A US appeals court has ruled that the couple who named their children after famous Nazis’ should not regain custody. Should they have been taken away in the first place? If so, what other reasons are deemed acceptable when taking away a families’ children? Can we take away children if their parents’ religion is deemed extreme? How long until certain elements of Christianity (i.e. Charismatics, Home-Schoolers, etc) are considered unacceptable?
Some Excerpts:
“Adolf Hitler Campbell, 4, and his sisters, JoyceLynn Aryan Nation, 3, and Honszlynn Hinler Jeannie, 2, were taken from their New Jersey home in 2009.”
“A family court had earlier found there was insufficient evidence of abuse.”
“The panel found that the parents, who both suffer from unspecified physical and psychological disabilities, had "recklessly created a risk of serious injury to their children by failing to protect the children from harm and failing to acknowledge and treat their disabilities".”
Are their ideals about the Nazis acceptable? Of course not. Does such belief usually follow / go along with hatred? Probably. But how much power do we want to give the government in deciding how we ALL should raise our kids? I (personally) would only agree with taking the kids away when there is obvious physical abuse. Or if they are exposed to too much Mylie Cyrus :o)
(ORIGINAL LINK ) BBC News - US court denies parents custody of Hitler and sisters
Wow this opens the door for dangerous government action, especially to homeschooling families. eep.
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