A third grader in Cleveland Ohio was removed from his home after it was determined the boy’s mother was putting him at risk in light of his weight. Ana Kasparian and Cenk Uygur break it down on The Young Turks. news.yahoo.com Subscribe to The Young Turks: bit.ly The Largest Online New Show in the World. Google+: Facebook: Twitter: twitter.com
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@salmonmcmannis So you think a child being abused by their parent should never be removed from their home? That’s not exactly very compassionate now is it? Removing a child from an abusive family is not inciting violence on anyone.
a lot of times the parents do believe they’re doing what’s best for the kdis
@nsx1com Sure he doesn’t have those problems yet, but he is on the path to have those problems if his weight is not controlled. Is the govt just suppose to wait until the problems occur, or step in and make sure those problems don’t occur. Here the govt are taking action to prevent the child from having these harsh medical illnesses. The social worker was with the family for 20 months. The child was diagnosed with sleep apnea. One cause for sleep apnea, increasing body weight.
@salmonmcmannis “individuals” and “n their own” both indicate individual people. You’re not thinking straight before you type these comments are you?
@soulsanctuarymusic1 Do you know how DEEPLY SCARRING it is for children to be taken from their homes by the government? MORE THAN HALF OF THEM GO HOMELESS AT 18!!! MOST PRISONERS WERE FOSTER KIDS!!! MOST CHILD PROSTITUTES ARE FOSTER KIDS!!! FUUUUUUCKKKKKK YOOOOOOOUUUUUU!!!!!!!!
@shinypenny Oh, you really think they had the best interests of the child in mind, or that they were equipped? You really are naive. Oh my god. You might as well pray to the lord of protection rackets, because you are HOPELESS.
What if the parents have several children but only 1 or 2 are obese? Does the govt take away ALL the children? Surely they were ALL neglected the same. I doubt the parents would teach one child about nutrition and good health habits but not the others… Do you take a healthy, normal child away from her parents because her siblings are obese?
@Friedstuffsable Yep, just take away his access to food and he’ll magically get a six pack, it’s that simple.
@CAPSLOCKBRO ha! i was just getting ready to ask if the new show was in a dungeon when i saw your comment.
@shinypenny Well said, this SalmonMcMannis is clearly stupid.
@salmonmcmannis You know you could’ve just, oh idk, not put your age at all? Oh wait then you couldn’t watch all the age-restricted stuff could you? Butthurt as you are over a few random people over the internet, I wouldn’t be surprised if you’d throw a massive tantrum over such a thing.
@salmonmcmannis OMFG ROFLMAO your extended all-caps “fuck you” literally made me fall out of my chair laughing XD I absolutely LOVE overreacting idiots XD
@soulsanctuarymusic1 Yeah, you ARE a sick fuck. Have you ever SEEN a child be taken by the police for suspected neglect? It is like watching a bloody kidnapping. Everyone is hysterical. HOW DARE YOU BRING THIS UPON PEOPLE OVER SUCH TRIVIAL MATTERS!!!
You idiot, I would NEVER make a decision on that. It’s the CHILD AND MOTHER’S RIGHT. Do you think that is alright? Judging a family like that? YOU CAN’T DECIDE FOR HIM WHETHER HE CAN LIVE WITH HIS MOM!!! NOBODY CAN!!!
@salmonmcmannis What kind of lame answer is that? There comes a point when taking the child away from the parent is a lesser of 2 evils. when a 10 year old weighs as much as 2 fully grown men, something should be done. And for the record your lack of a real answer tells me you’re okay with child abuse… And you call me a sick fuck!
@salmonmcmannis Someone had to make a judgement call, and someone with more training that you or I did. If you’d like to see more information to see if it’s the right decision that’s fine. If you want to categorize the decision as wrong without knowing anything about the child or the family situation, then you are believing what you want to believe, regardless of the facts. That’s just moronic.
SOCIETY ALLOWS INDIVIDUALS TO DO MORE HARM THAN ON THEIR OWN. WHO OF YOU WOULD PHYSICALLY TAKE THIS CHILD WHO SAY IT IS ALRIGHT!?!?!
So what do you tell the foster parents? Do they have a weight loss quota like the biggest loser? Do they come back and check how big the kid gets after the change? What if the kid is big because he’s depressed? Do you think being taken away from their parents will solve that problem?
@soulsanctuarymusic1 NO IT ISN’T! And you have NO RIGHT to do that. ARE YOU WILLING TO BE THE ONE TO TAKE THE CHILD? If so you are ONE SICK FUCK! You ever see MINORITY REPORT? You god damn morons are a fucking dime a dozen! Get the fuck off the internet!
@stefminus You should eat lots of carbs. You should also exercise 2-3 hours a day, that’s the reason people avoid carbs, they sit on their couches watching daytime TV.