Stats: 3,175,899 members, 7,895,924 topics. Date: Saturday, 20 July 2024 at 09:13 PM |
Nairaland Forum / Nairaland / General / Crime / Young Boy Sues His Parents For $2m For Being Born With Red Hair (photos) (1213 Views)
Graduate Trying To Use His Parents For Ritual Caught (Photos, Video) / 14-Year-Old Girl Chained Unclad By Her Parents For A Month Regains Freedom / Photo Of The Man Who Raped His Mother In Edo After Beating His Parents Up (2) (3) (4)
Young Boy Sues His Parents For $2m For Being Born With Red Hair (photos) by ADEWUMIMichael(m): 10:23pm On Mar 29, 2016 |
A young boy has taken his parents to face the law, suing them for having him born into the world with red hair which has allegedly caused him discomfort. Liam Murphy, the redhead teenage boy launched a controversial lawsuit against his parents, for not preventing his birth, even if they were aware the high probability of his hair being red. The 13-year old boy filed a “Wrongful Life” lawsuit against his red haired parents, alleging that they knew their children would very likely inherit this undesirable trait. He claims that they caused him a “voluntary prejudice” by giving life to him, knowning that he would be born into a life of pain and suffering. He is demanding the incredible amount of $1.35 million in “pain and suffering”, that is, monetary compensation for the entire experience of having a disabled life versus having a healthy mind and body, as well as $800 000 in “loss of enjoyment of life”. “My life is a torture!” the young boy told the press outside the courthouse. “I keep being told that I have no soul or that I am from an endangered species. People keep calling me Carrottop, Strawberry Shortcake or Ginger Freak, and all of that is my parents’ fault! They knew they were offering me a life of misery, and they selfishly decided to have children anyways.” Liam Murphy’s lawyer, James Franklin O’connor, told reporters that his client’s claim is “incredibly conservative considering the situation”, and says he is confident about the upcoming trial. “My client was intentionally exposed to a life of rejection and bullying by his parents,” said Mr O’Connor. “Many scientific studies have proven the social difficulties suffered by people with red hair, but this couple who had suffered from it themselves, consciously decided to expose their children to the same thing.” Liam’ parents, Larry and Theresa Murphy, say they don’t understand why the oldest of their three children is suing them. Liam’s parents, however, have a very different perspective on the question, saying that “God gave him red hair”, not them, and that he should “be happy to be alive”. “Both my wife and I have red hair, and it never stopped us from being happy,” the boy’s father told reporters. “God has created me the way I am, and I not ashamed of his creation. “Some mean kids at school have started bullying Liam over the last few years, and we tried to help him solve the problem. But now, some lawyer has convinced my son that it was actually our fault if others were picking on him, and he’s suing us for millions. It’s completely ridiculous! We’ve done nothing wrong. “And seriously, I’m an electrician and my wife is a hairdresser…where does he expect us to find two million dollars?” In recent years, a few “Wrongful Life” lawsuits have generated financial compensations of up to $20 millions for some children, but these were for plaintiffs born with heavy disabilities or debilitating diseases. This is the first time that such a claim is filed concerning a physical trait, and could therefore become a legal precedent for future cases. Both parties will return to court on April 12 for the beginning of the trial, which is expected to attract a lot of attention from the media. A 2014 study from the University College Cork did showed that redheads are “more likely to be bullied” than others and concluded that “bullying of gingers” is “one of the last socially accepted forms of prejudice against people for a trait they were born with”. The results showed 60.6% of males and 47.3% of females with red hair said that they had suffered “some kind of discrimination in the past due to their hair colour”. Even the British royal Prince Harry admitted to CBS in 2014, that he has been regularly bullied over his ginger locks in the past, and has sought counselling about it. www.gltrends.com/young-boy-sues-parents-2m-born-red-hair-photos/
|
Re: Young Boy Sues His Parents For $2m For Being Born With Red Hair (photos) by chocolateme(f): 10:24pm On Mar 29, 2016 |
This is what we see when someone is not hungry.. I wonder what our naija albinos should do. 1 Like |
Re: Young Boy Sues His Parents For $2m For Being Born With Red Hair (photos) by rottennaija(m): 10:33pm On Mar 29, 2016 |
Any credible source to this story? |
Re: Young Boy Sues His Parents For $2m For Being Born With Red Hair (photos) by Nobody: 8:44pm On Apr 11, 2016 |
End time kid |
Re: Young Boy Sues His Parents For $2m For Being Born With Red Hair (photos) by franklin007(m): 2:45am On Apr 12, 2016 |
rottennaija:Ask google |
(1) (Reply)
Happening Now. Robbery Going On Now At Zenith Bank Rumola Port Harcourt / Woman Who Attacked And Cut Open The Womb Of A Pregnant Woman Sentenced To 100yrs / One Confirmed Dead After Armed Robbery Operation In Calabar (see Pics)
(Go Up)
Sections: politics (1) business autos (1) jobs (1) career education (1) romance computers phones travel sports fashion health religion celebs tv-movies music-radio literature webmasters programming techmarket Links: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) Nairaland - Copyright © 2005 - 2024 Oluwaseun Osewa. All rights reserved. See How To Advertise. 16 |