Local story goes national, Dad takes extreme measures
The Drudge Report today links a local Knoxville story reported by WATE news.
What do you think of the fathers actions? I think this father made a difficult decision. He did what my dad would have done. I hope his son learned the lesson his father was trying to teach him.
KNOXVILLE (WATE) – A father took extreme measures Wednesday to discipline his 14-year-old son, who he claims was abusing drugs.
Because the boy is a minor, 6 News won’t reveal his or his father’s identity.
The boy was forced to wear a large sandwich board sign that said “I abused & sold drugs,” while standing in front of Cedar Bluff Middle School.
“I would like to say that I’m not out here doing this to humiliate my son,’ the dad said. “I’m doing this because I love him. We do have an extreme drug problem in America, and maybe it’s time for extreme measures that parents need to take to monitor this problem that we have.”
The man says he recently learned after reading the boy’s MySpace page his son was involved with marijuana and OxyContin. That’s when he decided to take immediate action.
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