Cradle to grave takes on a whole new meaning

[88GT]

Scotland is proposing a new bill that will assign a social worker to every born child in the country....all with the intent of complying with the UN Convention on the Rights of a Child.

Commentary here

About the Bill Here

 

[Bennettjh]

Wow.

 

[Sfrandolph]

Uh, I thought that was the responsibility of the PARENT.

 

[BogWalker]

Another reason to say F the UN, and uh I guess F Scotland as well?

 

[88GT]

Uh, I thought that was the responsibility of the PARENT.

 

[Twangbanger]

Any day now, I expect some California state legislator to introduce a bill allowing everyone to marry everyone, simultaneously. Everyone will be entitled to the same spousal benefits as everyone else. We'll call it, "Socialism."

 

[jbombelli]

Scotland has been pushing for independence for a long time now. Something like this just might get them their wish. Who here thinks England wants to be on the hook for social workers for every Scottish baby born?

 

[Hogwylde]

Scotland is proposing a new bill that will assign a social worker to every born child in the country....

What other kinds of children are there? Hatched? Spawned? ALL children are "born".

 

[Lecaia713]

What other kinds of children are there? Hatched? Spawned? ALL children are "born".

Except the ones still in utero, which us what I think 88GT was referring to.

 

[eldirector]

Huh. My kid had TWO people assigned, for life. There was even a legally binding document for a third, should the first two become unavailable.

Well, they DO work (sometimes) and are even rather social! So... Social... Worker.... right?

 

[88GT]

What other kinds of children are there? Hatched? Spawned? ALL children are "born".

And that, folks, is a fine example of the dumbing down of American English such that a simple word order usage from an older time is longer recognized as proper.

And what Lecaia said.