Man Jailed After Daughter Fails To Get GED (Nanny State Alert)

WCPO Channel 9 ( ^ | 5/09 3:54 pm | Deb Silverman

[ChildOfThe60s]

So a judge thinks that somehow a man can force a 16 YO to study and pass a test.

[ConservativeMind]

Why don’t they jail all the other parents whose children don’t finish high school?

Heck, in Chicago, that’s about 60% of all parents.

[Drango]

But I don't understand...

There are many things you won't get without a GED....

[the_Watchman]

. . . and what is the State? That sounds like U.S. broadcast call letters so I suppose it is in the U.S.

[Tammy8]

Insanity rules. Whatever problems this family had or has I don’t see how this could possibly help the situation.

[devere]

Put the judge in jail.

[PubliusMM]

A bit of judicial overreaching? Uh...yup, IMO. This is pathetic. This man has a job of 15 years, had custody of the child after a split in the marriage, and is biting the big one for actions of the 16yo kid and her mother, some three years back?
Deadbeat dads don’t get 6 months around here...must be saving jail space for the ones trying to the do the right thing.

[CindyDawg]

I haven’t decided if I agree with this or not...but hey...it’s working. She’s serious about getting her GED now.

[ChildOfThe60s]

I think it is Ohio, but I couldn’t tell for sure. These idiot news sources assume that somehow we will know the state by the name of the city

[JRandomFreeper]

If he applied the "Rule of Knowledge" to the "Fundament of Understanding", the father would be in jail for child abuse.

/johnny

[widowithfoursons]

The news came out of Cincinnatti.

[pnh102]

There must be no real criminals in Fairfield.

[Dog Gone]

This is outrageous.

I’d like to order the judge’s wife to ensure that the judge gets his medical degree in two years, or she goes to jail.

[Clarinet_King]

Fairfield is a suberb of Cincinnati, OH.

[HEY4QDEMS]

This Judge is totally out of control. The governor needs to step in and get rid of this lunatic.

[foghornleghorn]

Why don’t they jail the TEACHERS when kids don’t pass?

[HungarianGypsy]

Nanny ping

[CindyDawg]

How many of those parents would be getting their kids to school if they knew they could go to jail?

[CindyDawg]

I’m not sure we have the whole story here. Has this family been in trouble with this girl before? Was the dad warned? Are they supporting the child or is the state?

[Clint Williams]

"60sChild" was too buzzed-out to say, but I'll make a lousy guess that it's Hawaii.

"60sChild" was also too buzzed-out to notice this little item following the article: Copyright 2008 The E.W. Scripps Co. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Yours in the service of maintaining FR...