Parents fined for boy's testicle kick
 

Parents fined for boy's testicle kick

The parents of a nine-year-old Atlanta boy have been fined £8,000 after he kicked a waiter in the testicles.

It happened in April 1999 when the waiter was helping to set up a wedding reception at the boy's home.

The waiter, then aged 26, claimed the parents left their two boys unsupervised while they went to the wedding.

The unnamed victim claimed the nine-year-old and his younger brother ran around "wildly".

He also claimed the oldest child threatened him and other catering staff with a knife. He said he stepped in and asked the boy to put the knife down and go out to the back of the house.

The boy headed that way but then turned and kicked the waiter's left testicle. The waiter said as a result of the kick he developed acute epididymitis and erectile dysfunction.

He missed work and said his medical expenses came to about £2,400, says the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

The boy's parents claimed either they or their babysitter were watching their children at all times and their sons were "playing in normal manner for young boys." They insisted the boy didn't kick the waiter or threaten anyone with a knife.


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I hope the waiter wins... Parents need to be more accountable for what their kids do. I've seen SO many times when the parents said "Oh MY child couldn't have done that". Well first off, you idiot, if you'd been watching, you'd have realized that a) Yes, they could have and b) It could have been prevented if you WERE watching.

Idiots.

if some little nine year old kid kicked me in the nuts, i'd kick him right back. lets see how he likes ED at the age of 9

i think he already won?

:1orglaugh

these days you can sue or be sued by anyone for anything
we all know this at this point and thats the saddest part of all

Yea what fucking idiots! I hope the parents lose too!

jDOG

over protective parents suck arse... they need to face reality and deal with the fact they are shit parents...

Doh yep.. Good! :)

Not neccessarily.. but to stop living in denial that their child isn't "capable" of doing that kind of thing. Children are ALL capable of being shits.. period.. My kids, your kids, everyone's kids. The thing that affects whether they ARE or not is parental supervision and intervention.