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Guide Dog Joined: 08 Nov 2003 Posts: 8330 Location: MN

Eagan MN(AP) - A seven-year-old boy was at the center of a Dakota County, MN. 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 Minnesota Vikings,whom the boy firmly believes are not capable of beating anyone.

Just had this emailed to me...

Edit: edited for formatting.

Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 11:03 am Post subject:

wah wah waaaaaahhhh Rolling Eyes

Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 11:39 am Post subject:

Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 12:58 pm Post subject:

great one

Stray Dog Joined: 01 Oct 2005 Posts: 44 Location: Montana

lawl....I started reading it..I was like this poor kid, and what an extremely nice judge, and then the end.

Har.

Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 2:26 pm Post subject:

Go Bears!