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Judge orders kid to surrender his Wii
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11/4/2009 3:20:00 PM
Forget 'scared straight' -- if you want to keep troubled youth on the right track, you've got to hit 'em where it hurts.
According to The Winnipeg Sun, that's the thinking of judge Marvin Garfinkle, who opted to grant a troublesome 12-year-old boy bail on condition that he surrenders his beloved Nintendo Wii to the court.
"He is pledging as a security, akin to a cash deposit, his Nintendo Wii," Garfinkle told the paper. "And if he doesn't comply, he loses it."
By "comply," the judge means "keeping the peace, appearing for court dates, living with his grandmother and participating in a bail management program." Failure to uphold any of those duties will result in forfeiture of the console.
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Producer Thomas
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I wonder if the kid would have been kept out of court in the first place if, oh, I don't know, the PARENTS or grandparents, whatever had taken away his Wii in the first place.
It simply amazes me that parents don't punish their children.
Take away their TV, cell phone, internet connection, Wii, playstation, clothes. Yes. Clohtes. Leave them 4 basic outfits, take away the rest. Come on people, there are so many ways to get your kids in line. It doesn't need to get so bad that the kid is in court.
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Posted By
TexasMarie
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11/4/2009 3:51:34 PM
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