of animal cruelty earlier this month for letting their dog get fat.
On a tip from Wiggins.
Posted by Van Helsing at January 28, 2007 1:10 PM
Comments
Unfortunately this sort of behaviour is nothing new over here. In the mid 80s they were snatching kids away for almost no reason at all. My parents actually spent their time planning escape routes from buildings they had to go in to, just in case the social services turned up... they're a law unto themselves. Successive governments have balked at dealing with them, because the minute they go near someone screeches "It's for the children! Won't somebody please think of the children!?!" at the nearest TV camera.
Quite sad...
Posted by: Archonix at January 29, 2007 8:57 AM
Holey Moley...I am as conservative as anyone but you have to wonder what kind of parents that Michelin Man tub of goo has in that picture of yours??
And they are feeding him McDonalds??? Oy.....that is some serious fat little bugger to be sure!!!
Posted by: WesternCanuck at January 29, 2007 9:38 PM
Funny comment by WesternCanuck, but it is a sad picture. My gosh, grab his fries away!!! He's going to blow!!
Okay, in this case, he's either got something medically wrong with him, or his parents need to get their act together or get help or something.
I am very, VERY much against the government stepping in and taking children from their parents, and I speak from a personal level. But if this kid were taken away, in the end he might end up much healthier and happier.
Posted by: NudeGayWhalesForJesus at January 30, 2007 3:33 PM
