In addition to a suspended jail term, the court also ordered the father to pay his son €5,000 compensation.
During the trial the 55-year-old fisherman told the court how he was at the end of his wits with his son, who allegedly loved nothing more than slacking off and playing computer games.
The man explained that it was due to laziness that his son had been held back at school, Rimini Today reported. more here
According to the linked article, the kid is 18. If it were my son, he would be out – yes, I love my kids, but the whole point of raising children is to try to teach them to make it in the real world. If that’s a lesson I cannot teach them while they are living at home, then this is a lesson they need to learn somewhere else.
You cook the pasta; you eat the pasta.
These same Italian courts tried to nail Amanda Knox for murder of her roommate because she was a quirky American.
Makes our legal system look legit, even though lately mass killers have dodged the death penalty.
Bemove the “r” from “berating” and THAT’S what I’d be doing to the kid. I’d kick his ass out of the house and make him find his own way in the world.
Crap like this actually enters court?
Amanda Knox is hot!
how did the son get up the gumption to even bother finding a lawyer progressive enough to take this case?