Think Different, at your own peril

Recently, this incident happened in Manitoba.  It appears child welfare seized a couple of children from a family.  The crime of the famly? Physical abuse? Mental, Sexual, Emotional abuse? 

No. 

Here is the reason:

 "A seven-year-old girl and a boy, 2, were recently taken by child welfare workers from a home in south Winnipeg after the girl showed up at school with "hate-related drawings on her body," police Const. Blair Good said Monday. Good would not confirm a media report that quoted unnamed sources as saying the girl was sporting a swastika and a white supremacy slogan. "

Obviously it was something.  The question, did she put them on herself, or did her folks?

Are the parents unfit because of their political philosophy?

Who decides what is "right" thinking?

This the same time the BC Human Rights Tribunal is hearing a complaint from the Canadian Islamic Congress about an article in Maclean's Magazine from Mark Steryn. He warned that the increased birth rates among Muslims will guarantee Europe and North America will become Muslim rather then Christian continents.

I'm not going to argue the points because it's whatever.  However the problem is the fact that free speech is being narrowed.  You can't say anything for fear of displeasing any group and then facing the problems of a kangaroo trial before a Human Right Tribunal, which is always an oxymoron, they neither protect humans or rights.

The National Post has this interesting article.

But let's go back, are these parents wrong for being racist, yes.  Should they teach their children their racists philosophy, I would rather they did not.  But, the problem is, who should decide what is right thinking.

Are the parents bad parents?  Do they put their children in danger?  Nothing, sure there's a comment on the report of 'drugs', but come on, that's short hand for 'we don't have any reason to bust them, so we'll make up this thing about drug abuse and alcohol'.  If that is true, then the kids should be taken, because children should not be exposed to drug and alcohol abuse at a young age, or any age.

But thinking?  That is the thin edge of the wedge.

There was a case a number of years ago when children were seized from a family who practiced Biblical Discipline.  So they had 'wrong' thinking.

Racism is wrong, but so is the suppression of freedom of expression.  You see that's what happen when you allow people to think, say and express themselves, they do just that.  They come up with some weird thoughts too.  They might disagree with others, but does that make their thoughts targets for banning?

Just a thought.