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- CVL4317, on 08/16/2008, -0/+181obesity is serious business... can't sugarcoat it, cause they will eat it...
- tejini, on 08/15/2008, -4/+90I agree to a point, chubby kids tend to even out at pruberty but if the kid is 6 and weighs over 200 pounds then someone is not raising their kids in a healthy manner.
- TheGuruStud, on 08/16/2008, -10/+52RTFA
When they become morbidly obese (not chubby you fat ass), that is neglect b/c their health is being put in jeopardy by the parents. Reading comprehension does wonders. - inactive, on 08/28/2008, -0/+28i like how they use the word "fat" instead of some politically-correct euphemism…
- Flupp, on 08/16/2008, -4/+29Note these very important words in the article:
'the worst cases'
'In the most extreme cases' - Issius, on 08/16/2008, -0/+25Where have you been?
- roflbrothel, on 08/16/2008, -9/+33LOL
- Skooma714, on 08/16/2008, -25/+49This is what happens when you let the government think it has to do everything. It grows and starts wanting more power.
Brave New World up in this *****. Too bad they took your guns away, though it wouldn't have mattered. If you're anything like us you'll let them take your kid because they think they know better than you. - benbread, on 08/15/2008, -2/+25We do?
- inactive, on 08/16/2008, -4/+26Welcome to Fox scaremongering courtesy of a UK news rag - The Sun.
From www.lga.gov.uk - The Local Government Association's own site - In their "about LGA' section.
"the LGA is a voluntary lobbying organisation, acting as the voice of the local government sector, and an authoritative and effective advocate on its behalf."
They are a lobby. Nothing more. Now will this stop you idiots from yelling "OMG BEEG BROTTHERS!"? Not likely.
Buried as inaccurate because there isn't an option for "stupid". - KingGorilla, on 08/16/2008, -2/+23LOL's are better the second time
- zephyear, on 08/16/2008, -7/+26uh, duh?
every ***** developed nation on earth besides the us has UHC
and this isn't a socialist problem, ever since blair got elected he's moved labour considerablly to the right - xChunk, on 08/16/2008, -3/+21Take the kids to fat camp.
- roflbrothel, on 08/16/2008, -3/+20This post isn't going to bury itself.
- DaDrake, on 08/16/2008, -20/+37Totally disagree --- while bad parents exist, I have yet to here one good story about the social services of any country. Unless the child is being physically abused, sexual molested, or simply ignored... the child is undoubtedly better off with the parents then in some government bureaucracy. Since these children have parents who overfeed them, Its safe to believe the parents care about them and are willing to over-indulge them (even to excessive levels). It is also to safe to say once these children turn 9-10, they will understand healthy eating habits and the importance of exercise, and they can make a choice for themselves. Separating children from caring parents and suddenly disturbing their life will only lead to anxiety and depression... which could worsen bad eating habits.
The UK is a nanny state. - quisph, on 08/16/2008, -1/+18I think they would only be doing this in the most extreme cases. Like in the case of the 3 year old girl who died of heart failure because she weighed over 80 pounds... In such cases, the parents have a duty to do something about it, and if they aren't doing anything, then yes, I would consider it neglect.
- inactive, on 08/16/2008, -5/+22wow,
fox news covering a story from the sun,
that's like double the uselessness.
please guys, the sun newspaper is an atrocious newspaper, it's about as good as the national enquirer for reliable news - inactive, on 08/16/2008, -2/+16Sixteen percent of American children are overweight or obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Holy Crap...
So about 1 out of every 6 children are overweight?! - secrity, on 08/16/2008, -3/+16Those sorts of terms tend to get overlooked and ignored by government agencies whenever it is convenient for them.
- DaDrake, on 08/16/2008, -1/+13Yes, and for years they been trying to cut the benefits for people living unhealthy lifestyles because its incredibly expensive and underfunded. I wouldn't be one bit surprise if these motives have much to do with budget concerns.
- plingboot, on 08/16/2008, -3/+14Huh? This is absolutely no different from social workers and the child support agency stepping in when a child is being neglected/abused. Now, all they're saying is that severely obsese kids are being neglected/abused just as much as an undernourished or abanoned kid and so should be dealt with in a similar manner. I don't know about the USA but in the UK this is considered good practice and happens all the time, although always as a last resort.
- mycatsasha, on 08/16/2008, -5/+15Yeah, let's take the obese kids from their homes and have them switch foster parents every couple months. That's a much better environment for them to grow up in!
/sarcasm - dagnome1984, on 08/16/2008, -4/+13Communism will help you reach your goal of 85 pounds. You too can look like Kate Moss!
- OrangeTide, on 08/16/2008, -5/+14In my day fat kids would get beat up and pushed out of social circles. Now you can be a fat ass and popular in school. I blame the Internet, or American Idol, or something.
- nobelief, on 08/16/2008, -2/+11it's fries. f-r-i-e-s.
if you're gonna mock something, at least do it right - Codename46, on 08/16/2008, -3/+12Alright rich, I'll feed your trolling:
1) How many crimes are due to a ***** suicide bomber? Suicide bombs count for like 1/1000000000000th of crime in the UK, you ***** dumbass. Way to justify banning guns by giving an example of a situation that is extremely unlikely to occur as opposed to KNIFE CRIMES and STRONG-ARM ROBBERIES, which is on the rise thanks to your dumb ***** government
2) DURR why don't you explain why Switzerland, Canada, and Finland has significantly less crime per capital yet a significantly high gun ownership rate per capita? You're not using common sense, jackass, you're resorting to an unproven, dogmatic myth that makes you FEEL secure because you Britfags have lost your testicles sometime around the nineties. - inactive, on 08/16/2008, -1/+10It's like the UK and US are playing Can You Top This (Big Brother Edition).
- Harrison88, on 08/16/2008, -4/+13The Sun lmao! Don't take much what they say serious. They'll say and twist anything to sell papers.
- MasterChief4134, on 08/16/2008, -1/+10Obviously not the US
- cgbspender, on 08/16/2008, -2/+10Socialism - coming soon in a country near you.
- inactive, on 08/16/2008, -1/+9Making children obscenely obese is the other extreme of making the children starve. Both are child abuse and I agree that those kids should be looked after.
- inactive, on 08/16/2008, -9/+17LOL
- inactive, on 08/16/2008, -0/+8If we put them all in government-run manufacturing facilities we could finally compete with China, and buy American again.
- Charlie117, on 08/16/2008, -1/+9how can you expect parents to keep their kids healthy when they aren't?
- Vorsprung, on 08/16/2008, -1/+9I am surprised you're the first person to mention that this is from that potent one-two punch of Fox News and the Sun. That right there should be enough to raise an eyebrow as to the likelihood of this story.
- vexingmodstwo, on 08/16/2008, -20/+28Sounds like Socialism creeping closer to totalitarianism... Do they have Universal Health Care in England?
- BrewBeau, on 08/16/2008, -6/+13Yeah, luckily for them, they do.
- bluesman3535, on 08/16/2008, -1/+8This isn't about weight, it's about fat government.
- inactive, on 08/16/2008, -5/+12In America, that would be considered "diet food."
- norman619, on 08/16/2008, -1/+8Take away their game consoles and send them outside for the day. Force them to get off their widening butts and go play.
- TheUnlearn, on 08/16/2008, -2/+9Rich,
making guns illegal just means that the people who ALREADY abide by the laws don't commit crimes. If someone is planning on committing a crime with a gun, the laws aren't going to stop them from obtaining a gun. - Rikkochet, on 08/16/2008, -1/+7People cry that same tune when they instate any public policy.
But you're right - this is what happens when the government thinks it has to do everything. Since so many people are too busy with their own small lives to pay attention to their kids and not let them get criminally obese, apparently the government thinks it HAS to do everything.
If you've ever sat in on a municipal council meeting you'd see that the councils rarely enjoy slapping another law on the books - but what's the alternative? People are outraged at the current state of affairs so it means someone in the deal has to be pissed off. - mimigins, on 08/16/2008, -9/+15WTF foxnews.com
I do agree, however, that morbid obesity should be treated the same as malnutrition and starving your kid. Overfeeding them and not minding their intake is negligence. - inactive, on 08/16/2008, -0/+6Yeah, people need to understand that the title is misleading. They're not going to take, "fat kids". They are going to take morbidly-holy-*****-*****-how-did-this-happen-obese kids. Those are the kids that WILL die young because of what their parents have either encouraged or simply allowed them to do.
If someone's kid was continually lighting their hair on fire and running around screaming, eventually child services would be forced to intervene if the parents failed to do anything about it. - inactive, on 08/16/2008, -4/+10Governments' are so out of control today it is not even funny. Fortunately they are all going broke, and in the long run that is a good thing for individual liberty!
- jxbrown, on 08/16/2008, -2/+8While I may agree that taking kids from parent's should be a last resort, I don't think children at 9-10 yrs of age will understand healthy eating habits.
Children take on the habits of their parents, and if the parents are overweight and make poor eating choices, so will the children.
I don't know if you have kids of your own, but I think any attentive parent can tell you 9-10 yr olds are far from being able to make wise, well-thought out, logical choices. - plingboot, on 08/16/2008, -2/+8volunteer fire dept?? You're country is ***** up dude.
- Culero, on 08/16/2008, -0/+6Freshman 40? wtf?
- sk11, on 08/16/2008, -3/+9Even right wing British politicians support public healthcare. I guess our country isn't as corrupt as America, but then, where is outside of the third world?
- Mootabolife, on 08/16/2008, -2/+8What happened.. we're at a point where we have to force kids to play.
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