When 17-year-old swimming star Justin Wright told his parents he'd met a nice young lady and was going out with her, instead of asking to meet her, they responded by trying to get him thrown off the swimming team.
Indeed, they emailed not only his coach but other members of the team to try to drum up support, to such an extent that the team had to make an official complaint and Justin was forced to go to court. Then they withdraw funding.
Aparrently Mr and Mrs Wright's objection was based on her age and she "stole him from the cradle". She is only 24 and surely 17 is a bit old to be still in the cradle?
It beggars belief that two people will go to such lengths simply to show opposition to someone they don't know and have never met, based entirely on prejudice, rather than getting to gether and discussing the situation with those involved.
There is now, unsurprisingly, bad feeling within the family which so easily could have been avoided. Still, I suppose we must be grateful they didn't call her a paedophile (there's no suggestion she is, but that's how some people think).
Read all about it here .
Indeed, they emailed not only his coach but other members of the team to try to drum up support, to such an extent that the team had to make an official complaint and Justin was forced to go to court. Then they withdraw funding.
Aparrently Mr and Mrs Wright's objection was based on her age and she "stole him from the cradle". She is only 24 and surely 17 is a bit old to be still in the cradle?
It beggars belief that two people will go to such lengths simply to show opposition to someone they don't know and have never met, based entirely on prejudice, rather than getting to gether and discussing the situation with those involved.
There is now, unsurprisingly, bad feeling within the family which so easily could have been avoided. Still, I suppose we must be grateful they didn't call her a paedophile (there's no suggestion she is, but that's how some people think).
Read all about it here .
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