Re: stupid parents
Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 5:23 am
Mysteryman wrote:
> I saw the piece on the BBC Six o'Clock News and my wife was
> very much against what the parents were doing.
>
> I disagree. It's called freedom. Too many freedoms are being
> removed by the nanny state.
>
> Of course a constant diet of fat, fast foods, sweets, sugary
> drinks etc. is bad for kids (and adults).
>
> Ignoring facts is their choice and they have the right to make
> it (and their parent's for them). There's plenty of
> information available regarding the consequences.
>
But then they need medical treatment on the NHS which is paid for by OUR money- not just their's! So we are stakeholders in ensuing that the State gets value for our money in ensuring that the children in question do not get fed through fences by stupid parents!
BTW, the parents are standing in a cemetery...on people's graves. How selfish can these people get?
> I saw the piece on the BBC Six o'Clock News and my wife was
> very much against what the parents were doing.
>
> I disagree. It's called freedom. Too many freedoms are being
> removed by the nanny state.
>
> Of course a constant diet of fat, fast foods, sweets, sugary
> drinks etc. is bad for kids (and adults).
>
> Ignoring facts is their choice and they have the right to make
> it (and their parent's for them). There's plenty of
> information available regarding the consequences.
>
But then they need medical treatment on the NHS which is paid for by OUR money- not just their's! So we are stakeholders in ensuing that the State gets value for our money in ensuring that the children in question do not get fed through fences by stupid parents!
BTW, the parents are standing in a cemetery...on people's graves. How selfish can these people get?