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Originally posted by Terrorist
reply to post by RisenAngel77
Allow me to clarify; I only think that child protective services should be invoked when there are particularly atrocious cases like this.
Originally posted by RisenAngel77
Assuming the kids in this pic are the kids in question, They look perfectly healthy to me, in fact in the U.S this is considered normal.
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Allow me to clarify; I only think that child protective services should be invoked when there are particularly atrocious cases like this. I did some conversions of figures from the original article and it seems dubious whether this was indeed a case where social services' intervention was understandable.
Originally posted by MrWendal
You know what troubles me most about this??
These are kids. Just because they are overweight now does not mean they will remain that way. TV trash talk shows in the US even have shows about this, people who were fat, awkward, "geeky" who eventually grow up and look like super models. Just because these kids are overweight right now does that mean they will stay that way. Carrying around a few extra pounds does not automatically mean poor health and is not a sign of neglect.
Originally posted by RisenAngel77
reply to post by Flyer
They dont even look Obese, chubby yes, but not obese.
THIS is obese -_-
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Originally posted by stumason
reply to post by RisenAngel77
Normal? Normal? It bloody well isn't!
Look about on the net..Type "dundee council fat family foster care" and check out the various news reports.
Originally posted by Terrorist
reply to post by EvanB
They should face some sort of legal penalty, because that's definitely child abuse, but I agree that it's extreme for them to be faced with the possibility of never again seeing their children.
Originally posted by Flyer
reply to post by RisenAngel77
They clearly arent good parents. They dont deserve their kids if they are likely sending them onto a lifetime of health problems.
My friend had a fat kid, shes now 19 and still overweight by 50% and is huge.
Originally posted by Flyer
They tried to educate and teach the parents to get them to eat healthy.
They didnt care about changing and carried on making them eat crap.
They had their chance and failed. Its their own fault.
A good parent will make their child eat fruit and veg no matter how much they whine. If it was up to the kids, theyd eat nothing but mcdonalds and sweets which is clearly the case here.