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Hanxter · 08-31-2006, 10:57 AM

August 21, 2006

Roxbury MA (AP) - A seven-year-old boy was at the center of a Boston
courtroom drama yesterday when he challenged a court ruling over who
should have custody of him. The boy has a history of being beaten by his
Parents and the judge initially awarded custody to his aunt in keeping
with child custody law and regulations requiring that family unity be
maintained to the degree possible.

The boy surprised the court when he proclaimed that his aunt beat him more
than his parents and he adamantly refused to live with her. When the judge
then suggested that he live with his grandparents, the boy cried out that
they also beat him.

After considering the remainder of the immediate family and learning that
domestic violence was apparently a way of life among them, the judge took
the unprecedented step of allowing the boy to propose who should have
custody of him.

After two recesses to check legal references and confer with child welfare
officials, the judge granted temporary custody to the Boston Red Sox, whom
the boy firmly believes is not capable of beating anyone.

The_Jazz · 08-31-2006, 11:34 AM

You had me up until the punchline. The BoSox are falling out of the wild card race, but everyone knows that it's the Chicago Cubs that can't beat anyone!

SirLance · 08-31-2006, 04:25 PM

Ok, ya got me! That was a belly laugh!

Toaster126 · 09-01-2006, 09:31 AM

Hey now, I thought it was the KC Royals that were famous for snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.

balefire88 · 09-01-2006, 11:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toaster126

Hey now, I thought it was the KC Royals that were famous for snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.

Actually, they just snatch defeat from the jaws of defeat.

08-31-2006, 10:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
Hanxter The Griffin	Child Abuse August 21, 2006 Roxbury MA (AP) - A seven-year-old boy was at the center of a Boston courtroom drama yesterday when he challenged a court ruling over who should have custody of him. The boy has a history of being beaten by his Parents and the judge initially awarded custody to his aunt in keeping with child custody law and regulations requiring that family unity be maintained to the degree possible. The boy surprised the court when he proclaimed that his aunt beat him more than his parents and he adamantly refused to live with her. When the judge then suggested that he live with his grandparents, the boy cried out that they also beat him. After considering the remainder of the immediate family and learning that domestic violence was apparently a way of life among them, the judge took the unprecedented step of allowing the boy to propose who should have custody of him. After two recesses to check legal references and confer with child welfare officials, the judge granted temporary custody to the Boston Red Sox, whom the boy firmly believes is not capable of beating anyone.

08-31-2006, 11:34 AM	#2 (permalink)
The_Jazz Asshole Administrator Location: Chicago	You had me up until the punchline. The BoSox are falling out of the wild card race, but everyone knows that it's the Chicago Cubs that can't beat anyone! __________________ "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - B. Franklin "There ought to be limits to freedom." - George W. Bush "We have met the enemy and he is us." - Pogo

08-31-2006, 04:25 PM	#3 (permalink)
SirLance Junkie Location: In the middle of the desert.	Ok, ya got me! That was a belly laugh! __________________ DEMOCRACY is where your vote counts, FEUDALISM is where your count votes.

09-01-2006, 09:31 AM	#4 (permalink)
Toaster126 Extreme moderation Location: Kansas City, yo.	Hey now, I thought it was the KC Royals that were famous for snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. __________________ "The question isn't who is going to let me, it's who is going to stop me." (Ayn Rand) "The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers." (M. Scott Peck)