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UK: Couple flee to save their unborn baby from social workers('she's not bright enough 2B a parent')
The Daily Mail (U.K.) / various ^ | November 7, 2009 | Alison Smith Squire

Posted on 11/07/2009 12:02:06 PM PST by Stoat

Kerry Robertson, 17, and Mark McDougall, 25, had been told that she was not bright enough to raise their child and that they would have to give him up.

It was another blow for the couple, whose wedding this year was halted just 48 hours before the ceremony in a row over whether Miss Robertson was intelligent enough to marry.
 

Miss Robertson, who is 29 weeks pregnant, has since been told the couple will be allowed only a few hours with their baby - a boy they have already named Ben - before he is taken into care and placed with foster parents.

Desperate to keep their family together, the pair fled their home yesterday for a secret safe house.


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A family law expert said: 'If Miss Robertson gave birth in Fife and then fled with the baby, after the local authority had got a care order, she would be liable for child abduction.

'But by fleeing while pregnant, Miss Robertson has not broken any law, as far as I'm aware.

'If she has her baby outside the jurisdiction of Fife council, they no longer have any power to take the child into care.

'Rather, they would have to locate her and alert the relevant council who would have to apply for a removal order themselves.'


 


 



 

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: britain; england; greatbritain; uk; unitedkingdom
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1 posted on 11/07/2009 12:02:07 PM PST by Stoat
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To: wagglebee; little jeremiah; manc; cpforlife.org; Coleus; cgk; narses; MHGinTN

ping


2 posted on 11/07/2009 12:05:08 PM PST by Stoat (Sarah Palin 2012: A Strong America Through Unapologetic Conservatism)
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To: Stoat
Coming soon to the U.S., homeschoolers too.
3 posted on 11/07/2009 12:07:13 PM PST by alice_in_bubbaland (Markets and Marxists Don't Mix! Audit the FED NOW!)
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To: Stoat

The baby will be taken and given to a “same sex couple” since that is what is in the best interests of the child.


4 posted on 11/07/2009 12:09:06 PM PST by JimWayne
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To: Stoat

If being bright enough was a requirement, that would take out 90 % of parents. Maybe even me...


5 posted on 11/07/2009 12:13:55 PM PST by carjic (Laid off since Dec 08...HELP!)
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To: Stoat

Half the country is insane and they pick on this poor couple


6 posted on 11/07/2009 12:15:36 PM PST by GeronL (http://tyrannysentinel.blogspot.com .... I am a rogue nobody. One of millions.)
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To: carjic
If being bright enough was a requirement, that would take out 90 % of parents. Maybe even me

Too late for them to bar me from parenthood. Maybe they'd say I am not bright enough to have any more great grand kids.

7 posted on 11/07/2009 12:16:50 PM PST by Graybeard58 ( Selah.)
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To: Stoat
I've read one of the hyperlinked articles, which mentions only a "mild learning disability," as well as the accusation that the girl was allegedly unable to grasp the actual meaning of the term "marriage," but it is useless to debate the pros and cons of this case until some clinical evidence (read: I.Q test results) are published.

Unless this girl is truly a moron (I.Q. of less than 90) or worse and/or there are other circumstances involved here (e.g., a history of very irresponsible / criminal behavior), it would indeed be a miscarriage of justice to deprive her of her offspring in this fashion.

Regards,

8 posted on 11/07/2009 12:18:51 PM PST by alexander_busek
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To: Stoat

I would venture to say that if you are a social worker these days, you are not bright enough to be one.


9 posted on 11/07/2009 12:19:16 PM PST by inpajamas (http://outskirtspress.com/ONE)
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To: Stoat

I know some brilliant women who are terrible mothers, and some less intelligent womwn who are doing a wonderful job.


10 posted on 11/07/2009 12:19:39 PM PST by SWAMPSNIPER (THE SECOND AMENDMENT, A MATTER OF FACT, NOT A MATTER OF OPINION)
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To: Stoat

Maybe they should just sterilize the entire “dumb” female population in England. That way they could cut back on paying social worker salaries.


11 posted on 11/07/2009 12:19:45 PM PST by NotSoModerate (Obama's spin isn't ordinary, it's roller coaster ride after a few beers spin.)
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To: Stoat

In the UK, you can be considered too dumb to be a mom. In the UK you can be considered a pedophile and watch your children play on a playground from behind a fence.

Sharia Law when dads want to kill thier kids for listening to rock and roll? No problem. It’s just their ‘culture’.


12 posted on 11/07/2009 12:20:36 PM PST by autumnraine (You can't fix stupid, but you can vote it out!)
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To: Stoat

They should have spelled it Fief, since they’re acting like the lord and master of those who live in the district.


13 posted on 11/07/2009 12:21:22 PM PST by skr (May God confound the enemy)
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To: alexander_busek

IQ less than 90? A big percent of people have an IQ under 90. I wonder what this girl’s IQ score is.


14 posted on 11/07/2009 12:22:52 PM PST by Starchoice
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To: Starchoice

I guess they should gather up all of the kittens and puppies in the UK also.


15 posted on 11/07/2009 12:25:45 PM PST by inpajamas (http://outskirtspress.com/ONE)
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To: inpajamas
I would venture to say that if you are a social worker these days, you are not bright enough to be one.

I was a social worker, and hope you don't mean what you said. I do not know of any social workers who have stooped to this level. Just the opposite is true; social workers go beyond the call of duty to keep families together. They give these kinds of women nurturing classes, and so forth. They always lean towards giving the mother a chance, and most often, these mothers pull through, or are honest enough to admit they can't handle the situation. Then, there are those mothers who have an average IQ, but no common sense, or ability to bond, who are the real dangers to their children. This woman seems to have the qualifications to be a mother.

16 posted on 11/07/2009 12:26:49 PM PST by Jaidyn
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To: alexander_busek
Nonsense. Anyone within 2 standard deviations of the mean is considered to be of normal intelligence.


17 posted on 11/07/2009 12:28:24 PM PST by Kirkwood
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To: Stoat

She needs to become a crack whore. The CPS usually lets them have all the kids they can. No problem.


18 posted on 11/07/2009 12:28:41 PM PST by toomuchcoffee
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To: Stoat

She may be dumb, but it seems like she and her husband outsmarted the officials by fleeing before the baby was born


19 posted on 11/07/2009 12:29:09 PM PST by Adventure gal
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To: Graybeard58

Hell i thougt I was old. I only am up to 6 grandkids. No Great!


20 posted on 11/07/2009 12:32:00 PM PST by carjic (Laid off since Dec 08...HELP!)
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