Child Abuse
 

August 21, 2006

Roxbury MA (AP) - A seven-year-old boy was at the center of a Boston
courtroom drama yesterday when he challenged a court ruling over who
should have custody of him. The boy has a history of being beaten by his
Parents and the judge initially awarded custody to his aunt in keeping
with child custody law and regulations requiring that family unity be
maintained to the degree possible.

The boy surprised the court when he proclaimed that his aunt beat him more
than his parents and he adamantly refused to live with her. When the judge
then suggested that he live with his grandparents, the boy cried out that
they also beat him.

After considering the remainder of the immediate family and learning that
domestic violence was apparently a way of life among them, the judge took
the unprecedented step of allowing the boy to propose who should have
custody of him.

After two recesses to check legal references and confer with child welfare
officials, the judge granted temporary custody to the Boston Red Sox, whom
the boy firmly believes is not capable of beating anyone.

You had me up until the punchline. The BoSox are falling out of the wild card race, but everyone knows that it's the Chicago Cubs that can't beat anyone!

Ok, ya got me! That was a belly laugh!

Hey now, I thought it was the KC Royals that were famous for snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. :)

Actually, they just snatch defeat from the jaws of defeat.