Boy Hard Lemonade: Overreact Much?

[RedGlitter]

Michigan Man Protests Losing His Son After Mistakenly Giving Him Alcoholic Lemonade

Tuesday, April 29, 2008



DETROIT — A University of Michigan professor says he had no idea he'd given his 7-year-old son alcoholic lemonade at a ball game, and is furious at child-protection officials for removing his son from the home.

Christopher Ratte of Ann Arbor and his wife have filed a complaint against Child Protective Services.

Their son Leo spent two days in state custody. The father spent nearly a week outside his home before he was allowed to return.

He tells the Detroit Free Press that he'd taken his son to a Detroit Tigers game a few weeks ago. He didn't notice the $7 lemonade he bought contained alcohol.

A security guard noticed the boy drinking the spiked lemonade and called authorities. Leo was checked at a hospital. No trace of alcohol was found in his blood.

No charges were filed against the father, who says it was a case of "massive overreaction."

[Chezzie]

Ok so as parents were supposed to make sure these things dont happen but im sure one isolated case didnt warrant the above actions. Definate over reaction....whilst they spent money time wasting I bet their was real crime going undetected cos they were knee high in the bloody paperwork and social services stuff.

[Kathy Ellen]

Overreaction for sure....geeze....we all do stupid things at times because we're not thinking or very tired and overworked.

One of our school moms was packing her children's lunch one morning and instead of putting a can of ginger ale her son's lunch she put a beer thinking it was soda. Dyfis was called and there was a big hullabaloo......

This poor mom works 2 jobs to take care of her kids, and this was an honest mistake......