Steel2Velvet Posted June 21, 2008 Report Share Posted June 21, 2008 Though it is summer, these are chilling days for Canada. I hope the appeal reverses this thing: 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viaene Posted June 21, 2008 Report Share Posted June 21, 2008 bad girl imo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted June 21, 2008 Report Share Posted June 21, 2008 I'm surprised that the court even got involved and didn't just drop the case immediately... she's twelve, this doesn't infringe on any of her rights in any way since it's just a parental punishment (and not a particularly strict one either) and a private matter... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted June 21, 2008 Report Share Posted June 21, 2008 Wow, she´s only 12 and already sueing her father? She´s precocious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted June 21, 2008 Report Share Posted June 21, 2008 I don't think I ever got grounded... and I don't think I even knew exactly what sueing is when I was twelve and how to go about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viaene Posted June 21, 2008 Report Share Posted June 21, 2008 honestly, I still don't know where to start if I would want to sue anyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ombre Vivante Posted June 22, 2008 Report Share Posted June 22, 2008 Wow, she´s only 12 and already sueing her father? She´s precocious! Her life has been one big court case. You expose your kid to these bad influences and this is what you get in result. Raise crows... and they will peck your eyes out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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