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Mom Of 555-Pound Teen Speaks Out
cbsnews ^ | June 25, 2009

Posted on 06/25/2009 1:38:47 PM PDT by JoeProBono

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To: pieceofthepuzzle

>where was she when he was putting all this weight on in the first place?

McDonalds.


21 posted on 06/25/2009 1:59:11 PM PDT by Brother Cracker
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To: WorkingClassFilth
If you go down that road, any kid, found in any unsanctioned behavior, will lead to charges against parents.

Bingo!

Raising your kids as Christians? Child abuse according to some. Could that be the government sanctioned position at some point?

Not doing enough to teach your kids how to be "green"? That could be considered by some to be child abuse.

Not doing enough to train your kids to accept homosexuality? Again that could be considered child abuse by some.

22 posted on 06/25/2009 2:01:31 PM PDT by MEGoody (Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.)
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To: JoeProBono

That is a lot of Big Macs!


23 posted on 06/25/2009 2:09:33 PM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER (THE SECOND AMENDMENT, A MATTER OF FACT, NOT A MATTER OF OPINION)
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To: MEGoody

Correct-a-mundo!The state has no reason to interfere in this or any other similar case related to behavior and family culture.

Sexual abuse and physical injury commited with intent are different beasts, though.


24 posted on 06/25/2009 2:15:06 PM PDT by WorkingClassFilth (Sarah Palin is our next President - start supporting her NOW!)
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To: aquila48

Better yet, put him in jail and on a diet with no access to KFC family meals.


25 posted on 06/25/2009 2:15:10 PM PDT by JrsyJack
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To: JoeProBono

They better hope ocommie care doesn’t pass. The kid won’t qualify for treatment.


26 posted on 06/25/2009 2:20:14 PM PDT by taillightchaser (!)
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To: JoeProBono

I’d like to know what she is supposed to have done to MAKE a 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 year old not be fat.


27 posted on 06/25/2009 2:25:27 PM PDT by BibChr ("...behold, they have rejected the word of the LORD, so what wisdom is in them?" [Jer. 8:9])
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To: JoeProBono

$50,000 bond because her child is fat. I guess it has become illegal to be fat.

IF he has 25% body fat, should the mother be charged with a crime? 25% is the generally accepted level for obesity in men.

Which method should be used to measure body fat?

If your child had 5 cavities, should that be a crime?

There is literally no end to the crimes that can be made up in order to “protect the children.”


28 posted on 06/25/2009 2:32:41 PM PDT by Tai_Chung
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To: Tai_Chung

If your child had 5 cavities, should that be a crime?
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In some states it is. Really!


29 posted on 06/25/2009 2:48:08 PM PDT by wintertime (People are not stupid! Good ideas win!)
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To: JrsyJack

<Better yet, put him in jail

Surely you are not suggesting that a 14 yr old who has committed no crime be put in jail in order to monitor his food intake?


30 posted on 06/25/2009 4:28:22 PM PDT by radiohead (Buy ammo, get your kids out of government schools, pray for the Republic.)
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To: JoeProBono
Born and raised in South Carolina, Alexander Draper grew up to reach a dangerous 555 pounds by the age of 14.

Half that weight would be dangerous at 14.

31 posted on 06/25/2009 8:31:17 PM PDT by Paleo Conservative
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To: JoeProBono

My older brother was obese as a child, and my mom (who tried to control what he ate) said he would do things like ask the other kids at school for their leftovers at lunch. So he’d end up eating five helpings of rice instead of his own one. He also stole food at home. So unless you can really keep a kid locked up, you can’t totally control what they eat, and thus their weight.


33 posted on 06/25/2009 11:58:52 PM PDT by Hetty_Fauxvert (Psssssst! ... PETRAEUS IN 2012 .... Pass it on!)
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To: martin_fierro

He’s festively plump.


34 posted on 06/26/2009 12:00:58 AM PDT by chasio649
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To: Chet 99

Good one!


35 posted on 06/26/2009 12:02:33 AM PDT by antceecee (Bless us Father.. have mercy on us and protect us from evil.)
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To: JoeProBono

Nanny state ....


36 posted on 06/26/2009 12:03:34 AM PDT by antceecee (Bless us Father.. have mercy on us and protect us from evil.)
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To: Hetty_Fauxvert

I used to give away my lunch to a fat kid in middle school.


37 posted on 06/26/2009 12:06:02 AM PDT by Chet 99
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To: Krankor
To get him to exactly 5-5-5 is actually somewhat of an accomplishment.

Next stop: 6-6-6.

38 posted on 06/26/2009 3:08:15 AM PDT by Pearls Before Swine (Is /sarc really necessary?)
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