Court overturns father's grounding of 12-year-old

[Guest JRules]

Court overturns father's grounding of 12-year-old

1 day ago

OTTAWA (AFP) — A Canadian court has lifted a 12-year-old girl's grounding, overturning her father's punishment for disobeying his orders to stay off the Internet, his lawyer said Wednesday.

The girl had taken her father to Quebec Superior Court after he refused to allow her to go on a school trip for chatting on websites he tried to block, and then posting "inappropriate" pictures of herself online using a friend's computer.

The father's lawyer Kim Beaudoin said the disciplinary measures were for the girl's "own protection" and is appealing the ruling.

"She's a child," Beaudoin told AFP. "At her age, children test their limits and it's up to their parents to set boundaries."

"I started an appeal of the decision today to reestablish parental authority, and to ensure that this case doesn't set a precedent," she said. Otherwise, said Beaudoin, "parents are going to be walking on egg shells from now on."

"I think most children respect their parents and would never go so far as to take them to court, but it's clear that some would and we have to ask ourselves how far this will go."

According to court documents, the girl's Internet transgression was just the latest in a string of broken house rules. Even so, Justice Suzanne Tessier found her punishment too severe.

Beaudoin noted the girl used a court-appointed lawyer in her parents' 10-year custody dispute to launch her landmark case against dear old dad.

Well thats going to be a bad precedent to set...

[Im Neero]

God Bless America.

[towerclimber37]

gotta love Canadian courts!the child is exploiting a custody battle to get her own licks in, I guess.if she were mine, I would ground her to the house and password the puter...or put a hammer into the screen.

[Guest db99wj]

Good Lord. Is this why some animals eat their young!

The courts should have said GTF out of this court, you are wasting our time and money, go home and clean your room you spoiled little snot nose brat.

[waynesan]

To think that any judge, in any court, would find it necessary to make a ruling such as this only reinforces my belief in a quote from Michael Savage: "Liberalism is a mental disorder."

[strickj]

Jeez! A 12 YO girl posting inappropriate pictures of herself online!

I'm sure theres a Cany joke in there somewhere!

[Guest Old goat]

I'm not surprised, just sickened. The same thing will happen in this contry, probably already has. I know of a case close to this here in good old Tn. but would rather not discuss.

[DWARREN123]

Jeez, just how weird can people and the justice system get? I realize it's Canada but even they should have enough common sense and refused this case as BS.

[towerclimber37]

I'm wondering how a judge can enforce such a stupid judgment?

is he going to REQUIRE the father to maintain an internet connection just so the child can get on the computer?

I'd laugh myself silly if someone told me that...black robes or not.