"Single mother who allowed her son aged THREE to smoke cigarettes at home walks free from court"

Submitted by Proud_to_be_a_man on Thu, 2009-01-22 20:23

Story here. Utterly unbelievable. And, OF COURSE, she gets no jail time. Words fail me. Excerpt:

'A young mother allowed her three-year-old son to smoke, a court heard yesterday.

The boy was apparently familiar with cigarettes and knew how to use a lighter and inhale.

He was allowed to smoke in his bedroom and around the house, and was only stopped when a family friend used her mobile phone to film him and alerted social workers.'

Her CHILDREN's sake... She has more than one. Maybe the others are alcoholics and drug addicts?

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Recently, she's been held up as a good example to other young mothers. 'Young mothers' being a euphemism for 'single mothers' of course.

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/south-wales-news/merthyr/2009/01/23/model-mum-let-her-chid-3-smoke-91466-22760791/

In October, Pocock was put forward by the Assembly as an example of a young mother who overcame her barriers to finding work with the help of the £70m Genesis initiative.

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At the time, Pocock said: “Before I got involved with Genesis I was at home all day with the kids. I was bored and we were all getting under each other’s feet. It was very lonely and I had no confidence.”

She added: “My goal is to become a probation officer.”

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Oh my aching sides. I'm surprised she didn't want to become a social worker!

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"They have the right to work wherever they want to - as long as they have dinner ready when you get home." (John Wayne)

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Submitted by Proud_to_be_a_man on Fri, 2009-01-23 19:17