Roycelandia
17-08-2004, 10:11
[dateline] Port Imperial, Roycelandia
A 4 year old child was punished by the Roycelandian Police today after throwing a tantrum in a Supermarket because his Mummy wouldn't buy him a lollipop.
Police were called after shoppers and staff complained about the incessant wailing, which the mother was powerless to stop.
The Police were praised for their prompt response, which initially consisted of trying to comfort the child and explain that Mummy couldn't afford lollipops, and with dinner coming soon it wouldn't be fair on Mummy to not eat the food she was cooking because of already having had a lollipop. When that didn't work, the Police tried explaining that the child was a selfish little brat who should stop crying because everyone else in the supermarket was getting sick of it. That didn't work, and finally, police were forced to resort to duct-taping the child's mouth shut and threatening to shoot the child's teddy bear if the crying didn't stop immediately. Another officer assisted the distraught mother, getting her rushed through the checkout, and then carried her groceries to the car for her. The woman's son was also escorted to the car, ordered to behave himself and listen to his parents, and not the throw tantrums ever again, and then the duct tape was removed.
"We just want everyone to know that the Imperial Police are here to help you" said a Police spokesman today. "We all have to live in his country together, and the last thing we need are screaming kids throwing tantrums and inconveniencing everyone, especially their hard working, long suffering parents."
Both parents praised the police for helping in what could have been "a difficult situation", and send their son to bed without any dessert as a punishment.
The usual groupings of hippies, commies, lefties, and civil rights nuts protested the "oppressive" and "draconian" treatment of a small child, but no-one really cares what they think, and the Imperial Government has no plans to amend the existing laws on the matter.
A 4 year old child was punished by the Roycelandian Police today after throwing a tantrum in a Supermarket because his Mummy wouldn't buy him a lollipop.
Police were called after shoppers and staff complained about the incessant wailing, which the mother was powerless to stop.
The Police were praised for their prompt response, which initially consisted of trying to comfort the child and explain that Mummy couldn't afford lollipops, and with dinner coming soon it wouldn't be fair on Mummy to not eat the food she was cooking because of already having had a lollipop. When that didn't work, the Police tried explaining that the child was a selfish little brat who should stop crying because everyone else in the supermarket was getting sick of it. That didn't work, and finally, police were forced to resort to duct-taping the child's mouth shut and threatening to shoot the child's teddy bear if the crying didn't stop immediately. Another officer assisted the distraught mother, getting her rushed through the checkout, and then carried her groceries to the car for her. The woman's son was also escorted to the car, ordered to behave himself and listen to his parents, and not the throw tantrums ever again, and then the duct tape was removed.
"We just want everyone to know that the Imperial Police are here to help you" said a Police spokesman today. "We all have to live in his country together, and the last thing we need are screaming kids throwing tantrums and inconveniencing everyone, especially their hard working, long suffering parents."
Both parents praised the police for helping in what could have been "a difficult situation", and send their son to bed without any dessert as a punishment.
The usual groupings of hippies, commies, lefties, and civil rights nuts protested the "oppressive" and "draconian" treatment of a small child, but no-one really cares what they think, and the Imperial Government has no plans to amend the existing laws on the matter.