Gary
Dimmock, Postmedia News | April 27, 2016 |
Last Updated: Apr 27 10:31 AM ET
Overview:
This article talks about a father from Kanata Canada, who is a
former RCMP that starved and tortured his 11 year old sun because the
father thought that his son had the devil inside
of him and he thought that his son would be a future sex offender. The father is claimed to have chained
his son inside his basement and cut down the boy's food rations every day and
he also was questioned for assaulting the son and
burning him with a barbecue lighter. The boy often spoke about how he just
wanted to be back with his family but the father was resentful. The father, as
the defendant spoke about how he was extremely scared for every one in his
family from the threat of the 11 year old boy and he claims that he had an old friend who had the same look in his eyes as the boy,
this old friend of the father's became a sex offender. The
dad further explained that he suspected the boy would beat his siblings and
rape members of the family. He then stated that he was 100 percent sure this
was the case. There were even claims that the father starved the child so
terribly that the child was forced to drink his own urine. Eventually the
boy escaped as he was in desperate need of water. After the matter, the boy
weighed 50 pounds at the age of 11 which is not normal. The father was later
charged for many different offences such as assault, forced confinement, and
fail to provide basic necessities. Also in the father's defense he spoke about
how he did not even know that this was something bad that he was doing and that
the boy would often reject him when told to do something. When the boy would
refuse to do homework the father finally pulled his son out of school in 2012
and has home schooled him since. Finally, one of the points in the article
mentions that the father had a rough past, growing up in Lebonan and being
raped as a child. The article speaks about how this could be one of the
problems for the father that causes the issues.
The young
boy states.
Opinion:
In the
article, there was not enough lead up evidence for reasons that the father
suspected this horror from his own son, for me to even slightly regard the
matter, there would have to be many circumstances of abnormal activities from
the boy. This is clearly a horrible matter and I feel that a large portion of
it has to do with the mental health of this father who was a former RCMP. Most
people would think that there is no way a strong, proud Mountie would ever
think or do something like this but it seems that anything could happen, or
maybe this man should have never been a Mountie, there is also the possibility
that there is lots of information we are missing. It is completely unacceptable
that someone acts so disgustingly just because they merely think that their
child will become a bad person or a sex offender, they have no proof of how
this could happen in the future. It is unfair for the child. From a civic point
of view, I believe that the father is fully at fault for this and it is absurd
that an ex police officer does not know these laws. The man may have thought
that his son was possessed but this does not mean he has to torture his son and
ruin his entire life. I also feel that there is a piece of the puzzle we are
missing, there must be more to why an RCMP would ever starve his own child. I
think that a large portion of the blame could go to the mental health condition
of this RCMP, and he should be checked for this after his suspension.
If I were
to put myself in the father's shoes (even though I could not imagine this
happening) I would simply enforce the rules of goodness toward the boy as much
as possible and make sure that he is the best he could be. I feel that a civic
solution for this could have been for the father to primarily tell someone else
outside of his family how he feel about his son, for example, the father could
have told a friend or cousin and they could have assessed it together and even
in the unlikeliness of them agreeing on the boy being possessed(unlikely), they
could seek medical treatment and assessment for the boy etc. Something like
this could have easily stopped this issue from occurring from its roots.
Another solution that I strongly feel should be implemented for the father, is
that he goes to rehabilitation for his experiences and for how he feels about
the situation. This could help the father with his mental health which seems to
be an issue and maybe he could love each member of his family once and for all.
Finally I believe that the young boy should have some time away from his father
in a safe area where he can rebuild himself and be rehabilitated from his
horrible experience.
