Parents could be jailed for life if they fail to provide children with enough food and water, the Government’s legal advisers say today.Note: not a life sentence if they kill the children (which, let’s face it, should already carry a life sentence) as a result.
A life sentence for failing to provide children with enough food and water...
Now wait for all the legal geniuses to define ‘enough’ and ‘regular’, plus ‘food’:
Mothers and fathers are legally obliged to care for their children by providing regular meals and drinks.And the reason for this? Some appalling case requiring hasty ‘be seen to be doing something’ action?
Those that fail to do so can be charged with child neglect, which carries a maximum term of 10 years in prison.
However the Law Commission is proposing that the penalty should be increased to attempted murder by starvation. Anyone found guilty of attempted murder can be jailed for life.
They claim not:
A spokesman for the Law Commission said the toughening in the law was not being proposed as a result of a recent case.So why the need to change it? Are abusive parents across the country getting away with murder?
Cases of alleged child starvation in the UK are extremely rare.
If it ain't broke, chaps...
Very weird. It's not like anyone insane enough to starve their children is likely to be put off by a few extra years in prison, though.
ReplyDeleteIt's all part of the agenda, citizen.
ReplyDeleteAll together children:
Parents BAD.
Parents paedo adults.
Don't trust Parents.
State GOOD.
State will protect you.
Trust the State.
Do exactly what the State or it's officials tell you.
He had won the victory over himself. He loved Big Brother.
I guess this will only apply to children, not to inconvenient old dears in hospital?
ReplyDeleteThought so.
"It's not like anyone insane enough to starve their children is likely to be put off by a few extra years in prison, though."
ReplyDeleteQuite. A pointless waste of time all round.
"I guess this will only apply to children, not to inconvenient old dears in hospital?"
Naturally! Got to keep those pension costs down somehow...