Schoolboy sues mom for not buying him a PC

[bloodyjack]

Tuesday November 9, 2004

HONG KONG: An 11-year-old boy in central China took his mother to court for breaking a promise to buy him a computer if he did well at school, a news report said last Monday.

The woman told her son she would buy him a computer if he scored average marks of more than 94% for his school work, the Hong Kong edition of the China Daily reported.

However, she welshed on the deal when he achieved an average of 97%, telling him she could not afford to buy the computer, the newspaper said.

The schoolboy from Xingzheng, Henan province, then went to court asking a judge to make his mother honour the verbal agreement. At the hearing, the judge reconciled the mother and son.

http://star-techcentral.com/tech/story.asp?file=/2004/11/9/technology/9364622&sec=technology

[GAspnes]

1. damn those trial lawyers!

Raising the cost of raising children. Next thing you know, they'll be affecting the cost of medical care.

[Massacure]

2. Always put deals in writing. ALWAYS.

I guess it is expecting a lot for a 11 year old kid to know that though. Plus a computer is expensive. It's better to have food than a computer.

[deadparrot]

3. It's all John Edwards' fault!

[Old and In the Way]

4. A computer and not an X-Box?

That's interesting...

[change the system]

5. this is stupid

My Mom couldn't buy me a computer because she doesnt have money now. I love my Mom and why would a kid take a Mom to a court on this. It is stupid. I know a chinesse boy in my class and I don't think he would do this.

[bloodyjack]

7. yes, I'm sure most chinese children wouldn't sue their moms

still, who knows, right?

</irony>

oh, and welcome to this virtual place.

[fortyfeetunder]

6. He's watching too much of that damn American TV

with the pint sized smart ass children.

[bloodyjack]

8. I blame sexxxy, violent video games.

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

9. What we have here is

the ultimate spoiled brat.

x(

[bloodyjack]

10. On the other hand it isn't nice to lie to kids

[KurtNYC]

11. Just wait till he finds out about child labor laws

According to the newspaper, the boy gained his knowledge of law after helping his parents with their small business ;-)

And can you imagine how hard it is to get a 97 average in CHINA!? Probably easier to build the computer from scratch then to beat out your classmates there.

[-..__...]

12. All I wanted was a Pepsi...

just one Pepsi,...

and she wouldn't give it to me!