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**soSldI4i** · 07-25-2007, 02:54 AM

"West Berkshire County Council gave them the keys after their previous council home burnt down in a blaze sparked by one of the couple's children"

Shoop da woop.

Where does it say that the blaze was due to bad behaviour though? It says that it was caused by the 3 year old twins playing with a lighter. Such accidents are surprisingly common, although most don't result in the house being torched!

I'm all for freedom, but I feel that to knowingly bring a child into the world that you a) either know you cant afford to take care of or b) have no intention of taking care of should be criminal (a in their case it seems).

How have you managed to deduce that the parents have no intention of "taking care" of their children from that single, highly biased newspaper article? Are you suggesting that all very large families should be treated in the same manner?

It should be noted that the wife had children from a separate marriage and together they had 3 sets of twins; one child has already left for the army too. The real problem isn't the family - they're actually being very sensible: the government's policies are paying them more for staying at home than going out and working in low-wage positions. I don't believe for one moment that anyone here would take the "moral higher ground" and state that they wouldn't do the same if they were in that position.

07-25-2007, 02:54 AM	#27
soSldI4i Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 475 Senior Member	"West Berkshire County Council gave them the keys after their previous council home burnt down in a blaze sparked by one of the couple's children" Shoop da woop. Where does it say that the blaze was due to bad behaviour though? It says that it was caused by the 3 year old twins playing with a lighter. Such accidents are surprisingly common, although most don't result in the house being torched! I'm all for freedom, but I feel that to knowingly bring a child into the world that you a) either know you cant afford to take care of or b) have no intention of taking care of should be criminal (a in their case it seems). How have you managed to deduce that the parents have no intention of "taking care" of their children from that single, highly biased newspaper article? Are you suggesting that all very large families should be treated in the same manner? It should be noted that the wife had children from a separate marriage and together they had 3 sets of twins; one child has already left for the army too. The real problem isn't the family - they're actually being very sensible: the government's policies are paying them more for staying at home than going out and working in low-wage positions. I don't believe for one moment that anyone here would take the "moral higher ground" and state that they wouldn't do the same if they were in that position.
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